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fix(cli): fallback to npm on pnpm ERR_PNPM_IGNORED_BUILDS - #30307

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Fixes #30254 (part 1)

pnpm 11/12 refuses to install when build scripts are not approved, exiting with ERR_PNPM_IGNORED_BUILDS for esbuild/msgpackr-extract/workerd. orm init treated this as a hard install failure (CLI.INIT_INSTALL_FAILED).

This PR mirrors the existing workspace:* leak fallback: detect ERR_PNPM_IGNORED_BUILDS from pnpm stderr and retry the install pair with npm. Adds distinct warnings guiding users to allowBuilds or strictDepBuilds: false.

  • pnpm-fallback.ts: add isPnpmIgnoredBuildsError
  • init-packages.ts: fallback to npm on ignored builds, with ignoredBuildsFallbackWarning/ignoredBuildsRetriedWarning

Test: existing init-install.test.ts (14 tests) still passes, pnpm build succeeds. Manual fallback logic follows the same path as ERR_PNPM_WORKSPACE_PKG_NOT_FOUND which is already covered.

Fixes #30254

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved project initialization when pnpm reports ignored build scripts.
    • Automatically retries dependency installation using npm when this pnpm error occurs.
    • Displays a warning specific to the detected installation failure, including guidance for allowing required build scripts.
    • Removes registry credentials from installation warnings.
    • Reports a clear initialization failure if the npm retry also fails.

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The CLI now detects pnpm ignored-build failures, retries dependency installation with npm, and reports warnings specific to ignored build scripts. Existing leaked-specifier fallback handling remains supported.

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pnpm fallback handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Ignored-build failure detection
packages/1-framework/3-tooling/cli/src/commands/init/pnpm-fallback.ts, packages/1-framework/3-tooling/cli/src/orm/init-packages.ts
Adds isPnpmIgnoredBuildsError and uses it to identify pnpm failures containing ERR_PNPM_IGNORED_BUILDS.
Fallback retry and warnings
packages/1-framework/3-tooling/cli/src/orm/init-packages.ts, packages/1-framework/3-tooling/cli/test/orm/init-install.test.ts
Retries matching failures with npm. Selects ignored-build-specific warnings for successful and failed retries. Tests cover warning content, credential removal, and the final install failure diagnostic.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

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sequenceDiagram
  participant CLI as orm init
  participant Pnpm as pnpm
  participant Npm as npm
  CLI->>Pnpm: install dependencies
  Pnpm-->>CLI: ERR_PNPM_IGNORED_BUILDS
  CLI->>Npm: retry dependency installation
  Npm-->>CLI: retry result
  CLI-->>CLI: emit warning or CLI.INIT_INSTALL_FAILED
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The ignored-build fallback is covered for successful retry, failure handling, guidance, and credential redaction. No merge-blocking risk remains.

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Linked Issues check ⚠️ Warning The PR implements the ignored-build-script part of [#30254]. isPnpmIgnoredBuildsError detects ERR_PNPM_IGNORED_BUILDS; orm init retries with npm and emits allowBuilds guidance. The new tests c… Implement the remaining [#30254] pnpm 12 installation and emit fixes. Ensure prisma, @prisma/cli-engine, and the runtime resolve to compatible materialized packages. Preserve and report the underlying CONFIG_UNREADABLE error during em…
Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 37.50% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 8 functions across 3 files. Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: adding an npm fallback when pnpm reports ERR_PNPM_IGNORED_BUILDS.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changed files add pnpm ignored-build detection, npm retry handling, configuration guidance, and tests for the installation failure described in [#30254]. The changes support the linked issue and s…
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The PR implements the ignored-build-script part of [#30254]. isPnpmIgnoredBuildsError detects ERR_PNPM_IGNORED_BUILDS; orm init retries with npm and emits allowBuilds guidance. The new tests cover retry success, warning redaction, and npm retry failure. [#30254] also requires the pnpm 12 dangling @prisma/cli-engine link to be avoided or repaired and the underlying CONFIG_UNREADABLE emit error to be reported. The PR summary states that these requirements are not addressed.

