gracefully handling error caused by symlinks in directories - npm/fstream#16 fixes the underlying issue

Author: Chris Raynor

lib/upload.js

@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ module.exports = {
 
     reader.addIgnoreRules(ignoreRules);
 
-    reader.pipe(tar.Pack())
+    reader.on('error', function(err) {
+      console.log(chalk.red('READ ERROR') + ' - Could not read directory. Remove' +
+                          ' symbolic links / shortcuts and try again.');
+      process.exit(1);
+    }).pipe(tar.Pack())
       .pipe(zlib.createGzip())
       .pipe(writeStream);