Lazy vim failling to build nvim-treesitter-norg and nvim-treesitter-norg-meta

[Stephan-MC]

Prerequisites

• I am using the latest stable release of Neovim
• I am using the latest version of the plugin

Neovim Version

nvim v0.12.1

Neorg setup

return {
{
"vhyrro/luarocks.nvim",
priority = 1000, -- Very high priority is required, luarocks.nvim should run as the first plugin in your config.
config = true,
opts = {},
},

{
"nvim-neorg/neorg",
lazy = false,
version = "*",
-- config = true,
ft = { "norg", "org" },
opts = {},
},
}

Actual behavior

My neorg setup can't build nvim-treesitter-norg and nvim-treesitter-norg-meta

Expected behavior

``

Steps to reproduce

``

Potentially conflicting plugins

No response

Other information

No response

Help

No

Implementation help

No response

[mikesmithgh]

I have the same issue, see comment #1808 (comment) whoops sorry about that 😅

[benlubas]

This is a different issue.

Luarocks.nvim is no longer recommended since lazy.nvim supports rocks out of the box now. So try without that.

I'm not sure that will solve the problem, but it's the first step.

Please share your operating system as well.

[Anrock]

Luarocks.nvim is no longer recommended since lazy.nvim supports rocks out of the box now

Oof. So that means if you don't want to use lazy you're basically SOL using neorg because luarocks will probably die being unmantained? Or I'm exaggerating things and it's not that bad?

[Stephan-MC]

This is a different issue.

Luarocks.nvim is no longer recommended since lazy.nvim supports rocks out of the box now. So try without that.

I'm not sure that will solve the problem, but it's the first step.

Please share your operating system as well.

I am using Cachy OS + Hyprland

• Neovim: 0.12.2
• Lazyvim: 15.15.0

i removed my luarocks.lua file and still noticed i had luarocks installed by lazyvim. Yet, i am unable to build tree-sitter-norg and tree-sitter-norg-meta.

[Stephan-MC]

I have the same issue, see comment #1808 (comment) whoops sorry about that 😅

This solution didn't work either...

[brglng]

I am also failing with lazy.nvim here. Here are the logs:

    ● tree-sitter-norg 3.69ms  start
        ln: /Users/brglng/.cache/luarocks/https___lumen-oss.github.io_rocks-binaries/lockfile.lfs: File exists
        ln: /var/folders/yp/zj_20cfd76s8hf3g3vqjrykr0000gn/T/luarocks_local_cache-8315826/https___lumen-oss.github.io_rocks-binaries/lockfile.lfs: File exists
        ln: /var/folders/yp/zj_20cfd76s8hf3g3vqjrykr0000gn/T/luarocks_local_cache-8315826/https___lumen-oss.github.io_rocks-binaries/lockfile.lfs: File exists
        Installing https://luarocks.org/tree-sitter-norg-0.2.6-1.src.rock
        Missing dependencies for tree-sitter-norg 0.2.6-1:
           luarocks-build-treesitter-parser-cpp ~> 2 (not installed)

        tree-sitter-norg 0.2.6-1 depends on luarocks-build-treesitter-parser-cpp ~> 2 (not installed)
        Installing https://luarocks.org/luarocks-build-treesitter-parser-cpp-2.0.6-1.src.rock

        Missing dependencies for luarocks-build-treesitter-parser-cpp 2.0.6-1:
           luafilesystem ~> 1 (not installed)

        luarocks-build-treesitter-parser-cpp 2.0.6-1 depends on lua >= 5.1 (5.1-1 provided by VM: success)
        luarocks-build-treesitter-parser-cpp 2.0.6-1 depends on luafilesystem ~> 1 (not installed)
        Installing https://luarocks.org/luafilesystem-1.9.0-1.src.rock


        luafilesystem 1.9.0-1 depends on lua >= 5.1 (5.1-1 provided by VM: success)
        env MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=11.0 gcc -O2 -fPIC -I/Users/brglng/.local/share/nvim/lazy-rocks/hererocks/include -c src/lfs.c -o src/lfs.o
        env MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=11.0 gcc  -bundle -undefined dynamic_lookup -all_load -o /var/folders/yp/zj_20cfd76s8hf3g3vqjrykr0000gn/T/luarocks_build-luafilesystem-1.9.0-1-4411730/lfs.so src/lfs.o
        No existing manifest. Attempting to rebuild...
        luafilesystem 1.9.0-1 is now installed in /Users/brglng/.local/share/nvim/lazy-rocks/tree-sitter-norg (license: MIT/X11)


