Uncaught PermissionError in pathlib.py line 1175

[shmolf]

Aider version: 0.71.1
Python version: 3.10.16
Platform: Linux-5.15.167.4-microsoft-standard-WSL2-x86_64-with-glibc2.36
Python implementation: CPython
Virtual environment: Yes
OS: Linux 5.15.167.4-microsoft-standard-WSL2 (64bit)
Git version: git version 2.39.5

An uncaught exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "pathlib.py", line 1175, in mkdir
    self._accessor.mkdir(self, mode)
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/.aider/caches'

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "aider", line 8, in <module>
    sys.exit(main())
  File "main.py", line 711, in main
    check_version(io, verbose=args.verbose)
  File "versioncheck.py", line 94, in check_version
    VERSION_CHECK_FNAME.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
  File "pathlib.py", line 1179, in mkdir
    self.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
  File "pathlib.py", line 1175, in mkdir
    self._accessor.mkdir(self, mode)
PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/.aider'

[shmolf]

I was able to resolve this by updating my docker options from:

AIDER_DOCKER_OPTIONS="\
  --mount 'type=bind,source=$(pwd),target=/app' \
  --user $(id -u):$(id -g) \
  -e PUID=$(id -u) -e PGID=$(id -g) \
  -e GIT_AUTHOR_NAME='$(git config --global --get user.name)' \
  -e GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL='$(git config --global --get user.email)' \
  -e ANTHROPIC_API_KEY \

to ->

AIDER_DOCKER_OPTIONS="\
--mount 'type=bind,source=$(pwd),target=/app' \
-e PUID=$(id -u) -e PGID=$(id -g) \
-e GIT_AUTHOR_NAME='$(git config --global --get user.name)' \
-e GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL='$(git config --global --get user.email)' \
-e ANTHROPIC_API_KEY \

Removal of --user $(id -u):$(id -g) resolved the issue.

[mikegehard]

This command fixes the issue:

docker run -it \
  --user $(id -u):$(id -g) \
  --volume $(pwd):/app \
  --volume $HOME/.aider:/home/user/.aider \
  -e HOME=/home/user \
  paulgauthier/aider-full --anthropic-api-key $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY

I took a look at the files in the $HOME/.aider directory on my local machine and they seem to be related to the installs of Aider I have installed locally.

@paul-gauthier wondering if mounting $HOME/.aider into the container will cause any issues? Or if the container needs to be built with the directory existing?

[mikegehard]

Running this command works just fine:

docker run -it --volume $(pwd):/app paulgauthier/aider-full --anthropic-api-key $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY

Downside is that every time I start up the container, it asks me if I want to know about the new version.

I'm assuming that's because of the ephemeral nature of the container and the files that get written to ~/.aider to check what versions you have installed.