error-message-update

src/cache-distributions/cache-distributor.ts

@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ abstract class CacheDistributor {
               .join(',')} or ${CACHE_DEPENDENCY_BACKUP_PATH}`
           : this.cacheDependencyPath.split('\n').join(',');
       throw new Error(
-        `No file in ${process.cwd()} matched to [${file}], make sure you have checked out the target repository`
+        `No file in ${process.cwd()} matched to [${file}], make sure you have checked out the target repository. No cache paths were identified for ${
+          this.packageManager
+        } with cache-dependency-path = ${
+          this.cacheDependencyPath
+        }. This likely indicates no dependencies to cache. Consider removing the cache step if it's not needed`
       );
     }