{"record":{"id":"9cdbe12bb5a73748","repo":"GoogleContainerTools/skaffold","slug":"failed-determining-remote-cache-directory-w","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"failed determining remote cache directory: %w","messagePattern":"failed determining remote cache directory: %w","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"pkg/skaffold/gcs/gsutil.go","lineNumber":82,"sourceCode":"\tlog.Entry(ctx).Info(out)\n\treturn nil\n}\n\n// GetGCSClient returns a GCS client that uses Client libraries.\nvar GetGCSClient = func() gscClient {\n\treturn &client.Native{}\n}\n\ntype gscClient interface {\n\t// Downloads the content that match the given src uri and subfolders.\n\tDownloadRecursive(ctx context.Context, src, dst string) error\n}\n\n// SyncObjects syncs the target Google Cloud Storage objects with skaffold's local cache and returns the local path to the objects.\nfunc SyncObjects(ctx context.Context, g latest.GoogleCloudStorageInfo, opts config.SkaffoldOptions) (string, error) {\n\tremoteCacheDir, err := config.GetRemoteCacheDir(opts)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"failed determining remote cache directory: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\tif err := os.MkdirAll(remoteCacheDir, 0700); err != nil {\n\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"failed creating remote cache directory: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\n\tsourceDir, err := getPerSourceDir(g)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"failed determining Google Cloud Storage remote cache directory for %q: %w\", g.Source, err)\n\t}\n\tcacheDir := filepath.Join(remoteCacheDir, sourceDir)\n\tif _, err := os.Stat(cacheDir); os.IsNotExist(err) {\n\t\t// If cache doesn't exist and cloning is disabled then we can't move forward.\n\t\tif opts.SyncRemoteCache.CloneDisabled() {\n\t\t\treturn \"\", syncDisabledErr(g, cacheDir)\n\t\t}\n\t\t// The subdirectory needs to exist to work with gsutil.\n\t\tif err := os.MkdirAll(cacheDir, 0700); err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"failed creating Google Cloud Storage cache directory for %q: %w\", g.Source, err)","sourceCodeStart":64,"sourceCodeEnd":100,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/blob/a1189de023efc32d4b8e11f395acc678aa555011/pkg/skaffold/gcs/gsutil.go#L64-L100","documentation":"SyncObjects wraps a failure from config.GetRemoteCacheDir, which resolves the local directory that mirrors the remote GCS cache (derived from SkaffoldOptions). If Skaffold cannot determine that directory, it cannot sync remote GCS objects into the local cache. The underlying error is preserved with %w.","triggerScenarios":"Calling SyncObjects with SkaffoldOptions that lack a valid remote cache directory configuration (missing/empty --remote-cache-dir style flag value or config value that GetRemoteCacheDir rejects).","commonSituations":"GCS remote cache configured in skaffold.yaml but the corresponding CLI flag/config field was never set; typo in flag name; config parsing produced an empty value; older/newer skaffold config schema mismatch where the field name changed.","solutions":["Set the remote cache directory option explicitly when running skaffold (the flag/config GetRemoteCacheDir reads)","Inspect the wrapped error (errors.Unwrap or log output) to see why GetRemoteCacheDir rejected the value","Validate skaffold.yaml's GoogleCloudStorageInfo section matches your skaffold version's schema","Ensure the GCS cache feature flags are enabled for your skaffold version"],"exampleFix":"// before\nskaffold build --default-repo=gcr.io/me\n// after\nskaffold build --default-repo=gcr.io/me --remote-cache-dir=/tmp/skaffold-gcs-cache","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"// resolve and sanity-check before calling SyncObjects\nremoteCacheDir := \"\"\nfor _, f := range opts.ConfigurationFiles { /* or read your own flag */ }\nif remoteCacheDir == \"\" {\n\treturn errors.New(\"remote cache directory must be configured for GCS sync\")\n}","typeGuard":"func hasRemoteCacheDir(opts config.SkaffoldOptions) bool {\n\tdir, err := config.GetRemoteCacheDir(opts)\n\treturn err == nil && dir != \"\"\n}","tryCatchPattern":"localPath, err := gcs.SyncObjects(ctx, gcsInfo, opts)\nif err != nil {\n\tif strings.Contains(err.Error(), \"remote cache directory\") {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"set the remote cache dir option: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\treturn err\n}","preventionTips":["Always pass the remote-cache-dir option when using GSC remote cache features","Validate skaffold.yaml against your skaffold version's schema before running","Pin skaffold version in CI to avoid schema drift","Log config.GetRemoteCacheDir output in debug runs to confirm resolution"],"tags":["gcs","config","cache","skaffold","go"],"backgroundTag":"missing-config-value","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"}