{"record":{"id":"ab1545b106e22f55","repo":"GoogleContainerTools/skaffold","slug":"getting-tags-w","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"getting tags: %w","messagePattern":"getting tags: %w","errorType":"console","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"cmd/skaffold/app/cmd/diagnose.go","lineNumber":117,"sourceCode":"\t}\n\n\tout.Write(buf)\n\n\treturn nil\n}\n\nfunc printArtifactDiagnostics(ctx context.Context, out io.Writer, configs []schemaUtil.VersionedConfig) error {\n\trunCtx, err := getRunContext(ctx, opts, configs)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"getting run context: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\ttagger, err := tag.NewTaggerMux(runCtx)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"getting tagger: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\timageTags, err := deployutil.ImageTags(ctx, runCtx, tagger, out, runCtx.Artifacts())\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"getting tags: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\tfor _, c := range configs {\n\t\tconfig := c.(*latest.SkaffoldConfig)\n\t\tfmt.Fprintln(out, \"Skaffold version:\", version.Get().GitCommit)\n\t\tfmt.Fprintln(out, \"Configuration version:\", config.APIVersion)\n\t\tfmt.Fprintln(out, \"Number of artifacts:\", len(config.Build.Artifacts))\n\t\tif err := diagnose.CheckArtifacts(ctx, runCtx, imageTags, out); err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"running diagnostic on artifacts: %w\", err)\n\t\t}\n\n\t\toutput.Blue.Fprintln(out, \"\\nConfiguration\")\n\t}\n\treturn nil\n}\n","sourceCodeStart":99,"sourceCodeEnd":132,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/blob/a1189de023efc32d4b8e11f395acc678aa555011/cmd/skaffold/app/cmd/diagnose.go#L99-L132","documentation":"Wraps a deployutil.ImageTags failure in printArtifactDiagnostics during `skaffold diagnose`. ImageTags builds the tagger and tags every artifact (running the actual tag resolution, e.g. git describe or hashing build context); failure means tag resolution or artifact retrieval broke for at least one artifact.","triggerScenarios":"`skaffold diagnose` calls deployutil.ImageTags(ctx, runCtx, tagger, out, runCtx.Artifacts()) and it errors — gitCommit tagger outside a git repo / with no commits, custom tagger command failing, or an artifact with missing build context.","commonSituations":"Diagnosing a copied project directory without the .git history (gitCommit tagger fails); workspace field pointing to a nonexistent directory; custom tagger script not on PATH; artifact name not resolvable (invalid image name).","solutions":["Read the wrapped error; for gitCommit taggers run diagnose inside the full git clone (not an archive copy) with at least one commit","Fix the artifact's workspace path so the build context exists","Ensure custom tagger commands resolve on PATH and exit 0","Switch artifacts to a hash-based tagger (sha256) to avoid external dependencies"],"exampleFix":"# before: project copied without .git, gitCommit tagger fails\n# after\ngit init && git add -A && git commit -m init   # or copy with git history\nskaffold diagnose","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"# preconditions for gitCommit tagger and artifacts\ntest -d .git || echo \"not a git repo\"\ngit log --oneline -1 || echo \"no commits\"\ntest -d <workspace> || echo \"artifact workspace missing\"\ncommand -v <custom-tagger-cmd> >/dev/null || echo \"custom tagger not on PATH\"","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"if err := run(); err != nil {\n    if strings.Contains(err.Error(), \"getting tags:\") {\n        // underlying error names the failing artifact/tagger\n    }\n}","preventionTips":["Always clone projects with git history when using gitCommit tagger","Verify artifact workspace paths exist and are readable","Test custom tagger commands standalone before wiring into skaffold.yaml"],"tags":["skaffold","tagging","git"],"backgroundTag":"tag-resolution-failed","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"}