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Problem

  • Starting bun from a directory that has been deleted prints the generic fallback instead of the hint that tells the user what to do:
    ENOENT: Bun could not find a file, and the code that produces this error is missing a better error.
    
  • crash_handler::handle_root_error (src/crash_handler/lib.rs) already has an arm for the error name CurrentWorkingDirectoryUnlinked that prints The current working directory was deleted, so that command didn't work. Please cd into a different directory and try again., but nothing produces that name, so the arm is dead code.
  • Cause: before the port, std.posix.getcwd mapped ENOENT to error.CurrentWorkingDirectoryUnlinked. The call sites that feed handle_root_error now use bun_sys::getcwd, whose error collapses to a bare SystemErrno::ENOENT, and bun_core's own getcwd returned Unexpected.
  • Repro (POSIX): mkdir /tmp/gone && cd /tmp/gone && rmdir /tmp/gone && bun install (or bun test, or a bun build --compile binary). bun run / bun -e are unaffected: they fall back to the executable's directory and boot.

Fix

  • bun_core::Error gains a CurrentWorkingDirectoryUnlinked variant; its name() is the string handle_root_error matches on.
  • bun_core's getcwd_len returns that variant when errno == ENOENT, making bun_core::getcwd the one producer of the name, as std.posix.getcwd was before.
  • The three getcwd calls whose failure propagates to handle_root_error now call bun_core::getcwd instead of bun_sys::getcwd: the --cwd base and the default cwd in Arguments::parse (CLI commands), and FileSystem::init in the resolver (compiled binaries). Every other bun_sys::getcwd caller is unchanged, and bun_sys::Error itself is untouched.
  • Verified by test/cli/run/run-crash-handler.test.ts (bun install and bun test from a deleted cwd print the hint; bun -e boots via the exe-dir fallback) and the existing compiled-binary case in test/bundler/bun-build-compile.test.ts, which now asserts the hint. With the four src/ files reverted to the merge base, the three hint assertions fail (generic ENOENT message); with them applied, all pass.

Background

  • handle_root_error is where an Err returned from bun's main ends up. It takes anything implementing ErrName and switches on the error's name string to pick a user-facing message, falling back to a generic one.
  • Each crate has its own thiserror enum with a Core(bun_core::Error) variant, and name() on a wrapper delegates to the inner error, so a bun_core variant returned at the bottom of the chain (bun_core::getcwd -> resolver -> bundler -> jsc -> runtime) surfaces its name unchanged at the top.
  • bun_core::getcwd and bun_sys::getcwd are two wrappers over the same libc call; the difference is the error type. bun_sys's returns the rich syscall error, which other callers want for JS-visible errors; bun_core's returns a bun_core::Error, which is what the startup paths need here.
Earlier shape of this PR

The first version added a bun_sys::Error::to_named_core_err() helper holding the (getcwd, ENOENT) mapping and consulted it from the From<bun_sys::Error> impls in bun_runtime and bun_resolver. 4c99108 replaced that with switching the three call sites to bun_core::getcwd, which keeps the mapping in one place and leaves bun_sys and the From impls as they were.

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Unix getcwd errors with ENOENT now use CurrentWorkingDirectoryUnlinked. Resolver and runtime conversions preserve this named error. Bundler and POSIX startup tests verify deleted-CWD messages and executable-directory fallback behavior.

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Deleted-CWD error handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Deleted-CWD error contract
src/bun_core/error.rs, src/bun_core/util.rs
Adds CurrentWorkingDirectoryUnlinked and maps Unix getcwd ENOENT failures to it.
Named error propagation
src/sys/Error.rs, src/resolver/error.rs, src/runtime/error.rs
Converts matching system errors into core errors while preserving the existing fallback for other errors.
Deleted-CWD behavior tests
test/bundler/bun-build-compile.test.ts, test/cli/run/run-crash-handler.test.ts
Checks the deleted-working-directory message for bundler, bun install, and bun test; checks that bun -e starts successfully.

