gleam-lang/gleam

Offer to attempt again with conflicting deps unlocked when version resolution fails

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#3,622 opened on Sep 15, 2024

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Description

If you add a new dep it can fail due to conflicts with already locked versions of other deps.

I don't know how effective this might be, but I think we could do this:

  • When we have a version conflict
  • and some of the packages in the conflict chain are locked
  • unlock those packages and try again
$ gleam add wibble
  Resolving versions
# ... few seconds later, when the first attempt fails
  Expanding search range
# ... bit more waiting
      Added wibble v2.0.0
    Updated wubble v2.0.0 -> v2.2.5
    Updated blab v1.0.0 -> v1.5.0

note: Previously this suggested an interactive design, is has been simplified.

Contributor guide

Research direction
Examine the version resolution code in the Gleam compiler to understand how conflicts are detected and how packages are locked. Then implement a mechanism to unlock the conflicting locked packages and retry resolution.
Tech stack
rust
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
Rustdependency resolution concepts
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55