denoland/deno · error

failed to remove {}: {err}

Error message

failed to remove {}: {err}

What it means

Error "failed to remove {}: {err}" thrown in denoland/deno.

Source

Thrown at cli/tools/installer/local.rs:216

  flags: Arc<Flags>,
  ci_flags: CiFlags,
) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
  let factory = CliFactory::from_flags(flags.clone());
  if factory.maybe_lockfile().await?.is_none() {
    bail!(
      "deno ci requires a lockfile, but none was found.\n  hint: run `deno install` to create one."
    );
  }
  if let Some(node_modules_dir) = factory.node_modules_dir_path()?
    && node_modules_dir.exists()
  {
    log::info!(
      "{} {}",
      deno_terminal::colors::gray("Removing"),
      node_modules_dir.display()
    );
    std::fs::remove_dir_all(node_modules_dir).map_err(|err| {
      deno_core::anyhow::anyhow!(
        "failed to remove {}: {err}",
        node_modules_dir.display()
      )
    })?;
  }
  drop(factory);
  install_top_level(
    flags,
    InstallTopLevelFlags {
      lockfile_only: false,
      production: ci_flags.production,
      skip_types: ci_flags.skip_types,
    },
  )
  .await
}

/// `deno sync-types`: generate a tsconfig + type mappings so stock TypeScript

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/tools/installer/local.rs:216 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of denoland/deno@89f33cbef2 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/8e4e814495fc67b9. Report an issue: GitHub.