Where is the /dist directory after a Travis build?

Question

I am trying to deploy an AngularJS app onto a Divshot hosting through Travis CI.

This app contains a /dist directory which is:

• where the result of the Grunt build goes (as it does in local)
• .gitignored, therefore not pushed (Travis has to rebuild it)
• set as the Divshot app's root directory

Travis installs deps and runs the build nicely, thanks to this .travis.yml file:

language: node_js
node_js:
- '0.10'

install:
  - "npm install"
  - "gem install compass"
  - "bower install"

script:
  - "grunt build"

deploy:
  provider: divshot
  environment:
    master: development
  api_key:
    secure: ...
  skin_cleanup: true

But when it comes to the deployment, Travis says:

Error: Your app's root directory does not exists.

It's actually a message from divshot-cli because the /dist dir does not exist. I get the exact same message when I do a divshot push in local after having removed the /dist dir.

Here is a build which cannot deploy: https://travis-ci.org/damrem/anm-client/builds/35582994

How come the /dist dir does not exist on the Travis VM after install & building run OK?

Notes:

• I tried to replace the script step by a before_deploy step, but the problem remains (build #13).
• If I push a pre-existing /dist folder with an index.html in it, it deploys nicely (https://travis-ci.org/damrem/anm-client/builds/35583904)

Answer 1

It looks like this might be caused by a typo. At the bottom you have skin_cleanup: true when it should be skip_cleanup: true. If skip cleanup isn't turned on Travis will "reset" the code to the exact state of git checkout before running deploy.