Warning: Path Validation Error: Path(s) specified in the action for caching do(es) not exist, hence

robabbott · March 25, 2024, 6:48pm

my GitHub action.yml contains https://github.com/wegmans/actions/blob/main/sonarqube/dotnet/begin/action.yml

    - name: Cache SonarQube packages
      uses: actions/cache@v3
      with:
        path: ~/.sonar/cache
        key: ${{ runner.os }}-sonar
        restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-sonar

Post Run sonarqube/dotnet/begin@v1
Is throwing this error
Warning: Path Validation Error: Path(s) specified in the action for caching do(es) not exist, hence no cache is being saved.

I have tried
path: ~/.sonar/cache
path: ~/sonar/cache
path: ./.sonar/cache

ganncamp · March 26, 2024, 3:06pm

Hi,

Welcome to the community!

Can you share your full pipeline and your analysis log?

The analysis / scanner log is what’s output from the analysis command. Hopefully, the log you provide - redacted as necessary - will include that command as well.

This guide will help you find them.

Ann

robabbott · March 28, 2024, 1:52pm

This is our shared github action and an example of it getting called

Log
Post Run wegmans/actions/sonarqube/dotnet/begin@v1
Post job cleanup.
Post job cleanup.
Cache hit occurred on the primary key Linux-sonar-scanner, not saving cache.
Post job cleanup.
Warning: Path Validation Error: Path(s) specified in the action for caching do(es) not exist, hence no cache is being saved.
Post job cleanup.

I think its this line in build.yml is the issue but Ive tried everything
path: ~/.sonar/cache

sq.zip (4.9 KB)

robabbott · March 28, 2024, 2:04pm

Run wegmans/actions/sonarqube/dotnet/begin@v1
  with:
    sonar_project_key: enterprise-library
    sonar_token: ***
    sonar_args: /d:sonar.cs.opencover.reportsPaths="**/*.opencover.xml"
    github_token: ***
    sonar_host_url: https://sonarqube.wegmans.dev
    working-directory: /home/runner/work/enterprise-library/enterprise-library
  env:
    DOTNET_NOLOGO: true
    DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: true
    DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE: true
    NUGET_PACKAGES: /home/runner/work/enterprise-library/enterprise-library/.nuget/packages
    VersionPrefix: 8.1.14
    VersionSuffix: pr424.692.0
    DOTNET_ROOT: /usr/share/dotnet
    NUGET: /opt/hostedtoolcache/nuget.exe/6.9.1/x64/nuget.exe
Run actions/setup-java@v3
  with:
    java-version: 17
    distribution: zulu
    java-package: jdk
    check-latest: false
    server-id: github
    server-username: GITHUB_ACTOR
    server-password: GITHUB_TOKEN
    overwrite-settings: true
    job-status: success
    token: ***
  env:
    DOTNET_NOLOGO: true
    DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: true
    DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE: true
    NUGET_PACKAGES: /home/runner/work/enterprise-library/enterprise-library/.nuget/packages
    VersionPrefix: 8.1.14
    VersionSuffix: pr424.692.0
    DOTNET_ROOT: /usr/share/dotnet
    NUGET: /opt/hostedtoolcache/nuget.exe/6.9.1/x64/nuget.exe
Installed distributions
  Trying to resolve the latest version from remote
  Resolved latest version as 17.0.10+7
  Trying to download...
  Downloading Java 17.0.10+7 (Zulu) from https://cdn.azul.com/zulu/bin/zulu17.48.15-ca-crac-jdk17.0.10-linux_x64.tar.gz ...
  Extracting Java archive...
  /usr/bin/tar xz --warning=no-unknown-keyword -C /home/runner/work/_temp/2623509e-c2bd-4ab3-ae02-aed25691de73 -f /home/runner/work/_temp/2f12651a-56c5-4652-9638-86977e4672f7
  Java 17.0.10+7 was downloaded
  Setting Java 17.0.10+7 as the default
  Creating toolchains.xml for JDK version 17 from zulu
  Writing to /home/runner/.m2/toolchains.xml
  
  Java configuration:
    Distribution: zulu
    Version: 17.0.10+7
    Path: /opt/hostedtoolcache/Java_Zulu_jdk/17.0.10-7/x64
  
