[Bug/Support]: Installing lispy _sometimes_ fails

[maciej-szlosarczyk]

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Elpaca Version

((elpaca . "92cbdba grafted, HEAD -> master, origin/master, origin/HEAD")
 (installer . 0.8)
 (emacs . "GNU Emacs 29.4 (build 2, aarch64-apple-darwin23.6.0, NS appkit-2487.70 Version 14.7.2 (Build 23H311))
 of 2024-12-16")
 (git . "git version 2.39.5 (Apple Git-154)"))

Operating System

MacOS 14.17.2

Description

Installing lispy sometimes fails (~50% of the time). What's worse, it sometimes also fails to load it on init when the files are obviously built and in place.

It's pretty random, and I wasn't able to reproduce it with small config. Here's what happens with toggle-debug-on-error and the following snippet:

(use-package lispy :ensure t)

Recipe:

lispy
Vi-like Paredit

source: MELPA
url: https://github.com/abo-abo/lispy
menu item recipe:
( :package "lispy"
  :repo "abo-abo/lispy"
  :fetcher github
  :files (:defaults "lispy-clojure.clj"
                    "lispy-clojure.cljs" "lispy-python.py")
  :source "MELPA")
full recipe:
( :package "lispy"
  ;; Inherited from elpaca-order-functions.
  :depth treeless
  :inherit t
  :protocol https
  ;; Inherited from elpaca-menu-item.
  :source "MELPA"
  :files (:defaults "lispy-clojure.clj"
                    "lispy-clojure.cljs" "lispy-python.py")
  :fetcher github
  :repo "abo-abo/lispy")
dependencies:
nil
dependents: nil
statuses:
  (failed reclone ref-checked-out queued)
log:
  [2025-01-08 11:50:26] Package queued
  [2025-01-08 11:50:26] Continued by: elpaca--process
  [2025-01-08 11:50:26] Continued by: elpaca--configure-remotes
  [2025-01-08 11:50:26] Continued by: elpaca--checkout-ref
  [2025-01-08 11:50:26] Continued by: elpaca--dispatch-build-commands
  [2025-01-08 11:50:26] elpaca--queue-dependencies: (error "Unable to find main elisp file for \"lispy\"")

Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "Unable to find main elisp file for \"lispy\"")
  error("Unable to find main elisp file for %S" "lispy")
  elpaca--main-file((elpaca lispy "lispy" lispy (ref-checked-out queued) "/Users/maciej/.emacs.d/elpaca/repos/lispy/" "/Users/maciej/.emacs.d/elpaca/builds/lispy" nil nil nil (elpaca--check-version elpaca--link-build-files elpaca--generate-autoloads-async elpaca--byte-compile elpaca--compile-info elpaca--install-info elpaca--add-info-path elpaca--run-post-build-commands elpaca--activate-package) (:package "lispy" :repo "abo-abo/lispy" :fetcher github :files (:defaults "lispy-clojure.clj" "lispy-clojure.cljs" "lispy-python.py") :source "MELPA" :protocol https :inherit t :depth treeless) nil nil nil nil 4 (26494 18958 236067 0) nil nil ((ref-checked-out (26494 18958 289098 0) "Continued by: elpaca--dispatch-build-commands" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289084 0) "Continued by: elpaca--checkout-ref" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289074 0) "Continued by: elpaca--configure-remotes" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289061 0) "Continued by: elpaca--process" 2) (queued (26494 18958 236037 0) "Package queued" 1)) nil))
  elpaca--dependencies((elpaca lispy "lispy" lispy (ref-checked-out queued) "/Users/maciej/.emacs.d/elpaca/repos/lispy/" "/Users/maciej/.emacs.d/elpaca/builds/lispy" nil nil nil (elpaca--check-version elpaca--link-build-files elpaca--generate-autoloads-async elpaca--byte-compile elpaca--compile-info elpaca--install-info elpaca--add-info-path elpaca--run-post-build-commands elpaca--activate-package) (:package "lispy" :repo "abo-abo/lispy" :fetcher github :files (:defaults "lispy-clojure.clj" "lispy-clojure.cljs" "lispy-python.py") :source "MELPA" :protocol https :inherit t :depth treeless) nil nil nil nil 4 (26494 18958 236067 0) nil nil ((ref-checked-out (26494 18958 289098 0) "Continued by: elpaca--dispatch-build-commands" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289084 0) "Continued by: elpaca--checkout-ref" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289074 0) "Continued by: elpaca--configure-remotes" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289061 0) "Continued by: elpaca--process" 2) (queued (26494 18958 236037 0) "Package queued" 1)) nil))
  elpaca--queue-dependencies((elpaca lispy "lispy" lispy (ref-checked-out queued) "/Users/maciej/.emacs.d/elpaca/repos/lispy/" "/Users/maciej/.emacs.d/elpaca/builds/lispy" nil nil nil (elpaca--check-version elpaca--link-build-files elpaca--generate-autoloads-async elpaca--byte-compile elpaca--compile-info elpaca--install-info elpaca--add-info-path elpaca--run-post-build-commands elpaca--activate-package) (:package "lispy" :repo "abo-abo/lispy" :fetcher github :files (:defaults "lispy-clojure.clj" "lispy-clojure.cljs" "lispy-python.py") :source "MELPA" :protocol https :inherit t :depth treeless) nil nil nil nil 4 (26494 18958 236067 0) nil nil ((ref-checked-out (26494 18958 289098 0) "Continued by: elpaca--dispatch-build-commands" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289084 0) "Continued by: elpaca--checkout-ref" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289074 0) "Continued by: elpaca--configure-remotes" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289061 0) "Continued by: elpaca--process" 2) (queued (26494 18958 236037 0) "Package queued" 1)) nil))
  elpaca--continue-build((elpaca lispy "lispy" lispy (ref-checked-out queued) "/Users/maciej/.emacs.d/elpaca/repos/lispy/" "/Users/maciej/.emacs.d/elpaca/builds/lispy" nil nil nil (elpaca--check-version elpaca--link-build-files elpaca--generate-autoloads-async elpaca--byte-compile elpaca--compile-info elpaca--install-info elpaca--add-info-path elpaca--run-post-build-commands elpaca--activate-package) (:package "lispy" :repo "abo-abo/lispy" :fetcher github :files (:defaults "lispy-clojure.clj" "lispy-clojure.cljs" "lispy-python.py") :source "MELPA" :protocol https :inherit t :depth treeless) nil nil nil nil 4 (26494 18958 236067 0) nil nil ((ref-checked-out (26494 18958 289098 0) "Continued by: elpaca--dispatch-build-commands" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289084 0) "Continued by: elpaca--checkout-ref" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289074 0) "Continued by: elpaca--configure-remotes" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289061 0) "Continued by: elpaca--process" 2) (queued (26494 18958 236037 0) "Package queued" 1)) nil))
  elpaca--dispatch-build-commands((elpaca lispy "lispy" lispy (ref-checked-out queued) "/Users/maciej/.emacs.d/elpaca/repos/lispy/" "/Users/maciej/.emacs.d/elpaca/builds/lispy" nil nil nil (elpaca--check-version elpaca--link-build-files elpaca--generate-autoloads-async elpaca--byte-compile elpaca--compile-info elpaca--install-info elpaca--add-info-path elpaca--run-post-build-commands elpaca--activate-package) (:package "lispy" :repo "abo-abo/lispy" :fetcher github :files (:defaults "lispy-clojure.clj" "lispy-clojure.cljs" "lispy-python.py") :source "MELPA" :protocol https :inherit t :depth treeless) nil nil nil nil 4 (26494 18958 236067 0) nil nil ((ref-checked-out (26494 18958 289098 0) "Continued by: elpaca--dispatch-build-commands" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289084 0) "Continued by: elpaca--checkout-ref" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289074 0) "Continued by: elpaca--configure-remotes" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289061 0) "Continued by: elpaca--process" 2) (queued (26494 18958 236037 0) "Package queued" 1)) nil) :pre-build)
