Should pnpm install fail when the lock file is broken?

[JerryHue]

Hello!

We currently use pnpm for our monorepo project, and we've had a few issues with the pnpm-lock.yaml file being broken.

Usually, our CI will notify us that the lock-file has to be updated if it goes stale when pnpm install runs. Since pnpm install fails when the lock-file is stale, the CI failed, too.

However, if a PR's lock-file is broken, pnpm install will issue a warning, making our CI checks pass with no issue which is not what we want.

This is why we are wondering whether pnpm install should also fail when the lock file is broken, that is, is it a planned feature? Or should we check for the state of the lock file through other means (pnpm list for example)?