lerna/lerna · error · ValidationError

ECHANGES

ECHANGES

Error message

Local repository has un-committed changes

What it means

Error "Local repository has un-committed changes" thrown in lerna/lerna.

Source

Thrown at libs/commands/import/src/index.ts:131

    //   "--reverse",
    //   "HEAD",
    // ]).split("\n");

    if (!this.commits.length) {
      throw new ValidationError("NOCOMMITS", `No git commits to import at "${inputPath}"`);
    }

    if (this.options.preserveCommit) {
      // Back these up since they'll change for each commit
      this.origGitEmail = this.execSync("git", ["config", "user.email"]);
      this.origGitName = this.execSync("git", ["config", "user.name"]);
    }

    // Stash the repo's pre-import head away in case something goes wrong.
    this.preImportHead = this.getCurrentSHA();

    if (this.execSync("git", ["diff-index", "HEAD"])) {
      throw new ValidationError("ECHANGES", "Local repository has un-committed changes");
    }

    this.logger.info(
      "",
      `About to import ${this.commits.length} commits from ${inputPath} into ${targetDir}`
    );

    if (this.options.yes) {
      return true;
    }

    return promptConfirmation("Are you sure you want to import these commits onto the current branch?");
  }

  getPackageDirectories() {
    return this.project.packageConfigs.filter((p) => p.endsWith("*")).map((p) => path.dirname(p));
  }

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at libs/commands/import/src/index.ts:131 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of lerna/lerna@35d15a1567 (2026-08-27). Data as JSON: /api/errors/48a17e05f8828ac5. Report an issue: GitHub.