fix: cannot set property name of which has only a getter (#5574)

close #5572
pnpm · Nov 2, 2022 · f61de1d · f61de1d
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diff --git a/.changeset/wet-hornets-cheat.md b/.changeset/wet-hornets-cheat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"pnpm": patch
+---
+
+Don't fail if cannot override the name field of the error object [#5572](https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/issues/5572).
diff --git a/packages/pnpm/src/err.ts b/packages/pnpm/src/err.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ export default function err (error: Error) {
     return
   }
   if (error.name != null && error.name !== 'pnpm' && !error.name.startsWith('pnpm:')) {
-    error.name = 'pnpm'
+    try {
+      error.name = 'pnpm'
+    } catch {
+      // Sometimes the name property is read-only
+    }
   }
 
   // bole passes only the name, message and stack of an error