ray-x
Syntax highlighting using nvim-treesitter, go.nvim and nix.
go.nvim fails to load nvim-tresitter parser_install_dir correctly for new buffers.
nvim-treesitter.lua:
-- Defines a read-write directory for treesitters in nvim's cache dir
-- As /nix/store is read only, parsers need a new directory.
local parser_install_dir = vim.fn.stdpath("cache") .. "/treesitters"
vim.fn.mkdir(parser_install_dir, "p")
-- Prevents reinstall of treesitter plugins every boot
vim.opt.runtimepath:append(parser_install_dir)
require'nvim-treesitter.configs'.setup {
-- uses the custom parser directory
parser_install_dir = parser_install_dir,
}
Opening a new buffer loads without syntax highlighting throwing the following error:
Error detected while processing BufReadPost Autocommands for "*":
Error executing lua callback: ...b-neovim-unwrapped-0.8.3/share/nvim/runtime/filetype.lua:22: Error executing lua: ...b-neovim-unwrapped-0.8.3/share/nvim/runtime/filetype.lua:23: Vim(append):Could not create parser dir ' /nix/store/zjs1l6wyfgrcflm08g59g4ndrllh56mg-vim-pack-dir/pack/myNeovimPackages/start/nvim-treesit
ter/parser ': Vim:E739: Cannot create directory /nix/store/zjs1l6wyfgrcflm08g59g4ndrllh56mg-vim-pack-dir/pack/myNeovimPackages/start/nvim-treesitter/parser: permission denied
stack traceback:
[C]: in function 'nvim_cmd'
...b-neovim-unwrapped-0.8.3/share/nvim/runtime/filetype.lua:23: in function <...b-neovim-unwrapped-0.8.3/share/nvim/runtime/filetype.lua:22>
[C]: in function 'nvim_buf_call'
...b-neovim-unwrapped-0.8.3/share/nvim/runtime/filetype.lua:22: in function <...b-neovim-unwrapped-0.8.3/share/nvim/runtime/filetype.lua:11>
stack traceback:
[C]: in function 'nvim_buf_call'
...b-neovim-unwrapped-0.8.3/share/nvim/runtime/filetype.lua:22: in function <...b-neovim-unwrapped-0.8.3/share/nvim/runtime/filetype.lua:11>
:lua print(vim.inspect(vim.api.nvim_list_runtime_paths()))
{ "/nix/store/zjs1l6wyfgrcflm08g59g4ndrllh56mg-vim-pack-dir", ..., <omitting other /nix/store/paths>,..., "/home/clvx/.cache/nvim/treesitters" }
Without go.nvim it works as expected. nvim-treesitter tries to install the parser in parser_install_dir if there's none.
I am a bit confused by the screen shot. But did you trying to load go.nvim inside a go.nvim lua file? The plugin is supposed to work in a go project.
yes, and home-manager loads the configuration luafile $HOME/nix-files/config/nvim/plugins/go-nvim.lua as many other lua configurations that I have.
❯ cat config/nvim/plugins/go-nvim.lua
require 'go'.setup({})
@ray-x , yes. I tested it with a golang project and I have the same issue. The behavior is go.nvim somehow overrides nvim-treesitter parser directory - parser_install_dir as mentioned above - making it to use the nvim-treesitter plugin directory which is installed under /nix/store which is read only.
Not relevant but for context.
$cat home.nix
programs.neovim = {
enable = true;
vimAlias = true;
extraConfig = ''
source $HOME/nix-files/config/nvim/settings/basics.vim
luafile $HOME/nix-files/config/nvim/settings/basics.lua
luafile $HOME/nix-files/config/nvim/settings/whichkey.lua
luafile $HOME/nix-files/config/nvim/settings/keymaps.lua
luafile $HOME/nix-files/config/nvim/plugins/nvim-tree.lua
luafile $HOME/nix-files/config/nvim/plugins/nvim-treesitter.lua
luafile $HOME/nix-files/config/nvim/plugins/lualine-nvim.lua
luafile $HOME/nix-files/config/nvim/plugins/nvim-lspconfig.lua
luafile $HOME/nix-files/config/nvim/plugins/nvim-cmp.lua
luafile $HOME/nix-files/config/nvim/plugins/toggleterm.lua
luafile $HOME/nix-files/config/nvim/plugins/gitsigns.lua
luafile $HOME/nix-files/config/nvim/plugins/go-nvim.lua
'';
plugins = with pkgs.vimPlugins; [
vim-nix
vim-cue
#colorscheme
gruvbox
#identation lines
indentLine
#File tree
nvim-web-devicons
nvim-tree-lua
#eye candy
nvim-treesitter
lualine-nvim
toggleterm-nvim
which-key-nvim
#fuzzy finder
fzf-lua
#git
gitsigns-nvim
#lsp
nvim-lspconfig
#completion
nvim-cmp
cmp-buffer
cmp-path
cmp-nvim-lua
cmp-nvim-lsp
luasnip
cmp_luasnip
lspkind-nvim
##go
go-nvim
];
};
I do not think go.nvim will enforce the go parser to install in a nix directory as shown in the screenshot.