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fix: resolve uv from all standard locations, not just ~/.local/bin #8

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fix: resolve uv from all standard locations, not just ~/.local/bin
rhl-dev Aug 31, 2026
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style: apply swiftformat to the uvPath accessor
rhl-dev Sep 23, 2026
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Clarify when the Settings uv indicator picks up a new install
plz12345 Sep 24, 2026
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18 changes: 14 additions & 4 deletions Utilities/GemmaChatRunner.swift
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Expand Up @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ enum GemmaChatRunnerError: LocalizedError {
var errorDescription: String? {
switch self {
case .uvNotFound:
"uv not found at ~/.local/bin/uv. Install from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/"
"uv not found. Install from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/ (or: brew install uv)."
case let .modelNotFound(path):
"Gemma model not found at \(path). Check the model path in Settings → Advanced "
+ "(it powers captions and the Scenario Generator)."
Expand All @@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ enum GemmaChatRunnerError: LocalizedError {
/// mlx_lm output reply-region extractor, and the Gemma chat-template
/// assembler.
enum GemmaChatRunner {
static let uvPath = NSHomeDirectory() + "/.local/bin/uv"
/// Empty when uv is installed nowhere; callers guard with `fileExists`.
nonisolated static var uvPath: String {
UvInstaller.resolvedPath
}

/// uv `--with` requirements. Bumping a floor forces uv past its cached
/// resolution, so raise these when a model needs a newer architecture.
static let mlxLMRequirement = "mlx-lm>=0.31.3"
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -158,7 +162,10 @@ enum GemmaChatRunner {
temp: Double,
environment: [String: String]
) async throws -> (output: String, exitCode: Int32) {
guard FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: uvPath) else {
// Resolve once: `uvPath` probes the filesystem on every read, so the
// guard and the spawns below must share one answer.
let uv = uvPath
guard !uv.isEmpty else {
throw GemmaChatRunnerError.uvNotFound
}

Expand All @@ -181,6 +188,7 @@ enum GemmaChatRunner {
}

let first = try await spawn(
uv: uv,
arguments: arguments(command: "mlx_lm.generate", package: mlxLMRequirement, extra: ["--temp", "\(temp)"]),
environment: environment
)
Expand All @@ -191,6 +199,7 @@ enum GemmaChatRunner {
// the generated text, so extraction gets clean output.
if first.exitCode != 0, first.output.contains("Model type"), first.output.contains("not supported") {
return try await spawn(
uv: uv,
arguments: arguments(
command: "mlx_vlm.generate", package: mlxVLMRequirement,
extra: ["--temperature", "\(temp)", "--no-verbose"]
Expand All @@ -202,11 +211,12 @@ enum GemmaChatRunner {
}

private static func spawn(
uv: String,
arguments: [String],
environment: [String: String]
) async throws -> (output: String, exitCode: Int32) {
let process = Process()
process.executableURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: uvPath)
process.executableURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: uv)
process.arguments = arguments

var env = environment
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion Utilities/IdeogramCaptionGenerator.swift
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Expand Up @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ enum IdeogramCaptionGeneratorError: LocalizedError {
case .promptFileNotFound:
"ideogram_caption_prompt.md not found in app bundle"
case .uvNotFound:
"uv not found at ~/.local/bin/uv. Install from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/"
"uv not found. Install from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/ (or: brew install uv)."
case let .subprocessFailed(code, output):
// The tail, not the head — Python tracebacks put the actual
// exception on the last lines.
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12 changes: 2 additions & 10 deletions Utilities/MfluxInstaller.swift
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Expand Up @@ -103,16 +103,8 @@ nonisolated enum MfluxInstaller {
}

private static func resolveUv() -> String? {
if FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: UvInstaller.installPath.path) {
return UvInstaller.installPath.path
}
let home = NSHomeDirectory()
let candidates = [
"\(home)/.local/bin/uv",
"/opt/homebrew/bin/uv",
"/usr/local/bin/uv",
]
return candidates.first { FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: $0) }
let path = UvInstaller.resolvedPath
return path.isEmpty ? nil : path
}

