[SOLVED]Conky - no lua bindings

AndyRoid · 2014-01-01 17:59:04

Hello everyone!

I want to run this conkyrc on my desktop:

http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/ … ent=141411

The rings you can see are generated by a lua script stored in ~/.lua/scripts/clock_rings.lua

When i run my conky, i get everything displayed fine, except those rings. When i start conky in terminal, i recognized the following output:

[andrew@localhost ~]$ conky
Conky: llua_load: /home/andrew/.lua/scripts/clock_rings.lua:117: module 'cairo' not found:
	no field package.preload['cairo']
	no file '/usr/share/lua/5.2/cairo.lua'
	no file '/usr/share/lua/5.2/cairo/init.lua'
	no file '/usr/lib/lua/5.2/cairo.lua'
	no file '/usr/lib/lua/5.2/cairo/init.lua'
	no file './cairo.lua'
	no file '/usr/local/lib/conky/libcairo.so'
	no file '/usr/lib/lua/5.2/cairo.so'
	no file '/usr/lib/lua/5.2/loadall.so'
	no file './cairo.so'
Conky: unknown variable weather
Conky: unknown variable image
cat: /etc/issue.net: No such file or directory
Conky: desktop window (c1) is root window
Conky: window type - override
Conky: drawing to created window (0x3400001)
Conky: drawing to double buffer
Conky: llua_do_call: function conky_clock_rings execution failed: attempt to call a nil value
Conky: llua_do_call: function conky_clock_rings execution failed: attempt to call a nil value
Conky: llua_do_call: function conky_clock_rings execution failed: attempt to call a nil value

When running 'conky -v', i wasn't able to see something in the section 'Lua-bindings'.:

[andrew@localhost ~]$ conky -v
Conky 1.9.0 compiled Tue Dec 31 19:56:04 CET 2013 for Linux 3.12.6-1-ARCH (x86_64)

Compiled in features:

System config file: /usr/local/etc/conky/conky.conf
Package library path: /usr/local/lib/conky

 X11:
  * Xdamage extension
  * XDBE (double buffer extension)
  * Xft
  * ARGB visual

 Music detection:
  * MPD
  * MOC

 General:
  * math
  * hddtemp
  * portmon
  * config-output
  * apcupsd
  * iostats
  * ncurses
  * Lua

  Lua bindings:

Even the same error occures when i install the AUR package conky-lua. I tried reinstalling cairo and imlib2. My system is up-to-date.
I hope somebody can help me.

Tnx in advance,
Andrew

Last edited by AndyRoid (2014-01-02 12:50:30)

fetyr2004 · 2014-01-01 23:27:38

Firstly, uninstall the conky you have. Then install conky-lua from AUR.

I just tried it, and when I tried to install conky-lua with the normal conky already installed it didn't work. When I uninstalled conky from the official repo, then installed conky-lua from AUR, it then showed cairo under the lua bindings. Try that and then let me know if it doesn't work.

Last edited by fetyr2004 (2014-01-01 23:38:25)

AndyRoid · 2014-01-02 00:04:14

I tried it - no success --> same issue.

BUT i found some conky configuration files when using 'find' as root. I do not why they are still existant ... However, deleting them and reinstalling
the AUR package fixed the issue. Also make sure you empty your trash after deleting haha ;)

Thank you for your help fetyr!

JaydomStudios · 2016-10-19 15:43:43

I stumbled apon this while trying to solve a Conky problem. conky-lua and conky-lua-arch have been flagged "out-of-date". Should I still use them?

WorMzy · 2016-10-20 12:01:53

That is up to you. If you're feeling up to it, you could even update the PKGBUILDs for the latest version and post a patch in the package's comments. However, please don't necrobump old, solved topics.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Co … bumping.22

Closing.

Arch Linux

#1 2014-01-01 17:59:04

[SOLVED]Conky - no lua bindings

#2 2014-01-01 23:27:38

Re: [SOLVED]Conky - no lua bindings

#3 2014-01-02 00:04:14

Re: [SOLVED]Conky - no lua bindings

#4 2016-10-19 15:43:43

Re: [SOLVED]Conky - no lua bindings

#5 2016-10-20 12:01:53

Re: [SOLVED]Conky - no lua bindings

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