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docs/cli/bun-install.md

@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ dev = true
 # Install peerDependencies (default: false)
 peer = false
 
+# Whether to use the github REST api (unauthenticated)
+github.api = true
+
 # When using `bun install -g`, install packages here
 globalDir = "~/.bun/install/global"
 

docs/cli/install.md

@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ frozenLockfile = false
 
 # equivalent to `--dry-run` flag
 dryRun = false
+
+# whether to use the github REST api (unauthenticated)
+github.api = true
 ```
 
 {% /details %}

docs/install/index.md

@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ frozenLockfile = false
 
 # equivalent to `--dry-run` flag
 dryRun = false
+
+# whether to use the github REST api (unauthenticated)
+github.api = true
 ```
 
 {% /details %}

docs/runtime/bunfig.md

@@ -216,6 +216,17 @@ Whether to install peer dependencies. Default `false`.
 peer = false
 ```
 
+### `install.github.api`
+
+Enable using the github REST API to install github dependencies. Default `true`.
+
+Private github repositories will fail to install if this option is true because the REST API is unauthenticated.
+
+```toml
+[install]
+github.api = true
+```
+
 ### `install.production`
 
 Whether `bun install` will run in "production mode". Default `false`.

src/install/lockfile.zig

@@ -1507,10 +1507,11 @@ pub fn verifyResolutions(this: *Lockfile, local_features: Features, remote_featu
                 } else {
                     if (failed_dep.version.tag == .github) {
                         Output.prettyErrorln(
-                            "<r><red>error<r><d>:<r> <b>{s}<r><d>@<b>{}<r><d> failed to resolve<r>\nIf this is a private repository set install.github.api to false in bunfig.toml\n\n",
+                            "<r><red>error<r><d>:<r> <b>{s}<r><d>@<b>{}<r><d> failed to resolve<r>\nIf \"{s}\" is a private repository, set install.github.api to false in bunfig.toml\n\n",
                             .{
                                 failed_dep.name.slice(string_buf),
                                 failed_dep.version.literal.fmt(string_buf),
+                                failed_dep.name.slice(string_buf),
                             },
                         );
                     } else {