print type and value in "flake attr is not a derivation" errors

This change affects all InstallableFlake commands.

Change-Id: I899757af418b6f98201006ec6ee13a448c07077c
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Qyriad 2024-05-21 05:29:52 -06:00
parent 3de77e6dbd
commit f744ba2f74
2 changed files with 27 additions and 2 deletions

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---
synopsis: New-cli flake commands that expect derivations now print the failing value and its type
credits: Qyriad
category: Improvements
cls: 1177
---
In errors like `flake output attribute 'legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.lib' is not a derivation or path`, the message now includes the failing value and type.
Before:
```
error: flake output attribute 'nixosConfigurations.yuki.config' is not a derivation or path
````
After:
```
error: expected flake output attribute 'nixosConfigurations.yuki.config' to be a derivation or path but found a set: { appstream = «thunk»; assertions = «thunk»; boot = { bcache = «thunk»; binfmt = «thunk»; binfmtMiscRegistrations = «thunk»; blacklistedKernelModules = «thunk»; bootMount = «thunk»; bootspec = «thunk»; cleanTmpDir = «thunk»; consoleLogLevel = «thunk»; «43 attributes elided» }; «48 attributes elided» }
```

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@ -105,9 +105,14 @@ DerivedPathsWithInfo InstallableFlake::toDerivedPaths()
fmt("while evaluating the flake output attribute '%s'", attrPath)))
{
return { *derivedPathWithInfo };
} else {
throw Error(
"expected flake output attribute '%s' to be a derivation or path but found %s: %s",
attrPath,
showType(v),
ValuePrinter(*this->state, v, errorPrintOptions)
);
}
else
throw Error("flake output attribute '%s' is not a derivation or path", attrPath);
}
auto drvPath = attr->forceDerivation();