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  • oven-sh/bun#38365: Both PRs modify cwd and error handling, but address different concerns.

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Found 1 issue this PR may fix:

  1. Bun Shell throws if current working directory is deleted #23589 - Bun Shell throws when the current working directory is deleted, which is exactly the getcwd ENOENT scenario this PR now handles with a proper error message

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Fixes #23589

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Consider making these tests concurrent.

The tests spawn subprocesses and use temp directories, so they should use test.concurrent per the guideline to prefer concurrent tests when spawning processes or doing file I/O.

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Option 1: Add .concurrent to existing tests

   for (const cmd of [
     ["-e", "console.log(1)"],
     ["run", "foo"],
   ]) {
-    test(`bun ${cmd[0]} prints the cwd-deleted hint`, async () => {
+    test.concurrent(`bun ${cmd[0]} prints the cwd-deleted hint`, async () => {

Option 2: Use test.concurrent.each (more idiomatic)

-  for (const cmd of [
-    ["-e", "console.log(1)"],
-    ["run", "foo"],
-  ]) {
-    test(`bun ${cmd[0]} prints the cwd-deleted hint`, async () => {
+  test.concurrent.each([
+    [["-e", "console.log(1)"]],
+    [["run", "foo"]],
+  ])(`bun %s prints the cwd-deleted hint`, async (cmd) => {
       using dir = tempDir("cwd-unlinked", {});
       const gone = String(dir);

       await using proc = Bun.spawn({
         cmd: [
           "/bin/sh",
           "-c",
           `cd "${gone}" && rmdir "${gone}" && exec "${bunExe()}" ${cmd.map(a => `'${a}'`).join(" ")}`,
         ],
         env: bunEnv,
         stdout: "pipe",
         stderr: "pipe",
       });
       const [stdout, stderr, exitCode] = await Promise.all([proc.stdout.text(), proc.stderr.text(), proc.exited]);

       expect({ stdout, stderr, exitCode }).toEqual({
         stdout: "",
         stderr: expect.stringContaining("The current working directory was deleted"),
         exitCode: 1,
       });
       expect(stderr).not.toContain("Bun could not find a file");
     });
-  }
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Updated 6:05 PM PT - Aug 14th, 2026

@dylan-conway, your commit 4c99108 is building: #96881

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LGTM — small, well-scoped error-name mapping that restores the Zig-era cwd-deleted hint, with tests.

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Overview

This PR restores the actionable "current working directory was deleted" message when bun starts in an unlinked cwd. It touches three Rust files and two test files:

  • src/sys/Error.rs: adds a single branch in to_zig_err() so Tag::getcwd + ENOENT returns the interned CurrentWorkingDirectoryUnlinked name.
  • src/sys/lib.rs: From<bun_sys::Error> for bun_core::Error now calls e.to_zig_err() instead of bun_core::Error::from_errno(e.errno as i32). Since to_zig_err()'s fallback is errno_to_err(self.errno)bun_core::Error::from_errno(errno as i32), this is behaviorally identical for every existing error and only adds the one new mapping.
  • src/bun_core/util.rs: getcwd() (which calls libc::getcwd directly and bypasses bun_sys::Error) now captures last_os_error() once, checks for ENOENT, and returns the named error; all other errnos go through the existing .into() path unchanged.
  • Tests: a new POSIX-only describe in run-crash-handler.test.ts exercises bun -e and bun run from a deleted cwd, and the existing compiled-binary deleted-cwd test in bun-build-compile.test.ts updates its stderr assertion from ENOENT to the human-readable hint.

I confirmed the consumer side matches: crash_handler::handle_root_error already has an arm comparing against bun_core::err!("CurrentWorkingDirectoryUnlinked") that prints exactly the string the tests assert on.

Security risks

None. This only refines which interned error name is produced for one (syscall, errno) pair on an error path that already terminates the process. No new I/O, no parsing, no auth/permissions/crypto, no user-controlled data flowing anywhere new.

