remove try-catch blocks from nextflow.config

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 - add option to exclude tower.yml from pipeline template ([#3134](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3134))
 - run nf-core lint `--release` on PRs to master ([#3148](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3148))
 - Add tests to ensure all files are part of a template customisation group and all groups are tested ([#3099](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3099))
+- Remove try/catch blocks from `nextflow.config` ([#3167](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3167))
 
 ### Linting
 

nf_core/pipeline-template/nextflow.config

@@ -84,18 +84,11 @@ process {
 {% endif %}
 {% if nf_core_configs -%}
 // Load nf-core custom profiles from different Institutions
-try {
-    includeConfig "${params.custom_config_base}/nfcore_custom.config"
-} catch (Exception e) {
-    System.err.println("WARNING: Could not load nf-core/config profiles: ${params.custom_config_base}/nfcore_custom.config")
-}
+includeConfig !System.getenv('NXF_OFFLINE') && params.custom_config_base ? "${params.custom_config_base}/nfcore_custom.config" : "/dev/null"
 
 // Load {{ name }} custom profiles from different institutions.
-try {
-    includeConfig "${params.custom_config_base}/pipeline/{{ short_name }}.config"
-} catch (Exception e) {
-    System.err.println("WARNING: Could not load nf-core/config/{{ short_name }} profiles: ${params.custom_config_base}/pipeline/{{ short_name }}.config")
-}
+// TODO nf-core: Optionally, you can add a pipeline-specific nf-core config at https://github.com/nf-core/configs
+includeConfig !System.getenv('NXF_OFFLINE') && params.custom_config_base ? "${params.custom_config_base}/pipeline/{{ short_name }}.config" : "/dev/null"
 {% endif -%}
 
 profiles {