LuaLS / LuaLS/lua-language-server
[Enhancement] Create cache in a user directory
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Description
How are you using the lua-language-server?
Neovim
Which OS are you using?
Linux
What is the issue affecting?
Other
Expected Behaviour
lua-language-server should create the cache directory on the user's home directory. On Linux this should be in ~/.cache/lua-language-server/ ideally.
Actual Behaviour
lua-language-server fails to start because it attempts to create the cache directory in a system directory which a regular user doesn't have permissions to write to.
Reproduction steps
- Download
lua-language-server-3.9.1-linux-x64.tar.gzand extract it to/opt/lua-language-server/ - Make sure the owner of
/opt/lua-language-server/isroot:root. - Execute
/opt/lua-language-server/bin/lua-language-server --help - See error:
lua-language-server: create_directories: "/opt/lua-language-server/log/cache/40815": (generic:13)Permission denied
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Begin with the /opt/lua-language-server/bin/lua-language-server --help reproduction and trace where the log/cache/40815 path is selected. Verify that the cache is created under ~/.cache/lua-language-server/ for a regular Linux user, then rerun the documented startup steps without permission errors.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux, lua, neovim
- Domain
- operating-systems, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100