feat: lockfile path move create logic into write_pkg_lockfile

Author: ifropc

src/cargo/ops/lockfile.rs

@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ pub fn write_pkg_lockfile(ws: &Workspace<'_>, resolve: &mut Resolve) -> CargoRes
         anyhow::bail!("lock file version `{current_version:?}` requires `-Znext-lockfile-bump`")
     }
 
+    if !lock_root.as_path_unlocked().exists() {
+        lock_root.create_dir()?;
+    }
+
     // Ok, if that didn't work just write it out
     lock_root
         .open_rw_exclusive_create(LOCKFILE_NAME, ws.gctx(), "Cargo.lock file")

src/cargo/util/command_prelude.rs

@@ -1015,20 +1015,14 @@ pub fn lockfile_path(
     let path = gctx.cwd().join(lockfile_path);
 
     if !path.ends_with(LOCKFILE_NAME) {
-        bail!("the lockfile-path must be a path to a {LOCKFILE_NAME} file")
+        bail!("the lockfile-path must be a path to a {LOCKFILE_NAME} file (please rename your lock file to {LOCKFILE_NAME})")
     }
     if path.is_dir() {
         bail!(
             "lockfile path `{}` is a directory but expected a file",
             lockfile_path.display()
         )
     }
-    if !path.exists() {
-        // Root case should already be covered above
-        let parent_path = lockfile_path.parent().expect("lockfile path can't be root");
-
-        paths::create_dir_all(parent_path)?;
-    }
 
     return Ok(Some(path));
 }

tests/testsuite/lockfile_path.rs

@@ -135,19 +135,25 @@ fn broken_symlink() {
     assert!(!p.root().join(src).is_dir());
 
     let err_msg = if !cfg!(windows) {
-        str![[r#"[ERROR] failed to create directory `somedir/link`
+        str![[
+            r#"[WARNING] please specify `--format-version` flag explicitly to avoid compatibility problems
+[ERROR] failed to create directory `[ROOT]/foo/somedir/link`
 
 Caused by:
   File exists (os error 17)
 
-"#]]
+"#
+        ]]
     } else {
-        str![[r#"[ERROR] failed to create directory `somedir/link`
+        str![[
+            r#"[WARNING] please specify `--format-version` flag explicitly to avoid compatibility problems
+[ERROR] failed to create directory `[ROOT]/foo/somedir/link`
 
 Caused by:
   Cannot create a file when that file already exists. (os error 183)
 
-"#]]
+"#
+        ]]
     };
 
     make_execs(&mut p.cargo("metadata"), lockfile_path_argument.to_string())
@@ -173,19 +179,25 @@ fn loop_symlink() {
     assert!(!p.root().join(src).is_dir());
 
     let err_msg = if !cfg!(windows) {
-        str![[r#"[ERROR] failed to create directory `somedir/link`
+        str![[
+            r#"[WARNING] please specify `--format-version` flag explicitly to avoid compatibility problems
+[ERROR] failed to create directory `[ROOT]/foo/somedir/link`
 
 Caused by:
   File exists (os error 17)
 
-"#]]
+"#
+        ]]
     } else {
-        str![[r#"[ERROR] failed to create directory `somedir/link`
+        str![[
+            r#"[WARNING] please specify `--format-version` flag explicitly to avoid compatibility problems
+[ERROR] failed to create directory `[ROOT]/foo/somedir/link`
 
 Caused by:
   Cannot create a file when that file already exists. (os error 183)
 
-"#]]
+"#
+        ]]
     };
 
     make_execs(&mut p.cargo("metadata"), lockfile_path_argument.to_string())