[SOLVED]zsh completion config not being loaded but other settings work

ibrunton · 2015-06-09 22:01:29

This seems like a slightly odd problem. I've been using zsh quite happily for a while now and as far as I've been aware, my .zshrc has been loaded consistently and properly.

Today I decided to add auto-completion for one of my own programs. It works, BUT I have to manually `source ~/.zshrc` in each new terminal even after logging out and back in. The `fpath` variable is not being read from the .zshrc when I log in or start a terminal/emulator, but if I manually source .zshrc it works fine.

Here are the relevant files:

~/.zshenv

#!/bin/zsh

ZDOTDIR=~/.config/zsh
typeset -U path
path=($HOME/bin $HOME/scripts $path)

export EDITOR=vim
export DIRB=~/.local/share/DirB
export LOCAL_PACKAGE_SOURCES=/home/ian/dl

~/.config/_zshrc

# The following lines were added by compinstall

zstyle ':completion:*' completer _complete _ignored
zstyle :compinstall filename '/home/ian/.config/zsh/_zshrc'

autoload -Uz promptinit colors

colors
promptinit

# COMPLETION settings
fpath=(~/.config/zsh/completion $fpath)
autoload -Uz compinit
compinit
zstyle ':completion:*' menu select=2

# Lines configured by zsh-newuser-install
HISTFILE=~/.local/share/zshhistfile
HISTSIZE=1000
SAVEHIST=1000

if ! [[ "${PATH}" =~ "^${HOME}/bin" ]]; then
	export PATH="${HOME}/bin:${PATH}"
fi
if ! [[ "${PATH}" =~ "^${HOME}/scripts" ]]; then
	export PATH="${HOME}/scripts:${PATH}"
fi


# history options:
setopt append_history hist_ignore_dups hist_ignore_all_dups hist_ignore_space hist_no_store
# background jobs:
setopt notify
# changing directory:
setopt auto_cd auto_pushd pushd_silent
# globbing:
setopt extended_glob
# unset:
unsetopt beep flow_control
# keymap: emacs
bindkey -e
# End of lines configured by zsh-newuser-install

# make M-f and M-b stop at / in paths:
export WORDCHARS=''

source ~/.bash_profile
source ~/.config/bash/aliases
source ~/.config/zsh/alias_s
source ~/.config/zsh/alias_g
source ~/.config/bash/DirB
source ~/.config/zsh/functions

# prompt:
PS1="%B%{$fg[black]%}::%{$fg[cyan]%}(%b%{$fg[cyan]%}%n@%m%B%{$fg[cyan]%})%{$fg[black]%}-%{$fg[cyan]%}(%b%{$fg[cyan]%}%T%B%{$fg[cyan]%})%{$fg[black]%}-%{$fg[cyan]%}[%b%{$fg[cyan]%}%h%B%{$fg[cyan]%}]%{$fg[black]%}-%{$fg[cyan]%}(%b%{$fg[yellow]%}%2~%B%{$fg[cyan]%})%{$fg[black]%}>%b %{$reset_color%}"

The only changes I've made are the lines under "COMPLETION."

Can anyone spot something in there to suggest why everything seems to work except the `fpath=(~/.config/zsh/completion $fpath)` line?

Last edited by ibrunton (2015-06-09 22:43:24)

jasonwryan · 2015-06-09 22:12:02

Read man zshcompsys and note the section about compinstall under INITIALIZATION.

ibrunton · 2015-06-09 22:35:18

jasonwryan wrote:

Read man zshcompsys and note the section about compinstall under INITIALIZATION.

I did (and re-read it), but clearly I completely misunderstood it, because now none of my zsh config works unless I manually source it. I can't even get it to go back to the way it was. I have mucked something up pretty badly. I have no autocompletion at all, even for zsh builtins.

I'll come back when I get zsh working again.

jasonwryan · 2015-06-09 22:37:42

This is what I use (note, different ZSHDOTDIR to you):

# completions
# add custom completion scripts
fpath=(~/.zsh/completion $fpath) 
autoload -Uz compinit
compinit

zstyle ':completion:*' completer _complete _correct _approximate
zstyle ':completion:*' expand prefix suffix
zstyle ':completion:*' completer _expand_alias _complete _approximate
zstyle ':completion:*' menu select
zstyle ':completion:*' file-sort name
zstyle ':completion:*' ignore-parents pwd
zstyle ':completion:*' list-colors ${(s.:.)LS_COLORS}
zstyle ':completion:*:pacman:*' force-list always
zstyle ':completion:*:*:pacman:*' menu yes select
zstyle -e ':completion:*' hosts 'reply=(cent pi sent veles)'
zstyle :compinstall filename '$HOME/.zsh/zshrc'

ibrunton · 2015-06-09 22:42:41

Okay, everything's back AND my custom auto-completion is working.

The only thing I think I changed was that I created a symbolic link $ZDOTDIR/.zshrc -> $ZDOTDIR/_zshrc . I wouldn't have expected that to make a difference since I have the zstyle line pointing to the latter, but it seems to work now.

Marking solved, though I'm not sure what happened.

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#1 2015-06-09 22:01:29

[SOLVED]zsh completion config not being loaded but other settings work

#2 2015-06-09 22:12:02

Re: [SOLVED]zsh completion config not being loaded but other settings work

#3 2015-06-09 22:35:18

Re: [SOLVED]zsh completion config not being loaded but other settings work

#4 2015-06-09 22:37:42

Re: [SOLVED]zsh completion config not being loaded but other settings work

#5 2015-06-09 22:42:41

Re: [SOLVED]zsh completion config not being loaded but other settings work

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