denoland/deno · error

invalid --output: dylib path has no parent dir: {}

Error message

invalid --output: dylib path has no parent dir: {}

What it means

Error "invalid --output: dylib path has no parent dir: {}" thrown in denoland/deno.

Source

Thrown at cli/tools/desktop.rs:2979

    bail!(
      "invalid {kind} {name:?}: must match [A-Za-z0-9 ._-]+, but contains {c:?}",
    );
  }
  Ok(())
}

/// The pieces of `dylib_path` we feed into the bundlers, with proper
/// error messages instead of `unwrap` panics on degenerate inputs like
/// `--output /` or `--output .`.
struct DylibParts<'a> {
  parent: &'a Path,
  file_name: &'a std::ffi::OsStr,
  app_name: String,
}

fn dylib_parts(dylib_path: &Path) -> Result<DylibParts<'_>, AnyError> {
  let parent = dylib_path.parent().ok_or_else(|| {
    deno_core::anyhow::anyhow!(
      "invalid --output: dylib path has no parent dir: {}",
      dylib_path.display()
    )
  })?;
  let file_name = dylib_path.file_name().ok_or_else(|| {
    deno_core::anyhow::anyhow!(
      "invalid --output: dylib path has no file name: {}",
      dylib_path.display()
    )
  })?;
  let app_name = dylib_path
    .file_stem()
    .ok_or_else(|| {
      deno_core::anyhow::anyhow!(
        "invalid --output: dylib path has no file stem: {}",
        dylib_path.display()
      )
    })?

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/tools/desktop.rs:2979 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/8b95159b24cfd52a. Report an issue: GitHub.