  elpaca--run-pre-build-commands((elpaca lispy "lispy" lispy (ref-checked-out queued) "/Users/maciej/.emacs.d/elpaca/repos/lispy/" "/Users/maciej/.emacs.d/elpaca/builds/lispy" nil nil nil (elpaca--check-version elpaca--link-build-files elpaca--generate-autoloads-async elpaca--byte-compile elpaca--compile-info elpaca--install-info elpaca--add-info-path elpaca--run-post-build-commands elpaca--activate-package) (:package "lispy" :repo "abo-abo/lispy" :fetcher github :files (:defaults "lispy-clojure.clj" "lispy-clojure.cljs" "lispy-python.py") :source "MELPA" :protocol https :inherit t :depth treeless) nil nil nil nil 4 (26494 18958 236067 0) nil nil ((ref-checked-out (26494 18958 289098 0) "Continued by: elpaca--dispatch-build-commands" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289084 0) "Continued by: elpaca--checkout-ref" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289074 0) "Continued by: elpaca--configure-remotes" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289061 0) "Continued by: elpaca--process" 2) (queued (26494 18958 236037 0) "Package queued" 1)) nil))
  elpaca--continue-build((elpaca lispy "lispy" lispy (ref-checked-out queued) "/Users/maciej/.emacs.d/elpaca/repos/lispy/" "/Users/maciej/.emacs.d/elpaca/builds/lispy" nil nil nil (elpaca--check-version elpaca--link-build-files elpaca--generate-autoloads-async elpaca--byte-compile elpaca--compile-info elpaca--install-info elpaca--add-info-path elpaca--run-post-build-commands elpaca--activate-package) (:package "lispy" :repo "abo-abo/lispy" :fetcher github :files (:defaults "lispy-clojure.clj" "lispy-clojure.cljs" "lispy-python.py") :source "MELPA" :protocol https :inherit t :depth treeless) nil nil nil nil 4 (26494 18958 236067 0) nil nil ((ref-checked-out (26494 18958 289098 0) "Continued by: elpaca--dispatch-build-commands" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289084 0) "Continued by: elpaca--checkout-ref" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289074 0) "Continued by: elpaca--configure-remotes" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289061 0) "Continued by: elpaca--process" 2) (queued (26494 18958 236037 0) "Package queued" 1)) nil) nil ref-checked-out)
  elpaca--checkout-ref((elpaca lispy "lispy" lispy (ref-checked-out queued) "/Users/maciej/.emacs.d/elpaca/repos/lispy/" "/Users/maciej/.emacs.d/elpaca/builds/lispy" nil nil nil (elpaca--check-version elpaca--link-build-files elpaca--generate-autoloads-async elpaca--byte-compile elpaca--compile-info elpaca--install-info elpaca--add-info-path elpaca--run-post-build-commands elpaca--activate-package) (:package "lispy" :repo "abo-abo/lispy" :fetcher github :files (:defaults "lispy-clojure.clj" "lispy-clojure.cljs" "lispy-python.py") :source "MELPA" :protocol https :inherit t :depth treeless) nil nil nil nil 4 (26494 18958 236067 0) nil nil ((ref-checked-out (26494 18958 289098 0) "Continued by: elpaca--dispatch-build-commands" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289084 0) "Continued by: elpaca--checkout-ref" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289074 0) "Continued by: elpaca--configure-remotes" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289061 0) "Continued by: elpaca--process" 2) (queued (26494 18958 236037 0) "Package queued" 1)) nil))
  elpaca--continue-build((elpaca lispy "lispy" lispy (ref-checked-out queued) "/Users/maciej/.emacs.d/elpaca/repos/lispy/" "/Users/maciej/.emacs.d/elpaca/builds/lispy" nil nil nil (elpaca--check-version elpaca--link-build-files elpaca--generate-autoloads-async elpaca--byte-compile elpaca--compile-info elpaca--install-info elpaca--add-info-path elpaca--run-post-build-commands elpaca--activate-package) (:package "lispy" :repo "abo-abo/lispy" :fetcher github :files (:defaults "lispy-clojure.clj" "lispy-clojure.cljs" "lispy-python.py") :source "MELPA" :protocol https :inherit t :depth treeless) nil nil nil nil 4 (26494 18958 236067 0) nil nil ((ref-checked-out (26494 18958 289098 0) "Continued by: elpaca--dispatch-build-commands" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289084 0) "Continued by: elpaca--checkout-ref" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289074 0) "Continued by: elpaca--configure-remotes" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289061 0) "Continued by: elpaca--process" 2) (queued (26494 18958 236037 0) "Package queued" 1)) nil))