Level of scrutiny

Low. This is an error-message/UX fix that re-establishes parity with the Zig stdlib's std.posix.getcwd ENOENT→error.CurrentWorkingDirectoryUnlinked mapping. The only change with broad reach — the From impl — is a pure refactor to call an existing helper whose fallback is byte-for-byte equivalent to the old body, so there's no collateral behavior change for other errnos or syscalls.

Other factors

The bug hunter found no issues. There are no outstanding human review comments. New tests directly cover the regression (asserting both that the hint appears and that the generic "Bun could not find a file" fallback does not), and an existing test was updated rather than left stale. The change is small, mechanical, and well-commented.

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LGTM — focused error-name mapping that restores the existing cwd-deleted hint, with tests.

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Overview

This PR restores the actionable "current working directory was deleted" message when bun starts from an unlinked cwd. It touches three Rust files (src/bun_core/util.rs, src/sys/Error.rs, src/sys/lib.rs) to map getcwd+ENOENT to the interned error name CurrentWorkingDirectoryUnlinked, which crash_handler::handle_root_error already matches on (verified at src/crash_handler/lib.rs:1341). The From<bun_sys::Error> impl now routes through to_zig_err(), whose fallthrough is identical to the old from_errno call, so non-getcwd errors are unaffected. Two test files are updated: an existing compiled-binary deleted-cwd assertion is tightened, and a new POSIX-only suite covers bun -e / bun run.

Security risks

None. This is purely an errno→error-name refinement on an existing failure path; no new inputs, no auth/crypto/permissions, no externally controllable data.

Level of scrutiny

Low. The change is small (~20 LOC of logic), mechanical, and mirrors the documented Zig stdlib behavior it was ported from. The target error name and consumer already exist in the codebase — this just wires up the producer that went missing during the Zig→Rust port. Worst-case regression would be a slightly different error string on a startup failure path that already exits 1.

Other factors

The bug-hunting system found no issues. Test coverage is solid: the new tests assert both the presence of the hint and the absence of the generic fallback, and the existing compile test was updated rather than left stale. No outstanding human review comments on the PR.

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LGTM — focused error-name mapping that restores the actionable deleted-cwd hint, with new test coverage and green CI.

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Overview

This PR wires up the CurrentWorkingDirectoryUnlinked named error so that crash_handler::handle_root_error (which already had a match arm for it at src/crash_handler/lib.rs:1364) can print the actionable "The current working directory was deleted..." hint instead of the generic ENOENT fallback. Three small Rust changes: bun_sys::Error::to_zig_err gains a Tag::getcwd && ENOENT special case; From<bun_sys::Error> for bun_core::Error routes through to_zig_err() so ? conversions pick it up; and bun_core::getcwd (which calls libc::getcwd directly) checks raw_os_error() == Some(ENOENT) and returns the named error. Two test files are updated — one existing assertion tightened, one new POSIX-only describe block added.

Security risks

None. This is purely error-name interning for diagnostic output. No auth, crypto, permissions, or input parsing is touched.

Level of scrutiny

Low. The From impl change looks broad at first glance but is behavior-preserving: to_zig_err() falls through to errno_to_err(self.errno)bun_core::Error::from_errno(errno as i32), which is exactly what the old From body did. The only new behavior is the single getcwd+ENOENT branch. The util.rs change captures last_os_error() once before checking, so there's no errno-clobbering risk.

Other factors

CI is green (Build #62662). The PR description has a clear repro, root-cause analysis, and before/after output. New tests cover both bun -e and bun run from a deleted cwd and assert both the presence of the hint and the absence of the generic fallback. The existing compiled-binary deleted-cwd test is updated to match the improved message. No outstanding reviewer comments.