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Implement the remaining [#30254] pnpm 12 installation and emit fixes. Ensure prisma, @prisma/cli-engine, and the runtime resolve to compatible materialized packages. Preserve and report the underlying CONFIG_UNREADABLE error during emit. Add automated tests for these behaviors.

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In `@packages/1-framework/3-tooling/cli/src/orm/init-packages.ts`:
- Around line 167-185: Add focused fixtures covering the pnpmIgnoredBuilds path
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Comment on lines +167 to +185
const isLeaked = pnpmLeakedASpecifier(failure);
const isIgnoredBuilds = pnpmIgnoredBuilds(failure);
if (!isLeaked && !isIgnoredBuilds) {
return { failure, manager: undefined, warnings: [] };
}

const retryFailure = await pair('npm');
if (retryFailure !== undefined) {
// The npm failure is the one raised, but the pnpm failure that triggered
// the retry is why npm ran at all — without it the user sees an npm error
// with no trace of the first attempt.
return { failure: retryFailure, manager: undefined, warnings: [retriedWarning(failure)] };
return {
failure: retryFailure,
manager: undefined,
warnings: [isIgnoredBuilds ? ignoredBuildsRetriedWarning(failure) : retriedWarning(failure)],
};
}
// npm bypassed pnpm's resolver, so the workspace catalog is not what ended
// up installed — saying otherwise alongside the fallback would contradict it.
return { failure: undefined, manager: 'npm', warnings: [fallbackWarning(failure)] };
return {
failure: undefined,
manager: 'npm',
warnings: [isIgnoredBuilds ? ignoredBuildsFallbackWarning(failure) : fallbackWarning(failure)],
};

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Cover the ignored-build fallback. The focused tests only exercise ERR_PNPM_WORKSPACE_PKG_NOT_FOUND. Add an ERR_PNPM_IGNORED_BUILDS fixture that asserts the npm retry and the ignored-build-specific warning when npm succeeds and when it fails. Otherwise, regressions in pnpmIgnoredBuilds or the warning selection can pass.

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In `@packages/1-framework/3-tooling/cli/src/orm/init-packages.ts` around lines 167
- 185, Add focused fixtures covering the pnpmIgnoredBuilds path in pair: use an
ERR_PNPM_IGNORED_BUILDS failure and assert npm retry behavior,
ignored-build-specific warnings, and the correct failure/manager result for both
successful and failed npm retries.

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Fixes prisma#30254 (part 1): pnpm 11/12 refuses to install when build scripts are not approved, exiting with ERR_PNPM_IGNORED_BUILDS for esbuild/msgpackr-extract/workerd. Init now detects this error and falls back to npm, matching the existing workspace:* leak fallback. Adds warnings guiding users to allowBuilds or strictDepBuilds:false.

Signed-off-by: tahiraltundag <tahiraltundag@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: tahiraltundag <tahiraltundag1@gmail.com>
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tahiraltundag force-pushed the fix/orm-init-pnpm-ignored-builds branch from ee6f75b to 3803103 Compare September 15, 2026 14:00
Add fixtures for the ignored-builds retry that Coderabbit flagged
as missing coverage in prisma#30307:

- retries the pair with npm on ERR_PNPM_IGNORED_BUILDS and asserts
  fallback warning includes ERR_PNPM_IGNORED_BUILDS + allowBuilds guidance
- keeps registry credentials out of the ignored-builds warning
- completes at exit 4 with retried warning when npm also fails

Fixes missing test coverage noted in CodeRabbit review.

Signed-off-by: tahiraltundag <tahiraltundag1@gmail.com>
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orm init fails under pnpm 11 and 12: CLI.INIT_INSTALL_FAILED on ignored build scripts, then a dangling @prisma/cli-engine link

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