{"record":{"id":"7cd1b4d543cad021","repo":"GoogleContainerTools/skaffold","slug":"determining-build-workspace-directory-for-image-v-7cd1b4","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"determining build workspace directory for image %v: %w","messagePattern":"determining build workspace directory for image (.+?): %w","errorType":"console","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"pkg/skaffold/hooks/sync.go","lineNumber":41,"sourceCode":"\t\"io\"\n\t\"path/filepath\"\n\t\"strings\"\n\n\t\"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/v2/pkg/skaffold/kubectl\"\n\t\"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/v2/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/logger\"\n\t\"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/v2/pkg/skaffold/output\"\n\t\"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/v2/pkg/skaffold/schema/latest\"\n\t\"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/v2/pkg/skaffold/util\"\n)\n\nfunc NewSyncRunner(cli *kubectl.CLI, imageName, imageRef string, namespaces []string, formatter logger.Formatter, d latest.SyncHooks, opts SyncEnvOpts) Runner {\n\treturn syncRunner{d, cli, imageName, imageRef, namespaces, formatter, opts}\n}\n\nfunc NewSyncEnvOpts(a *latest.Artifact, image string, addOrModifyFiles []string, deleteFiles []string, namespaces []string, kubeContext string) (SyncEnvOpts, error) {\n\tworkDir, err := filepath.Abs(a.Workspace)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn SyncEnvOpts{}, fmt.Errorf(\"determining build workspace directory for image %v: %w\", a.ImageName, err)\n\t}\n\treturn SyncEnvOpts{\n\t\tImage:                image,\n\t\tBuildContext:         workDir,\n\t\tFilesAddedOrModified: util.Ptr(strings.Join(addOrModifyFiles, \";\")),\n\t\tFilesDeleted:         util.Ptr(strings.Join(deleteFiles, \";\")),\n\t\tKubeContext:          kubeContext,\n\t\tNamespaces:           strings.Join(namespaces, \",\"),\n\t}, nil\n}\n\ntype syncRunner struct {\n\tlatest.SyncHooks\n\tcli        *kubectl.CLI\n\timageName  string\n\timageRef   string\n\tnamespaces []string\n\tformatter  logger.Formatter","sourceCodeStart":23,"sourceCodeEnd":59,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/blob/a1189de023efc32d4b8e11f395acc678aa555011/pkg/skaffold/hooks/sync.go#L23-L59","documentation":"NewSyncEnvOpts builds the environment for container sync hooks, starting from the artifact's build workspace directory (a.Workspace) which is expected to be a relative path from the skaffold config. It calls filepath.Abs on it; if that OS call fails (rare), the error is wrapped as 'determining build workspace directory for image %v'. Because a.Workspace is set by skaffold itself during config loading, this almost always indicates a nil/empty Artifact or an artifact constructed programmatically.","triggerScenarios":"Calling NewSyncEnvOpts with an *latest.Artifact whose Workspace is empty or invalid, so filepath.Abs(\"\") or Abs on a path that cannot be resolved fails on the current OS.","commonSituations":"Programmatic/SDK use building a latest.Artifact without setting Workspace; hand-written config tooling invoking skaffold internals; extremely long paths exceeding OS limits on Windows.","solutions":["Set a valid Workspace on the artifact (relative path to the build context) before calling NewSyncEnvOpts","Check the OS error wrapped in the message (%w) — fix the underlying cause (missing cwd, path length, permissions)","Call filepath.EvalSymlinks/clean the path beforehand if symlinks or unusual formatting are involved"],"exampleFix":"// before\nartifact := &latest.Artifact{ImageName: \"my-app\"}\nopts, err := hooks.NewSyncEnvOpts(artifact, image, add, del, ns, kubeCtx)\n// after\nartifact := &latest.Artifact{ImageName: \"my-app\", Workspace: \"./backend\"}\nopts, err := hooks.NewSyncEnvOpts(artifact, image, add, del, ns, kubeCtx)","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"if a == nil || a.Workspace == \"\" {\n    return fmt.Errorf(\"artifact %s has no Workspace set before NewSyncEnvOpts\", image)\n}\nif _, err := filepath.Abs(a.Workspace); err != nil {\n    return fmt.Errorf(\"workspace path %q invalid: %w\", a.Workspace, err)\n}","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"opts, err := hooks.NewSyncEnvOpts(a, image, add, del, ns, kubeCtx)\nif err != nil {\n    return fmt.Errorf(\"sync env setup failed: %w\", err) // unwrap to see the OS path error\n}","preventionTips":["Always populate Workspace when constructing latest.Artifact programmatically","Keep artifact workspaces as clean relative paths from the skaffold.yaml location","Watch for Windows path-length limits with deeply nested build contexts"],"tags":["sync","hooks","filesystem","paths"],"backgroundTag":"invalid-workspace-path","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"}