"index open failed:" error when creating or loading a vault #9

mailbun commented 2026年03月28日 08:33:08 +01:00

When creating or loading any vault, I get the following message: index open failed: no such module: fts5

The vault is created or opened with that, and I can create notes, but sidebar is not shown until relaunching the app (but error still seems to appear).

Error:

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Seems to work anyway:

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Sidebar appears after reload in the same vault:

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When creating or loading any vault, I get the following message: `index open failed: no such module: fts5` The vault is created or opened with that, and I can create notes, but sidebar is not shown until relaunching the app (but error still seems to appear). Error:  Seems to work anyway:  Sidebar appears after reload in the same vault: 

bugwhisperer commented 2026年03月28日 11:11:48 +01:00

@mailbun Thank you so much for taking the time to test out Fern!

Found the issue I think! This was a bug in the Makefile calling go install without the -tags sqlite_fts5. Fixed now on v0.9.1 (main).

Add a note to the README about prerequisites as well. Cheers! :)

@mailbun Thank you so much for taking the time to test out Fern! Found the issue I think! This was a bug in the Makefile calling go install without the `-tags sqlite_fts5`. Fixed now on v0.9.1 (main). Add a note to the README about prerequisites as well. Cheers! :)

bugwhisperer commented 2026年03月28日 11:49:55 +01:00

@mailbun Please try running make install again from v0.9.1.

@mailbun Please try running `make install` again from `v0.9.1`.

mailbun commented 2026年03月28日 23:03:02 +01:00

Thanks, the error seems to be fixed, though it didn't fix the thing with newly loaded vaults not showing sidebar until restart of fern, but I guess it should be in another issue (I can open one if needed).

Thanks, the error seems to be fixed, though it didn't fix the thing with newly loaded vaults not showing sidebar until restart of fern, but I guess it should be in another issue (I can open one if needed).

bugwhisperer commented 2026年03月29日 00:17:16 +01:00

@mailbun wrote in #9 (comment):

Thanks, the error seems to be fixed, though it didn't fix the thing with newly loaded vaults not showing sidebar until restart of fern, but I guess it should be in another issue (I can open one if needed).

I'm sorry I missed that. I'll try to reproduce it on my end (later tonight or tomorrow morning most likely). I'll just reopen this issue. Thanks!

@mailbun wrote in https://codeberg.org/InodeLabs/fern/issues/9#issuecomment-12289704: > Thanks, the error seems to be fixed, though it didn't fix the thing with newly loaded vaults not showing sidebar until restart of fern, but I guess it should be in another issue (I can open one if needed). I'm sorry I missed that. I'll try to reproduce it on my end (later tonight or tomorrow morning most likely). I'll just reopen this issue. Thanks!

bugwhisperer commented 2026年03月29日 03:48:36 +02:00

@mailbun Found the issue. It was a simple fix. Sidebar was not created before layout updates were called for new vaults, meaning it did not get a width value assigned.

All fixed now on v0.9.2. Let me know if you run into other issues. Thank you again so much for reporting these sorts of bugs! :) Huge help!

@mailbun Found the issue. It was a simple fix. Sidebar was not created before layout updates were called for new vaults, meaning it did not get a width value assigned. All fixed now on [v0.9.2](https://codeberg.org/InodeLabs/fern/src/tag/v0.9.2). Let me know if you run into other issues. Thank you again so much for reporting these sorts of bugs! :) Huge help!