Refuse a missing [nodes] directory with a clean message instead of the cargo metadata leak #245

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2026-07-12T17:58:54+02:00

Brummel commented

2026-07-12 17:58:54 +02:00

Friction (fieldtest cycle-241, 2026-07-12, engine at `72c0b8a`)

An Aura.toml [nodes] pointer at a missing directory refuses with the pointer context wrapping a raw toolchain error:

aura: node crate at `../nope` (from [nodes] in Aura.toml): cargo metadata failed: error: failed to load manifest ... (os error 2)

The pointer prefix (#241) is right; the inner cargo metadata + os error 2 tail is noise for what is simply a nonexistent directory. A pre-check on the pointer target (node crate directory does not exist (from [nodes] in Aura.toml)) would say exactly that; the cargo-metadata wrap stays for genuinely broken crates (dir exists, no cdylib manifest).

## Friction (fieldtest cycle-241, 2026-07-12, engine at 72c0b8a) An `Aura.toml` `[nodes]` pointer at a missing directory refuses with the pointer context wrapping a raw toolchain error: aura: node crate at `../nope` (from [nodes] in Aura.toml): cargo metadata failed: error: failed to load manifest ... (os error 2) The pointer prefix (#241) is right; the inner `cargo metadata` + `os error 2` tail is noise for what is simply a nonexistent directory. A pre-check on the pointer target (`node crate directory `<path>` does not exist (from [nodes] in Aura.toml)`) would say exactly that; the cargo-metadata wrap stays for genuinely broken crates (dir exists, no cdylib manifest).

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2026-07-12 20:18:17 +02:00

Add a wiring-only project tier: Aura.toml without a crate is the smallest project #241

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2026-07-12 22:20:41 +02:00

test(cli): RED — a missing [nodes] dir leaks the cargo metadata error (#245)

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fix(cli): a missing [nodes] directory refuses with a clean message

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