Vim-plug: Error when I try to install plugins on Windows
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jdhao
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Can't open file C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\nvimBCqYQf\10.bat
Neovim doesn't support DOS short filenames (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8.3_filename). fzf.vim uses a workaround for this https://github.com/junegunn/fzf.vim/commit/7e92b73d03cd008e248ad261208475b45bc2f128#diff-7274b7c6c87526542ef9087f2e997dfaR40. It can be ported to vim-plug for tempname() but Neovim should handle this internally.
janlazo
on 16 Jul 2019
https://github.com/neovim/neovim/issues/11250#issuecomment-545261166 suggests that it's likely not a DOS shortpath issue but it's up to Neovim to improve tempname. In the meantime, the error should be caught and hidden from the user with a try/catch.
janlazo
on 24 Oct 2019
I wanted to share my experience. This problem cropped up about a month ago or so? Same thing here, except I am in Vim/GVim and using Powershell.
In my experience, this is not random, and happens whenever any Plug* command is used. It does seem to install the plugins called for, I've gone through and downloaded the plug script a couple of times and cleared the plugged directory. No such luck.
shogerr
on 5 Jan 2020
This is also happening to me on GVim, whenever any Plug command is used. I'm using GVim 8.2 on Windows 10. The exact error message is:
Error detected while procesing function <SNR>3_install[1]..<SNR>3_update_impl[58]..<SNR>3_git_version_requirement[2]..<SNR>3_system:
line 8:
E484: Can't Open file C:\Users\Alyer\AppData\Local\Temp\VIo274B.tmp
Error detecetd while processing function <SNR>3_instal[1]..<SNR>3_update_impl[58]..<SNR>3_git_version_requirement:
line 2:
E171: Missing :endif
Version info is:
VIM - Vi IMproved 8.2 (2019 Dec 12, compiled Dec 12 2019 13:30:17)
MS-Windows 32-bit GUI version with OLE support
Compiled by mool@tororo
Huge version with GUI. Features included (+) or not (-):
+acl +eval +multi_lang -tag_any_white
+arabic +ex_extra +mzscheme/dyn +tcl/dyn
+autocmd +extra_search +netbeans_intg -termguicolors
+autochdir -farsi +num64 +terminal
+autoservername +file_in_path +ole -termresponse
+balloon_eval +find_in_path +packages +textobjects
-balloon_eval_term +float +path_extra +textprop
+browse +folding +perl/dyn -tgetent
++builtin_terms -footer +persistent_undo +timers
+byte_offset +gettext/dyn +popupwin +title
+channel -hangul_input -postscript +toolbar
+cindent +iconv/dyn +printer +user_commands
+clientserver +insert_expand +profile +vartabs
+clipboard +job +python/dyn +vertsplit
+cmdline_compl +jumplist +python3/dyn +virtualedit
+cmdline_hist +keymap +quickfix +visual
+cmdline_info +lambda +reltime +visualextra
+comments +langmap +rightleft +viminfo
+conceal +libcall +ruby/dyn +vreplace
+cryptv +linebreak +scrollbind -vtp
+cscope +lispindent +signs +wildignore
+cursorbind +listcmds +smartindent +wildmenu
+cursorshape +localmap +sound +windows
+dialog_con_gui +lua/dyn +spell +writebackup
+diff +menu +startuptime -xfontset
+digraphs +mksession +statusline -xim
+directx +modify_fname -sun_workshop +xpm_w32
-dnd +mouse +syntax -xterm_save
-ebcdic +mouseshape +tag_binary
+emacs_tags +multi_byte_ime/dyn -tag_old_static
system vimrc file: "$VIM\vimrc"
user vimrc file: "$HOME\_vimrc"
2nd user vimrc file: "$HOME\vimfiles\vimrc"
3rd user vimrc file: "$VIM\_vimrc"
user exrc file: "$HOME\_exrc"
2nd user exrc file: "$VIM\_exrc"
system gvimrc file: "$VIM\gvimrc"
user gvimrc file: "$HOME\_gvimrc"
2nd user gvimrc file: "$HOME\vimfiles\gvimrc"
3rd user gvimrc file: "$VIM\_gvimrc"
defaults file: "$VIMRUNTIME\defaults.vim"
system menu file: "$VIMRUNTIME\menu.vim"
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-DFEAT_MBYTE_IME -DDYNAMIC_IME -DFEAT_GUI_MSWIN -DFEAT_DIRECTX -DDYNAMIC_DIRECTX
-DFEAT_DIRECTX_COLOR_EMOJI -DDYNAMIC_ICONV -DDYNAMIC_GETTEXT -DFEAT_TCL -DDYNAMIC_TCL
-DDYNAMIC_TCL_DLL=\"tcl86t.dll\" -DDYNAMIC_TCL_VER=\"8.6\" -DFEAT_LUA -DDYNAMIC_LUA
-DDYNAMIC_LUA_DLL=\"lua53.dll\" -DFEAT_PYTHON -DDYNAMIC_PYTHON -DDYNAMIC_PYTHON_DLL=\"pyth
on27.dll\" -DFEAT_PYTHON3 -DDYNAMIC_PYTHON3 -DDYNAMIC_PYTHON3_DLL=\"python36.dll\"
-DFEAT_MZSCHEME -I "E:\Racket\include" -DMZ_PRECISE_GC -DDYNAMIC_MZSCHEME
-DDYNAMIC_MZSCH_DLL=\"libracket3m_a36fs8.dll\" -DDYNAMIC_MZGC_DLL=\"libracket3m_a36fs8.dll\"
-DFEAT_PERL -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -DDYNAMIC_PERL -DDYNAMIC_PERL_DLL=\"pe
rl524.dll\" -DFEAT_RUBY -DDYNAMIC_RUBY -DDYNAMIC_RUBY_VER=24 -DDYNAMIC_RUBY_DLL=\"msvcrt-ruby2
40.dll\" -DFEAT_HUGE /Fd.\ObjGXOULYHTRZi386/ /Zi
Linking: link /nologo /opt:ref /LTCG:STATUS oldnames.lib kernel32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib gdi32.lib
comdlg32.lib ole32.lib netapi32.lib uuid.lib /machine:i386 gdi32.lib version.lib winspool.lib comctl32.lib
advapi32.lib shell32.lib netapi32.lib /machine:i386 libcmt.lib oleaut32.lib user32.lib /nodefaultlib:lua53.lib
/STACK:8388608 /nodefaultlib:python27.lib /nodefaultlib:python36.lib "E:\ActiveTcl\lib\tclstub86.lib" winmm.lib
A1Liu
on 19 Mar 2020
Error detected while processing function <SNR>2_install[1]..<SNR>2_update_impl[58]..<SNR>2_git_version_requirement[2]..<SNR>2_system:
line 8:
E484: Can't open file C:/Users/saikr/AppData/Local/Temp/VIo96D.tmp
Error detected while processing function <SNR>2_install[1]..<SNR>2_update_impl[58]..<SNR>2_git_version_requirement: line 2:
E171: Missing :endif
The same thing happened to me using Gvim on Windows 10.
