jordansissel/fpm · error · FPM::InvalidPackageConfiguration

Cannot chdir to '#{chdir}'. Does it exist?

Error message

Cannot chdir to '#{chdir}'. Does it exist?

What it means

Error "Cannot chdir to '#{chdir}'. Does it exist?" thrown in jordansissel/fpm.

Source

Thrown at lib/fpm/package/dir.rb:78

    if attributes[:prefix]
      destination = File.join(attributes[:prefix], destination)
    end

    destination = File.join(staging_path, destination)

    logger["method"] = "input"
    begin
      ::Dir.chdir(chdir) do
        begin
          clone(source, destination)
        rescue Errno::ENOENT => e
          raise FPM::InvalidPackageConfiguration,
            "Cannot package the path '#{File.join(chdir, source)}', does it exist?"
        end
      end
    rescue Errno::ENOENT => e
      raise FPM::InvalidPackageConfiguration,
        "Cannot chdir to '#{chdir}'. Does it exist?"
    end

    # Set some defaults. This is useful because other package types
    # can include license data from themselves (rpms, gems, etc),
    # but to make sure a simple dir -> rpm works without having
    # to specify a license.
    self.license ||= "unknown"
    self.vendor ||= [ENV["USER"], Socket.gethostname].join("@")
  ensure
    # Clean up any logger context we added.
    logger.remove("method")
  end # def input

  # Output this package to the given directory.
  def output(output_path)
    output_check(output_path)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/fpm/package/dir.rb:78 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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