istio/istio · error

failed to create gateway: %v

Error message

failed to create gateway: %v

What it means

Error "failed to create gateway: %v" thrown in istio/istio.

Source

Thrown at istioctl/pkg/waypoint/waypoint.go:190

			}
			err = printWaypointStatus(w, kubeClient, filteredGws, ns)
			if err != nil {
				return fmt.Errorf("failed to print waypoint status: %v", err)
			}
			return w.Flush()
		},
	}

	waypointGenerateCmd := &cobra.Command{
		Use:   "generate",
		Short: "Generate a waypoint configuration",
		Long:  "Generate a waypoint configuration as YAML",
		Example: `  # Generate a waypoint as yaml
  istioctl waypoint generate --namespace default`,
		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
			gw, err := makeGateway(false)
			if err != nil {
				return fmt.Errorf("failed to create gateway: %v", err)
			}
			b, err := yaml.Marshal(gw)
			if err != nil {
				return err
			}
			// strip junk
			res := strings.ReplaceAll(string(b), `  creationTimestamp: null
`, "")
			res = strings.ReplaceAll(res, `status: {}
`, "")
			fmt.Fprint(cmd.OutOrStdout(), res)
			return nil
		},
	}
	waypointGenerateCmd.Flags().StringVar(&trafficType,
		"for",
		"",
		fmt.Sprintf("Specify the traffic type %s for the waypoint", sets.SortedList(validTrafficTypes)),

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at istioctl/pkg/waypoint/waypoint.go:190 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of istio/istio@8dc789c5cf (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/5b978feb0bd69ecc. Report an issue: GitHub.