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Error message for unfound Drakefile is confusing #189

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dirtyvagabond opened this issue Jul 30, 2015 · 2 comments
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Error message for unfound Drakefile is confusing #189

dirtyvagabond opened this issue Jul 30, 2015 · 2 comments
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The "your workflow file wasn't found" message from Drake is somewhat confusing. E.g.:

java -cp :/home/daniel/.drakerc/jar/drake-1.0.1-standalone.jar drake.core drake: cannot find file or directory: /home/daniel/drake/bin/./Drakefile (use --help for documentation)

That's especially for a new user who just installed Drake. Suggestion from Alan: Something like: "drake: no Drakefile found (expected in ~/whatever)", or call it a "workflow file".

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from @mavericklou : I think "workflow file" is more friendly to new user.

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I am a new user to drake, and I also found this error message very confusing. I am having trouble finding out what exactly a drakefile is.

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