invalidOutput.from(${invalidOutput}(file('${fileName}')))
            }
        """

        expect:
        fails("taskWithInvalidOutput")
        failure.assertHasCause("Only files and directories can be registered as outputs (was: ${String.format(message, file(fileName).getAbsolutePath())})")

        where:
        invalidOutput | fileName   | message

        'localGradle'                         | currentGradle()  | false  | "No such directory: "
        'binary that has invalid output'      | invalidOutput()  | true   | "Unexpected command output:"
        'binary that returns unknown version' | invalidVersion() | true   | "Cannot parse version number: bad luck"
    }