From f321d25f4c999ab5100af2f9c23e6755bc7925ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nick Sweeting <git@sweeting.me>
Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2024 01:00:09 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fallback to reading binaries from filesystem when theres no
 db

---
 archivebox/abx/archivebox/base_binary.py | 11 ++++++++---
 archivebox/cli/__init__.py               | 14 +++++++-------
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/archivebox/abx/archivebox/base_binary.py b/archivebox/abx/archivebox/base_binary.py
index 2389b3e1..7f352fd8 100644
--- a/archivebox/abx/archivebox/base_binary.py
+++ b/archivebox/abx/archivebox/base_binary.py
@@ -78,9 +78,14 @@ class BaseBinary(BaseHook, Binary):
             self.symlink_to_lib(binary=binary, bin_dir=CONSTANTS.LIB_BIN_DIR)
         else:
             # get cached binary from db
-            from machine.models import InstalledBinary
-            installed_binary = InstalledBinary.objects.get_from_db_or_cache(self)
-            binary = InstalledBinary.load_from_db(installed_binary)
+            try:
+                from machine.models import InstalledBinary
+                installed_binary = InstalledBinary.objects.get_from_db_or_cache(self)
+                binary = InstalledBinary.load_from_db(installed_binary)
+            except Exception:
+                # maybe we are not in a DATA dir so there is no db, fallback to reading from fs
+                # (e.g. when archivebox version is run outside of a DATA dir)
+                binary = super().load(**kwargs)
         return binary
     
     @validate_call
diff --git a/archivebox/cli/__init__.py b/archivebox/cli/__init__.py
index b5bcdff7..b3457387 100644
--- a/archivebox/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/archivebox/cli/__init__.py
@@ -154,14 +154,14 @@ def run_subcommand(subcommand: str,
 
     subcommand_args = subcommand_args or []
 
+    from archivebox.config.legacy import setup_django
+
+    cmd_requires_db = subcommand in archive_cmds
+    init_pending = '--init' in subcommand_args or '--quick-init' in subcommand_args
+
+    setup_django(in_memory_db=subcommand in fake_db, check_db=cmd_requires_db and not init_pending)
+
     if subcommand not in meta_cmds:
-        from archivebox.config.legacy import setup_django
-
-        cmd_requires_db = subcommand in archive_cmds
-        init_pending = '--init' in subcommand_args or '--quick-init' in subcommand_args
-
-        setup_django(in_memory_db=subcommand in fake_db, check_db=cmd_requires_db and not init_pending)
-
         if cmd_requires_db:
             check_migrations()