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Status: approved by @dylan-conway; his 4c99108 moved the fix to the three getcwd call sites (bun_core::getcwd is now the only producer of CurrentWorkingDirectoryUnlinked), and the PR body now describes that shape. Verified 4c99108 locally since the commit deferred runtime checks to CI: bun install, bun test and the compiled-binary case all print the hint, and all three fail with the four src/ files reverted to the merge base. CI build #96881 so far is red only on test-http-chunk-problem.js, the same main-side break seen on #96795 (already reported for a fix on main); nothing in this PR's files has failed on any lane. Ready to merge once that clears.

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I didn't find any bugs, but this introduces a new cross-crate pattern (bun_sys::Error::to_named_core_err()) and touches the error-conversion path in four crates, so it's worth a maintainer confirming the layering is what they want.

What was reviewed:

  • Confirmed handle_root_error already has the b"CurrentWorkingDirectoryUnlinked" arm (crash_handler/lib.rs:1369) with the exact message the tests assert.
  • The bun_core::getcwd ENOENT check is inside the #[cfg(unix)] block; Windows is unaffected and E::ENOENT/Tag::getcwd exist on all targets so to_named_core_err() compiles everywhere.
  • Both updated From<bun_sys::Error> impls have a Core(bun_core::Error) variant to receive the mapped error; other crates' From impls (bundler, install, jsc, etc.) were left alone — none call getcwd on a path reaching handle_root_error.
  • New tests reuse the established cd && rmdir && exec pattern from the existing compiled-binary test; tempDir cleanup tolerates the already-removed directory.
Extended reasoning...

Overview

The PR restores the actionable "current working directory was deleted" hint that crash_handler::handle_root_error already knows how to print but that nothing in the Rust port was producing. It adds a CurrentWorkingDirectoryUnlinked variant to bun_core::Error, maps libc::getcwd ENOENT to it in bun_core::util::getcwd, adds a new bun_sys::Error::to_named_core_err() helper that maps (Tag::getcwd, ENOENT) → the named variant, and wires that helper into the From<bun_sys::Error> impls for bun_runtime::Error and bun_resolver::Error. Tests cover bun -e, bun run, and the compiled-binary startup path.

Security risks

None. This is purely error-message routing on a startup failure path; no auth, crypto, permissions, or untrusted-input parsing is touched.

Level of scrutiny

Medium. Each individual hunk is small and mechanically correct — I verified Tag::getcwd exists (sys/lib.rs:1385), crate::ffi::errno() returns c_int matching libc::ENOENT, the unix-only cfg gating in bun_core::getcwd, and that both target crates have a Core(#[from] bun_core::Error) arm. However, the change spans four crates' error types and introduces to_named_core_err() as a new extension point for syscall-aware errno→name mapping. That is a small design decision (why only these two From impls and not a shared conversion in From<bun_sys::Error> for SystemErrno, or uniformly across all ~13 From<bun_sys::Error> impls?) that a maintainer should ratify rather than a bot.

Other factors

The PR description is thorough and the fix is well-reasoned — it correctly identifies that bun_sys is the only layer where the syscall tag survives, so the mapping belongs there. Tests follow harness conventions (tempDir, bunEnv, concurrent pipe drains, combined-object assertion) and mirror the existing deleted-cwd test in bun-build-compile.test.ts. The negative assertion (not.toContain("Bun could not find a file")) guards against regressing to the generic fallback. CI is still building the latest push. Given the cross-crate error-plumbing shape and the new helper API, this falls just outside "simple and mechanical" for auto-approval.

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crash_handler::handle_root_error has an arm for the error name
"CurrentWorkingDirectoryUnlinked" (ported from Zig, whose std.posix.getcwd
mapped ENOENT to that named error), but nothing in the Rust port produced
it. Every crate's From<bun_sys::Error> flattens the error to a bare
SystemErrno, dropping the syscall tag, and bun_core's getcwd returned
Unexpected, so a deleted cwd fell through to the generic ENOENT/Unexpected
messages instead of the "cd into a different directory" hint.