Creating settings.xml with server-id: github
Writing to /home/runner/.m2/settings.xml
Run actions/cache@v3
  with:
    path: ./.sonar/cache
    key: Linux-sonar
    restore-keys: Linux-sonar
    enableCrossOsArchive: false
    fail-on-cache-miss: false
    lookup-only: false
  env:
    DOTNET_NOLOGO: true
    DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: true
    DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE: true
    NUGET_PACKAGES: /home/runner/work/enterprise-library/enterprise-library/.nuget/packages
    VersionPrefix: 8.1.14
    VersionSuffix: pr424.692.0
    DOTNET_ROOT: /usr/share/dotnet
    NUGET: /opt/hostedtoolcache/nuget.exe/6.9.1/x64/nuget.exe
    JAVA_HOME: /opt/hostedtoolcache/Java_Zulu_jdk/17.0.10-7/x64
    JAVA_HOME_17_X64: /opt/hostedtoolcache/Java_Zulu_jdk/17.0.10-7/x64
Cache not found for input keys: Linux-sonar, Linux-sonar
Run actions/cache@v3
  with:
    path: ./.sonar/scanner
    key: Linux-sonar-scanner
    restore-keys: Linux-sonar-scanner
    enableCrossOsArchive: false
    fail-on-cache-miss: false
    lookup-only: false
  env:
    DOTNET_NOLOGO: true
    DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: true
    DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE: true
    NUGET_PACKAGES: /home/runner/work/enterprise-library/enterprise-library/.nuget/packages
    VersionPrefix: 8.1.14
    VersionSuffix: pr424.692.0
    DOTNET_ROOT: /usr/share/dotnet
    NUGET: /opt/hostedtoolcache/nuget.exe/6.9.1/x64/nuget.exe
    JAVA_HOME: /opt/hostedtoolcache/Java_Zulu_jdk/17.0.10-7/x64
    JAVA_HOME_17_X64: /opt/hostedtoolcache/Java_Zulu_jdk/17.0.10-7/x64
Cache Size: ~6 MB (6082784 B)
/usr/bin/tar -xf /home/runner/work/_temp/4ba2c309-535f-4547-bb31-d70106ad3c37/cache.tzst -P -C /home/runner/work/enterprise-library/enterprise-library --use-compress-program unzstd
Cache restored successfully
Cache restored from key: Linux-sonar-scanner
Run /home/runner/work/enterprise-library/enterprise-library/.sonar/scanner/dotnet-sonarscanner begin /k:"enterprise-library" /d:sonar.token="***" /d:sonar.host.url="https://sonarqube.wegmans.dev" /d:sonar.cs.opencover.reportsPaths="**/*.opencover.xml"
  /home/runner/work/enterprise-library/enterprise-library/.sonar/scanner/dotnet-sonarscanner begin /k:"enterprise-library" /d:sonar.token="***" /d:sonar.host.url="https://sonarqube.wegmans.dev" /d:sonar.cs.opencover.reportsPaths="**/*.opencover.xml"
  shell: /usr/bin/pwsh -command ". '{0}'"
  env:
    DOTNET_NOLOGO: true
    DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: true
    DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE: true
    NUGET_PACKAGES: /home/runner/work/enterprise-library/enterprise-library/.nuget/packages
    VersionPrefix: 8.1.14
    VersionSuffix: pr424.692.0
    DOTNET_ROOT: /usr/share/dotnet
    NUGET: /opt/hostedtoolcache/nuget.exe/6.9.1/x64/nuget.exe
    JAVA_HOME: /opt/hostedtoolcache/Java_Zulu_jdk/17.0.10-7/x64
    JAVA_HOME_17_X64: /opt/hostedtoolcache/Java_Zulu_jdk/17.0.10-7/x64
    GITHUB_TOKEN: ***
SonarScanner for MSBuild 5.14
Using the .NET Core version of the Scanner for MSBuild
Pre-processing started.
Preparing working directories...
19:10:58.865  Updating build integration targets...
19:10:59.209  Fetching analysis configuration settings...
19:10:59.509  Provisioning analyzer assemblies for cs...
19:10:59.509  Installing required Roslyn analyzers...
19:10:59.51  Processing plugin: csharp version 9.13.0.79967
19:10:59.657  Processing plugin: vbnet version 9.13.0.79967
19:10:59.707  Processing plugin: securitycsharpfrontend version 10.3.0.27281
19:10:59.88  Provisioning analyzer assemblies for vbnet...
19:10:59.88  Installing required Roslyn analyzers...
19:10:59.88  Processing plugin: csharp version 9.13.0.79967
19:10:59.881  Processing plugin: vbnet version 9.13.0.79967
19:10:59.885  Incremental PR analysis: Automatically detected base branch 'main' from CI Provider 'GitHub Actions'.
19:10:59.885  Downloading cache. Project key: enterprise-library, branch: main.
19:10:59.937  Incremental PR analysis: 857 files out of 859 are unchanged.
19:10:59.96  Pre-processing succeeded.

ganncamp · March 28, 2024, 3:52pm

Hi,

That’s the begin step log. What we need comes after that.

Share the Scanner for .NET verbose logs

Add /d:"sonar.verbose=true" to the…
- SonarScanner.MSBuild.exe or dotnet sonarscanner begin command to get more detailed logs
  - For example: SonarScanner.MSBuild.exe begin /k:"MyProject" /d:"sonar.verbose=true"
- “SonarQubePrepare” or “SonarCloudPrepare” task’s extraProperties argument if you are using Azure DevOps
  - For example:
```
- task: SonarCloudPrepare@1
    inputs:
      SonarCloud: 'sonarcloud'
      organization: 'foo'
      scannerMode: 'MSBuild'
      projectKey: 'foo_sonar-scanning-someconsoleapp'
      projectName: 'sonar-scanning-someconsoleapp'
      extraProperties: |
        sonar.verbose=true
```
The important logs are in the END step (i.e. SonarQubeAnalyze / SonarCloudAnalyze / “Run Code Analysis”)

Share the msbuild detailed logs

MsBuild.exe /t:Rebuild /v:d

or

dotnet build -v:d

Ann

robabbott · April 1, 2024, 8:33pm

Here is our GitHub Actions with your verbose parm and all sq logs
sq.log (194.6 KB)

ganncamp · April 2, 2024, 2:12pm

Hi,

Thanks for the log.

In the analysis portion of the log, I see this:

INFO: User cache: /home/runner/.sonar/cache

So it looks like that caching is happening automatically.

You’ve specified

path: ~/.sonar/cache

So I suppose ~ isn’t /home/runner but some other user’s home directory.

Does this help?

Ann

robabbott · April 3, 2024, 12:24pm

“automatically” means I dont need this block or I should change the path to /home/runner/.sonar/cache ??

- name: Cache SonarQube packages
  uses: actions/cache@v3
  with:
    path: ~/.sonar/cache
    key: ${{ runner.os }}-sonar
    restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-sonar

Thank You,
Rob

robabbott · April 3, 2024, 12:26pm

Is this in part because we are calling a shared github action in a different repo instead of an action in our own repo?

ganncamp · April 3, 2024, 4:26pm

Hi,

I suspect you don’t need this block. Can you check to see if /home/running/.sonar/cache is non-empty?

Ann

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