zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw · error · anyhow::Error

Command failed: {}

Error message

Command failed: {}

What it means

Error "Command failed: {}" thrown in zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw.

Source

Thrown at crates/zeroclaw-runtime/src/service/mod.rs:2089

        .join("zeroclaw.service"))
}

fn linux_systemd_unit_file(config: &Config) -> Result<PathBuf> {
    let home = directories::UserDirs::new()
        .map(|u| u.home_dir().to_path_buf())
        .context("Could not find home directory")?;
    Ok(home
        .join(".config")
        .join("systemd")
        .join("user")
        .join(linux_systemd_unit(config)))
}

fn run_checked(command: &mut Command) -> Result<()> {
    let output = command.output().context("Failed to spawn command")?;
    if !output.status.success() {
        let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
        anyhow::bail!("Command failed: {}", stderr.trim());
    }
    Ok(())
}

pub fn run_capture(command: &mut Command) -> Result<String> {
    let output = command.output().context("Failed to spawn command")?;
    let mut text = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).to_string();
    if text.trim().is_empty() {
        text = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr).to_string();
    }
    Ok(text)
}

pub fn xml_escape(raw: &str) -> String {
    raw.replace('&', "&amp;")
        .replace('<', "&lt;")
        .replace('>', "&gt;")
        .replace('"', "&quot;")

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Solutions

1. Inspect the command output in the error detail; fix the failing service command and retry.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/zeroclaw-runtime/src/service/mod.rs:2089 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw@88bb9c8533 (2026-08-23). Data as JSON: /api/errors/c1db80234df589f7. Report an issue: GitHub.