On automatic dependency installation fails with PermissionError: [WinError 5] Access is denied:

[neilh10]

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Configuration

Operating system: Win 10 Pro latest

PlatformIO Version (platformio --version): Core 5.0.0·Home 3.3.0

Description of problem

Whenever I install a dependency from GitHub repo (or full git url) the installation fails with:

PermissionError: [WinError 5] Access is denied: 'C:\Users\neilh77a\.platformio\.cache\tmp\pkg-installing-3k8x5w3o\.git\objects\pack\pack-c908a602e8bfab95b6b90a873267e2afcd16604b.idx':
File "C:\Users\neilh77a.platformio\penv\lib\site-packages\platformio\builder\main.py", line 169:

Steps to Reproduce

1. delete .pio/libdeps
   2 .press build button
2. after every failure, it does actually move the directory to the correct place,
3. press build button again to have it try again

Actual Results

Library Manager: Installing git+https://github.com/Seeed-Studio/Seeed_Arduino_LCD
git version 2.27.0.windows.1
Cloning into 'C:\Users\neilh77a.platformio.cache\tmp\pkg-installing-3k8x5w3o'...
PermissionError: [WinError 5] Access is denied: 'C:\Users\neilh77a\.platformio\.cache\tmp\pkg-installing-3k8x5w3o\.git\objects\pack\pack-c908a602e8bfab95b6b90a873267e2afcd16604b.idx':
File "C:\Users\neilh77a.platformio\penv\lib\site-packages\platformio\builder\main.py", line 169:
env.SConscript("$BUILD_SCRIPT")
File "C:\Users\neilh77a.platformio\packages\tool-scons\scons-local-4.0.1\SCons\Script\SConscript.py", line 598:
return _SConscript(self.fs, *files, **subst_kw)

Expected Results

That it installs all the listed dependencies

If problems with PlatformIO Build System:

The content of platformio.ini:

Insert here...

[env:seeed_wio_terminal]
platform = atmelsam
board = seeed_wio_terminal
framework = arduino
lib_ldf_mode = deep+
build_flags =
;-DSerial=SerialUSB
;-DSerial=STANDARD_SERIAL_OUTPUT
;-DSTANDARD_SERIAL_OUTPUT=Serial4

lib_deps=
;https://github.com/Seeed-Studio/Seeed_Arduino_atWiFi
;https://github.com/Seeed-Studio/Seeed_Arduino_FreeRTOS
;https://github.com/Seeed-Studio/Seeed_Arduino_atUnified
;https://github.com/Seeed-Studio/esp-at-lib
;https://github.com/Seeed-Studio/Seeed_Arduino_mbedtls
;https://github.com/Seeed-Studio/Seeed_Arduino_atWiFiClientSecure
https://github.com/Seeed-Studio/Seeed_Arduino_LCD
https://github.com/Seeed-Studio/Seeed_Arduino_RTC
https://github.com/Seeed-Studio/Seeed_Arduino_FS
https://github.com/Seeed-Studio/Seeed_Arduino_SFUD
https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_ZeroTimer

Source file to reproduce issue:

Insert here...

#include <Seeed_FS.h>
void setup(){}
void loop(){}

Additional info

I've been using PIO for two years, and its been fantastic. Thankyou.
This may have happened after the upgrade to 5.0.0 - at least it wasn't as bad as this last week.
I've just started trying a new platform wio, and in the process upgraded the Platform to SAMD 4.5.1 but I don't think it is related to that
I've looked around for should I completely reinstall PIO
When opening another project, it says PlatformIO: Can not find working Python 2.7 or 3.5+ interpreter. Please install the latest Python 3 and restart VSCode . Trying to track down that bug and rebooting.

[ivankravets]

Please re-test with pio upgrade --dev. Thanks for the report!

[neilh10]

Worked. Many thanks. Fantastic PlugIn. Don't know how you do it, but its magic.!!!

pio upgrade --dev
Please wait while upgrading PlatformIO ...
PlatformIO has been successfully upgraded to 5.0.2a2
Release notes: https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/history.html
Warning! Please restart IDE to affect PIO Home changes

[ivankravets]

Happy coding with PlatformIO 😊