Installing packer.nvim on Windows

[bryant-the-coder]

Config:

local fn = vim.fn
local install_path = fn.stdpath('data')..'C:/Users/User/AppData/Local/nvim-data/site/pack/packer/start/packer.nvim'
if fn.empty(fn.glob(install_path)) > 0 then
  packer_bootstrap = fn.system({'git', 'clone', '--depth', '1', 'https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim', install_path})
end

return require('packer').startup(function(use)
  -- My plugins here
  -- use 'foo1/bar1.nvim'
  -- use 'foo2/bar2.nvim'

  -- Automatically set up your configuration after cloning packer.nvim
  -- Put this at the end after all plugins
  if packer_bootstrap then
    require('packer').sync()
  end
end)

When I start neovim, it says this ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ~ ║ Removing the following directories. OK? (y/N) ║ ~ ║ ║ ~ ║ - C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\nvim-data\site\pack\packer\start\packer.nvim ║ ~ ║ ║ ~ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

When I say N. This error shows up [packer.nvim] [ERROR 09:11:04] async.lua:20: Error i...7: attempt to index local 'display_win' (a nil value)

I have already clone the link for PowerShell. But still gets this error. Please help.

[Neelfrost]

local install_path = fn.stdpath('data')..'C:/Users/User/AppData/Local/nvim-data/site/pack/packer/start/packer.nvim'

This is wrong. stdpath('data') will return C:/Users/User/AppData/Local/nvim-data, so proper concatenation should be: local install_path = fn.stdpath('data') .. "\\site\\pack\\packer\\start\\packer.nvim"

You can checkout my configs to better understand packer configuration: init.lua, packerinit.lua, pluginlist.lua

[bryant-the-coder]

Hi again. I don't really understand the lazy load. I know that it will load on a specific command. But how should i load it? cmd = {'Dispatch', 'Make', 'Focus', 'Start'}. Take this command as an example. How should I load it in neovim?

[Neelfrost]

Consider nvim-tree, which implements commands such as :NvimTreeToggle, :NvimTreeRefresh, and so on. If nvim-tree is lazy loaded, only upon calling :NvimTreeToggle or :NvimTreeRefresh packer loads Nvimtree.

In this case, nvim-tree can be lazy loaded as such:

use({
    "kyazdani42/nvim-tree.lua",
    cmd = { "NvimTreeToggle", "NvimTreeRefresh" },
})

[bryant-the-coder]

Oh thanks. Please don't close this issue. Cause I have many question to ask. 😅😅😅

[bryant-the-coder]

This is what i got after lazy loading plugins

My config:

local fn = vim.fn
local install_path = fn.stdpath('data')..'$HOME/AppData/Local/nvim-data/site/pack/packer/start/packer.nvim'
if fn.empty(fn.glob(install_path)) > 0 then
  packer_bootstrap = fn.system({'git', 'clone', '--depth', '1', 'https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim', install_path})
end

return require('packer').startup(function()
    -- Packer can manage itself
    use 'wbthomason/packer.nvim'

    -- Theme
    use 'folke/tokyonight.nvim'
    use 'morhetz/gruvbox'
    use 'arcticicestudio/nord-vim'
    use 'dracula/vim'
    use 'drewtempelmeyer/palenight.vim'
    use 'projekt0n/github-nvim-theme'

    -- Explorer menu
    use ({
      'kyazdani42/nvim-tree.lua',
      requires = 'kyazdani42/nvim-web-devicons',
      cmd = {"NvimTreeToggle",
             "NvimTreeRefresh",
             "NvimTreeClose"}
    })

    -- Autopairs
    use 'jiangmiao/auto-pairs'

    -- Telescope
    use ({
      'nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim',
      requires = { {'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim'} },
      cmd = {
          "Telescope find_files",
          "Telescope live_grep",
          "Telescope buffers",
          "Telescope help_tags",
          "Telescope file_browser",
          "Telescope colorscheme",
          "Telescope oldfiles",
          "Telescope keymaps"},
    })

    -- Start screen
    use 'glepnir/dashboard-nvim'

    -- Statusline
    use {
      'nvim-lualine/lualine.nvim',
      requires = {'kyazdani42/nvim-web-devicons', opt = true}
    }

    -- Bufferline
    use {'akinsho/bufferline.nvim', requires = 'kyazdani42/nvim-web-devicons'}

    -- Indentation
    use 'lukas-reineke/indent-blankline.nvim'

    -- Colorizer
    use 'norcalli/nvim-colorizer.lua'
    use 'junegunn/rainbow_parentheses.vim'

    -- nvim-comment
    use 'terrortylor/nvim-comment'

    -- COC
    use {
        'neoclide/coc.nvim',
        branch = 'release'
    }
    use 'honza/vim-snippets'

    -- Git
    use 'mhinz/vim-signify'

    -- Terminal Intergration
    use ({
        "akinsho/toggleterm.nvim",
        cmd = {
            "ToggleTerm",
            "ToggleTermOpenAll"}
    })
end)

Did I do something wrong?

[Neelfrost]

Firstly, packer will move lazy loaded plugins to opt folder from start folder, hence the Removing the following directories dialogue.

Secondly,

    -- Telescope
    use ({
      'nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim',
      requires = { {'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim'} },
      cmd = {
          "Telescope find_files",
          "Telescope live_grep",
          "Telescope buffers",
          "Telescope help_tags",
          "Telescope file_browser",
          "Telescope colorscheme",
          "Telescope oldfiles",
          "Telescope keymaps"},
    })

This won't work, as cmd table only accepts single-word commands.

Also,

local install_path = fn.stdpath('data')..'$HOME/AppData/Local/nvim-data/site/pack/packer/start/packer.nvim'
-- should be:
local install_path = fn.stdpath('data')..'/site/pack/packer/start/packer.nvim'

[bryant-the-coder]

So I gotta write like this?

use ({
      'nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim',
      requires = { {'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim'} },
      cmd = { "Telescope find_files", "Telescope live_grep", "Telescope buffers", "Telescope buffers", "Telescope help_tags", "Telescope file_browser", "Telescope colorscheme", "Telescope oldfiles", "Telescope keymaps"}
 })

[Neelfrost]

No, they still consist of 2 words, Telescope find_files, cmd only works with a single word like NvimTreeToggle. Use just Telescope instead.

[bryant-the-coder]

Noted sir