remove SYMLINK_CONDA

conda/cli/main_remove.py

@@ -146,8 +146,11 @@ def execute(args, parser):
 
     else:
         specs = specs_from_args(args.package_names)
-        if (not args.force and context.conda_in_root and plan.is_root_prefix(prefix) and
-                names_in_specs(ROOT_NO_RM, specs)):
+        # import pdb; pdb.set_trace()
+        if (context.conda_in_root
+                and plan.is_root_prefix(prefix)
+                and names_in_specs(ROOT_NO_RM, specs)
+                and not args.force):
             raise CondaEnvironmentError('cannot remove %s from root environment' %
                                         ', '.join(ROOT_NO_RM))
         actions = plan.remove_actions(prefix, specs, index=index,

conda/instructions.py

@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ def UNLINK_CMD(state, arg):
 
 
 def SYMLINK_CONDA_CMD(state, arg):
-    symlink_conda(state['prefix'], arg)
+    log.debug("No longer symlinking conda. Passing for prefix %s", state['prefix'])
+    # symlink_conda(state['prefix'], arg)
 
 # Map instruction to command (a python function)
 commands = {

conda/plan.py

@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ def remove_actions(prefix, specs, index, force=False, pinned=True):
         if pinned and any(r.match(ms, old_dist.to_filename()) for ms in pinned_specs):
             msg = "Cannot remove %s because it is pinned. Use --no-pin to override."
             raise CondaRuntimeError(msg % old_dist.to_filename())
-        if context.conda_in_root and name == 'conda' and name not in nlinked:
+        if context.conda_in_root and name == 'conda' and name not in nlinked and not context.force:
             if any(s.split(' ', 1)[0] == 'conda' for s in specs):
                 raise RemoveError("'conda' cannot be removed from the root environment")
             else:

tests/test_create.py

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 from conda.connection import LocalFSAdapter
 from conda.core.index import create_cache_dir
 from conda.core.linked_data import linked as install_linked, linked_data, linked_data_
-from conda.exceptions import CondaHTTPError, DryRunExit, conda_exception_handler
+from conda.exceptions import CondaHTTPError, DryRunExit, conda_exception_handler, RemoveError
 from conda.utils import on_win
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from datetime import datetime
@@ -861,3 +861,24 @@ def test_install_mkdir(self):
 
         finally:
             rmtree(prefix, ignore_errors=True)
+
+    def test_force_remove(self):
+        prefix = make_temp_prefix("_" + str(uuid4())[:7])
+        with make_temp_env(prefix=prefix):
+            stdout, stderr = run_command(Commands.INSTALL, prefix, "conda")
+            assert_package_is_installed(prefix, "conda-")
+            assert_package_is_installed(prefix, "pycosat-")
+
+            self.assertRaises(RemoveError, run_command, Commands.REMOVE, prefix, 'conda')
+            assert_package_is_installed(prefix, "conda-")
+            assert_package_is_installed(prefix, "pycosat-")
+
+            stdout, stderr = run_command(Commands.REMOVE, prefix, "conda", "--force")
+
+            # assert conda is no longer in conda list
+            stdout, stderr = run_command(Commands.LIST, prefix)
+            stdout_lines = stdout.split('\n')
+            assert not any([line.startswith("conda   ") for line in stdout_lines])
+
+            assert package_is_installed(prefix, "pycosat-")
+