[GRADLE-3406] Provide better error message when CopySpec has no destination directory Created: 22/Feb/16  Updated: 10/Feb/17  Resolved: 10/Feb/17

Status: Resolved
Project: Gradle
Affects Version/s: 2.11
Fix Version/s: None

Type: Bug
Reporter: Stefan Oehme (Inactive) Assignee: Unassigned
Resolution: Won't Fix Votes: 0


 Description   

See https://discuss.gradle.org/t/project-copy-within-dolast-throws-nullpointerexception/14683

When a copy spec does not have a destination dir, the user gets a cryptic NPE. We should fail fast and provide a meaningful error message, ideally including a little build script snippet of what the potential problem is.

 Comments   
Comment by Benjamin Muschko [ 15/Nov/16 ]

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Comment by Benjamin Muschko [ 10/Feb/17 ]

Thanks again for reporting this issue. We haven't heard back from you after our inquiry from November 15th. We are closing this issue now. Please create an issue on GitHub if you still feel passionate about getting it resolved.

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