subnut/nvim-ghost.nvim

Install script breaks on nix-based installations

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#66 opened on Aug 6, 2024

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Description

in a nix environment, the install script will try to download the binary into the nix store, which is a readonly file system.

Downloading https://github.com/subnut/nvim-ghost.nvim/releases/download/v0.5.4/
im-ghost-linux.tar.gz
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Warning: Failed to open the file nvim-ghost-linux.tar.gz: Read-only file system
curl: (23) client returned ERROR on write of 16375 bytes


[Process exited 23]

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Research direction
Inspect the install script (likely install.sh) and add a check for Nix environment to download the binary to a writable location, such as /tmp, or use the Nix store correctly.
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