Error while trying to copy to a assets_manifest_backup directory inside the app root

[Jose Nova]

Versions:

• Ruby 2.0.0
• Capistrano 3.2.1
• Rake 10.3.2 / Rails 4.0.4

Platform:

• Working on Windows
• Deploying to Ubuntu 10.04

Logs:

• Please past logs (as completely as possible to a 3rd party pasting service such as pastie.org)

Files:

• Capfile
• deploy.rb
• Stage files (production.rb, staging.rb)

Error while deploying:

INFO[8ec33617] Running /usr/bin/env cp /var/www/apps/lafunda/releases/20140623193552/public/assets/manifest* /var/www/apps/lafunda/releases/20140623193552/assets_manifest_backup on 190.4.89.88

DEBUG[8ec33617] Command: cd /var/www/apps/lafunda/releases/20140623193552 && /usr/bin/env cp /var/www/apps/lafunda/releases/20140623193552/public/assets/manifest* /var/www/apps/lafunda/releases/20140623193552/assets_manifest_backup

INFO[255bf1a9] Running /usr/bin/env cp /var/www/apps/lafunda/releases/20140623193552/public/assets/manifest* /var/www/apps/lafunda/releases/20140623193552/assets_manifest_backup on 190.4.89.88

DEBUG[255bf1a9] Command: cd /var/www/apps/lafunda/releases/20140623193552 && /usr/bin/env cp /var/www/apps/lafunda/releases/20140623193552/public/assets/manifest* /var/www/apps/lafunda/releases/20140623193552/assets_manifest_backup

DEBUG[8ec33617]         cp: target `/var/www/apps/lafunda/releases/20140623193552/assets_manifest_backup' is not a directory

cap aborted!

SSHKit::Runner::ExecuteError: Exception while executing on host 190.4.89.88: cp

exit status: 1

cp stdout: Nothing written

cp stderr: Nothing written

SSHKit::Command::Failed: cp exit status: 1

cp stdout: Nothing written

cp stderr: Nothing written

Tasks: TOP => deploy:assets:backup_manifest

(See full trace by running task with --trace)

The deploy has failed with an error: #<SSHKit::Runner::ExecuteError: Exception w

hile executing on host 190.4.89.88: cp exit status: 1

cp stdout: Nothing written

cp stderr: Nothing written

As far as I understand Capistrano is trying to copy the file to a assets_manifest_backup directory in the apps root? This dir doesnt exists.

Running deploy:assets:backup_manifest will just ask me for the current directory which I dont have as this is a cold deploy.