Nonexisting target error

I’m using the latest version (1.11.1) of DotBot and my current setup looks like the following:

~/.dotfiles
    dotbot
    install
    install.conf.yaml

My install file:

#!/usr/bin/env bash

set -e

CONFIG="install.conf.yaml"
DOTBOT_DIR="dotbot"

DOTBOT_BIN="bin/dotbot"
BASEDIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"

cd "${BASEDIR}"
git submodule update --init --recursive "${DOTBOT_DIR}"

"${BASEDIR}/${DOTBOT_DIR}/${DOTBOT_BIN}" -d "${BASEDIR}" -c "${CONFIG}" "${@}"

My install.conf.yaml file:

- defaults:
    link:
      create: true
      relink: true

- clean: ['~']

- link:
    ~/.iterm2: iterm2
    ~/.vscode: vscode

- shell:
  - [git submodule update --init --recursive, Installing submodules]

Every time I run install I get the message:

All targets have been cleaned
Nonexistent target ~/.iterm2 -> iterm2
Nonexistent target ~/.vscode -> vscode
Some links were not successfully set up
Installing submodules [git submodule update --init --recursive]
All commands have been executed

==> Some tasks were not executed successfully

I’m using the very much close to default as I could, but clearly I’m missing something…

[pabloportugues]

That worked! I don’t know why, but I thought that DotBot would move the nonexistent folders and create the symlinks for them. (I’m actually creating my first .dotfiles, hence not having any folders). Anyway, thank you for shedding some light on my noobness @anishathalye and @arcticicestudio

[HenryC-3]

Hi @anishathalye.

Backgroud

I checked README, set the dir, then ran with the ./install command, and dotbot said Some tasks were not executed successfully.

I thought I missed something, so I checked recommended tutorial, and found out I have to copy the dotfile to the newly created directory. And still a failure.

Finally, I got here and realized I have to delete the original dotfile.

I think the issue above is caused by the line To get started, you just need to fill in the install.conf.yaml and Dotbot will take care of the rest. Dotbot is not taking care of all the things.

Advice

I suggest it would be better to provide a simple 1~x guide under the Quickstart section, it would be

1. setup dotbot
2. config install.conf.yml
3. copy the original dotfile to the directory created above
4. delete the original dotfile
5. run ./install

Thank you for creating dotbot.