Add a CurrentWorkingDirectoryUnlinked variant to bun_core::Error, return
it from bun_core's getcwd on ENOENT, and add
bun_sys::Error::to_named_core_err() holding the (getcwd, ENOENT) mapping
at the one layer that still has the syscall tag. The bun_runtime and
bun_resolver From<bun_sys::Error> impls consult it before collapsing to
Sys(errno); those are the two getcwd paths that reach handle_root_error
(CLI commands and compiled binaries respectively).

bun run / -e are not covered by the new tests because they now fall back
to the executable's directory when the cwd is gone and boot anyway; the
tests target install and test, which refuse to guess, plus the existing
compiled-binary case.

Co-authored-by: Ciro Spaciari <ciro.spaciari@gmail.com>
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@cirospaciari @Jarred-Sumner rebased: the branch is now one commit on top of current main (b6d64a8), replacing the merge commit. The tree is identical to where Ciro left it at 4a37cf0 (added him as co-author), so the review fixes are all still in. Re-ran the install / test / compiled-binary cases locally on current main: they fail without src/ and pass with it. CI is running.

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LGTM — small, well-scoped wiring of an existing crash-handler message arm.

What was reviewed

  • Confirmed handle_root_error in src/crash_handler/lib.rs:1285 already matches on b"CurrentWorkingDirectoryUnlinked"; the new bun_core::Error variant's name() returns exactly that string.
  • to_named_core_err() checks Tag::getcwd (which bun_sys::getcwd tags failures with on both POSIX and Windows) before the errno collapses in the two From<bun_sys::Error> impls that reach handle_root_error; other crates' impls are intentionally untouched per the PR description.
  • getcwd_len's ENOENT check is inside the #[cfg(unix)] block; Windows can't delete an in-use cwd so no equivalent is needed.
  • Tests drain stdout/stderr/exited concurrently, gate on isPosix, use tempDir/bunEnv/bunExe(), and the tightened compiled-binary assertion is strictly stronger than the old "ENOENT" substring.
Extended reasoning...

Overview

This PR maps getcwd failures with ENOENT to a named CurrentWorkingDirectoryUnlinked error so that crash_handler::handle_root_error's pre-existing arm for that name (src/crash_handler/lib.rs:1285) actually fires, replacing the generic "Bun could not find a file" fallback with the specific hint. Five source files change: a new variant on bun_core::Error (+ its name() arm), an ENOENT check in bun_core::getcwd_len, a 6-line to_named_core_err() helper on bun_sys::Error, and two 3-line insertions in the From<bun_sys::Error> impls of bun_runtime and bun_resolver. Two test files add three POSIX-gated subprocess tests and tighten one existing assertion.

Security risks

None. This is an error-message routing change: it converts one error variant into another before it reaches the top-level error printer. No new syscalls, no user input parsing, no auth/crypto/permission surface.

Level of scrutiny

Low-to-medium. The change is additive and narrowly scoped — the only behavioral difference is which message string prints when getcwd fails with ENOENT, a case that previously printed a generic fallback. The two From impls now consult to_named_core_err() first and fall through to the existing Self::Sys(e.into()) on None, so every other errno/syscall path is byte-identical. Tag::getcwd is defined in src/sys/lib.rs and is what both the POSIX and Windows bun_sys::getcwd wrappers already use to tag failures.

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  • A maintainer (cirospaciari) has been hands-on with this PR: they authored the review-fix commits (stderr draining, comment trimming) and resolved all inline threads; Jarred-Sumner also engaged. All bot/reviewer threads are marked resolved.
  • Test coverage is solid: bun install / bun test from a deleted cwd assert the hint text and explicitly not.toContain the old generic message; the compiled-binary case in bun-build-compile.test.ts was tightened from toContain("ENOENT") to the specific hint (strictly stronger, so it can't have passed before the fix); a third test locks in that bun -e boots via the exe-dir fallback with empty stderr and exit 0.
  • The one CI failure noted in the thread (test-worker-message-port-transfer-terminate.js SIGABRT on x64-asan) is a known worker-teardown flake unrelated to error-message routing; the branch has since been rebased onto main which includes the worker-teardown fixes from #38457.

