`ya pack` commands fail with generic error when `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/yazi` does not exist yet

[kmoschcau]

What system are you running Yazi on?

Windows WSL

What terminal are you running Yazi in?

wezterm 20240203-110809-5046fc22

yazi --debug output

^[P>|WezTerm 20240203-110809-5046fc22^[\
Yazi
    Version: 0.3.3 (VERGEN_IDEMPOTENT_OUTPUT 2024-09-16)
    Debug  : false
    OS     : linux-x86_64 (unix)

Ya
    Version: 0.3.3 (VERGEN_IDEMPOTENT_OUTPUT 2024-09-16)

Emulator
    Emulator.via_env: ("xterm-256color", "WezTerm")
    Emulator.via_csi: Ok(Unknown([]))
    Emulator.detect : WezTerm

Adapter
    Adapter.matches: Iterm2

Desktop
    XDG_SESSION_TYPE           : None
    WAYLAND_DISPLAY            : Some("wayland-0")
    DISPLAY                    : Some(":0")
    SWAYSOCK                   : None
    HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE: None
    WAYFIRE_SOCKET             : None

SSH
    shared.in_ssh_connection: false

WSL
    WSL: true

Variables
    SHELL              : Some("/usr/bin/fish")
    EDITOR             : Some("nvim")
    VISUAL             : Some("nvim")
    YAZI_FILE_ONE      : None
    YAZI_CONFIG_HOME   : None

Text Opener
    default: Some(Opener { run: "${EDITOR:-vi} \"$@\"", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "$EDITOR", for_: None, spread: true })
    block  : Some(Opener { run: "${EDITOR:-vi} \"$@\"", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "$EDITOR", for_: None, spread: true })

Multiplexers
    TMUX               : false
    tmux version       : tmux 3.2a
    ZELLIJ_SESSION_NAME: None
    Zellij version     : No such file or directory (os error 2)

Dependencies
    file             : 5.41
    ueberzugpp       : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    ffmpegthumbnailer: No such file or directory (os error 2)
    magick           : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    fzf              : 0.29
    fd               : 8.3.1
    rg               : 14.1.1
    chafa            :
    zoxide           : 0.9.6
    7z               : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    7zz              : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    jq               : 1.6


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When reporting a bug, please also upload the `yazi.log` log file - only upload the most recent content by time.
You can find it in the "/home/kmoschcau/.local/state/yazi" directory.

Did you try the latest nightly build to see if the problem got fixed?

Yes, and I updated the debug information above (yazi --debug) to the nightly that I tried

Describe the bug

When running ya pack -a or ya pack -l for example with no existing $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/yazi, one just gets back this error message:

• Linux: Error: No such file or directory (os error 2)
• Windows: Error: The system cannot find the path specified. (os error 3)

Once the config directory is present, everything works. I just think it would be nicer for new users to give a more constructive error message or just simply create the directory.

Minimal reproducer

Try to run the above commands without the config directory present.

Anything else?

No response

[sxyazi]

Please try #1795

[kmoschcau]

It works now, thanks.

[bric3]

Is it the same issue on macos ?

❯ l ~/.config/yazi
"/Users/brice.dutheil/.config/yazi": No such file or directory (os error 2)

❯ l ~/.local/state/yazi
"/Users/brice.dutheil/.local/state/yazi": No such file or directory (os error 2)

❯ ya pack -l
Error: No such file or directory (os error 2)
❯ l ~/.local/state/yazi/
Permissions Size User          Date Modified Name
drwxr-xr-x@    - brice.dutheil 31 Oct 13:55  packages
❯ l ~/.local/state/yazi/packages

❯ ya pack --add yazi-rs/plugins:git
Error: No such file or directory (os error 2)

❯ ya --version
Ya 0.3.3 (Homebrew 2024-09-04)

Work around for 0.3.3:

❯ mkdir ~/.config/yazi/
❯ ya pack -l
plugins:
flavors:
❯ ya pack --add yazi-rs/plugins:git

  Upgrading package `git.yazi`

Cloning into '/Users/brice.dutheil/.local/state/yazi/packages/d3809db7f978e2fb3d48192ce292a622'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 460, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (103/103), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (78/78), done.
remote: Total 460 (delta 46), reused 58 (delta 23), pack-reused 357 (from 1)
Receiving objects: 100% (460/460), 119.65 KiB | 19.94 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (259/259), done.

  Deploying package `git.yazi`

Done!

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