1 files changed, 19 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstore/store-api.cc b/src/libstore/store-api.cc
index fa6ade75002a..c57e42fec00d 100644
--- a/src/libstore/store-api.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/store-api.cc
@@ -565,8 +565,16 @@ void Store::buildPaths(const PathSet & paths, BuildMode buildMode)
 void copyStorePath(ref<Store> srcStore, ref<Store> dstStore,
     const Path & storePath, RepairFlag repair, CheckSigsFlag checkSigs)
 {
-    Activity act(*logger, lvlInfo, actCopyPath, fmt("copying path '%s'", storePath),
-        {storePath, srcStore->getUri(), dstStore->getUri()});
+    auto srcUri = srcStore->getUri();
+    auto dstUri = dstStore->getUri();
+
+    Activity act(*logger, lvlInfo, actCopyPath,
+        srcUri == "local"
+          ? fmt("copying path '%s' to '%s'", storePath, dstUri)
+          : dstUri == "local"
+            ? fmt("copying path '%s' from '%s'", storePath, srcUri)
+            : fmt("copying path '%s' from '%s' to '%s'", storePath, srcUri, dstUri),
+        {storePath, srcUri, dstUri});
     PushActivity pact(act.id);
 
     auto info = srcStore->queryPathInfo(storePath);
@@ -619,6 +627,8 @@ void copyPaths(ref<Store> srcStore, ref<Store> dstStore, const PathSet & storePa
     for (auto & path : storePaths)
         if (!valid.count(path)) missing.insert(path);
 
+    if (missing.empty()) return;
+
     Activity act(*logger, lvlInfo, actCopyPaths, fmt("copying %d paths", missing.size()));
 
     std::atomic<size_t> nrDone{0};
@@ -833,7 +843,7 @@ StoreType getStoreType(const std::string & uri, const std::string & stateDir)
 {
     if (uri == "daemon") {
         return tDaemon;
-    } else if (uri == "local") {
+    } else if (uri == "local" || hasPrefix(uri, "/")) {
         return tLocal;
     } else if (uri == "" || uri == "auto") {
         if (access(stateDir.c_str(), R_OK | W_OK) == 0)
@@ -855,8 +865,12 @@ static RegisterStoreImplementation regStore([](
     switch (getStoreType(uri, get(params, "state", settings.nixStateDir))) {
         case tDaemon:
             return std::shared_ptr<Store>(std::make_shared<UDSRemoteStore>(params));
-        case tLocal:
-            return std::shared_ptr<Store>(std::make_shared<LocalStore>(params));
+        case tLocal: {
+            Store::Params params2 = params;
+            if (hasPrefix(uri, "/"))
+                params2["root"] = uri;
+            return std::shared_ptr<Store>(std::make_shared<LocalStore>(params2));
+        }
         default:
             return nullptr;
     }