clockworklabs/SpacetimeDB · error · anyhow::Error

Built project successfully but couldn't find the output file

Error message

Built project successfully but couldn't find the output file.

What it means

Error "Built project successfully but couldn't find the output file." thrown in clockworklabs/SpacetimeDB.

Source

Thrown at crates/cli/src/tasks/csharp.rs:501

                    for entry in entries.flatten() {
                        let path = entry.path();
                        let name = path.file_name().unwrap_or_default().to_string_lossy();
                        eprintln!(
                            "{}{}{}",
                            "  ".repeat(depth + 1),
                            name,
                            if path.is_dir() { "/" } else { "" }
                        );
                        if path.is_dir() {
                            list_recursive(&path, depth + 1);
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            list_recursive(&bin_dir, 0);
        }
    }
    anyhow::bail!("Built project successfully but couldn't find the output file.");
}

pub(crate) fn dotnet_format(project_dir: &Path, files: impl IntoIterator<Item = PathBuf>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
    let cwd = std::env::current_dir().expect("Failed to retrieve current directory");
    duct::cmd(
        "dotnet",
        itertools::chain(
            [
                "format",
                // We can't guarantee that the output lives inside a valid project or solution,
                // so to avoid crash we need to use the `dotnet whitespace --folder` mode instead
                // of a full style-aware formatter. Still better than nothing though.
                "whitespace",
                "--folder",
                project_dir.to_str().unwrap(),
                // Our files are marked with <auto-generated /> and will be skipped without this option.
                "--include-generated",
                "--include",

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/cli/src/tasks/csharp.rs:501 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of clockworklabs/SpacetimeDB@524b4487d9 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/238c3be4c26cb7e5. Report an issue: GitHub.