[BUG] Docker compose build fails silently if profiles are included in an existing compose file #13466
Description
Description
Hello Team,
Current behavior:
- Include
profilesin an existing docker compose .yml file - Run docker build:
docker compose -f my-docker-compose-file.yml build - The command possibly fails silently & returns to the prompt instantly without an error message
Expected behavior:
- It should throw an error asking the user run with a specific profile
- The Compose docs should also mention this behavior somewhere, probably on this page?
Thanks!
Steps To Reproduce
Given an existing docker compose YAML file like so:
services:
my-service:
build:
context: .
dockerfile: My-Dockerfile
args:
arg1: foo
arg2: bar
image: my-image
container_name: my-container
ports:
- "7750:7750"If I introduce profiles in this file:
services:
my-service:
profiles: ["dev", "prod"]
build:
context: .
dockerfile: My-Dockerfile
args:
arg1: foo
arg2: bar
image: my-image
container_name: my-container
ports:
- "7750:7750"Running docker compose -f my-docker-compose-file.yml build does nothing but return to the prompt instantly without an error message.
Compose Version
Docker Compose version v2.40.3-desktop.1
Docker Environment
Client: Docker Engine - Community
Version: 29.1.3
Context: desktop-linux
Debug Mode: false
Plugins:
ai: Docker AI Agent - Ask Gordon (Docker Inc.)
Version: v1.17.1
Path: /home/user/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-ai
buildx: Docker Buildx (Docker Inc.)
Version: v0.30.1-desktop.1
Path: /home/user/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-buildx
compose: Docker Compose (Docker Inc.)
Version: v2.40.3-desktop.1
Path: /home/user/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-compose
debug: Get a shell into any image or container (Docker Inc.)
Version: 0.0.45
Path: /home/user/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-debug
desktop: Docker Desktop commands (Docker Inc.)
Version: v0.2.0
Path: /home/user/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-desktop
extension: Manages Docker extensions (Docker Inc.)
Version: v0.2.31
Path: /home/user/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-extension
init: Creates Docker-related starter files for your project (Docker Inc.)
Version: v1.4.0
Path: /home/user/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-init
mcp: Docker MCP Plugin (Docker Inc.)
Version: v0.34.0
Path: /home/user/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-mcp
offload: Docker Offload (Docker Inc.)
Version: v0.5.33
Path: /home/user/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-offload
pass: Docker Pass Secrets Manager Plugin (beta) (Docker Inc.)
Version: v0.0.21
Path: /home/user/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-pass
sandbox: Docker Sandbox (Docker Inc.)
Version: v0.6.0
Path: /home/user/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-sandbox
sbom: View the packaged-based Software Bill Of Materials (SBOM) for an image (Anchore Inc.)
Version: 0.6.0
Path: /home/user/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-sbom
scout: Docker Scout (Docker Inc.)
Version: v1.18.3
Path: /home/user/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-scout
Server:
Containers: 23
Running: 5
Paused: 0
Stopped: 18
Images: 35
Server Version: 29.1.3
Storage Driver: overlayfs
driver-type: io.containerd.snapshotter.v1
Logging Driver: json-file
Cgroup Driver: cgroupfs
Cgroup Version: 2
Plugins:
Volume: local
Network: bridge host ipvlan macvlan null overlay
Log: awslogs fluentd gcplogs gelf journald json-file local splunk syslog
CDI spec directories:
/etc/cdi
/var/run/cdi
Discovered Devices:
cdi: docker.com/gpu=webgpu
Swarm: inactive
Runtimes: runc io.containerd.runc.v2
Default Runtime: runc
Init Binary: docker-init
containerd version: 1c4457e00facac03ce1d75f7b6777a7a851e5c41
runc version: v1.3.4-0-gd6d73eb8
init version: de40ad0
Security Options:
seccomp
Profile: builtin
cgroupns
Kernel Version: 6.12.54-linuxkit
Operating System: Docker Desktop
OSType: linux
Architecture: x86_64
CPUs: 12
Total Memory: 7.652GiB
Name: docker-desktop
ID: d6e28057-7109-494d-aae9-557c238890ab
Docker Root Dir: /var/lib/docker
Debug Mode: false
HTTP Proxy: http.docker.internal:3128
HTTPS Proxy: http.docker.internal:3128
No Proxy: hubproxy.docker.internal
Labels:
com.docker.desktop.address=unix:///home/user/.docker/desktop/docker-cli.sock
Experimental: false
Insecure Registries:
hubproxy.docker.internal:5555
::1/128
127.0.0.0/8
Live Restore Enabled: false
Firewall Backend: iptables
Anything else?
No response