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Improve error messaging when missing "public" directory

See original GitHub issue

After logging in, running firebase deploy fails with the following log:

[debug] ----------------------------------------------------------------------
[debug] Command:      node C:\Users\mckinnonzw\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\firebase-tools\bin\firebase deploy
[debug] Platform:     win32
[debug] Node Version: v0.12.7
[debug] Time:         Wed Dec 16 2015 15:34:56 GMT-0600 (Central Standard Time)
[debug] ----------------------------------------------------------------------
[debug] 
[debug] >>> HTTP REQUEST GET https://admin.firebase.com/firebase/future150/token?token=XXX 
[debug] <<< HTTP RESPONSE 200
[debug] >>> HTTP REQUEST GET https://admin.firebase.com/firebase/future150/token?token=XXX 
[debug] <<< HTTP RESPONSE 200
[info] 
[info] === Deploying to 'future150'...
[info] 
[info] i  deploying 
[debug] >>> HTTP REQUEST POST https://deploy.firebase.com/firebase/future150/releases?token=XXX
[debug] TypeError: Cannot read property 'error' of undefined
    at Request._callback (C:\Users\mckinnonzw\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\firebase-tools\lib\api.js:31:22)
    at Request.self.callback (C:\Users\mckinnonzw\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\firebase-tools\node_modules\request\request.js:198:22)
    at Request.emit (events.js:110:17)
    at Request.<anonymous> (C:\Users\mckinnonzw\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\firebase-tools\node_modules\request\request.js:1035:10)
    at Request.emit (events.js:129:20)
    at IncomingMessage.<anonymous> (C:\Users\mckinnonzw\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\firebase-tools\node_modules\request\request.js:962:12)
    at IncomingMessage.emit (events.js:129:20)
    at _stream_readable.js:908:16
    at process._tickCallback (node.js:355:11)
[error] 
[error] Error: An unexpected error has occurred.