🐛 vcs.useIgnoreFile: couldn't find an ignore file in the following folder (since v2.1.2)

[awoimbee]

Environment information

CLI:
  Version:                      2.1.2
  Color support:                true

Platform:
  CPU Architecture:             x86_64
  OS:                           linux

Environment:
  BIOME_LOG_PATH:               unset
  BIOME_LOG_PREFIX_NAME:        unset
  BIOME_CONFIG_PATH:            unset
  BIOME_THREADS:                unset
  NO_COLOR:                     unset
  TERM:                         xterm-kitty
  JS_RUNTIME_VERSION:           v22.15.1
  JS_RUNTIME_NAME:              node
  NODE_PACKAGE_MANAGER:         unset

Biome Configuration:
  Status:                       Loaded successfully
  Path:                         biome.json
  Formatter enabled:            true
  Linter enabled:               true
  Assist enabled:               true
  VCS enabled:                  true

Workspace:
  Open Documents:               0

What happened?

I have a pnpm/biome workspace located at myrepo/subdir/myworkspace/.
I have this config:

  "vcs": {
    "enabled": true,
    "clientKind": "git",
    "useIgnoreFile": true,
    "root": "../.."
  }

Whatever I put as root, I get Biome couldn't find an ignore file in the following folder: /home/username/Documents/stuff/myrepo/subdir/myworkspace

EDIT: this issue does not appear in my similar project, it seems to be triggered by the fact that I'm in a workspace.

Expected result

Biome finds the ignore file.
This issue doesn't happen on v2.1.1, appeared on v2.1.2

Workaround

Just add an empty .gitignore in the workspace dir (where the biome config lives).

Code of Conduct

• I agree to follow Biome's Code of Conduct

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[awoimbee]

Reproducible @ https://github.com/awoimbee/biome-2.1.2-bug-repro

git clone git@github.com:awoimbee/biome-2.1.2-bug-repro.git
cd biome-2.1.2-bug-repro/subdir/myworkspace/
pnpm i
pnpm run fix
# ✖ Biome couldn't find an ignore file in the following folder: /[...]/biome-repro/subdir/myworkspace

Setting root to: "../", ../.., ../../, ../../../, or not setting it will generate the same error

[ray-peters]

My team is seeing the same issue after upgrading from biome@2.0.6 -> biome@2.1.4. Our project does not use workspaces, but we see the same error running biome from a docker container in our github ci/cd workflow. I haven't spent much time on debugging, and figure I missed something about updating the configuration with the upgrade, but wanted to mention in case it's helpful.

[akkadaya]

It should use .gitignore only if it exists. As a workaround, create empty .gitignore at the same level of biome.json file.

[BrunoQuaresma]

I'm having the same issue when using with 2.2.0

[D3Pheonix]

Same 2.2.3

[xcariba]

Im having this issue as well. Version 2.3.2. My .gitignore is located in parent folder, if i set "root": "../"` or with other variations, even with absolute path it exits with same error.