working tree has uncommitted changes; commit/stash them or r

Error message

working tree has uncommitted changes; commit/stash them or rerun with --stash

What it means

Error "working tree has uncommitted changes; commit/stash them or rerun with --stash" thrown in nikivdev/code.

Source

Thrown at src/fix.rs:250

    let root = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).trim().to_string();
    if root.is_empty() {
        bail!("failed to resolve git repository root");
    }
    Ok(std::path::PathBuf::from(root))
}

fn ensure_clean_or_stash(
    repo_root: &std::path::Path,
    allow_stash: bool,
    stashed: &mut bool,
) -> Result<()> {
    let status = git_output(repo_root, &["status", "--porcelain"])?;
    if status.trim().is_empty() {
        return Ok(());
    }

    if !allow_stash {
        bail!("working tree has uncommitted changes; commit/stash them or rerun with --stash");
    }

    println!("Stashing local changes...");
    git_status(
        repo_root,
        &["stash", "push", "-u", "-m", "f fix auto-stash"],
    )?;
    *stashed = true;
    Ok(())
}

fn ensure_has_parent_commit(repo_root: &std::path::Path) -> Result<()> {
    let output = Command::new("git")
        .args(["rev-parse", "HEAD~1"])
        .current_dir(repo_root)
        .output()
        .context("failed to check git history")?;
    if !output.status.success() {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/fix.rs:250 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of nikivdev/code@a747e741ae (2026-09-01). Data as JSON: /api/errors/7b4fbbaf438fa113. Report an issue: GitHub.