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LGTM — small, focused error-mapping change that wires up the existing CurrentWorkingDirectoryUnlinked arm in handle_root_error.

What was reviewed:

  • Verified crash_handler/lib.rs:1285 already matches on b"CurrentWorkingDirectoryUnlinked"; this PR just makes something produce that name.
  • Confirmed Tag::getcwd exists and bun_sys::getcwd tags its errors with it, so to_named_core_err() matches; the bun_core::getcwd_len ENOENT check is #[cfg(unix)]-gated (Windows can't remove a live cwd).
  • Tests are POSIX-gated, use tempDir, drain both pipes concurrently, and assert the specific hint text plus the negative ("Bun could not find a file" absent). All prior review threads (comment-cop, CodeRabbit stderr-drain) are resolved in the current diff.
Extended reasoning...

Overview

This PR maps getcwd failing with ENOENT (cwd deleted out from under the process) to a named CurrentWorkingDirectoryUnlinked error so crash_handler::handle_root_error can print its existing user-facing hint instead of the generic ENOENT fallback. Touches five source files with ~20 net lines: a new bun_core::Error variant + name() arm, a 2-line ENOENT check in bun_core::getcwd_len, a 5-line to_named_core_err() helper on bun_sys::Error, and two 3-line insertions in the From<bun_sys::Error> impls for bun_runtime and bun_resolver. Tests add a POSIX-only describe block to run-crash-handler.test.ts (three subprocess tests) and tighten one assertion in the existing compiled-binary-in-deleted-cwd test in bun-build-compile.test.ts.

Security risks

None. This is purely error-message routing on an already-failing path (getcwd returned null with ENOENT). No new syscalls, no user input parsing, no auth/crypto/permissions. The change only affects which static string gets printed before the process exits 1.

Level of scrutiny

Low. The change is mechanical error plumbing that activates a pre-existing dead code arm in the crash handler. I verified: (1) the target arm at src/crash_handler/lib.rs:1285 matches on the exact byte string the new variant's name() returns; (2) Tag::getcwd exists and is what bun_sys::getcwd uses when constructing its error, so the (Tag::getcwd, ENOENT) match in to_named_core_err() is reachable; (3) the bun_core::getcwd_len change is inside the #[cfg(unix)] block so it doesn't affect the Windows path (where the scenario is unreachable anyway).

Other factors

The PR has been actively shepherded by two maintainers through rebase/conflict resolution. All three prior review threads (two comment-cop flags on a long doc comment, one CodeRabbit note on undrained stderr) are marked resolved and the current diff reflects the fixes: to_named_core_err has no doc comment, and all three new tests drain stdout+stderr+exited concurrently via Promise.all. Tests follow harness conventions (tempDir, bunEnv, bunExe(), combined-object assertion for the hint tests, test.concurrent for independent subprocess spawns, POSIX-gated with a one-line reason). The tightened bun-build-compile.test.ts assertion (ENOENT → "The current working directory was deleted") strengthens rather than weakens an existing test. The PR body documents that all three hint assertions fail on main and pass with the change.

Drop the (getcwd, ENOENT) mapping from bun_sys::Error and the
From<bun_sys::Error> hooks in bun_runtime/bun_resolver. Instead, the three
call sites that propagate a failed getcwd to handle_root_error
(Arguments.rs --cwd base, Arguments.rs default cwd, FileSystem::init) call
bun_core::getcwd, which is the only function that maps ENOENT to
CurrentWorkingDirectoryUnlinked. This matches where the error originated
before the port (std.posix.getcwd only; bun.sys.getcwd never produced it)
and keeps every other bun_sys::getcwd caller's error unchanged.

