{"record":{"id":"d0f9a185020989cb","repo":"GoogleContainerTools/skaffold","slug":"generating-w","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"generating : %w","messagePattern":"generating : %w","errorType":"console","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"cmd/skaffold/app/cmd/generate_pipeline.go","lineNumber":49,"sourceCode":"var (\n\tconfigFiles []string\n)\n\nfunc NewCmdGeneratePipeline() *cobra.Command {\n\treturn NewCmd(\"generate-pipeline\").\n\t\tHidden().\n\t\tWithDescription(\"[ALPHA] Generate tekton pipeline from skaffold.yaml\").\n\t\tWithCommonFlags().\n\t\tWithFlags([]*Flag{\n\t\t\t{Value: &configFiles, Name: \"config-files\", DefValue: []string{}, Usage: \"Select additional files whose artifacts to use when generating pipeline.\"},\n\t\t}).\n\t\tNoArgs(doGeneratePipeline)\n}\n\nfunc doGeneratePipeline(ctx context.Context, out io.Writer) error {\n\treturn withRunner(ctx, out, func(r runner.Runner, configs []util.VersionedConfig) error {\n\t\tif err := r.GeneratePipeline(ctx, out, configs, configFiles, \"pipeline.yaml\"); err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"generating : %w\", err)\n\t\t}\n\t\toutput.Default.Fprintln(out, \"Pipeline config written to pipeline.yaml!\")\n\t\treturn nil\n\t})\n}\n","sourceCodeStart":31,"sourceCodeEnd":55,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/blob/a1189de023efc32d4b8e11f395acc678aa555011/cmd/skaffold/app/cmd/generate_pipeline.go#L31-L55","documentation":"`skaffold generate-pipeline` asks the runner to generate a CI pipeline file (pipeline.yaml) from the skaffold configs via `r.GeneratePipeline`. This wrapper propagates any error from that generation. It means the runner could not produce a valid pipeline config, often because the underlying skaffold configs failed to load, the configs are for an unsupported structure, or the runner itself failed to initialize.","triggerScenarios":"Running `skaffold generate-pipeline` where `r.GeneratePipeline(ctx, out, configs, configFiles, \"pipeline.yaml\")` fails — e.g. the skaffold.yaml(s) listed in --config could not be loaded into the runner, or pipeline generation doesn't support the config's contents.","commonSituations":"Legacy command used against configs with build/test/deploy sections it can't translate; config files missing or unparseable; running in environments where the runner factory fails (bad kubecontext config etc.).","solutions":["Confirm the skaffold config file(s) parse: run `skaffold diagnose -f <file>` to see load errors first.","Check the --config flag values point at valid skaffold.yaml files.","Since generate-pipeline is deprecated/limited, generate the CI config with your CI system's native tooling instead.","Update skaffold — newer versions removed unsupported generate-pipeline paths."],"exampleFix":"// before: command against a broken config\nskaffold generate-pipeline --config skaffold.yaml\n// after: validate the config first, fix errors, then retry\nskaffold diagnose -f skaffold.yaml\nskaffold generate-pipeline --config skaffold.yaml\n","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"// Validate the configs load cleanly before attempting generate-pipeline\nconst diag = execFileSync('skaffold', ['diagnose', '-f', 'skaffold.yaml'], {stdio: 'pipe'});\nif (diag.length && /error|invalid|failed/i.test(diag.toString())) throw new Error('skaffold.yaml has errors; generate-pipeline would fail');","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"try {\n  execFileSync('skaffold', ['generate-pipeline', '--config', 'skaffold.yaml']);\n} catch (e) {\n  const msg = e.stderr?.toString() ?? '';\n  if (msg.includes('generating')) {\n    console.error('Pipeline generation failed; validate configs with `skaffold diagnose` or use CI-native tooling.');\n  } else throw e;\n}","preventionTips":["Run `skaffold diagnose` on all configs before generating pipelines.","Treat generate-pipeline as legacy; prefer generating CI configs with your CI platform's tooling.","Keep skaffold.yaml free of experimental fields unsupported by pipeline generation.","Check runner prerequisites (kubeconfig, contexts) when the error mentions runner problems."],"tags":["skaffold","ci","pipeline","runner"],"backgroundTag":"pipeline-generation-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"}