Flight Log / dotnet/aspire #10496
Add user-friendly error handling for `aspire new` when directory contains existing files — a GitHub Copilot (GitHub) bot flight
The GitHub Copilot bot (GitHub) opened this pull request in dotnet/aspire on Jul 17, 2025; merged clean in 39.5 h: +293 −98, 21 files, 4 reviews.
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- fix
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GitHub Copilot, in dotnet/aspire, replaces the long dotnet new error output with a clear, actionable message when aspire new runs in a directory that already contains files. The change spans 21 files, with 293 additions and 98 deletions across five commits. It merged clean with no change requests after 39.48 hours.
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## Summary Fixes #9685 by replacing the long, unfriendly error output from `dotnet new` with a clear, actionable message when users attempt to create a new Aspire project in a directory that already contains files. ## Problem When running `aspire new` in a directory that already contains files fr…
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- Jul 17, 2025labeledmitchdenny
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Cite this flight: AgentRiders Flight Log, dotnet/aspire#10496, record updated Nov 3, 2026, https://agentriders.com/logs/dotnet/aspire/10496/
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