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{e}

Error message

{e}

What it means

Propagation point in Workspace::current: when the `cargo metadata` subprocess returns krates::Error::Metadata, its display text is bailed out verbatim as {e}. Fires when cargo metadata itself fails — broken Cargo.toml, network fetch errors, or a held build lock — after the 2-second-per-try warning loop has already run.

Source

Thrown at packages/cli/src/workspace.rs:86

            eprintln!("{GLOW_STYLE}warning{GLOW_STYLE:#}: Waiting for cargo-metadata...");
            tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(2000)).await;
            for x in 1..=100 {
                tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(2000)).await;
                eprintln!("{GLOW_STYLE}warning{GLOW_STYLE:#}: (Try {x}) Taking a while...");

                if x % 10 == 0 {
                    eprintln!(
                        "{GLOW_STYLE}warning{GLOW_STYLE:#}: maybe check your network connection or build lock?"
                    );
                }
            }
        };

        let krates = tokio::select! {
            f = krates_future => {
                let res = f?;
                if let Err(krates::Error::Metadata(e)) = res {
                    bail!("{e}");
                }
                res?
            },
            _ = spin_future => bail!("cargo metadata took too long to respond, try again with --offline"),
        };

        let settings = CliSettings::global_or_default();
        let sysroot = Self::get_rustc_sysroot()
            .await
            .context("Failed to get rustc sysroot")?;
        let rustc_version = Self::get_rustc_version()
            .await
            .context("Failed to get rustc version")?;

        let wasm_opt = which::which("wasm-opt").ok();

        let ignore = Self::workspace_gitignore(krates.workspace_root().as_std_path());

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Solutions

1. cargo metadata returned the embedded error. Read it and fix the workspace or manifest problem it describes.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/cli/src/workspace.rs:86 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of DioxusLabs/dioxus@24f6a829df (2026-08-23). Data as JSON: /api/errors/f4ab178837c33f0f. Report an issue: GitHub.