yiisoft/yii2 · error · yii\console\Exception

Please specify 'baseUrl' for the '$name' target.

Error message

Please specify 'baseUrl' for the '$name' target.

What it means

Error "Please specify 'baseUrl' for the '$name' target." thrown in yiisoft/yii2.

Source

Thrown at framework/console/controllers/AssetController.php:326

                        $referenced[$bundle] = $name;
                    } else {
                        throw new Exception("Target '{$referenced[$bundle]}' and '$name' cannot contain the bundle '$bundle' at the same time.");
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        if (isset($all)) {
            $targets[$all]['depends'] = array_diff(array_keys($registered), array_keys($referenced));
        }

        // adjust the 'depends' order for each target according to the dependency order of bundles
        // create an AssetBundle object for each target
        foreach ($targets as $name => $target) {
            if (!isset($target['basePath'])) {
                throw new Exception("Please specify 'basePath' for the '$name' target.");
            }
            if (!isset($target['baseUrl'])) {
                throw new Exception("Please specify 'baseUrl' for the '$name' target.");
            }
            usort($target['depends'], function ($a, $b) use ($bundleOrders) {
                if ($bundleOrders[$a] == $bundleOrders[$b]) {
                    return 0;
                }

                return $bundleOrders[$a] > $bundleOrders[$b] ? 1 : -1;
            });
            if (!isset($target['class'])) {
                $target['class'] = $name;
            }
            $targets[$name] = Yii::createObject($target);
        }

        return $targets;
    }

    /**

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at framework/console/controllers/AssetController.php:326 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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