Unexpected packer compile error

[ruanyouxing]

• nvim --version: 0.7.2
• git --version: 2.37.2
• Operating system/version: Arch Linux
• Terminal name/version:Kitty 0.25.2

Steps to reproduce

1.Run :PackerSync or anything that calls require('packer').compile() 2.All plugins cloned 3.Error triggered

Actual behaviour

[ERROR] nvim/site/pack/packer/opt/packer.nvim/lua/packer/async.lua:20: Error in coroutine: .../site/pack/packer/opt/packer.nvim/lua/packer/compile.lua:674: attempt to index a nil value

packer_compiled.lua couldn't create

Expected behaviour

It runs normally and there's no error triggered

packer files

Plugin specification file(s)

[pack.lua](https://github.com/ruanyouxing/nvim/blob/main/lua/core/pack.lua) [modules folder](https://github.com/ruanyouxing/nvim/tree/main/lua/modules), based on [Cosynvim template](https://github.com/glepnir/cosynvim)

packer log file

Post the contents of ~/.cache/nvim/packer.nvim.log here ``` $ cat ~/.cache/nvim/packer.nvim.log` `[ERROR Thu Sep 8 12:37:19 2022 3443993188514] ...im/site/pack/packer/opt/packer.nvim/lua/packer/async.lua:20: Error in coroutine: .../site/pack/packer/opt/packer.nvim/lua/packer/compile.lua:674: attempt to index a nil value` ```

packer compiled file

It couldn't create, so there's no `packer_compiled.lua`

[wbthomason]

Thanks for the report. Can you isolate a commit in packer or your config files, etc. after which the problem started? This will help us isolate the problem.

[ruanyouxing]

Thanks for the report. Can you isolate a commit in packer or your config files, etc. after which the problem started? This will help us isolate the problem.

I'm not sure but I got the error from September 6th, maybe it's 50aeb90 or 6db20b4

[wbthomason]

Did you make changes to your config around this time? The line in the error message has to do with resolving wants and after - those features haven't been touched in packer for a while, unless I've forgotten something.

[ruanyouxing]

Nope, I didn't change it at all, it ran properly in the past, when I use after for some plugins

[bangedorrunt]

Did you make changes to your config around this time? The line in the error message has to do with resolving wants and after - those features haven't been touched in packer for a while, unless I've forgotten something.

That's gotta be it, coz I use after a lot,l and that happened occasionally while running PackerSync

[wbthomason]

Hmm. Might be a long-standing bug, then. If either of you can isolate a minimal reproducing example, that would be really helpful.

[ruanyouxing]

That's gotta be it, coz I use after a lot,l and that happened occasionally while running PackerSync

@babygau oh i know the problem Did you use opt = true and after at the same time?

[ruanyouxing]

@wbthomason I think i got the problem maybe I use after and opt = true at the same time and it triggered errors

[bangedorrunt]

@ruanyouxing No, I don't use these 2 keys at a time. This happen sometimes when I update the plugins, and also when I change the plugin with same name but different fork version.

[ruanyouxing]

@ruanyouxing No, I don't use these 2 keys at a time. This happen sometimes when I update the plugins, and also when I change the plugin with same name but different fork version.

@babygau what's your plugin can you show me?

[bangedorrunt]

You can find references here

https://github.com/babygau/nix/blob/tdt/dotfiles/nvim/fnl/plugins/init.fnl

Note there are 2 plugins I'm using on local development, switching back and forth local and remote repository sometime give me this bug, but not frequently. This I consider a complication conflict.

[arminveres]

Hi there, has there been any progress on this? I am getting a similar error with neovim version 0.8 and the error:

[ERROR 18:41:51] async.lua:20: Error in coroutine: ...e/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/packer.nvim/lua/packer.lua:757: invalid value (boolean) at index 17 in table for 'concat'