No-Verification-Needed: compile-checked locally, runtime tests deferred to CI
@dylan-conway dylan-conway changed the title sys: map getcwd ENOENT to CurrentWorkingDirectoryUnlinked getcwd: report CurrentWorkingDirectoryUnlinked from a deleted cwd again Aug 15, 2026
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@dylan-conway thanks, the call-site version is nicer. Since 4c99108 deferred the runtime checks to CI and CI keeps getting superseded, I ran them here against a build of 4c99108: bun install and bun test from a deleted cwd print the hint, the compiled-binary case (which goes through the FileSystem::init change) prints it too, and bun -e still boots via the exe-dir fallback. With the four src/ files reverted to the merge base the three hint assertions fail with the generic ENOENT message, so the tests are pinned to the change as it now stands. PR description updated to describe this shape. Build #96881 is red only on test-http-chunk-problem.js, which is the same main-side failure as on #96795 and is already reported.

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LGTM — the inline nit about bun install --cwd . is a narrow same-class sibling (deleted cwd + explicit relative --cwd to a package-manager subcommand) that's no worse than main; fine to fold in or defer.

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Overview

Restores the CurrentWorkingDirectoryUnlinked error name that the Zig→Rust port lost: adds the variant to bun_core::Error, maps ENOENT inside the #[cfg(unix)] branch of bun_core::getcwd_len, and switches three call sites (Arguments::parse --cwd base + default cwd, and FileSystem::init in the resolver) from bun_sys::getcwd back to bun_core::getcwd so the named error reaches crash_handler::handle_root_error's existing arm. Tests cover bun install, bun test, and a compiled binary from a deleted cwd, plus a negative check that bun -e boots via the exe-dir fallback.

Security risks

None. This changes only which error-name string surfaces for a startup failure; no untrusted input parsing, no auth/crypto, no new syscalls.

Level of scrutiny

Low-medium. Small mechanical restoration of pre-port behavior against an already-existing handle_root_error arm. Verified the ENOENT mapping sits inside #[cfg(unix)] (Windows can't remove a process's cwd, and the tests are correctly isPosix-gated). The three converted sites match the PR's claim of pre-port bun.getcwd callers; the bun install test case works via FileSystem::init(None) even though USES_GLOBAL_OPTIONS[InstallCommand] is false.

Other factors

The one inline nit — src/install/PackageManager/CommandLineArguments.rs:1554 still uses bun_sys::getcwd for --cwd . — is real but doesn't regress anything (that path prints the same generic ENOENT it does on main), and the trigger is narrow. All prior review threads (comment-cop on src/sys/Error.rs, CodeRabbit stderr drain) are resolved; the final head dropped to_named_core_err entirely so src/sys/Error.rs is no longer in the diff. Tests follow harness conventions: tempDir, bunEnv, concurrent pipe drain, combined-object assertion, and a negative not.toContain("Bun could not find a file") guard against the old fallback.

} else {
let len = bun_sys::getcwd(&mut *outbuf)?;
&outbuf[..len]
bun_core::getcwd(&mut outbuf)?.as_bytes()

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🟡 The PR description says "Every other bun_sys::getcwd caller handles its error locally," but bun_install's own --cwd parser at src/install/PackageManager/CommandLineArguments.rs:1554 still calls bun_sys::getcwd(&mut buf[..])? and propagates ENOENT to handle_root_error — package-manager commands skip arguments::parse because USES_GLOBAL_OPTIONS[InstallCommand] is false. It's the structural twin of the --cwd site fixed here, so bun install --cwd . from a deleted directory still prints the generic "Bun could not find a file" fallback; switching that call to bun_core::getcwd would close the class.

Extended reasoning...

What the bug is

The PR converts three bun_sys::getcwd call sites to bun_core::getcwd so that a deleted cwd surfaces CurrentWorkingDirectoryUnlinked at handle_root_error and prints the actionable "The current working directory was deleted…" hint. The PR description justifies stopping at three sites with: "Every other bun_sys::getcwd caller handles its error locally and is unchanged." That claim is incorrect for the package-manager --cwd parser, which still propagates a bare ENOENT all the way to handle_root_error and hits the generic fallback this PR set out to eliminate.

