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2069 :: Nimble failing to read package file

• pengowen123 (orginal) [2016-02-25T05:48:31+01:00] view original

  I created a new folder with only a test.nim and in my test.nimble I have:

  
  # Package
  
  version       = "0.1.0"
  author        = "pengowen123"
  description   = "foo"
  license       = "MIT"
  
  bin           = "test"
  
  # Dependencies
  
  requires "nim >= 0.13.0"
  Run

  I created it with nimble init, but when I try nimble build I get this error:

  
  Traceback (most recent call last)
  nimble.nim(962)          nimble
  nimble.nim(887)          doAction
  nimble.nim(869)          execHook
  packageparser.nim(230)   readPackageInfo
  Error: unhandled exception: Could not read package info file in C:\Users\laptop\Desktop\test\test.nimble;
    Reading as ini file failed with:
      Invalid section: .
    Evaluating as NimScript file failed with:
      c:\users\laptop\desktop\test\test.nimble(8, 17) Error: type mismatch: got (string) but expected 'seq[string]'. [NimbleError]
  Run

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• dom96 (orginal) [2016-02-25T11:34:10+01:00] view original

  The bin needs to be a sequence. The error message explains it pretty well I think ;) c:\users\laptop\desktop\test\test.nimble(8, 17) Error: type mismatch: got (string) but expected 'seq[string]'.

  # Package
  
  version       = "0.1.0"
  author        = "pengowen123"
  description   = "foo"
  license       = "MIT"
  
  bin           = @["test"]
  
  # Dependencies
  
  requires "nim >= 0.13.0"
  Run

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• pengowen123 (orginal) [2016-02-25T22:08:54+01:00] view original

  That was very simple, thanks for your help!

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• ManfredLotz (orginal) [2016-02-26T05:12:56+01:00] view original

  IThe OP said that

  nimble init

  created the test.nimble file which then produces an error. Wouldn't this mean that there is a bug in nimble or did I miss anything?

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• dom96 (orginal) [2016-02-26T09:52:13+01:00] view original

  Nimble init doesn't produce the bin.

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• ManfredLotz (orginal) [2016-02-27T05:19:00+01:00] view original

  Sorry, I overlooked this.

  I tried nimble init and got this:

  In order to initialise a new Nimble package, I will need to ask you

  some questions. Default values are shown in square brackets, press

  enter to use them.

  Enter package name [nimble]: mypgm

  Enter intial version of package [0.1.0]:

  Enter your name [Manfred Lotz]: John Doe

  Enter package description: something

  Enter package license [MIT]:

  Enter lowest supported Nim version [0.13.0]:

  FAILURE: Could not read package info file in /data/tmp/nimble/mypgm.nimble;

  Reading as ini file failed with:

  Invalid section: .

  Evaluating as NimScript file failed with:

  Error: cannot open '/usr/local/lib/nim/system.nim'.

  What is wrong here?

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