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Updated on 2024-10-10 GMT+08:00

Why Are the Required Project Files Not Found During Builds?

Symptoms

Build tools require specific build files to complete the build process. For example, a Maven build needs a pom.xml file. If these files are missing, the build will fail and display an error message stating that the xxx project cannot find the xxx file. The following table shows the common error messages.

Tool

Build File

Error Message

Maven

pom.xml

The goal you specified requires a project to execute but there is no POM in this directory (). Please verify you invoked Maven from the correct directory.

Ant

build.xml

Buildfile: build.xml does not exist!

npm

package.json

npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/package.json'

Yarn

package.json

error Couldn't find a package.json file in ""

Cause Analysis

The preceding errors may occur due to the following causes:

  • No build file exists in the code project directory.
  • The project directory is nested, and the required file is not present in the directory where the build commands are run.

Solution

  • Check whether the required build file is lost in the project.
  • Verify if the build file is located in the project's root directory or the specified path in the build commands. If necessary, use the cd command to navigate to the relevant subdirectory first.

    Example:

    cd demo-root/demo
    mvn package -Dmaven.test.failure.ignore=true