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Trying to write config.lua for lvim that wiil be separated in different files? that will be included in config.lua with require('<package>'). Everything works if i try i in .config/lvim/ directory, but i get below message, when i run lvim in different directory.

21:43:43 [WARN ] lvim: "Invalid configuration: /home/axr/.config/lvim/config.lua:6: module 'base/search' not found:\n\t
no field package.preload['base/search']\n\tno file './base/search.lua'\n\tno file '/usr/share/luajit-2.1.0-beta3/base/s
earch.lua'\n\tno file '/usr/local/share/lua/5.1/base/search.lua'\n\tno file '/usr/local/share/lua/5.1/base/search/init.
lua'\n\tno file '/usr/share/lua/5.1/base/search.lua'\n\tno file '/usr/share/lua/5.1/base/search/init.lua'\n\tno file '.
/base/search.so'\n\tno file '/usr/local/lib/lua/5.1/base/search.so'\n\tno file '/usr/lib/lua/5.1/base/search.so'\n\tno
file '/usr/local/lib/lua/5.1/loadall.so'" file="init.lua", line=49

Tried to replace / with ., nothing changed. Checked runtimepath, .config/lvim/ was there. Tried to replace relative path in require(<path>) with full path.

GitHub repository with files and comments: https://github.com/SATANalexander666/lvim-config

alexander
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Dont use / or \\ in require()
Only use the . for entering a folder.
Using nvim the .config/nvim/lua folder has to be created manually.
After that it is easy doing to require Lua files.

Example

.config/nvim/init.vim # file
.config/nvim/lua/config.lua # file
.config/nvim/lua/base # folder
.config/nvim/lua/keys # folder
.config/nvim/lua/plugins/core # folder
.config/nvim/lua/plugins/packer # folder

Content of init.vim

lua require("config")

Will be appended/finished to: lua/config.lua
Refer nvim' help: :help lua-package-path

Content of config.lua

-- base
require('base.search') -- Search configs
require('base.indents') -- Indentation configs
require('base.visual') -- GUI configs
require('base.other')
-- keys
require('keys.alias') -- Shortcuts and incapsulation
require('keys.main') -- Keys for built-in features
require('keys.plugins') -- Keys for plugged features
-- plugins
require('plugins.core.use') -- Buil-in plugins that are being used
require('plugins.core.config') -- Configs for built-in plugins
require('plugins.packer.use') -- Packer pluggins that are being used
require('plugins.packer.config') -- Configs for packer plugins

The dot will be used to enter the folder(s) (Linux & Windows)
Refer nvim' help: :help lua-require

koyaanisqatsi
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In /.config/lvim must be created folder named /lua and all folders required in main config.lua must be moved to this folder, however path to required folders shouldn't be changed. Example: require('base.search'), while actual path is /.config/lvim/lua/base/search.lua.

alexander
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