Scoop: Can't shim <appname>: file doesn't exist

Created on 15 Jul 2014 · 12Comments · Source: lukesampson/scoop

I've having an issue trying to install apps using scoop and getting an 'file doesn't exist' error.

For example installing curl I get this console output:

installing curl (7.37.0)
downloading http://www.confusedbycode.com/curl/curl-7.37.0-win64.zip...done
checking hash...ok
extracting...done
creating shim for curl
can't shim bin/curl.exe: file doesn't exist

I get a very similar result when trying to install 7zip and vim.

Time, sudo and touch work fine.

When I run scoop which curl I get:
not a scoop shim.

The Appdata\Local\scoop\apps\curl\7.37.0 folder is empty when after all this.

Installing sudo worked correctly and I ended up with the .cmd and ps1 as expected in \AppData\Local\scoop\shims

Thanks,
Tim

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TimHacker

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Poppycock! Software changing over a 5 year period?! It's unheard of! Great scott!

lol, well, I've got it working with the Remove-Item alias:curl thing.

maludwig on 26 Apr 2018

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Argh sorry about that, I switched to using robocopy to move installed files and I don't think the new code was handling spaces in the path properly.

Can you try again after updating scoop with scoop update? You might need to scoop uninstall curl to clear up the empty directories left behind.

lukesampson on 16 Jul 2014

That works perfectly after the scoop update. Thanks for the quick turnaround.
This is such an excellent tool. It really speeds up the process of getting up and running on a new computer!

Thanks again.

TimHacker on 16 Jul 2014

Cool, you're welcome :)

lukesampson on 17 Jul 2014

I'm getting this now:

PS C:\Users\turiy> scoop update
Updating Scoop...
Scoop was updated successfully!
PS C:\Users\turiy> scoop which curl
Not a scoop shim.

PS C:\Users\turiy> scoop install curl
WARN  'curl' (7.59.0) is already installed.
Use 'scoop update curl' to install a new version.
PS C:\Users\turiy> scoop update curl
curl: 7.59.0 (latest version)
Latest versions for all apps are installed! For more information try 'scoop status'
PS C:\Users\turiy> scoop reinstall curl
scoop: 'reinstall' isn't a scoop command. See 'scoop help'.
PS C:\Users\turiy> scoop uninstall curl
Uninstalling 'curl' (7.59.0).
Removing shim for 'curl'.
Unlinking ~\scoop\apps\curl\current
'curl' was uninstalled.
PS C:\Users\turiy> scoop install curl
Installing 'curl' (7.59.0) [64bit]
Loading curl-7.59.0-win64-mingw.tar.xz from cache
Checking hash of curl-7.59.0-win64-mingw.tar.xz... ok.
Extracting... done.
Linking ~\scoop\apps\curl\current => ~\scoop\apps\curl\7.59.0
Creating shim for 'curl'.
'curl' (7.59.0) was installed successfully!
PS C:\Users\turiy> scoop which curl
Not a scoop shim.

PS C:\Users\turiy>

maludwig on 28 Mar 2018

@maludwig did you try scoop reset curl? Is there a curl.exe, curl.ps1 and a curl.shim file in ~\scoop\shims?

r15ch13 on 28 Mar 2018

Just tried scoop reset curl to no avail. Here is some more stuff:

PS C:\Users\turiy> scoop reset curl
Resetting curl (7.59.0).
Linking ~\scoop\apps\curl\current => ~\scoop\apps\curl\7.59.0
Creating shim for 'curl'.
PS C:\Users\turiy> curl.exe google.com
<HTML><HEAD><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8">
<TITLE>302 Moved</TITLE></HEAD><BODY>
<H1>302 Moved</H1>
The document has moved
<A HREF="http://www.google.ca/?gfe_rd=cr&amp;dcr=0&amp;ei=Sfu7Woj4B8T_8AfE5qHgAw">here</A>.
</BODY></HTML>
PS C:\Users\turiy> curl google.com


