Cannot run due to "Filename too long"

[James-E-A]

Installing ElixirLS release v0.28.0
Running in c:/Users/…/Documents/code/FooApp
* Getting elixir_ls (https://github.com/elixir-lsp/elixir-ls.git - v0.28.0)
** (Mix.Error) Command "git --git-dir=.git checkout --force --quiet v0.28.0" failed with reason: error: unable to create file apps/language_server/test/fixtures/umbrella_test_code_lens_custom_path_and_pattern/apps/app1/custom_path/fixture_custom_test.exs: Filename too long

(mix 1.18.4) lib/mix.ex:618: Mix.raise/2
(mix 1.18.4) lib/mix/scm/git.ex:140: Mix.SCM.Git.checkout/2
(elixir 1.18.4) lib/file.ex:1665: File.cd!/2
(mix 1.18.4) lib/mix/dep/fetcher.ex:68: Mix.Dep.Fetcher.do_fetch/3
(mix 1.18.4) lib/mix/dep/converger.ex:238: Mix.Dep.Converger.all/9
(mix 1.18.4) lib/mix/dep/converger.ex:170: Mix.Dep.Converger.init_all/8
(mix 1.18.4) lib/mix/dep/converger.ex:110: Mix.Dep.Converger.all/4
(mix 1.18.4) lib/mix/dep/converger.ex:89: Mix.Dep.Converger.converge/4

[Error - 10:26:27 AM] Server initialization failed.
Message: Pending response rejected since connection got disposed
Code: -32097

[Error - 10:26:27 AM] The ElixirLS - FooApp server crashed 5 times in the last 3 minutes. The server will not be restarted. See the output for more information.

[Error - 10:26:27 AM] ElixirLS - FooApp client: couldn't create connection to server.
Message: Pending response rejected since connection got disposed
Code: -32097

[Error - 10:26:27 AM] Restarting server failed
Message: Pending response rejected since connection got disposed
Code: -32097

[Error - 10:26:27 AM] Server process exited with code 1.

Getting this error on Windows 11 Version 10.0.22631 Build 22631, Visual Studio Code Version 1.101.1

[James-E-A]

hmm, found this fix

git config --global core.longpaths true

Perhaps the plugin should use -c "core.longpaths=true" when cloning?

[lukaszsamson]

It is elixir mix that does the clone. See elixir-lang/elixir#14543