Troubleshoot common installation issues in Cloud Code for IntelliJ

How do I fix 'executable not found on PATH' errors?

If, during deployment or continuous development, you are getting errors in the form of executable file not found in $PATH.

For example: 

time="2018-11-01T12:46:38-04:00" level=fatal msg="exiting dev mode because the first build failed: building [gcr.io//my-proj]: tagging: pushing: getting auth config for gcr.io//my-proj:3c275201-dirty-50f870d: getting auth config: error getting credentials - err: exec: "docker-credential-gcr": executable file not found in $PATH, out: ``"

Then, you may be running into the problem where the IDE is not inheriting the shell environment variables. This can happen in some Linux environments when the PATH variables are defined in .bash_profile or .bash_rc and the IDE is launched from the GUI, causing the IDE not to see the PATH variables.

This can be solved by allowing Cloud Code to automatically manage updates to gcloud CLI and Kubernetes dependencies, using the Cloud Code settings within your IDE (File > Settings > Tools > Cloud Code > Kubernetes or for Mac OS X, IntelliJ IDEA > Preferences > Tools > Cloud Code > Kubernetes).

If you'd like to maintain custom versions of these dependencies, you can solve this issue in Linux using the following workaround:

  • Launch the IDE from the terminal

    First, follow these instructions to enable a command-line launcher. Then launch the IDE from the terminal.

    For example, to launch IntelliJ IDEA from the terminal, navigate to the project you wish to open, then execute:

    idea .

    Similarly, to launch PyCharm, execute:

    charm .

  • Alternatively, set the PATH variables in a system-wide location such as /etc/environment.

Diagnosing and reporting an issue

If your issue isn't covered in this doc, try finding a resolution to the issue by:

If you couldn't resolve the issue after trying to diagnose it, then you can report the issue in the IntelliJ IDE:

  1. Click Tools > Cloud Code > Help / About > Submit feedback or report an issue. This prompts you to report an issue on GitHub.

  2. Follow the template in the issue reporting box to describe the issue.