Switching from local to cloud execution causes error

[DanielMSchmidt]

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cdktf & Language Versions

• CDKTF: 0.3.0

Expected Behavior

• No error in terraform cloud

Actual Behavior

The Terraform Cloud run fails with:

Terraform v0.15.3
on linux_amd64

Setup failed: failed unpacking terraform config: illegal slug error: invalid symlink (".terraform/providers/registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/null/3.1.0/darwin_amd64" -> "../../../../../../../../../../../.terraform.d/plugin-cache/registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/null/3.1.0/darwin_amd64") has external target�

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a project based on the local template
2. Deploy and destroy resources
3. Change to cloud run and apply, the error will happen

Workaround

Removing the cdktf.out folder helps (thanks @ansgarm), it seems like terraform init leaves symlinks that can not be uploaded.

[skorfmann]

In general, the .terraform folder should be ignored when uploading the stack to the Terraform Cloud.

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