{"record":{"id":"1cd93c30ea1c334f","repo":"GoogleContainerTools/skaffold","slug":"creating-directory-q-w","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"creating directory %q: %w","messagePattern":"creating directory %q: %w","errorType":"console","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"cmd/skaffold/app/cmd/credits/export.go","lineNumber":42,"sourceCode":"\t\"log\"\n\t\"os\"\n\t\"path\"\n\t\"path/filepath\"\n\t\"strings\"\n\n\t\"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/v2/fs\"\n)\n\nvar Path string\n\n// Export writes all the licenses and credit files to the `Path` folder.\nfunc Export(ctx context.Context, out io.Writer) error {\n\tif err := iofs.WalkDir(fs.AssetsFS, \"assets/credits_generated\", func(filePath string, dirEntry iofs.DirEntry, err error) error {\n\t\tnewPath := path.Join(Path, strings.Replace(filePath, \"assets/credits_generated\", \"\", 1))\n\t\tif dirEntry.IsDir() {\n\t\t\terr := os.Mkdir(newPath, 0755)\n\t\t\tif err != nil && !os.IsExist(err) {\n\t\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"creating directory %q: %w\", newPath, err)\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t} else {\n\t\t\tfile, err := fs.AssetsFS.Open(filePath)\n\t\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"opening %q in embedded filesystem: %w\", filePath, err)\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\tbuf, err := io.ReadAll(file)\n\t\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"reading %q in embedded filesystem: %w\", filePath, err)\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\tif err := os.WriteFile(newPath, buf, 0664); err != nil {\n\t\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"writing %q to %q: %w\", filePath, newPath, err)\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t\treturn nil\n\t}); err != nil {","sourceCodeStart":24,"sourceCodeEnd":60,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/blob/a1189de023efc32d4b8e11f395acc678aa555011/cmd/skaffold/app/cmd/credits/export.go#L24-L60","documentation":"Fires during `skaffold credits export` when os.Mkdir fails to create a directory under the output path (specified by --export-path) for the credits/licenses files, and the error is not an 'already exists' condition. Commonly caused by a missing parent directory, permission denial, or a read-only filesystem.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at cmd/skaffold/app/cmd/credits/export.go:42 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["Verify the --export-path value is correct and writable (check permissions with ls -ld)","Create the target directory and its parents manually (mkdir -p) before re-running","If exporting to a protected location, rerun with appropriate write access or choose another directory"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"a1189de023efc32d4b8e11f395acc678aa555011","analyzedAt":"2026-09-05T12:09:27.064Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-05T12:09:27.064Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-12T17:17:11.597Z"}