StatusCode        : 200
StatusDescription : OK
Content           : <!doctype html><html itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/WebPage" lang="en-CA"><head><meta content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"><meta content="/images/branding/googleg/1x/...
RawContent        : HTTP/1.1 200 OK
                    X-XSS-Protection: 1; mode=block
                    X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN
                    Cache-Control: private, max-age=0
                    Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8
                    Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 20:30:04 GMT
                    Expires: ...
Forms             : {f}
Headers           : {[X-XSS-Protection, 1; mode=block], [X-Frame-Options, SAMEORIGIN], [Cache-Control, private, max-age=0], [Content-Type, text/html; charset=UTF-8]...}
Images            : {@{innerHTML=; innerText=; outerHTML=<IMG id=hplogo onload=window.lol&amp;&amp;lol() style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 14px; PADDING-TOP: 28px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px" alt=Google
                    src="/images/branding/googlelogo/1x/googlelogo_white_background_color_272x92dp.png" width=272 height=92>; outerText=; tagName=IMG; id=hplogo; onload=window.lol&amp;&amp;lol(); style=PADDING-BOTTOM: 14px; PADDING-TOP: 28px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px;
                    PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; alt=Google; src=/images/branding/googlelogo/1x/googlelogo_white_background_color_272x92dp.png; width=272; height=92}}
InputFields       : {@{innerHTML=; innerText=; outerHTML=<INPUT type=hidden value=en-CA name=hl>; outerText=; tagName=INPUT; type=hidden; value=en-CA; name=hl}, @{innerHTML=; innerText=; outerHTML=<INPUT type=hidden value=hp name=source>; outerText=; tagName=INPUT;
                    type=hidden; value=hp; name=source}, @{innerHTML=; innerText=; outerHTML=<INPUT type=hidden name=biw>; outerText=; tagName=INPUT; type=hidden; name=biw}, @{innerHTML=; innerText=; outerHTML=<INPUT type=hidden name=bih>; outerText=; tagName=INPUT;
                    type=hidden; name=bih}...}
Links             : {@{innerHTML=<SPAN class=gbtb2></SPAN><SPAN class=gbts>Search</SPAN>; innerText=Search; outerHTML=<A onclick=gbar.logger.il(1,{t:1}); id=gb_1 class="gbzt gbz0l gbp1" href="https://www.google.ca/webhp?tab=ww"><SPAN class=gbtb2></SPAN><SPAN
                    class=gbts>Search</SPAN></A>; outerText=Search; tagName=A; onclick=gbar.logger.il(1,{t:1});; id=gb_1; class=gbzt gbz0l gbp1; href=https://www.google.ca/webhp?tab=ww}, @{innerHTML=<SPAN class=gbtb2></SPAN><SPAN class=gbts>Images</SPAN>;
                    innerText=Images; outerHTML=<A onclick=gbar.logger.il(1,{t:2}); id=gb_2 class=gbzt href="http://www.google.ca/imghp?hl=en&amp;tab=wi"><SPAN class=gbtb2></SPAN><SPAN class=gbts>Images</SPAN></A>; outerText=Images; tagName=A;
                    onclick=gbar.logger.il(1,{t:2});; id=gb_2; class=gbzt; href=http://www.google.ca/imghp?hl=en&amp;tab=wi}, @{innerHTML=<SPAN class=gbtb2></SPAN><SPAN class=gbts>Maps</SPAN>; innerText=Maps; outerHTML=<A onclick=gbar.logger.il(1,{t:8}); id=gb_8
                    class=gbzt href="http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&amp;tab=wl"><SPAN class=gbtb2></SPAN><SPAN class=gbts>Maps</SPAN></A>; outerText=Maps; tagName=A; onclick=gbar.logger.il(1,{t:8});; id=gb_8; class=gbzt;
                    href=http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&amp;tab=wl}, @{innerHTML=<SPAN class=gbtb2></SPAN><SPAN class=gbts>Play</SPAN>; innerText=Play; outerHTML=<A onclick=gbar.logger.il(1,{t:78}); id=gb_78 class=gbzt
                    href="https://play.google.com/?hl=en&amp;tab=w8"><SPAN class=gbtb2></SPAN><SPAN class=gbts>Play</SPAN></A>; outerText=Play; tagName=A; onclick=gbar.logger.il(1,{t:78});; id=gb_78; class=gbzt; href=https://play.google.com/?hl=en&amp;tab=w8}...}
ParsedHtml        : System.__ComObject
RawContentLength  : 45777



