nimble install ratel fails

[blippy]

Typing nimble install ratel gives me:

Downloading https://github.com/PMunch/ratel using git
   Warning: Package 'ratel' has an incorrect structure. It should contain a single directory hierarchy for source files, named 'ratelpkg', but file 'progmem.nim' is in a directory named 'board' instead. This will be an error in the future.
      Hint: If 'board' contains source files for building 'ratel', rename it to 'ratelpkg'. Otherwise, prevent its installation by adding `skipDirs = @["board"]` to the .nimble file.
  Verifying dependencies for ratel@0.2.0
      Info: Dependency on nimscripter@any version already satisfied
  Verifying dependencies for nimscripter@1.0.13
      Info: Dependency on https://github.com/disruptek/assume@>= 0.4.0 already satisfied
  Verifying dependencies for assume@0.4.0
      Info: Dependency on https://github.com/disruptek/balls@>= 2.0.0 & < 4.0.0 already satisfied
   Warning: Package 'balls' has an incorrect structure. It should contain a single directory hierarchy for source files, named 'ballspkg', but file 'style.nim' is in a directory named 'balls' instead. This will be an error in the future.
      Hint: If 'balls' contains source files for building 'balls', rename it to 'ballspkg'. Otherwise, prevent its installation by adding `skipDirs = @["balls"]` to the .nimble file.
  Verifying dependencies for balls@3.7.0
      Info: Dependency on https://github.com/disruptek/grok@>= 0.5.0 & < 1.0.0 already satisfied
  Verifying dependencies for grok@0.5.3
      Info: Dependency on https://github.com/disruptek/ups@< 1.0.0 already satisfied
  Verifying dependencies for ups@0.0.7
      Info: Dependency on npeg@>= 0.23.2 & < 1.0.0 already satisfied
  Verifying dependencies for npeg@0.26.0
      Info: Dependency on https://github.com/planetis-m/sync@>= 1.0.0 & < 2.0.0 already satisfied
  Verifying dependencies for sync@1.5.0
      Info: Dependency on compiler@any version already satisfied
   Warning: Package 'compiler' has an incorrect structure. It should contain a single directory hierarchy for source files, named 'compiler', but file 'crashtester.nim' is in a directory named 'nimsuggest' instead. This will be an error in the future.
      Hint: If 'nimsuggest' contains source files for building 'compiler', rename it to 'compiler'. Otherwise, prevent its installation by adding `skipDirs = @["nimsuggest"]` to the .nimble file.
  Verifying dependencies for compiler@1.6.4
      Info: Dependency on cligen@any version already satisfied
  Verifying dependencies for cligen@1.5.23
 Installing ratel@0.2.0
   Building ratel/ratel using c backend
/home/pi/.nimble/pkgs/compiler-1.6.4/compiler/commands.nim(56, 16) Error: cannot open file: ../doc/basicopt.txt
    Prompt: Build failed for 'ratel@0.2.0', would you like to try installing 'ratel@#head' (latest unstable)? [y/N]
    Answer: 

I'm using nim 1.6.4

[PMunch]

Hmm, it's actually the Nim compiler that fails to build (the compiler is imported as a library to run NimScript within the Ratel helper program). This is probably related to how you installed Nim. Did you install manually, through choosenim, or through your OSs package manager?

[PMunch]

Could you try nimble install ratel --path:"$nim"?

[blippy]

I have Debian Stable, with the default version of 1.4.2. I think a more recent one is required for your package, though, so I downloaded the a version from nim's website, which is 1.6.4. I'm using 1.6.4, which resides in /usr/local/bin

Running nimble install ratel --path:"$nim" produces:

Downloading https://github.com/PMunch/ratel using git
   Warning: Package 'ratel' has an incorrect structure. It should contain a single directory hierarchy for source files, named 'ratelpkg', but file 'progmem.nim' is in a directory named 'board' instead. This will be an error in the future.
      Hint: If 'board' contains source files for building 'ratel', rename it to 'ratelpkg'. Otherwise, prevent its installation by adding `skipDirs = @["board"]` to the .nimble file.
  Verifying dependencies for ratel@0.2.0
      Info: Dependency on nimscripter@any version already satisfied
  Verifying dependencies for nimscripter@1.0.13
      Info: Dependency on https://github.com/disruptek/assume@>= 0.4.0 already satisfied
  Verifying dependencies for assume@0.4.0
      Info: Dependency on https://github.com/disruptek/balls@>= 2.0.0 & < 4.0.0 already satisfied
   Warning: Package 'balls' has an incorrect structure. It should contain a single directory hierarchy for source files, named 'ballspkg', but file 'style.nim' is in a directory named 'balls' instead. This will be an error in the future.
      Hint: If 'balls' contains source files for building 'balls', rename it to 'ballspkg'. Otherwise, prevent its installation by adding `skipDirs = @["balls"]` to the .nimble file.
  Verifying dependencies for balls@3.7.0
      Info: Dependency on https://github.com/disruptek/grok@>= 0.5.0 & < 1.0.0 already satisfied
  Verifying dependencies for grok@0.5.3
      Info: Dependency on https://github.com/disruptek/ups@< 1.0.0 already satisfied
  Verifying dependencies for ups@0.0.7
      Info: Dependency on npeg@>= 0.23.2 & < 1.0.0 already satisfied
  Verifying dependencies for npeg@0.26.0
      Info: Dependency on https://github.com/planetis-m/sync@>= 1.0.0 & < 2.0.0 already satisfied
  Verifying dependencies for sync@1.5.0
      Info: Dependency on compiler@any version already satisfied
   Warning: Package 'compiler' has an incorrect structure. It should contain a single directory hierarchy for source files, named 'compiler', but file 'crashtester.nim' is in a directory named 'nimsuggest' instead. This will be an error in the future.
      Hint: If 'nimsuggest' contains source files for building 'compiler', rename it to 'compiler'. Otherwise, prevent its installation by adding `skipDirs = @["nimsuggest"]` to the .nimble file.
  Verifying dependencies for compiler@1.6.4
      Info: Dependency on cligen@any version already satisfied
  Verifying dependencies for cligen@1.5.23
 Installing ratel@0.2.0
   Building ratel/ratel using c backend
command line(1, 2) Error: argument for command line option expected: '--path'
    Prompt: Build failed for 'ratel@0.2.0', would you like to try installing 'ratel@#head' (latest unstable)? [y/N]
    Answer: 

