Merge pull request #45291 from gsmet/gradle-less-pedantic

Improve error message when no sources with Gradle
quarkusio · Dec 27, 2024 · 1ffcee2 · 1ffcee2
2 parents 5290c33 + cd8ebf7
commit 1ffcee2
Showing 1 changed file with 3 additions and 1 deletion.
diff --git a/...ls/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusDev.java b/...ls/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusDev.java
@@ -346,7 +346,9 @@ public QuarkusDev extensionJvmOptions(Action<ExtensionDevModeJvmOptionFilter> ac
     @TaskAction
     public void startDev() {
         if (!sourcesExist()) {
-            throw new GradleException("The `src/main/java` directory is required, please create it.");
+            throw new GradleException(
+                    "At least one source directory (e.g. src/main/java, src/main/kotlin) should contain sources before starting Quarkus in dev mode when using Gradle. "
+                            + "Please initialize your project a bit further before restarting Quarkus in dev mode.");
         }
 
         if (!classesExist()) {