private static func installUv() async throws -> String {
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion Utilities/ScenarioGenerator.swift
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Expand Up @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ enum ScenarioGeneratorError: LocalizedError {
case .promptFileNotFound:
"scenario_prompt.md not found in app bundle"
case .uvNotFound:
"uv not found at ~/.local/bin/uv. Install from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/"
"uv not found. Install from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/ (or: brew install uv)."
case let .subprocessFailed(code, output):
// The tail, not the head — Python tracebacks put the actual
// exception on the last lines.
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14 changes: 14 additions & 0 deletions Utilities/UvInstaller.swift
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Expand Up @@ -22,6 +22,20 @@ nonisolated enum UvInstaller {
return base.appendingPathComponent("MLXBits Image Studio/bin/uv")
}

/// The uv binary every uv-driven feature should run: the app-managed install
/// first, then the standard user and package-manager locations (Homebrew's
/// `/opt/homebrew/bin` among them). Empty when uv is installed nowhere —
/// matching ``BinaryDetector/detect(_:)``, so callers keep guarding with
/// `fileExists`. Computed, not cached, so each read sees the current disk:
/// a uv installed after launch shows up in the Settings indicator the next
/// time that view redraws — nothing here triggers the redraw.
static var resolvedPath: String {
if FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: installPath.path) {
return installPath.path
}
return BinaryDetector.detect("uv")
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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Fall back when the app-managed uv cannot run.

If an app-managed uv file exists but is not executable, resolvedPath selects it before a working Homebrew installation. GemmaChatRunner.run and MfluxInstaller.install then fail to launch uv, while Settings reports that it was found. Check that the managed path is an executable file before selecting it. Apply the same check to fallback candidates so an unusable earlier candidate cannot hide a working one. fileExists alone confirms neither property. (developer.apple.com)

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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.

In `@Utilities/UvInstaller.swift` around lines 32 - 35, Update
UvInstaller.resolvedPath so it selects the app-managed uv only when it is an
executable file, and apply the same executable-file validation to fallback
candidates returned by BinaryDetector so an unusable candidate cannot hide a
working one.

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}

static func install() async throws -> String {
#if arch(arm64)
let archName = "aarch64"
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14 changes: 8 additions & 6 deletions Views/Settings/PromptLLMSettingsView.swift
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Expand Up @@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ struct PromptLLMSettingsView: View {
@ViewBuilder
private var localFields: some View {
@Bindable var s = settings
let uvPath = NSHomeDirectory() + "/.local/bin/uv"
let uvFound = FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: uvPath)
let uvPath = GemmaChatRunner.uvPath
let uvFound = !uvPath.isEmpty
VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
TextField("mlx-community/gemma-3-12b-it-4bit", text: $s.gemmaModelPath)
.textFieldStyle(.roundedBorder)
Expand All @@ -72,12 +72,14 @@ struct PromptLLMSettingsView: View {
.foregroundStyle(uvFound ? Color.green : Color.red)
Text(
uvFound
? "uv found — \(GemmaChatRunner.mlxLMRequirement) / \(GemmaChatRunner.mlxVLMRequirement) "
+ "managed automatically"
: "uv not found at ~/.local/bin/uv"
? "uv found at \(uvPath) — \(GemmaChatRunner.mlxLMRequirement) / "
+ "\(GemmaChatRunner.mlxVLMRequirement) managed automatically"
: "uv not found — install from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/ (or: brew install uv)"
)
.font(.caption).foregroundStyle(.secondary)
.lineLimit(1).truncationMode(.middle)
// Tail, not middle: the resolved path now sits at the head of the
// string and middle truncation would eat exactly that.
.lineLimit(1).truncationMode(.tail)
}
.padding(.vertical, 2)
}
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