--repo option is using local folder as chart instead of looking for the chart inside the provided repository

[rafaelromcar]

Output of helm version:

version.BuildInfo{Version:"v3.9.0", GitCommit:"7ceeda6c585217a19a1131663d8cd1f7d641b2a7", GitTreeState:"clean", GoVersion:"go1.17.5"}

Output of kubectl version: `

Client Version: version.Info{Major:"1", Minor:"24", GitVersion:"v1.24.2", GitCommit:"f66044f4361b9f1f96f0053dd46cb7dce5e990a8", GitTreeState:"clean", BuildDate:"2022-06-15T14:22:29Z", GoVersion:"go1.18.3", Compiler:"gc", Platform:"linux/amd64"}
Kustomize Version: v4.5.4
Server Version: version.Info{Major:"1", Minor:"24", GitVersion:"v1.24.1", GitCommit:"3ddd0f45aa91e2f30c70734b175631bec5b5825a", GitTreeState:"clean", BuildDate:"2022-05-24T12:18:48Z", GoVersion:"go1.18.2", Compiler:"gc", Platform:"linux/amd64"}

Cloud Provider/Platform (AKS, GKE, Minikube etc.): minikube version: v1.26.0

Potential bug found
When I use the option --repo, Helm tries to use the local folder as chart instead of getting the chart from the repository.

$ ls
redis

$ helm repo list
Error: no repositories to show

$ helm upgrade -i --create-namespace --namespace test redis-test --repo https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami redis --debug        
history.go:56: [debug] getting history for release redis-test
Release "redis-test" does not exist. Installing it now.
install.go:178: [debug] Original chart version: ""
install.go:195: [debug] CHART PATH: /home/rafaelromcar/Tech/test/kube/tech-stack/redis

Error: Chart.yaml file is missing
helm.go:84: [debug] Chart.yaml file is missing
helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chart/loader.LoadFiles
        helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chart/loader/load.go:158
helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chart/loader.LoadDir
        helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chart/loader/directory.go:119
helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chart/loader.DirLoader.Load
        helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chart/loader/directory.go:41
helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chart/loader.Load
        helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chart/loader/load.go:62
main.runInstall
        helm.sh/helm/v3/cmd/helm/install.go:204
main.newUpgradeCmd.func2
        helm.sh/helm/v3/cmd/helm/upgrade.go:121
github.com/spf13/cobra.(*Command).execute
        github.com/spf13/cobra@v1.4.0/command.go:856
github.com/spf13/cobra.(*Command).ExecuteC
        github.com/spf13/cobra@v1.4.0/command.go:974
github.com/spf13/cobra.(*Command).Execute
        github.com/spf13/cobra@v1.4.0/command.go:902
main.main
        helm.sh/helm/v3/cmd/helm/helm.go:83
runtime.main
        runtime/proc.go:255
runtime.goexit
        runtime/asm_amd64.s:1581

If I go inside the folder redis it works:

$ helm upgrade -i --create-namespace --namespace test redis-test --repo https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami redis        
Release "redis-test" does not exist. Installing it now.
NAME: redis-test
LAST DEPLOYED: Wed Jul 13 10:01:46 2022
NAMESPACE: test
STATUS: deployed
REVISION: 1
TEST SUITE: None
NOTES:
CHART NAME: redis
CHART VERSION: 16.13.2
APP VERSION: 6.2.7

** Please be patient while the chart is being deployed **
[more ouput here]

If --repo is used, the chart should be searched only inside the provided repository and never locally IMHO.

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[jgpstuart]

I've come across this same bug. Using --repo causes it to look for Chart.yaml locally.

[TerryHowe]

Isn't this a dup of #7862

[TerryHowe]

Closing as dup. Reopen if there is something I'm missing.