        Error: Failed initializing build back-end for build type 'treesitter-parser-cpp': module 'luarocks.build.treesitter-parser-cpp' not found:Failed loading module luarocks.build.treesitter-parser-cpp in LuaRocks rock luarocks-build-treesitter-parser-cpp 2.0.6-1
        	no field package.preload['luarocks.build.treesitter-parser-cpp']
        	no file '/Users/brglng/.local/share/nvim/lazy-rocks/hererocks/share/lua/5.1/luarocks/build/treesitter-parser-cpp.lua'
        	no file './luarocks/build/treesitter-parser-cpp.lua'
        	no file '/Users/brglng/.local/share/nvim/lazy-rocks/hererocks/share/lua/5.1/luarocks/build/treesitter-parser-cpp/init.lua'
        	no file '/Users/brglng/.luarocks/share/lua/5.1/luarocks/build/treesitter-parser-cpp.lua'
        	no file '/Users/brglng/.luarocks/share/lua/5.1/luarocks/build/treesitter-parser-cpp/init.lua'
        	no file './luarocks/build/treesitter-parser-cpp.so'
        	no file '/Users/brglng/.local/share/nvim/lazy-rocks/hererocks/lib/lua/5.1/luarocks/build/treesitter-parser-cpp.so'
        	no file '/Users/brglng/.local/share/nvim/lazy-rocks/hererocks/lib/lua/5.1/loadall.so'
        	no file '/Users/brglng/.luarocks/lib/lua/5.1/luarocks/build/treesitter-parser-cpp.so'
        	no file './luarocks.so'
        	no file '/Users/brglng/.local/share/nvim/lazy-rocks/hererocks/lib/lua/5.1/luarocks.so'
        	no file '/Users/brglng/.local/share/nvim/lazy-rocks/hererocks/lib/lua/5.1/loadall.so'
        	no file '/Users/brglng/.luarocks/lib/lua/5.1/luarocks.so'
        luarocks-build-treesitter-parser-cpp 2.0.6-1 is now installed in /Users/brglng/.local/share/nvim/lazy-rocks/tree-sitter-norg (license: MIT)
        Failed installing tree-sitter-norg with `luarocks`.

        --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        Trying to build from source.
        Error: Failed initializing build back-end for build type 'treesitter-parser-cpp': module 'luarocks.build.treesitter-parser-cpp' not found:Failed loading module luarocks.build.treesitter-parser-cpp in LuaRocks rock luarocks-build-treesitter-parser-cpp 2.0.6-1
        	no field package.preload['luarocks.build.treesitter-parser-cpp']
        	no file '/Users/brglng/.local/share/nvim/lazy-rocks/hererocks/share/lua/5.1/luarocks/build/treesitter-parser-cpp.lua'
        	no file './luarocks/build/treesitter-parser-cpp.lua'
        	no file '/Users/brglng/.local/share/nvim/lazy-rocks/hererocks/share/lua/5.1/luarocks/build/treesitter-parser-cpp/init.lua'
        	no file '/Users/brglng/.luarocks/share/lua/5.1/luarocks/build/treesitter-parser-cpp.lua'
        	no file '/Users/brglng/.luarocks/share/lua/5.1/luarocks/build/treesitter-parser-cpp/init.lua'
        	no file './luarocks/build/treesitter-parser-cpp.so'
        	no file '/Users/brglng/.local/share/nvim/lazy-rocks/hererocks/lib/lua/5.1/luarocks/build/treesitter-parser-cpp.so'
        	no file '/Users/brglng/.local/share/nvim/lazy-rocks/hererocks/lib/lua/5.1/loadall.so'
        	no file '/Users/brglng/.luarocks/lib/lua/5.1/luarocks/build/treesitter-parser-cpp.so'
        	no file './luarocks.so'
        	no file '/Users/brglng/.local/share/nvim/lazy-rocks/hererocks/lib/lua/5.1/luarocks.so'
        	no file '/Users/brglng/.local/share/nvim/lazy-rocks/hererocks/lib/lua/5.1/loadall.so'
        	no file '/Users/brglng/.luarocks/lib/lua/5.1/luarocks.so'

        tree-sitter-norg scm-1 depends on luarocks-build-treesitter-parser-cpp ~> 2 (2.0.6-1 installed: success)

        tree-sitter-norg scm-1 depends on lua >= 5.1 (5.1-1 provided by VM: success)
    ● tree-sitter-norg-meta 0.42ms  start
        ln: /Users/brglng/.cache/luarocks/https___lumen-oss.github.io_rocks-binaries/lockfile.lfs: File exists
        Installing https://luarocks.org/tree-sitter-norg-meta-0.1.0-1.src.rock
        Missing dependencies for tree-sitter-norg-meta 0.1.0-1:
           luarocks-build-treesitter-parser >= 1.3.0 (not installed)

        tree-sitter-norg-meta 0.1.0-1 depends on luarocks-build-treesitter-parser >= 1.3.0 (not installed)
        Installing https://luarocks.org/luarocks-build-treesitter-parser-6.0.2-1.src.rock

