Fission-AI/OpenSpec · error · Error

Cannot fork schema with linked or unsupported entry: ${srcPa

Error message

Cannot fork schema with linked or unsupported entry: ${srcPath}

What it means

Error "Cannot fork schema with linked or unsupported entry: ${srcPath}" thrown in Fission-AI/OpenSpec.

Source

Thrown at src/commands/schema.ts:290

  }
  ancestors.add(canonicalSrc);
  fs.mkdirSync(dest, { recursive: true });

  try {
    const entries = fs.readdirSync(src, { withFileTypes: true });
    for (const entry of entries) {
      const srcPath = path.join(src, entry.name);
      const destPath = path.join(dest, entry.name);
      const canonicalEntry = resolveSchemaCopyPath(allowedRoot, srcPath);
      const stats = fs.statSync(canonicalEntry);

      if (stats.isDirectory()) {
        copyDirRecursive(canonicalEntry, destPath, allowedRoot, ancestors);
      } else if (stats.isFile()) {
        // Dereference confined links so the fork is an independent schema.
        fs.copyFileSync(canonicalEntry, destPath);
      } else {
        throw new Error(`Cannot fork schema with linked or unsupported entry: ${srcPath}`);
      }
    }
  } finally {
    ancestors.delete(canonicalSrc);
  }
}

/**
 * Verifies a schema tree before replacing or creating the fork destination.
 */
function assertSchemaTreeCanBeCopied(
  src: string,
  allowedRoot = src,
  ancestors = new Set<string>()
): void {
  const canonicalSrc = resolveSchemaCopyPath(allowedRoot, src);
  if (ancestors.has(canonicalSrc)) {
    throw new Error(`Cannot fork schema with a linked directory cycle: ${src}`);

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/commands/schema.ts:290 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of Fission-AI/OpenSpec@6926ccb18a (2026-08-25). Data as JSON: /api/errors/a15931b04cf185b2. Report an issue: GitHub.