Dependecies that use forge aliases do not appear in lock file

[ire4ever1190]

When using forge aliases, the dependencies do not appear in lock files

Example nimble file

# Package

version       = "0.1.0"
author        = "Jake Leahy"
description   = "A new awesome nimble package"
license       = "MIT"
srcDir        = "src"


# Dependencies

requires "nim >= 2.3.1"
requires "gh:ire4ever1190/tree >= 0.1.0"

Running nimble.lock produces this lock file

{
  "version": 2,
  "packages": {},
  "tasks": {}
}

[xTrayambak]

The thing is, I implemented forge aliases in a way that requires special handling in every place that dependency names are being dealt with.

I'm checking out how to fix this right now.

[xTrayambak]

I found the cause. The SAT solver does not account for forge aliases correctly.

[ire4ever1190]

The thing is, I implemented forge aliases in a way that requires special handling in every place that dependency names are being dealt with.

I'm checking out how to fix this right now.

Would it work if the aliases were expanded when they are initially read from the nimble file? So that it doesn't need to be handled everywhere?

[xTrayambak]

It would, probably. But it kind of ruins the entire point of the feature for me. I took this feature out of Nix because I really liked how clear and concise it was.