`quarto use template` creates empty `_extensions` folder and fails to copy extensions

[larcherMTT]

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Bug description

Summary

When running quarto use template organization/template, the extensions included in the template are not properly copied. An empty _extensions folder is created instead.

Steps to reproduce

1. Run: quarto use template organization/template-with-extensions
2. Observe that only template files are created
3. Check _extensions folder - it's empty

Actual behavior

• Template files are copied correctly
• An empty _extensions folder is created
• Extensions are not installed

Expected behavior

Extensions from the template should be installed along with the template files.

Your environment

• OS: MacOS Tahoe 26.1

Quarto check output

Quarto 99.9.9
[✓] Checking environment information...
Quarto cache location: /Users/matteolarcher/Library/Caches/quarto
[✓] Checking versions of quarto binary dependencies...
Pandoc version 3.8.3: OK
Dart Sass version 1.87.0: OK
Deno version 2.4.5: OK
Typst version 0.14.2: OK
[✓] Checking versions of quarto dependencies......OK
[✓] Checking Quarto installation......OK
Version: 99.9.9
commit: def4986
Path: /Users/matteolarcher/GIT_repo/quarto-cli/package/dist/bin

[✓] Checking tools....................OK
TinyTeX: (not installed)
Chromium: (not installed)
VeraPDF: (not installed)

[✓] Checking LaTeX....................OK
Using: Installation From Path
Path: /Library/TeX/texbin
Version: 2023

[✓] Checking Chrome Headless....................OK
Using: Chrome found on system
Path: /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome
Source: MacOS known location

[✓] Checking basic markdown render....OK

[✓] Checking R installation...........(None)

  Unable to locate an installed version of R.
  Install R from https://cloud.r-project.org/

[✓] Checking Python 3 installation....OK
Version: 3.12.2 (Conda)
Path: /opt/miniconda3/bin/python
Jupyter: 5.7.2
Kernels: python3, maple

[✓] Checking Jupyter engine render....OK

[✓] Checking Julia installation...

[mcanouil]

I cannot reproduce.

quarto use template mcanouil/quarto-invoice

.
├── CITATION.cff
├── _extensions
│   └── mcanouil
│       └── invoice
│           ├── LICENSE
│           ├── _extension.yml
│           ├── template.typ
│           ├── typst-show.typ
│           └── typst-template.typ
└── issue.qmd

4 directories, 7 files

[larcherMTT]

@mcanouil
You are right, your example is running correctly on my side too.
It seems that is a problem related to Organizations repositories only.

Tried with:

quarto use template quarto-journals/acm

which gives:

.
├── _extensions
├── asd.qmd
├── bibliography.bib
└── sample-franklin.png

[mcanouil]

I can reproduce with this, thanks.
That's why when a reproducible example is requested, that's important to provide one and note pseudo code.

(As a workaround, you ca use Quarto Wizard VSCode/Positron extension)

[mcanouil]

I have a fix, making a PR with proper tests to avoid future regression on this.

[mcanouil]

Note that the issue is not that the extension is from an organisation. The issue comes from the fact that the extension has the organisation name in it (https://github.com/quarto-journals/acm/tree/main/_extensions/quarto-journals/acm) while it shouldn't in theory.

[mcanouil]

PR is up for the maintainers to review.
Thanks for finding that weird edge case.