New borg install : adding lsp mode - clients are not accessible

[rileyrg]

I just set up my first borg config : I didnt use the seed bootstrap but rather the from scratch method

https://github.com/emacscollective/borg/blob/master/borg.org#bootstrapping-from-scratch

You can see my init.el here

I went through my config and run borg-assimilate for each use-package and then spent another while doing the same for packages it said was missing when I started emacs up.

All went reasonably well.

But, I'm unable to require any clients from the lib/lsp-mode/clients subdirectory. This results in not being able to install any lsp servers.

lsp-auto-configure is t.

eg (require 'lsp-clangd)

I know I could add this to the path but I would rather not. Is there something I have forgotten (I ran make)? Or is this a problem with lsp autoloads or some such?

[tarsius]

You'll have to set the load-path explicitly:

[submodule "lsp-mode"]
	path = lib/lsp-mode
	url = git@github.com:emacs-lsp/lsp-mode.git
	load-path = .
	load-path = clients

[liuyinz]

Or could the format be designed like load-path = (.,clients,extensions/elisp)? I would prefer a one-line style, use comma as seperate

[dakra]

I'm not for or against a different load-path syntax but just as a reference:
I have almost 400 packages in my config and only had to type 3 times load-path = ..
So I don't think it's a big or common problem.

[tarsius]

@liuyinz No, I prefer to stick to the form intended by the authors of this file format (the git authors). I also won't support two different forms because I want to keep the "convention over configuration" spirit of this package alive. We gain a lot by not implementing features until we are certain there is a real need.

[liuyinz]

I look up mine: 150 package with 2 times: vertico and lsp-mode...yep, it's not a big problem.

[liuyinz]

@tarsius understood.