Trouble using melpazoid on Windows

[jcs090218]

I'm integrating melpazoid to Eask, so I'm trying to use this tool through the command line.

$ python melpazoid /path/to/my/openai/

It gives me this error output:

Set a recipe with: [--recipe RECIPE]

Then I tried the options --recipe:

$ python melpazoid /path/to/my/openai/ '(openai :fetcher github :repo "emacs-openai/openai")'

it gives me:

usage: melpazoid.py [-h] [--license] [--recipe RECIPE] [target]
melpazoid.py: error: argument --recipe: '(openai :fetcher github :repo emacs-openai/openai)' must be a valid MELPA recipe

If I tried using batch file:

set LOCAL_REPO=D:/_workspace/_eask/openai
set RECIPE=(openai :fetcher github :repo "jcs090218/openai")

make

it gives me:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "D:\_workspace\_eask\melpazoid\melpazoid\melpazoid.py", line 995, in <module>
    _main()
  File "D:\_workspace\_eask\melpazoid\melpazoid\melpazoid.py", line 987, in _main
    check_melpa_recipe(os.environ['RECIPE'])
  File "D:\_workspace\_eask\melpazoid\melpazoid\melpazoid.py", line 672, in check_melpa_recipe
    clone_address = _clone_address(recipe)
                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "D:\_workspace\_eask\melpazoid\melpazoid\melpazoid.py", line 826, in _clone_address
    (package-recipe--upstream-url {_recipe_struct_elisp(recipe)}))
                                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "D:\_workspace\_eask\melpazoid\melpazoid\melpazoid.py", line 842, in _recipe_struct_elisp
    return eval_elisp(
           ^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "D:\_workspace\_eask\melpazoid\melpazoid\melpazoid.py", line 871, in eval_elisp
    raise ChildProcessError(f"Emacs crashed: {result.stderr.decode()}")
ChildProcessError: Emacs crashed: Non-hex character used for Unicode escape: s (115)

make: *** [Makefile:7: run] Error 1

I've tried several packages but they all have the same result. I'm pretty sure the recipe format is a valid MELPA recipe. Does this tool support local package? 🤔

Additional information:

• Windows python3 will just be python.
• I'm using Python version 3.11.5.

[riscy]

Can you make sure you're showing me the exact same input and output that you're seeing in a terminal?

$ python melpazoid /path/to/my/openai/ '(openai :fetcher github :repo "emacs-openai/openai")'

won't work in most cases (there is no .py extension, and the melpazoid dir does not contain a `main.py file). Also when it's run as a script, melpazoid wants your cwd to be the melpazoid root dir. What I think you are typing and seeing must be closer to:

$ python melpazoid/melpazoid.py /path/to/my/openai/ '(openai :fetcher github :repo "emacs-openai/openai")'
usage: melpazoid.py [-h] [--license] [--recipe RECIPE] [target]
melpazoid.py: error: argument target: '/path/to/my/openai/' must be a MELPA PR or local path

Per the above help message, for a local repo you want to use melpazoid.py --recipe RECIPE target

$ python melpazoid/melpazoid.py /path/to/my/openai/ --recipe '(openai :fetcher github :repo "emacs-openai/openai")'

(i.e. add the --recipe flag before the recipe itself)

[jcs090218]

Here is the full output directly copied from the terminal. I've tried a different kind of input (with or without quotes, change the order, etc.). 🤔

PS D:\_workspace\_eask\melpazoid> python .\melpazoid\melpazoid.py 'D:/_workspace/_eask/openai' '(openai :fetcher github :repo "emacs-openai/openai")'
usage: melpazoid.py [-h] [--license] [--recipe RECIPE] [target]
melpazoid.py: error: unrecognized arguments: (openai :fetcher github :repo emacs-openai/openai)

PS D:\_workspace\_eask\melpazoid> python .\melpazoid\melpazoid.py 'D:/_workspace/_eask/openai' --recipe '(openai :fetcher github :repo "emacs-openai/openai")'
usage: melpazoid.py [-h] [--license] [--recipe RECIPE] [target]
melpazoid.py: error: argument --recipe: '(openai :fetcher github :repo emacs-openai/openai)' must be a valid MELPA recipe

PS D:\_workspace\_eask\melpazoid> python .\melpazoid\melpazoid.py --recipe '(openai :fetcher github :repo "emacs-openai/openai")' 'D:/_workspace/_eask/openai'
usage: melpazoid.py [-h] [--license] [--recipe RECIPE] [target]
melpazoid.py: error: argument --recipe: '(openai :fetcher github :repo emacs-openai/openai)' must be a valid MELPA recipe

PS D:\_workspace\_eask\melpazoid> python .\melpazoid\melpazoid.py --recipe '(openai :fetcher github :repo "emacs-openai/openai")' D:\_workspace\_eask\openai\
usage: melpazoid.py [-h] [--license] [--recipe RECIPE] [target]
melpazoid.py: error: argument --recipe: '(openai :fetcher github :repo emacs-openai/openai)' must be a valid MELPA recipe

PS D:\_workspace\_eask\melpazoid> python .\melpazoid\melpazoid.py --recipe (openai :fetcher github :repo "emacs-openai/openai") D:\_workspace\_eask\openai\
usage: openai [-h] [-V] [-v] [-b API_BASE] [-k API_KEY] [-p PROXY [PROXY ...]]
              [-o ORGANIZATION]
              {api,tools,wandb} ...
openai: error: argument {api,tools,wandb}: invalid choice: ':fetcher' (choose from 'api', 'tools', 'wandb')
usage: melpazoid.py [-h] [--license] [--recipe RECIPE] [target]
melpazoid.py: error: argument --recipe: 'D:\\_workspace\\_eask\\openai\\' must be a valid MELPA recipe

Also when it's run as a script, melpazoid wants your cwd to be the melpazoid root dir

I'm in the melpazoid root dir.

(there is no .py extension

Sorry for the confusion. I did input .py extension!

, and the melpazoid dir does not contain a `main.py file)

Do you mean setup.py? Where is the main.py file? 🤔

[jcs090218]

FYI, I've added partial melpazoid support in Eask, see emacs-eask/cli#202.