autochdir not working

[cnfczn]

my vim configuration uses autochdir, but the current path is not changed when the wilder executes
: e /path/of/ file

[gelguy]

I can reproduce this. Renderer has to be using a floating window (e.g. wildmenu_renderer with mode: 'float' or popupmenu_renderer).

This is a Neovim bug, see neovim/neovim#15280.

A workaround is to use an autocmd instead of autochdir.

autocmd BufEnter * call Chdir()

function! Chdir()
  let l:dir = expand('%:p:h')
  if isdirectory(l:dir)
    execute 'cd ' . l:dir
  endif
endfunction

But I'm not sure if this fully replaces what autochdir does.

[cnfczn]

There seems to be a problem with the chdir function. For example, I open three files in turn:
/home/user1/file1
/home/user1/dir1/file2
/home/user1/file3
Then, file3 is turned off, the active buffer is file2, and the current path will stay at /home/user1 instead of /home/user1/dir1

[gelguy]

I can't reproduce this.

Could you elaborate on what it means to turn off file3? Or list the steps in terms of :e file1, :bdelete file1, etc.

[cnfczn]

I tried again today, and I couldn't reproduce the problem. thank you for your reply. Looking forward to neovim fixing the float window bug.

[zeertzjq]

This is actually a bug of nvim_buf_set_name().

[kontheocharis]

Has there been any progress with this? The workaround proposed by @gelguy works about 90% of the time but sometimes it does not change the directory.

[gelguy]

This is blocked by the bug mentioned in neovim/neovim#15280.