Hint at the source file on conflict in flake new

Add a pointer to the source file (from the template) when `nix flake new` (or `init`) encounters an already existing file

Fix #6542
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Théophane Hufschmitt 2022-05-18 16:46:13 +02:00 committed by GitHub
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@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ struct CmdFlakeInitCommon : virtual Args, EvalCommand
if (pathExists(to2)) {
auto contents2 = readFile(to2);
if (contents != contents2)
throw Error("refusing to overwrite existing file '%s'", to2);
throw Error("refusing to overwrite existing file '%s' - please merge manually with '%s'", to2, from2);
} else
writeFile(to2, contents);
}
@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ struct CmdFlakeInitCommon : virtual Args, EvalCommand
auto target = readLink(from2);
if (pathExists(to2)) {
if (readLink(to2) != target)
throw Error("refusing to overwrite existing symlink '%s'", to2);
throw Error("refusing to overwrite existing symlink '%s' - please merge manually with '%s'", to2, from2);
} else
createSymlink(target, to2);
}