{"record":{"id":"9421e3294d6743b2","repo":"nikivdev/code","slug":"dependency-command-failed","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"dependency command failed","messagePattern":"dependency command failed","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"src/deps.rs","lineNumber":49,"sourceCode":"        }\n        Some(DepsAction::Repo {\n            repo,\n            root,\n            private,\n        }) => {\n            link_repo_dependency(&project_root, &repo, &root, private)?;\n        }\n        Some(other @ DepsAction::Install { .. }) => {\n            let manager = manager_override.unwrap_or_else(|| detect_manager(&project_root));\n            let (program, args) = build_command(manager, &project_root, &other)?;\n            let status = Command::new(program)\n                .args(&args)\n                .current_dir(&project_root)\n                .status()\n                .with_context(|| format!(\"failed to run {}\", program))?;\n\n            if !status.success() {\n                bail!(\"dependency command failed\");\n            }\n        }\n    }\n\n    Ok(())\n}\n\nfn run_update_with_context(opts: UpdateDepsOpts) -> Result<()> {\n    let cwd = std::env::current_dir().context(\"failed to read current directory\")?;\n    let search_root = update_search_root(&cwd);\n    let context = UpdateDetectContext { cwd, search_root };\n    let plans = build_update_plans(&context, &opts)?;\n\n    if plans.is_empty() {\n        bail!(\n            \"no dependency manifests found from {} up to {}\",\n            context.cwd.display(),\n            context.search_root.display()","sourceCodeStart":31,"sourceCodeEnd":67,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/nikivdev/code/blob/a747e741ae92c09071d0ae946ab48488adcff1ce/src/deps.rs#L31-L67","documentation":"During dependency installation, the resolved package-manager command (e.g. `npm install`, `cargo build`) ran but exited with a nonzero status. The CLI surfaces a generic bail because the manager already printed its own diagnostics to the terminal.","triggerScenarios":"Calling deps install when the underlying command fails: unresolvable dependency versions, network failure during fetch, lockfile conflicts, missing system build tools, or a postinstall script error.","commonSituations":"npm/cargo registry outage or rate limit; package version conflicts after manual Cargo.toml edits; native module compilation failing (missing gcc/python); offline CI environment.","solutions":["Rerun the command manually (npm install / cargo build) in project_root to see the full error output","Fix the dependency conflict or missing system dependency reported by the manager","Delete lockfile/node_modules (or Cargo.lock/target) and reinstall if the state is corrupt","Check network/proxy connectivity to the package registry"],"exampleFix":"// before\n$ flow deps install   # opaque failure\n\n// after\n$ npm install          # see real error: ERESOLVE conflict\n$ # fix version range in package.json, then\n$ flow deps install","handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":"// dry-run the manager first where supported\nnpm install --dry-run || echo \"npm install will fail\"\n# and ensure lockfile/manifest parse:\nnpm ls --depth=0 >/dev/null 2>&1 || echo \"dependency tree broken\"","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"match deps::run(&opts) {\n    Err(e) if e.to_string() == \"dependency command failed\" => {\n        eprintln!(\"package manager failed; rerun the command manually for full output\");\n        std::process::exit(1);\n    }\n    other => other,\n}","preventionTips":["Commit valid lockfiles and avoid hand-editing version ranges","Ensure build toolchain (gcc, python, rustup) exists in CI images","Check registry status / proxy settings before large installs","Run installs with verbose output to capture the manager's real error"],"tags":["dependencies","package-manager","subprocess"],"backgroundTag":"package-install-failed","analyzedSha":"a747e741ae92c09071d0ae946ab48488adcff1ce","analyzedAt":"2026-09-01T22:43:55.719Z","contentChangedAt":null,"schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-08T10:18:20.063Z"}