git submodules don't work

[ilAYAli]

This plugin (mine) https://github.com/ilAYAli/scMRU.nvim works with Packer et al. but not with Lazy.
I followed this guide when I wrote it.
The mentioned sqlite3 lua rocks module is fairly old so I should probably just replace it. Regardless, other plugins might use a similar pattern, so the issue might be of interest.

Which version of Neovim are you using?
NVIM v0.8.0-1210-gd367ed9b2

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

Lazy fails during installation with a minimal config file.

local root = vim.fn.fnamemodify("./.repro", ":p")

-- set stdpaths to use .repro
for _, name in ipairs({ "config", "data", "state", "cache" }) do
  vim.env[("XDG_%s_HOME"):format(name:upper())] = root .. "/" .. name
end

-- bootstrap lazy
local lazypath = root .. "/plugins/lazy.nvim"
if not vim.loop.fs_stat(lazypath) then
  vim.fn.system({
    "git",
    "clone",
    "--filter=blob:none",
    "--single-branch",
    "https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim.git",
    lazypath,
  })
end
vim.opt.runtimepath:prepend(lazypath)

-- install plugins
local plugins = {
  'ilAYAli/scMRU.nvim',
}
require("lazy").setup(plugins, {
  root = root .. "/plugins",
})

:checkhealth and Lazy log does not contain any errors, but the following is printed to :messages

Failed to source `/Users/username/.local/share/nvim/lazy/scMRU.nvim/plugin/mru.vim`
...local/share/nvim/lazy/lazy.nvim/lua/lazy/core/loader.lua:185: Vim(lua):E5108: Error executing lua ...er/.local/share/nvim/lazy/scMRU.nvim/lua/mru/display.lua:1: module 'ljsqlite3' not found:

^Ino field package.preload['ljsqlite3']not found in lazy cache

^Ino file './ljsqlite3.lua'

^Ino file '/Users/runner/work/neovim/neovim/.deps/usr/share/luajit-2.1.0-beta3/ljsqlite3.lua'

^Ino file '/usr/local/share/lua/5.1/ljsqlite3.lua'

^Ino file '/usr/local/share/lua/5.1/ljsqlite3/init.lua'

^Ino file '/Users/runner/work/neovim/neovim/.deps/usr/share/lua/5.1/ljsqlite3.lua'

^Ino file '/Users/runner/work/neovim/neovim/.deps/usr/share/lua/5.1/ljsqlite3/init.lua'

^Ino file '/Users/username/.local/share/nvim/lazy/scMRU.nvim/plugin/../lua/mru/deps/lua-ljsqlite3/init.lua'

^Ino file './ljsqlite3.so'

^Ino file '/usr/local/lib/lua/5.1/ljsqlite3.so'

^Ino file '/Users/runner/work/neovim/neovim/.deps/usr/lib/lua/5.1/ljsqlite3.so'

^Ino file '/usr/local/lib/lua/5.1/loadall.so'ljsqlite3 not found in lazy plugins

stack traceback:

^I[C]: in function 'require'

^I...er/.local/share/nvim/lazy/scMRU.nvim/lua/mru/display.lua:1: in main chunk

^I[C]: in function 'require'

^I...etter/.local/share/nvim/lazy/scMRU.nvim/lua/mru/init.lua:1: in main chunk

^I[C]: in function 'require'

^I[string ":lua"]:1: in main chunk

^I[C]: in function 'cmd'

^I...local/share/nvim/lazy/lazy.nvim/lua/lazy/core/loader.lua:185: in function <...local/share/nvim/lazy/lazy.nvim/lua/lazy/core/loader.lua:184>

^I[C]: in function 'xpcall'

^I.../.local/share/nvim/lazy/lazy.nvim/lua/lazy/core/util.lua:77: in function 'try'

^I...local/share/nvim/lazy/lazy.nvim/lua/lazy/core/loader.lua:184: in function 'source'

^I...local/share/nvim/lazy/lazy.nvim/lua/lazy/core/loader.lua:178: in function 'source_runtime'

^I...local/share/nvim/lazy/lazy.nvim/lua/lazy/core/loader.lua:149: in function 'packadd'

^I...local/share/nvim/lazy/lazy.nvim/lua/lazy/core/loader.lua:133: in function 'load'

^I...local/share/nvim/lazy/lazy.nvim/lua/lazy/core/loader.lua:64: in function 'startup'

^I...etter/.local/share/nvim/lazy/lazy.nvim/lua/lazy/init.lua:58: in function 'setup'

^I/Users/username/sync/config/nvim/init.lua:19: in main chunk
stacktrace:

[folke]

Probably because of the clearing of the rtp path. set config.performance.rtp.reset = false

[ilAYAli]

I get the exact same error with this:

require("lazy").setup("plugins", {
  performance = {
    rtp = {
       reset = false,
    },
  },
  debug = true,
})

[folke]

Then it's not lazy that is doing something. Where did you install that module?

Be aware that Lazy does not support luarocks like PAcker. Is that what you're trying to achieve?

[ilAYAli]

Good point, the dependencies are installed as git submodules.

[folke]

and is the so built?

[ilAYAli]

The dependencies only contain .lua files, no binaries.

[folke]

Should be fixed now!

[ilAYAli]

Should be fixed now!

Indeed, great work!