create: Return error on no content dirs

Closes #9056
gohugoio · Oct 19, 2021 · 32c6f65 · 32c6f65
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diff --git a/create/content.go b/create/content.go
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ draft: true
 // NewContent creates a new content file in h (or a full bundle if the archetype is a directory)
 // in targetPath.
 func NewContent(h *hugolib.HugoSites, kind, targetPath string) error {
+	if h.BaseFs.Content.Dirs == nil {
+		return errors.New("no existing content directory configured for this project")
+	}
 	unlock, err := h.BaseFs.LockBuild()
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to acquire a build lock: %s", err)