fix(cli): handle read-only files when overwriting .preview folder#11483
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Description
Fixes
fern generate --previewfailing withEACCES: permission deniederrors when the.previewfolder already exists from a previous run.Link to Devin run: https://app.devin.ai/sessions/0807c2beab2146e980ed354374695cb8
Requested by: @jsklan
Problem
When running
fern generate --previewmultiple times, the CLI would fail with:This happens because:
.gitdirectory.git/objectsfiles with read-only permissionsrm()fails to delete read-only files on some systemsdecompressfails when trying to write to existing filesChanges Made
forceRemoveDirectory()helper that makes files writable before deletionmakeWritableRecursive()helper to recursively chmod files to 0o755downloadZipForTask()to use the new force removaldownloadFilesWithFernIgnoreInTempRepo()for consistencyTesting
pnpm run check)Human Review Checklist
makeWritableRecursiveis appropriate (errors are ignored since files may be deleted/inaccessible mid-operation)