Headless Build

Headless Build

Compile-check a Godot project. Fastest feedback loop: "did my code parse?"

Run

Use GODOT_PATH when Godot is not on PATH:

GODOT_BIN="${GODOT_PATH:-godot}"
"$GODOT_BIN" --headless --path . --editor --quit 2>&1

Run from the project root (where project.godot lives). Should exit within 30 seconds. If it hangs, an autoload may block in _ready() — kill and report.

Filter output

Godot's output mixes script errors with engine noise. Only script errors matter.

Ignore these (engine internals, always present in headless mode):

• Condition "..." is true with .cpp source location — engine C++ assertion
• ObjectDB instances leaked at exit — no cleanup in headless
• N resources still in use at exit — same cause
• Screen index N is invalid — no display in headless

Rule: if the at: line references a .cpp file, skip it.

These ARE script errors (report them):

• SCRIPT ERROR: with res:// path — GDScript parse/load failure
• Failed to load script "res://..." — missing or broken script
• error CS — C# build error (from dotnet build)
• Failed to load resource "res://..." — missing dependency

Report

• No script errors → PASS
• Script errors found → FAIL, list each with file, line, message
• Don't auto-fix. Report only.
• Ignore WARNING: lines and application log output.