configure neovim properly for building

tasks/config/neovim.yml

@@ -5,13 +5,25 @@
     neovim:
       method: "{{ pkgconfig.neovim.methods[ansible_distribution] | default(pkgconfig.neovim.methods.default) }}"
 
-- name: Set neovim config
+- name: Set neovim sys package manager config
+  when:
+    - neovim.method == 'sys'
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
     neovim:
       method: "{{ neovim.method }}"
-      vers: "v{{ pkgconfig.neovim.version }}"
       pkgs: "{{ pkgconfig.neovim.pkgs[ansible_distribution] | default(pkgconfig.neovim.pkgs.default) }}"
+
+- name: Set neovim src build config
+  when:
+    - neovim.method == 'src'
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    neovim:
+      method: "{{ neovim.method }}"
+      vers: "{{ pkgconfig.neovim.git_branch }}"
+      build_deps: "{{ pkgconfig.neovim.build_deps[ansible_os_family] }}"
       git_repo: "{{ pkgconfig.neovim.git_repo }}"
+      git_path: "{{ d_tempdir.path }}/neovim"
+      build_type: "{{ pkgconfig.neovim.build_type }}"
 
 - name: Set neovim config for appimage install
   when:

tasks/pkgs/neovim.yml

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
       when:
         - neovim.method == 'src'
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        pkg_sys: "{{ pkg_sys + neovim.build_deps }}"
         pkg_src: "{{ pkg_src + ['neovim'] }}"
 
     - name: Set neovim_configured

tasks/src/neovim.yml

@@ -3,15 +3,17 @@
 - name: Clone neovim git repository
   ansible.builtin.git:
     depth: 1
-    dest: "{{ d_tempdir.path }}/neovim"
+    dest: "{{ neovim.git_path }}"
     repo: "{{ neovim.git_repo }}"
     version: "{{ neovim.vers }}"
+    recursive: true
 
 - name: Build and install neovim
   become: "{{ ext_become }}"
-  ansible.builtin.make:
-    chdir: "{{ d_tempdir.path }}/neovim"
+  community.general.make:
+    chdir: "{{ neovim.git_path }}"
     params:
       CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: "{{ neovim.build_type }}"
-      CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX: "{{ path.prefix }}"
+      CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS: "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX={{ path.prefix }}"
     target: install
+    jobs: "{{ ansible_processor_nproc | int }}"