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[bug fix] re-create nix-profile on each install of packages (workaround fix) #508

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11 changes: 10 additions & 1 deletion internal/impl/devbox.go
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Expand Up @@ -555,6 +555,12 @@ func (d *Devbox) generateShellFiles() error {
return generateForShell(d.projectDir, plan, d.pluginManager)
}

func (d *Devbox) recreateProfileDir() (string, error) {
absPath := filepath.Join(d.projectDir, nix.ProfilePath)
_ = os.Remove(absPath)
return d.profileDir()
}

func (d *Devbox) profileDir() (string, error) {
absPath := filepath.Join(d.projectDir, nix.ProfilePath)
if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(absPath), 0755); err != nil {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -656,7 +662,10 @@ func (d *Devbox) printPackageUpdateMessage(
// installNixProfile installs or uninstalls packages to or from this
// devbox's Nix profile so that it matches what's in development.nix or flake.nix
func (d *Devbox) installNixProfile() (err error) {
profileDir, err := d.profileDir()
// Re-create the profile dir to avoid conflicts with previous versions
// of the profile that may have the same binary installed under a different
// `/nix/store` path
profileDir, err := d.recreateProfileDir()
if err != nil {
return err
}
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