Kudu: Linux: Sync/deploy fails when PROJECT app setting is set

[jcorioland]

Hi,

When using the PROJECT variable in app settings in a Web App On Linux, I get the following error message during the deployment :

“Only paths relative to the repository root path are supported, path provided: '/home/site/repository/src/ShopFront' is not a child folder of '/home/site/repository'”

Repro steps:

• Fork https://github.com/jcorioland/MyShop-NodeJS
• Configure Github CI on the Web App on Linux
• Specify the "src/ShopFront" for the PROJECT application settings
• Ask for a new source control synchronization
• Go to the Kudu deployment logs to see the above message

Thanks

[nzthiago]

It seems that any value that gets entered in the PROJECT app setting will cause this issue on the Linux Web App. In my case our web app code is under a webapp folder and any value I use (like webapp, /webapp, and several other attempts) still shows the same error:
Only paths relative to the repository root path are supported, path provided: '/home/site/repository/home/site/repository/webapp' is not a child folder of '/home/site/repository'

@davidebbo any ideas?

[davidebbo]

Yes, I think @nickwalkmsft is aware of these Linux path handling issues.

[nickwalkmsft]

I changed the name on this issue to better reflect the overall problem.

Working on a fix.

[nickwalkmsft]

Getting a fix in for this specific issue, but I still have a todo item to scour the rest of the codebase looking for obvious path handling problems on Linux (hardcoded slashes, etc.).

I don't have an ETA for when this will be rolled out to production Linux apps.

@nzthiago, regarding exactly what the value of PROJECT should be, it should be as it is in @jcorioland's repro. It sounds like it would just be "webapp" in your case.

[fcatae]

I also ran into this issue: "Only paths relative to the repository root path are supported, path provided: '/home/site/repository/src/Arda.Main' is not a child folder of '/home/site/repository'". In my case, I have a repository with many projects, and the deployment option points to startup project.
Do we have any workaround?

[nickwalkmsft]

Hi @fcatae,

Only workaround at this point is not to use PROJECT. The next update of Kudu for App Service on Linux should include this fix.

[fcatae]

Thanks @nickwalkmsft

[nickwalkmsft]

Fix is live, PROJECT can now be used on App Service on Linux.