garrytan/gstack · error · Error

Cannot find server.ts. Set BROWSE_SERVER_SCRIPT env or run f

Error message

Cannot find server.ts. Set BROWSE_SERVER_SCRIPT env or run from the browse source tree.

What it means

Error "Cannot find server.ts. Set BROWSE_SERVER_SCRIPT env or run from the browse source tree." thrown in garrytan/gstack.

Source

Thrown at browse/src/cli.ts:53

  // Dev mode: cli.ts runs directly from browse/src
  // On macOS/Linux, import.meta.dir starts with /
  // On Windows, it starts with a drive letter (e.g., C:\...)
  if (!metaDir.includes('$bunfs')) {
    const direct = path.resolve(metaDir, 'server.ts');
    if (fs.existsSync(direct)) {
      return direct;
    }
  }

  // Compiled binary: derive the source tree from browse/dist/browse
  if (execPath) {
    const adjacent = path.resolve(path.dirname(execPath), '..', 'src', 'server.ts');
    if (fs.existsSync(adjacent)) {
      return adjacent;
    }
  }

  throw new Error(
    'Cannot find server.ts. Set BROWSE_SERVER_SCRIPT env or run from the browse source tree.'
  );
}

const SERVER_SCRIPT = resolveServerScript();

/**
 * On Windows, resolve the Node.js-compatible server bundle.
 * Falls back to null if not found (server will use Bun instead).
 */
export function resolveNodeServerScript(
  metaDir: string = import.meta.dir,
  execPath: string = process.execPath
): string | null {
  // Dev mode
  if (!metaDir.includes('$bunfs')) {
    const distScript = path.resolve(metaDir, '..', 'dist', 'server-node.mjs');
    if (fs.existsSync(distScript)) return distScript;

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at browse/src/cli.ts:53 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of garrytan/gstack@94993f7401 (2026-08-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/f2c04116bfc3634a. Report an issue: GitHub.