From 3d6cc605356f0919ae0bd024aba6cec5a9981ea7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Denton <chris@chrisdenton.dev>
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 08:21:20 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Try renaming the file if removing fails

---
 src/bootstrap/src/lib.rs | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/lib.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/lib.rs
index 730d0ae5f3d..6d00ff9982d 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/lib.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::process::{Command, Stdio};
 use std::str;
 use std::sync::OnceLock;
+use std::time::SystemTime;
 
 use build_helper::ci::{gha, CiEnv};
 use build_helper::exit;
@@ -1676,7 +1677,14 @@ impl Build {
         if src == dst {
             return;
         }
-        let _ = fs::remove_file(dst);
+        if let Err(e) = fs::remove_file(dst) {
+            if e.kind() != io::ErrorKind::NotFound {
+                // workaround for https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/127126
+                // if removing the file fails, attempt to rename it instead.
+                let now = t!(SystemTime::now().duration_since(SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH));
+                let _ = fs::rename(dst, format!("{}-{}", dst.display(), now.as_nanos()));
+            }
+        }
         let metadata = t!(src.symlink_metadata(), format!("src = {}", src.display()));
         let mut src = src.to_path_buf();
         if metadata.file_type().is_symlink() {