can clone git repos now

config.ini

@@ -17,7 +17,26 @@ files:
 # [run vim-plugins]
 # when: host.has('vim')
 # cmd: vim +PluginInstall +qall
-# 
+
+[link-files neovim:windows]
+when: host.is_windows and host.has('nvim')
+target_root: ~/AppData/Local
+files:
+  nvim/lua
+  .vim/ftplugin > nvim/ftplugin
+  .vimrc        > nvim/init.vim
+  Vundle.vim    > nvim/bundle/Vundle.vim
+
+[git packer-posix]
+when: not host.is_windows
+repo: https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim
+target: ~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/packer.nvim
+
+[git packer-windows]
+when: host.is_windows
+repo: https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim
+target: ~/AppData/Local/nvim-data/site/pack/packer/start/packer.nvim
+
 # [run nvim-plugins]
 # when: host.has('nvim')
 # cmd: nvim +PluginInstall +qall
@@ -50,15 +69,6 @@ files: nvim/init.vim > .config/nvim/init.vim
 when: host.is_wsl
 files: scripts/winmode > bin/winmode
 
-[link-files neovim:windows]
-when: host.is_windows and host.has('nvim')
-target_root: ~/AppData/Local
-files:
-  nvim/lua
-  .vim/ftplugin > nvim/ftplugin
-  .vimrc        > nvim/init.vim
-  Vundle.vim    > nvim/bundle/Vundle.vim
-  packer.nvim   > nvim-data/site/pack/packer/start/packer.nvim
 
 [link-files vscode:windows]
 when: host.is_windows and host.has('code')

prefs/git.py

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+from . import log
+
+class Repo:
+    resource_name = 'git'
+
+    def __init__(self, label, section):
+        self.label = label or None
+        self.repo = section['repo']
+        self.target = Path(section['target']).expanduser()
+
+    def run(self):
+        if self.target.exists():
+            log.debug("target exists")
+            if self.target.is_dir():
+                log.debug("target is dir")
+                git_dir = self.target / ".git"
+                if git_dir.exists() and git_dir.is_dir():
+                    log.debug("target is git repo")
+                    return
+
+        cmd = ["git", "clone", self.repo, self.target]
+        subprocess.call(cmd)

prefs/linker.py

@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ class Linker:
                 print(f"rm {target_path} (broken symlink)")
                 target_path.unlink()
 
-        target_path.symlink_to(source_path)
+        try:
+            target_path.symlink_to(source_path)
+        except PermissionError as e:
+            print(f"ERROR creating link: {e}")
         print(f"link {target_path} -> {source_path}")
 
 class LinkFiles:

prefs/resource.py

@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ from .home import Home
 from .linker import LinkFiles
 from .cargo import CargoInstall
 from .run import Run
+from . import git
 
 class Resource:
-    resource_types = [Home, LinkFiles, CargoInstall, Run]
+    resource_types = [Home, LinkFiles, CargoInstall, Run, git.Repo]
 
     @classmethod
     def from_name(cls, name):