PS C:\Users\turiy> ($env:Path).Replace(';',"`n")
C:\Users\turiy\scoop\apps\nodejs\current\bin
C:\Users\turiy\scoop\apps\nodejs\current
C:\Users\turiy\scoop\shims
C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Resources\bin
C:\Program Files (x86)\Razer Chroma SDK\bin
C:\Program Files\Razer Chroma SDK\bin
C:\Program Files (x86)\Python36-32\Scripts\
C:\Program Files (x86)\Python36-32\
C:\Windows\system32
C:\Windows
C:\Windows\System32\Wbem
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\
C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Common
C:\Users\turiy\scoop\apps\yarn\current\Yarn\bin
C:\Users\turiy\scoop\apps\yarn\current\bin
C:\Users\turiy\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps
C:\Program Files\Git\cmd
C:\Users\turiy\scoop\apps\yarn\current\Yarn\bin
C:\Users\turiy\scoop\apps\yarn\current\bin
C:\Users\turiy\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps
C:\Users\turiy\Dropbox\RunShortcuts
PS C:\Users\turiy> node
> 1+1
2
>
PS C:\Users\turiy> ls C:\Users\turiy\scoop\shims\


    Directory: C:\Users\turiy\scoop\shims


Mode                LastWriteTime         Length Name
----                -------------         ------ ----
-a----        3/28/2018   1:00 PM           7680 7z.exe
-a----        3/28/2018   2:25 PM            152 7z.ps1
-a----        3/28/2018   2:25 PM             57 7z.shim
-a----        3/28/2018   1:00 PM           7680 curl.exe
-a----        3/28/2018   2:29 PM            158 curl.ps1
-a----        3/28/2018   2:29 PM             63 curl.shim
-a----        3/28/2018   2:24 PM            101 scoop
-a----        3/28/2018   2:24 PM            338 scoop.cmd
-a----        3/28/2018   2:24 PM            160 scoop.ps1


PS C:\Users\turiy>

maludwig on 28 Mar 2018

Hmmm. I maybe have a...solution? Maybe?

PS C:\Users\turiy> Get-Command curl

CommandType     Name                                               Version    Source
-----------     ----                                               -------    ------
Alias           curl -> Invoke-WebRequest


PS C:\Users\turiy> Get-Command curl.exe

CommandType     Name                                               Version    Source
-----------     ----                                               -------    ------
Application     curl.exe                                           0.0.0.0    C:\Users\turiy\scoop\shims\curl.exe


PS C:\Users\turiy> Remove-Item alias:curl
PS C:\Users\turiy> Get-Command curl

CommandType     Name                                               Version    Source
-----------     ----                                               -------    ------
ExternalScript  curl.ps1                                                      C:\Users\turiy\scoop\shims\curl.ps1


PS C:\Users\turiy> curl google.com
<HTML><HEAD><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8">
<TITLE>302 Moved</TITLE></HEAD><BODY>
<H1>302 Moved</H1>
The document has moved
<A HREF="http://www.google.ca/?gfe_rd=cr&amp;dcr=0&amp;ei=HPy7Wv70FdP_8Afur7moBA">here</A>.
</BODY></HTML>
PS C:\Users\turiy>

From: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30807318/running-curl-via-powershell-how-to-construct-arguments

maludwig on 28 Mar 2018

I've put it in my profile with the help of this: https://www.howtogeek.com/50236/customizing-your-powershell-profile/

PS C:\Users\turiy> cat ~\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1
Remove-Item alias:curl
PS C:\Users\turiy>

maludwig on 28 Mar 2018

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Ah yes, I just forgot that PowerShell has a curl alias ... That's why scoop says Not a scoop shim.

r15ch13 on 28 Mar 2018

Oddly tho, it seems to be fine in the, like, "how-to" video:
https://youtu.be/a85QLUJ0Wbs?t=55s

maludwig on 28 Mar 2018

@maludwig maybe the alias was added later. This video is from 2013 😁

r15ch13 on 28 Mar 2018

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Poppycock! Software changing over a 5 year period?! It's unheard of! Great scott!

lol, well, I've got it working with the Remove-Item alias:curl thing.

maludwig on 26 Apr 2018

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