i-am-sk
on 23 Mar 2020
I can add a workaround for cmd.exe shell to improve the out-of-box experience but the tmp batchfile strategy is unavoidable for other shells (ie. sh, powershell). Need https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug/pull/937 to reduce the amount of git processes spawned by vim-plug.
janlazo
on 24 Mar 2020
vim-plug should use less batchfiles now but there could be encoding issues for those that use non-English codepages.
janlazo
on 11 Apr 2020
Error detected while processing function <SNR>2_install[1]..<SNR>2_update_impl[58]..<SNR>2_git_version_requirement[2]..<SNR>2_system: line 8: E484: Can't open file C:/Users/saikr/AppData/Local/Temp/VIo96D.tmp Error detected while processing function <SNR>2_install[1]..<SNR>2_update_impl[58]..<SNR>2_git_version_requirement: line 2: E171: Missing :endifThe same thing happened to me using Gvim on Windows 10.
I'm getting the same error when I run :PlugInstall or :PlugUpdate:
Error detected while processing function <SNR>18_install[1]..SNR>18_update_impl[58]..SNR>18_git_version_requirement[2]..<SNR>18_system:
line 24:
E484: Can't open file C:/Users/<username>/AppData/Local/Temp/VIo96D.tmp
Error detected while processing function <SNR>18_install[1]..<SNR>18_update_impl[61]..SNR>18_git_version_requirement:
line 2:
E171: Missing :endif
Error detected while processing function <SNR>18_install[1]..<SNR>18_update_impl:
line 61:
E171: Missing :endif
Similarly, :PlugUpgrade shows:
Error detected while processing function <SNR>18_upgrade[7]..<SNR>18_system:
line 24:
E484: Can't open file C:/Users/<username>/AppData/Local/Temp/VIo9CF5.tmp
Vim v8.2.1058 on Windows 10 using Windows Terminal, PowerShell, CMD.
jinyeow
on 26 Jun 2020
I have encountered the same problem and I solved it by
(1) comment out "set shellslash", as vim-plug does not compact with this option on windows;
(2) open gvim with admin rights.
not sure which one actually works.
hope this can help you~ ^_^
TpstCoder
on 1 Aug 2020
https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug/commit/d2f8ca2dbc290dbad75356e59e3b0287c1b28972#diff-0467dc3d01e54437b08868e627565c40R180-R184
shellslash should be caught by vim-plug.
@TpstCoder I guess you set shellslash after plug#begin.
janlazo
on 1 Aug 2020
I had a similar problem.
my .vimrc contains:
plug#end
...
if has("win32")
set shell=c:/apps/gitforwin/bin/bash.exe " use git for windows bash
set shellcmdflag=-c
set shellslash
set guioptions+=! " don't open cmd.exe-window on windows in case of :!
endif
managed to fix this by using:
" PlugUpdate
command! MyPlugUpdate :set shell=cmd.exe shellcmdflag=/c noshellslash guioptions-=! <bar> noau PlugUpdate
" PlugInstall
command! MyPlugInstall :set shell=cmd.exe shellcmdflag=/c noshellslash guioptions-=! <bar> noau PlugInstall
" PlugClean
command! MyPlugClean :set shell=cmd.exe shellcmdflag=/c noshellslash guioptions-=! <bar> noau PlugClean
vim-plug version: Branch Master at 2020 Sept. 22
VIM - Vi IMproved 8.2 (2019 Dec 12, compiled Sep 17 2020 22:10:57)
MS-Windows 32-bit GUI version with OLE support
Included patches: 1-1704
KnoP-01
on 22 Sep 2020
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I wanted to share my experience. This problem cropped up about a month ago or so? Same thing here, except I am in Vim/GVim and using Powershell.
In my experience, this is not random, and happens whenever any Plug* command is used. It does seem to install the plugins called for, I've gone through and downloaded the plug script a couple of times and cleared the plugged directory. No such luck.