autocomplete-moose on windows

[andrembcosta]

Dear developers,

I have been trying to install this package in a Windows system but it is giving me some strange error messages. I am wondering whether this might be an issue with my computer or if this package is Linux/Mac only.

best regards.

[dschwen]

This plugin in untested on Windows. It will be hard to get it working properly as the syntax definition is obtained by running a MOOSE executable! This ensures that you alway get the most up to date and correct syntax definitions including your custom objects. Building a Windows executable is currently work in progress and highly experimental.

[dschwen]

I'm working on a new release that enables getting from WSL MOOSE executables. It allows you to open input files from \\wsl$\[distro]\home\[user]\... and seamlessly get autocompletion data from an automatically discovered MOSOE executable in WSL.

[andrembcosta]

Hi Daniel, thanks for making this change. It will be very helpful. I installed the plugin succesfully, however it can't find my executable.

I tried to add the path to it in the plugin settings, but it still says it cant find it.

[dschwen]

How did you build your executable in that location?!

[dschwen]

Also see above, the location needs to be in the WSL container \\\wsl$\...

[andrembcosta]

I downloaded an application called windows terminal which seems to simulate a linux terminal and followed all the steps to install moose on it. I am trying to find the wsl container but it seems that I don't have it.

[dschwen]

Do you have a link?

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I downloaded an application called windows terminal which seems to simulate a linux terminal and followed all the steps to install moose on it. I am trying to find the wsl container but it seems that I don't have it.

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[dschwen]

Ah, I think you're running WSL1 while I developed for WSL2. Not sure I should add WSL1 support at this point. :-/

[andrembcosta]

Windows Terminal - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/windows-terminal/9n0dx20hk701?activetab=pivot:overviewtab

Instructions - https://hugary1995.github.io/raccoon/install/index.html

[andrembcosta]

I am trying to find a wsl folder in my computer to see which version I have but it seems to be very well hidden.

[dschwen]

Just update to WSL2 :-) https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10#update-to-wsl-2 (performance is supposedly much better than WSL1)