flutter build <DIRECTORY> doesn't use <DIRECTORY>

[zzzjim]

Page URL

https://docs.flutter.dev/reference/flutter-cli/

Page source

https://github.com/flutter/website/tree/main/src/content/reference/flutter-cli.md

Describe the problem

flutter create --platforms=ios my_app
flutter build ios-framework ./my_app
Error: No pubspec.yaml file found.
This command should be run from the root of your Flutter project.

Tried we also
flutter create --platforms=web my_app
flutter build web ./my_app/
Error: No pubspec.yaml file found.
This command should be run from the root of your Flutter project.

Expected fix

Either remove from documentation or fix tools to change into the directory specified.

Additional context

No response

I would like to fix this problem.

• I will try and fix this problem on docs.flutter.dev.

[sfshaza2]

Thanks for filing this, @zzzjim, but I actually disagree. Unix command (and this is, essentially, a Unix command) should never change directories willy nilly. The error text is pretty clear on what is required here. Closing.

[zzzjim]

Most common Unix build tools allow specifying a directory

make -C

cmake -B

ninja -C

The flutter docs show

flutter build DIRECTORY

doesn't work, it does nothing.
It is not mentioned in
flutter build --help

Why not remove if it doesn't work?

[sfshaza2]

OK, that's a different issue. :)