ruby/rubygems · error · RuntimeError

Cannot ask no? with a silent shell

Error message

Cannot ask no? with a silent shell

What it means

Error "Cannot ask no? with a silent shell" thrown in ruby/rubygems.

Source

Thrown at lib/bundler/ui/silent.rb:71

        false
      end

      def output_stream=(_symbol)
      end

      def output_stream
        nil
      end

      def ask(message)
      end

      def yes?(msg)
        raise "Cannot ask yes? with a silent shell"
      end

      def no?(msg)
        raise "Cannot ask no? with a silent shell"
      end

      def level=(name)
      end

      def level(name = nil)
      end

      def trace(message, newline = nil, force = false)
      end

      def silence
        yield
      end

      def progress
        yield
      end

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Solutions

1. Do not prompt when using a silent shell; pass explicit answers/flags instead of relying on no?

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/bundler/ui/silent.rb:71 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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