The specific code path

Package-manager subcommands (install, add, remove, update, link, pm, …) do not go through the modified arguments::parse in src/runtime/cli/Arguments.rs. USES_GLOBAL_OPTIONS[Tag::InstallCommand] is false (src/options_types/command_tag.rs:266), so create_context_data() at src/runtime/cli/mod.rs:1136 skips arguments::parse entirely for the whole family. Instead these commands parse --cwd inside bun_install::CommandLineArguments::parse:

// src/install/PackageManager/CommandLineArguments.rs:1549-1555
if let Some(cwd_) = args.option(b"--cwd") {
    let mut buf = PathBuffer::uninit();
    let mut buf2 = PathBuffer::uninit();
    let final_path: &mut bun_core::ZStr = if !cwd_.is_empty() && cwd_[0] == b'.' {
        let cwd_len = bun_sys::getcwd(&mut buf[..])?;   // ← still bun_sys, propagates via ?

Why the existing changes don't cover it

  • The Arguments.rs:837 conversion never runs for install-family commands (gated out by USES_GLOBAL_OPTIONS).
  • The resolver/lib.rs conversion (FileSystem::init(None)) is reached later, inside PackageManager::init (src/install/PackageManager.rs:1498), but the --cwd . branch fails before PackageManager::init is called — so the resolver-side fix never fires on this path.
  • The final diff no longer touches src/sys/Error.rs (commit 4c99108 "Produce CurrentWorkingDirectoryUnlinked only from bun_core::getcwd" removed the cross-cutting to_named_core_err approach), so bun_sys::getcwd still surfaces a bare errno.

Step-by-step proof

  1. mkdir /tmp/gone && cd /tmp/gone && rmdir /tmp/gone && bun install --cwd .
  2. USES_GLOBAL_OPTIONS[InstallCommand] == falsecreate_context_data skips arguments::parse; dispatch calls install()bun_install::CommandLineArguments::parse.
  3. --cwd is ".", so cwd_[0] == b'.' → line 1554 calls bun_sys::getcwd(&mut buf[..]), which fails with errno == ENOENT.
  4. ? converts via From<bun_sys::Error> for bun_install::Error (src/install/error.rs:405-408) → bun_install::Error::Sys(SystemErrno::ENOENT).
  5. InstallCommand::handle_error (src/runtime/cli/install_command.rs:29-44) matches only InstallFailed/InvalidPackageJSON, so the error propagates as bun_runtime::Error::Install(...)mainhandle_root_error.
  6. name() chain: runtime::Error::Install(e).name()install::Error::Sys(e).name() (src/install/error.rs:381) → <&str>::from(SystemErrno::ENOENT)"ENOENT".
  7. handle_root_error matches the b"ENOENT" arm at src/crash_handler/lib.rs:1423 and prints:
    ENOENT: Bun could not find a file, and the code that produces this error is missing a better error.
    
    — the exact generic fallback this PR targets, not the CurrentWorkingDirectoryUnlinked hint.

Impact

Low. The trigger requires the combination of (a) a deleted cwd and (b) an explicit relative --cwd argument to a package-manager subcommand. No crash or incorrect behavior; the user just gets the unhelpful message instead of the hint. But per REVIEW.md ("Fix the whole class in the same PR — same-class sites are ONE concern, not scope creep"), this is a same-class sibling of the three converted sites: it resolves a relative --cwd against getcwd() and propagates the failure to handle_root_error, exactly like the Arguments.rs:837 twin. And the "intentionally excluded" rationale in the PR description is factually wrong for this site — it does not handle its error locally.

Fix

One-line: switch src/install/PackageManager/CommandLineArguments.rs:1554 from bun_sys::getcwd to bun_core::getcwd, matching the pattern applied at Arguments.rs:837:

let cwd = bun_core::getcwd(&mut buf)?.as_bytes();

(and either update the PR description's exclusion claim, or drop it).

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