{"record":{"id":"f9ce4a11609e2418","repo":"nikivdev/code","slug":"dependency-update-command-failed","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"dependency update command failed: {}","messagePattern":"dependency update command failed: (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"anyhow::Error","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"src/deps.rs","lineNumber":425,"sourceCode":"\n    Ok(plans)\n}\n\nfn run_update_plans(plans: &[UpdatePlan]) -> Result<()> {\n    for plan in plans {\n        for cmd in &plan.commands {\n            println!(\n                \"→ [{}] {}\",\n                ecosystem_label(plan.target.ecosystem),\n                display_command(cmd)\n            );\n            let status = Command::new(&cmd.program)\n                .args(&cmd.args)\n                .current_dir(&cmd.cwd)\n                .status()\n                .with_context(|| format!(\"failed to run {}\", cmd.program))?;\n            if !status.success() {\n                bail!(\"dependency update command failed: {}\", display_command(cmd));\n            }\n        }\n    }\n    Ok(())\n}\n\nfn print_update_summary(plans: &[UpdatePlan]) {\n    println!(\"Detected {} dependency update target(s):\", plans.len());\n    for plan in plans {\n        println!(\n            \"  [{}] {}\",\n            ecosystem_label(plan.target.ecosystem),\n            plan.target.root.display()\n        );\n        if let UpdateTargetDetail::Js { manager, workspace } = plan.target.detail {\n            println!(\n                \"    manager: {}{}\",\n                manager_program(manager),","sourceCodeStart":407,"sourceCodeEnd":443,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/nikivdev/code/blob/a747e741ae92c09071d0ae946ab48488adcff1ce/src/deps.rs#L407-L443","documentation":"This error is raised by `run_update_plans` (src/deps.rs:425) after a dependency-update command (e.g. a package manager invoked as an external subprocess) has exited with a non-zero status. The `f` tool already ran the command in the requested working directory; this bail simply reports that the external program itself failed, echoing the exact command line via `display_command`. It is a faithful pass-through of the external tool's failure, not an internal bug.","triggerScenarios":"Calling a dependency-update flow (via `run_update_with_context` -> `run_update_plans`) where any plan's command returns exit status != 0, e.g. `cargo update`, `npm update`, or `git pull` inside a dependency checkout failing due to lockfile conflicts, missing manifest files, or network errors.","commonSituations":"A lockfile conflict (`Cargo.toml`/`Cargo.lock` mismatch), a package registry being unreachable, an npm peer-dependency conflict, a dependency repo whose default branch moved, or the package manager requiring credentials for a private registry.","solutions":["Rerun the displayed command manually in the printed working directory to see the full stderr output the tool swallowed","Fix the underlying package manager issue (resolve lockfile conflicts, fix registry auth with the tool's own login command)","Check network/VPN connectivity if the failure was a fetch/clone","Delete generated lockfiles only as a last resort and retry the update"],"exampleFix":"// before (conflicting lockfile)\nf deps update\nerror: dependency update command failed: cargo update --manifest-path deps/foo/Cargo.toml\n// after\ncd deps/foo && cargo update   # inspect real error, resolve, then rerun f deps update","handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":"// before invoking the update flow\nif !Path::new(\"deps/foo/Cargo.toml\").exists() {\n    anyhow::bail!(\"dependency manifest missing; run clone first\");\n}\nif std::process::Command::new(\"cargo\").arg(\"--version\").output().is_err() {\n    anyhow::bail!(\"cargo not installed\");\n}","typeGuard":"fn dependency_dir_ready(dir: &Path) -> bool {\n    dir.join(\"Cargo.toml\").is_file() || dir.join(\"package.json\").is_file()\n}","tryCatchPattern":"match run_update_with_context(ctx) {\n    Err(e) if e.to_string().contains(\"dependency update command failed\") => {\n        eprintln!(\"update failed: {e:#}; run the printed command manually for full stderr\");\n    }\n    Err(e) => return Err(e),\n    Ok(()) => println!(\"dependencies updated\"),\n}","preventionTips":["Keep lockfiles committed and in sync with manifests","Pre-authenticate package registries before running updates","Run updates on a clean working tree so retries are easy","Rerun the displayed command manually to capture the tool's own stderr"],"tags":["subprocess","dependencies","package-manager"],"backgroundTag":"dependency-update-command-failed","analyzedSha":"a747e741ae92c09071d0ae946ab48488adcff1ce","analyzedAt":"2026-09-01T22:43:55.719Z","contentChangedAt":null,"schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-08T10:18:20.063Z"}