lib/ash/drupal.rb in capistrano-ash-1.1.1 vs lib/ash/drupal.rb in capistrano-ash-1.1.2

@@ -72,15 +72,19 @@
   end
 
   namespace :backup do
     desc "Perform a backup of database files"
     task :db, :roles => :db do
-      puts "Backing up the database now and putting dump file in the previous release directory"
-      multisites.each_pair do |folder, url|
-        # define the filename (include the current_path so the dump file will be within the directory)
-        filename = "#{current_path}/#{folder}_dump-#{Time.now.to_s.gsub(/ /, "_")}.sql.gz"
-        # dump the database for the proper environment
-        run "#{drush_bin} -l #{url} -r #{current_path} sql-dump | gzip -c --best > #{filename}"
+      if previous_release
+        puts "Backing up the database now and putting dump file in the previous release directory"
+        multisites.each_pair do |folder, url|
+          # define the filename (include the current_path so the dump file will be within the directory)
+          filename = "#{current_path}/#{folder}_dump-#{Time.now.to_s.gsub(/ /, "_")}.sql.gz"
+          # dump the database for the proper environment
+          run "#{drush_bin} -l #{url} -r #{current_path} sql-dump | gzip -c --best > #{filename}"
+        end
+      else
+        logger.important "no previous release to backup; backup of database skipped"
       end
     end
   end
 
   # --------------------------------------------