SublimeText 3 - Package Control: Removed directory for orphaned package ColdFusion

Question

I am running SublimeText 3 (build 3083). I follow the manual install directions for the ColdFusion plugin as described here (https://github.com/SublimeText/ColdFusion):

Download Manually

• Download the files using the GitHub .zip download option
• Unzip the files and rename the folder to ColdFusion
• Copy the folder to your Sublime Text 2 Packages directory

This has worked (and still works) on many machines. But today I have a PC that each time I re-open SublimeText it removes the ColdFusion directory and in the SublimeText console it says "Package Control: Removed directory for orphaned package ColdFusion". Haven't been able to find anything on this yet. Help appreciated. Thanks!

Terricolous

If you haven't been there yet, sublimetext.com/forum might be a better place to get help with this. – Marianomaribel

Answer 1

The "Download Manually" section is for Sublime Text 2 only. At the very top of the README you linked are the ST3 instructions:

The development branch contains a rewrite of the ColdFusion plugin. The only installation method is via Git.

cd Packages/
git clone https://github.com/SublimeText/ColdFusion.git
cd ColdFusion
git checkout development

On Windows machines, the Packages folder is in %APPDATA%\Sublime Text 3\Packages. You'll need to have a working copy of git on your machine, which can be obtained here.

Alternatively, you can download a zip file of the development branch, extract it, rename the resulting ColdFusion-development folder to ColdFusion, then copy that into your Packages folder.

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EDIT

I did a little digging, and apparently this package is no longer being developed. However, the CFML package has been suggested as a replacement. Not being a ColdFusion user, I haven't tested it myself, but reviews from others are good. It's available for ST3 only, but can be installed directly via Package Control, so you don't have to worry about using git.

Abiding

I don't know much about git, we don't use it or have it installed. I always did the manual install and it has always worked. I tried your development branch download and that worked, the Coldfusion directory doesn't get deleted anymore. I always downloaded from the link in my original question, I guess they are different or something has changed since I last downloaded it. Thanks. – Terricolous

I've been looking for this the past 3 hours! Thanks MattDMo – Scandal

Worked fine on windows; doesn't shows in the list of languages on Linux (XUbuntu) – Round

@KunalB. where did you clone it in Linux? – Abiding

/home/kunalb/Applications/sublime_text_3/Packages/ColdFusion – Round

@KunalB. that's why. It should be ~/.config/sublime-text-3/Packages. – Abiding

@KunalB. doing a little digging, it looks like you'd be better off installing CFML through Package Control. Apparently the ColdFusion package is no longer being maintained. – Abiding

Let us continue this discussion in chat. – Round

Answer 2

If you are using Sublime Text 3 ST3, the recommended package to use is the one named CFML available via Package Control here: https://packagecontrol.io/packages/CFML

If you are using Sublime Text 2 ST2, the recommended package is the one named Cold​Fusion available via Package Control here: https://packagecontrol.io/packages/ColdFusion

For both of them you'll find there installation instructions using Package Control or manually from GitHub.

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