Nicholas Vollmer

> Have we done anything yet to improve the logging on a failed bootstrap? I know that was an outstanding issue at some point but I'm having trouble finding the...

What is the output of `(executable-find "git")`?

> (use-package sly ensure :t) `:ensure` does not work with straight.el. Did you mean `(use-package sly :straight t)`?

```emacs-lisp `(scratch :type git :host github :repo "cbbrowne/scratch-el" :pre-build ,(cl-letf (((symbol-function #'el-get-package-directory) (lambda (package) (straight--repos-dir (format "%S" package)))) (el-get-install-info (straight--el-get-install-info)) (el-get-emacs (straight--emacs-path)) (el-get-dir (straight--repos-dir))) (pcase system-type (_ `(("make"))))) :files (:defaults))...

> So doesn't the melpa recipe have precedence and so should be used first? If that value of `straight-recipe-repositories` was used when initially cloning the repository, yes. That's also confirmed...

It's hard to say without seeing your configuration. Are you utilizing the lockfile/profile system? https://github.com/radian-software/straight.el/tree/develop#lockfile-management

> Actually I'm totally confused why straight-get-recipe filters out any packages in straight--repo-cache from the completion list used when called interactively: See: https://github.com/radian-software/straight.el/issues/976 https://github.com/radian-software/straight.el/commit/b89a0f700f6d1fe9fe0b0721d7d5f8f50a0520f5

Does the version of straight you are using contain the change in https://github.com/radian-software/straight.el/commit/b89a0f700f6d1fe9fe0b0721d7d5f8f50a0520f5 ?

> I can't think of any good reason why straight-get-recipe should stop working for a package once it's installed Interactively it works as expected: ```emacs-lisp (straight-bug-report :interactive t :post-bootstrap ;;...

> IIUC, it used to have this unfiltered behaviour, and the only reason it was changed was in order to address a specific use case of straight-use-package, even though that's...