Duplicate No error is displayed when build.json refers to a non-existent folder

[Naz]

Affected version

2.1

When a build.json includes a path to an additional file that doesn't exist, no error is shown and there's no kickback letting you know files are missing.

 

[Naz]

Actually, scratch that. I don't think it's anything to do with non-existent files as I just realised my files for this add-on are packed in to _files/ and I was looking in the wrong place.

Definitely something weird up though. I have a directory of images that should be included in the zip but when building but doesn't look to be the case: https://xenforo.com/community/threads/teamspeak-3-integration-paid.151047/post-1301672

 

[Chris D]

If you built the zip on Beta 1 or Beta 2 you may have been running into this:

Fixed - build.json no longer including root files

In one of my addons, this is my build.json: { "additional_files": [ "js/8wayrun/discord", "connected_discord.php" ] } Naturally, this includes my JS folder. It also includes a file in the XF root called connected_discord.php. However, in XF2.1, building the addon does...

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[Naz]

If you built the zip on Beta 1 or Beta 2 you may have been running into this:
https://xenforo.com/community/threads/build-json-no-longer-including-root-files.156861/

Was an additional change made? I applied the same fix beforehand with the same result.

 

[Chris D]

There were a few fixes in that rough area. Probably just easier to test if it now works as expected in Beta 4 and if it doesn't, open a new report