how to disable autoload packer_compiled.lua on vscode neovim

[scc02]

Describe the feature

disable load packer_compiled.lua on vscode when useing Vscode-Neovim

[JuanZoran]

I have the same problem with neovim-vscode

[max397574]

not sure how vscode-neovim works internally but couldn't this be changed by changing the compile_path?

[EdenEast]

Instead of having packer compile to a plugin folder using the lua folder so it can be required manually.

local packer = require("packer")
packer.init({ compile_path = vim.fn.stdpath("data") .. "/lua/packer_compiled.lua"  })

At the end of your init file

if not vim.g.vscode then
  require("packer_compiled")
end

[JuanZoran]

I found that you can do this to fix these problems:

• change the default Packer compiled file path: example:

packer.init({
    display = {
        open_fn = function()
            return require("packer.util").float({ border = "rounded" })
        end,
    },
    compile_path = vim.fn.stdpath('config') .. '/lua/plugins/' .. 'packer_compiled.lua',

    profile = {
        enable = true,
        threshold = 0, -- the amount in ms that a plugins load time must be over for it to be included in the profile
    },
})

this is my config for packer.init()

• require the packer compiled file in somewhere you want:

I just require it in my lua/plugins/init.lua

require('plugins.packer_compiled')

then it works well.... hope this can help someone

[kshenoy]

@JuanZoran can you confirm if my understanding is correct. This is what I have currently:

require('packer').startup(function(use)
  -- Package manager
  use 'wbthomason/packer.nvim'

  -- rest of the plugins go here --

I should change this to:

packer = require('packer')
packer.init({
    compile_path = vim.fn.stdpath('config') .. '/lua/plugins/' .. 'packer_compiled.lua',
})

How do I specify the plugins? If possible, could you please point me to a complete solution?

[JuanZoran]

What you should do is just set up the packer, if you don't mind. then you load your plugin like this:

packer = require('packer')    
packer.init(    -- this function like a configure function
-- todo set up packer
)
-- load your plugins here
local use = require('packer').use   
-- then use some plugin you like 

I hope this can help you understand what is packer doing

[kshenoy]

@JuanZoran thanks for the explanation; that worked!

[theol0403]

Another solution for disabling plugins in vscode-neovim is to use the cond attribute for plugins and passing a function that checks for g.vscode.

However, today lazyvim with the vscode spec is the best solution.

[muelthom]

Another solution for disabling plugins in vscode-neovim is to use the cond attribute for plugins and passing a function that checks for g.vscode.

However, today lazyvim with the vscode spec is the best solution.

For packer and using cond you can follow an example as described here.