`cargo run -- install.scm` fails with `os error 2`: no such file or directory about steel

[mattwparas]

You're right - I did miss the edit! Can you try this:

git clone https://github.com/mattwparas/steel.git &&
cd steel &&
mkdir -p .steel/cogs && mkdir -p .steel/native && # Creates this directory too 
export STEEL_HOME="$(pwd)/.steel" &&
cargo build &&
cargo install --path crates/cargo-steel-lib &&
pushd cogs &&
cargo run -- install.scm &&
popd &&
cargo test --all

I had thought that I would create that additional directory automatically; but it seems like I don't!

[mattwparas]

Okay so I'm realizing there might be more that needs to be done. In order to install dylibs we'll need the dylib installer which is installed separately as a cargo extension (eventually it doesn't need to be) - that is located under crates/cargo-steel-lib. Can you first try to install that with cargo install --path crates/cargo-steel-lib and then run the installer?

Apologies that this is all undocumented; this one slipped past me I think. There could be other things that I'm missing as well but that would be the first step to try debugging this

[cgahr]

Don't worry, as much is expected! So far, I enjoy steel very much. Looking forward to build helix plugins with it!

I'll keep you posted.

EDIT: I got is working! I think the issue stems from ~/.cargo/bin not being in my path. Hence, installing cargo-steel-lib went fine but it couldn't be found afterward. So in the end, this problem only exists for nix and on systems where ~/.cargo/bin is not on the path.

If it is okay for you, I'll create a PR updating flake.nix so that everything just works and close this issue then.

[mattwparas]

Sorry I'm just seeing this! I don't develop on nix - but I'm guessing something with the flake.nix file isn't including the libs directory

[cgahr]

You probably missed my last edit :)
I could reproduce this issue on a non nixos too!

[cgahr]

This seems to give me the same error as before:

Package is not currently installed.
=> Installing:  '#hash((package-name . slack/websocket) (dependencies . ('#hash((#:path . "../libs/steel-websockets") (#:name . steel-websockets)) '#hash((#:name . steel-webrequests) (#:path . "../libs/steel-webrequests")))) (version . "0.1.0") (path . "/home/cgahr/coding/steel/tmp/steel/cogs/slack")) 
=> Copied package over to:  /home/cgahr/coding/steel/tmp/steel/.steel/cogs/slack/websocket 
=> Installing:  '#hash((dependencies . ()) (version . "0.1.0") (dylibs . ('#hash((#:name . "steel-websockets") (#:workspace-root . "../..") (#:subdir . "libs/steel-websockets")))) (path . "../libs/steel-websockets") (package-name . steel-websockets)) 
=> Copied package over to:  /home/cgahr/coding/steel/tmp/steel/.steel/cogs/steel-websockets 
Attempting to install:  '#hash((#:name . "steel-websockets") (#:workspace-root . "../..") (#:subdir . "libs/steel-websockets")) 
Running dylib build in:  ../libs/steel-websockets/../../libs/steel-websockets 
error[E03]: TypeMismatch
   ┌─ install.scm:11:1
   │
11 │ 
   │   Struct getter expected Ok, found Gc(UserDefinedStruct { fields: [Error: Io: No such file or directory (os error 2)], type_descriptor: StructTypeDescriptor(1) }), (Err Error: Io: No such file or directory (os error 2))

[mattwparas]

That sounds great! Thank you for investigating, I really appreciate it.

In the future I will most likely remove the need for cargo-steel-lib at all in the installation process and expose all of that behavior in steel itself to make things simpler, one less thing to need installed

[Borwe]

Okay so I'm realizing there might be more that needs to be done. In order to install dylibs we'll need the dylib installer which is installed separately as a cargo extension (eventually it doesn't need to be) - that is located under crates/cargo-steel-lib. Can you first try to install that with cargo install --path crates/cargo-steel-lib and then run the installer?

Apologies that this is all undocumented; this one slipped past me I think. There could be other things that I'm missing as well but that would be the first step to try debugging this

Thanks, had similar problem, but not using nix, just plain ubuntu, this fixed it.