        Missing dependencies for luarocks-build-treesitter-parser 6.0.2-1:
           luafilesystem ~> 1 (not installed)

        luarocks-build-treesitter-parser 6.0.2-1 depends on lua >= 5.1 (5.1-1 provided by VM: success)
        luarocks-build-treesitter-parser 6.0.2-1 depends on luafilesystem ~> 1 (not installed)
        Installing https://luarocks.org/luafilesystem-1.9.0-1.src.rock


        luafilesystem 1.9.0-1 depends on lua >= 5.1 (5.1-1 provided by VM: success)
        env MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=11.0 gcc -O2 -fPIC -I/Users/brglng/.local/share/nvim/lazy-rocks/hererocks/include -c src/lfs.c -o src/lfs.o
        env MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=11.0 gcc  -bundle -undefined dynamic_lookup -all_load -o /var/folders/yp/zj_20cfd76s8hf3g3vqjrykr0000gn/T/luarocks_build-luafilesystem-1.9.0-1-6982998/lfs.so src/lfs.o
        No existing manifest. Attempting to rebuild...
        luafilesystem 1.9.0-1 is now installed in /Users/brglng/.local/share/nvim/lazy-rocks/tree-sitter-norg-meta (license: MIT/X11)


        Error: Failed initializing build back-end for build type 'treesitter-parser': module 'luarocks.build.treesitter-parser' not found:Failed loading module luarocks.build.treesitter-parser in LuaRocks rock luarocks-build-treesitter-parser 6.0.2-1
        	no field package.preload['luarocks.build.treesitter-parser']
        	no file '/Users/brglng/.local/share/nvim/lazy-rocks/hererocks/share/lua/5.1/luarocks/build/treesitter-parser.lua'
        	no file './luarocks/build/treesitter-parser.lua'
        	no file '/Users/brglng/.local/share/nvim/lazy-rocks/hererocks/share/lua/5.1/luarocks/build/treesitter-parser/init.lua'
        	no file '/Users/brglng/.luarocks/share/lua/5.1/luarocks/build/treesitter-parser.lua'
        	no file '/Users/brglng/.luarocks/share/lua/5.1/luarocks/build/treesitter-parser/init.lua'
        	no file './luarocks/build/treesitter-parser.so'
        	no file '/Users/brglng/.local/share/nvim/lazy-rocks/hererocks/lib/lua/5.1/luarocks/build/treesitter-parser.so'
        	no file '/Users/brglng/.local/share/nvim/lazy-rocks/hererocks/lib/lua/5.1/loadall.so'
        	no file '/Users/brglng/.luarocks/lib/lua/5.1/luarocks/build/treesitter-parser.so'
        	no file './luarocks.so'
        	no file '/Users/brglng/.local/share/nvim/lazy-rocks/hererocks/lib/lua/5.1/luarocks.so'
        	no file '/Users/brglng/.local/share/nvim/lazy-rocks/hererocks/lib/lua/5.1/loadall.so'
        	no file '/Users/brglng/.luarocks/lib/lua/5.1/luarocks.so'
        luarocks-build-treesitter-parser 6.0.2-1 is now installed in /Users/brglng/.local/share/nvim/lazy-rocks/tree-sitter-norg-meta (license: MIT)
        Failed installing tree-sitter-norg-meta with `luarocks`.

        --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        Trying to build from source.
        Error: Could not satisfy dependency luarocks-build-treesitter-parser ~> 2: No results matching query were found for Lua 5.1.
        Missing dependencies for tree-sitter-norg-meta scm-1:
           luarocks-build-treesitter-parser ~> 2 (not installed)

        tree-sitter-norg-meta scm-1 depends on luarocks-build-treesitter-parser ~> 2 (not installed)

[sadtab]

@brglng i got the exact output, the build of tree-sitter-norg and tree-sitter-norg-meta fails. I tried luarocks lua, apt luarocks and hererocks, tgey all fail and I wanna die after spending half of my Friday on it. Why I love neorg when its always soooo problematic

[sadtab]

Ok, I fix this issue twice, I had failure in to steps, first luarocks try to download pre built at it fails :

Warning: Failed searching manifest: Failed downloading
https://lumen-oss.github.io/rocks-binaries/manifest-5.1

This was related to my proxy setting (work machine in private netwiork), I connected my machine through a mobile VPN and disabled the proxy setting and it passed.

(Claude words) The second fix was actually compiling the rock. The source build itself was broken (independent of proxy)

sh: 1: -c: not found
Error: Build error: Failed compiling object src/scanner.o

scanner.cc is C++, so luarocks needs a C++ compiler (CXX). The command that got run is missing the compiler name — notice how the line begins with a bare -c:

-c src/scanner.cc -o src/scanner.o -Isrc -Isrc -shared

That empty leading token means luarocks' CXX variable is empty, so sh tries to execute -c ... as a program → sh: 1: -c: not found. This would fail with or without the proxy; you just never hit it before because the binary path was used.

I the fix was pretty straight forward :

export CC=gcc
export CXX=g++

(Make sure a cpp compiler is installed, g++or llvm)