[PMunch]

I don't really see why, but this is very likely caused by me installing it through choosenim (which I highly recommend) over the manual/package manager way. I'll try to find a good fix for this though.

[blippy]

I'll see if choosenim helps. I'm a nooby nim programmer, btw.

[blippy]

I installed choosenim, which uses Nim 1.6.6. The problems remain.

[blippy]

Now I tried nimble install ratel and got a successful build.

ownloading https://github.com/PMunch/ratel using git
   Warning: Package 'ratel' has an incorrect structure. It should contain a single directory hierarchy for source files, named 'ratelpkg', but file 'progmem.nim' is in a directory named 'board' instead. This will be an error in the future.
      Hint: If 'board' contains source files for building 'ratel', rename it to 'ratelpkg'. Otherwise, prevent its installation by adding `skipDirs = @["board"]` to the .nimble file.
  Verifying dependencies for ratel@0.2.0
      Info: Dependency on nimscripter@any version already satisfied
  Verifying dependencies for nimscripter@1.0.13
      Info: Dependency on https://github.com/disruptek/assume@>= 0.4.0 already satisfied
  Verifying dependencies for assume@0.4.0
      Info: Dependency on https://github.com/disruptek/balls@>= 2.0.0 & < 4.0.0 already satisfied
   Warning: Package 'balls' has an incorrect structure. It should contain a single directory hierarchy for source files, named 'ballspkg', but file 'style.nim' is in a directory named 'balls' instead. This will be an error in the future.
      Hint: If 'balls' contains source files for building 'balls', rename it to 'ballspkg'. Otherwise, prevent its installation by adding `skipDirs = @["balls"]` to the .nimble file.
  Verifying dependencies for balls@3.7.0
      Info: Dependency on https://github.com/disruptek/grok@>= 0.5.0 & < 1.0.0 already satisfied
  Verifying dependencies for grok@0.5.3
      Info: Dependency on https://github.com/disruptek/ups@< 1.0.0 already satisfied
  Verifying dependencies for ups@0.0.7
      Info: Dependency on npeg@>= 0.23.2 & < 1.0.0 already satisfied
  Verifying dependencies for npeg@0.26.0
      Info: Dependency on https://github.com/planetis-m/sync@>= 1.0.0 & < 2.0.0 already satisfied
  Verifying dependencies for sync@1.5.0
      Info: Dependency on compiler@any version already satisfied
   Warning: Package 'compiler' has an incorrect structure. It should contain a single directory hierarchy for source files, named 'compiler', but file 'crashtester.nim' is in a directory named 'nimsuggest' instead. This will be an error in the future.
      Hint: If 'nimsuggest' contains source files for building 'compiler', rename it to 'compiler'. Otherwise, prevent its installation by adding `skipDirs = @["nimsuggest"]` to the .nimble file.
  Verifying dependencies for compiler@1.6.6
      Info: Dependency on cligen@any version already satisfied
  Verifying dependencies for cligen@1.5.23
 Installing ratel@0.2.0
   Building ratel/ratel using c backend
/home/pi/.nimble/pkgs/assume-0.4.0/assume/spec.nim(162, 12) Warning: compiler bug workaround; see https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/18867 [User]
   Success: ratel installed successfully.

[PMunch]

Great to hear, so yes it's a packaging issue for the "compiler" package.. I'll see if I can at least make it smoother to get it installed without choosenim.

[blippy]

It still doesn't work. I think you need to release a new version of ratel??

[PMunch]

Oh sorry, I forgot that Nimble only works on tags. I pushed a new tag now, so I think it should work. I'll make a release on GitHub out of the tag as well just to be sure. I will hopefully get some more work done on Ratel over the weekend, adding some new features and possibly writing some more docs.

[blippy]

OK. Example now compiles.