  elpaca--configure-remotes((elpaca lispy "lispy" lispy (ref-checked-out queued) "/Users/maciej/.emacs.d/elpaca/repos/lispy/" "/Users/maciej/.emacs.d/elpaca/builds/lispy" nil nil nil (elpaca--check-version elpaca--link-build-files elpaca--generate-autoloads-async elpaca--byte-compile elpaca--compile-info elpaca--install-info elpaca--add-info-path elpaca--run-post-build-commands elpaca--activate-package) (:package "lispy" :repo "abo-abo/lispy" :fetcher github :files (:defaults "lispy-clojure.clj" "lispy-clojure.cljs" "lispy-python.py") :source "MELPA" :protocol https :inherit t :depth treeless) nil nil nil nil 4 (26494 18958 236067 0) nil nil ((ref-checked-out (26494 18958 289098 0) "Continued by: elpaca--dispatch-build-commands" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289084 0) "Continued by: elpaca--checkout-ref" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289074 0) "Continued by: elpaca--configure-remotes" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289061 0) "Continued by: elpaca--process" 2) (queued (26494 18958 236037 0) "Package queued" 1)) nil))
  elpaca--continue-build((elpaca lispy "lispy" lispy (ref-checked-out queued) "/Users/maciej/.emacs.d/elpaca/repos/lispy/" "/Users/maciej/.emacs.d/elpaca/builds/lispy" nil nil nil (elpaca--check-version elpaca--link-build-files elpaca--generate-autoloads-async elpaca--byte-compile elpaca--compile-info elpaca--install-info elpaca--add-info-path elpaca--run-post-build-commands elpaca--activate-package) (:package "lispy" :repo "abo-abo/lispy" :fetcher github :files (:defaults "lispy-clojure.clj" "lispy-clojure.cljs" "lispy-python.py") :source "MELPA" :protocol https :inherit t :depth treeless) nil nil nil nil 4 (26494 18958 236067 0) nil nil ((ref-checked-out (26494 18958 289098 0) "Continued by: elpaca--dispatch-build-commands" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289084 0) "Continued by: elpaca--checkout-ref" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289074 0) "Continued by: elpaca--configure-remotes" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289061 0) "Continued by: elpaca--process" 2) (queued (26494 18958 236037 0) "Package queued" 1)) nil))
  elpaca--process((elpaca lispy "lispy" lispy (ref-checked-out queued) "/Users/maciej/.emacs.d/elpaca/repos/lispy/" "/Users/maciej/.emacs.d/elpaca/builds/lispy" nil nil nil (elpaca--check-version elpaca--link-build-files elpaca--generate-autoloads-async elpaca--byte-compile elpaca--compile-info elpaca--install-info elpaca--add-info-path elpaca--run-post-build-commands elpaca--activate-package) (:package "lispy" :repo "abo-abo/lispy" :fetcher github :files (:defaults "lispy-clojure.clj" "lispy-clojure.cljs" "lispy-python.py") :source "MELPA" :protocol https :inherit t :depth treeless) nil nil nil nil 4 (26494 18958 236067 0) nil nil ((ref-checked-out (26494 18958 289098 0) "Continued by: elpaca--dispatch-build-commands" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289084 0) "Continued by: elpaca--checkout-ref" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289074 0) "Continued by: elpaca--configure-remotes" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289061 0) "Continued by: elpaca--process" 2) (queued (26494 18958 236037 0) "Package queued" 1)) nil))
  elpaca--process-queue((elpaca-q nil 4 0 incomplete (26494 18285 643232 0) nil ((lispy (defvar use-package--warning157 #'(lambda (keyword err) (let ... ...))) (condition-case-unless-debug err (progn (use-package-statistics-gather :init 'lispy nil) (let (...) (message "%s..." "Loading package lispy") (prog1 ... ...)) (use-package-statistics-gather :init 'lispy t)) (error (funcall use-package--warning157 :catch err))))) ((lispy elpaca lispy "lispy" lispy (ref-checked-out queued) "/Users/maciej/.emacs.d/elpaca/repos/lispy/" "/Users/maciej/.emacs.d/elpaca/builds/lispy" nil nil nil (elpaca--check-version elpaca--link-build-files elpaca--generate-autoloads-async elpaca--byte-compile elpaca--compile-info elpaca--install-info elpaca--add-info-path elpaca--run-post-build-commands elpaca--activate-package) (:package "lispy" :repo "abo-abo/lispy" :fetcher github :files (:defaults "lispy-clojure.clj" "lispy-clojure.cljs" "lispy-python.py") :source "MELPA" :protocol https :inherit t :depth treeless) nil nil nil nil 4 (26494 18958 236067 0) nil nil ((ref-checked-out (26494 18958 289098 0) "Continued by: elpaca--dispatch-build-commands" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289084 0) "Continued by: elpaca--checkout-ref" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289074 0) "Continued by: elpaca--configure-remotes" 2) (queued (26494 18958 289061 0) "Continued by: elpaca--process" 2) (queued (26494 18958 236037 0) "Package queued" 1)) nil))))
  elpaca-process-queues()
  apply(elpaca-process-queues nil)
  timer-event-handler([t 26494 18958 286070 nil elpaca-process-queues nil nil 0 nil])

Anything in particular I should look at?

[maciej-szlosarczyk]

I think I figured out what was the problem.

The elpaca/repos/lispy folder was being emptied periodically, it had the .git contents but nothing else. I checked the right commit in command line manually and the problem disappeared since then. I'll see if it reappears again, but for now closing the issue.