ServerlessError: No file matches include / exclude patterns for Lambda Layer

Getting the error ServerlessError: No file matches include / exclude patterns when trying to deploy a lambda layer.

First I package everything and run: webpack && export SLS_DEBUG=* && npx serverless package --stage dev --package ./_artifacts/serverless

My webpack.config.js is:

// dependencies
const path = require('path');

// distribution directory
const dist = 'dist/nodejs/node_modules/my-lambda-layer';

module.exports = {
  entry: './src/index.js',
  mode: 'production',
  externals: 'aws-sdk', // aws-sdk is already in Lambda environment, so don't bundle it
  output: {
    filename: 'index.js',
    path: path.resolve(__dirname, dist),
    libraryTarget: 'commonjs2'
  },
  optimization: {
    minimize: false,
  },
  target: 'node'
};

serverless.yml

service: my-lambda-layer
frameworkVersion: ^2.13.0

provider:
  name: aws
  region: us-east-2

package:
  artifact: ${opt:artifact, ''}
  
layers:
  my-lambda-layer:
    path: dist
    description: xxx
    compatibleRuntimes:
      - nodejs12.x
    retain: true

⚠️⚠️ REPLACE WITH FULL COMMAND NAME output

export SLS_DEBUG=* && npx serverless deploy --stage dev --artifact ./_artifacts/serverless/my-lambda-layer.zip

Serverless: Load command interactiveCli
Serverless: Load command config
Serverless: Load command config:credentials
Serverless: Load command config:tabcompletion
Serverless: Load command config:tabcompletion:install
Serverless: Load command config:tabcompletion:uninstall
Serverless: Load command create
Serverless: Load command install
Serverless: Load command package
Serverless: Load command deploy
Serverless: Load command deploy:function
Serverless: Load command deploy:list
Serverless: Load command deploy:list:functions
Serverless: Load command invoke
Serverless: Load command invoke:local
Serverless: Load command info
Serverless: Load command logs
Serverless: Load command metrics
Serverless: Load command print
Serverless: Load command remove
Serverless: Load command rollback
Serverless: Load command rollback:function
Serverless: Load command slstats
Serverless: Load command plugin
Serverless: Load command plugin
Serverless: Load command plugin:install
Serverless: Load command plugin
Serverless: Load command plugin:uninstall
Serverless: Load command plugin
Serverless: Load command plugin:list
Serverless: Load command plugin
Serverless: Load command plugin:search
Serverless: Load command config
Serverless: Load command config:credentials
Serverless: Load command rollback
Serverless: Load command rollback:function
Serverless: Load command upgrade
Serverless: Load command uninstall
Serverless: Load command login
Serverless: Load command logout
Serverless: Load command generate-event
Serverless: Load command test
Serverless: Load command dashboard
Serverless: Load command output
Serverless: Load command output:get
Serverless: Load command output:list
Serverless: Load command param
Serverless: Load command param:get
Serverless: Load command param:list
Serverless: Load command studio
Serverless: Invoke deploy
Serverless: Invoke package
Serverless: Invoke aws:common:validate
Serverless: Invoke aws:common:cleanupTempDir
Serverless: Packaging service...
Serverless: Excluding development dependencies...
 
  Serverless Error ---------------------------------------
 
  ServerlessError: No file matches include / exclude patterns
      at /home/jenkins/agent/workspace/my-lambda-layer_feature_jenkins/node_modules/serverless/lib/plugins/package/lib/packageService.js:274:13
      at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:97:5)
  From previous event:
      at Package.packageService (/home/jenkins/agent/workspace/my-lambda-layer_feature_jenkins/node_modules/serverless/lib/plugins/package/lib/packageService.js:94:22)
  From previous event:
      at Object.package:createDeploymentArtifacts [as hook] (/home/jenkins/agent/workspace/my-lambda-layer_feature_jenkins/node_modules/serverless/lib/plugins/package/package.js:58:71)
  From previous event:
      at PluginManager.invoke (/home/jenkins/agent/workspace/my-lambda-layer_feature_jenkins/node_modules/serverless/lib/classes/PluginManager.js:521:22)
      at /home/jenkins/agent/workspace/my-lambda-layer_feature_jenkins/node_modules/serverless/lib/classes/PluginManager.js:556:24
  From previous event:
      at PluginManager.run (/home/jenkins/agent/workspace/my-lambda-layer_feature_jenkins/node_modules/serverless/lib/classes/PluginManager.js:556:8)
      at /home/jenkins/agent/workspace/my-lambda-layer_feature_jenkins/node_modules/serverless/lib/Serverless.js:203:33
      at processImmediate (internal/timers.js:456:21)
      at process.topLevelDomainCallback (domain.js:137:15)
  From previous event:
      at Serverless.run (/home/jenkins/agent/workspace/my-lambda-layer_feature_jenkins/node_modules/serverless/lib/Serverless.js:190:74)
      at /home/jenkins/agent/workspace/my-lambda-layer_feature_jenkins/node_modules/serverless/scripts/serverless.js:50:26
 
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  Your Environment Information ---------------------------
     Operating System:          linux
     Node Version:              14.2.0
     Framework Version:         2.13.0 (local)
     Plugin Version:            4.1.2
     SDK Version:               2.3.2
     Components Version:        3.4.2

Installed version

Framework Core: 2.13.0 (local)
Plugin: 4.1.2
SDK: 2.3.2
Components: 3.4.2

[medikoo]

is what I reported not a bug?

serverless.yml as put in description doesn’t reproduce reported issue.

I’ve recreated it here: https://github.com/medikoo/test-serverless/tree/issue-8576 and it deploys without issues

[corydorning53]

@medikoo great thanks!