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+# this is for bootstrapping all external dependencies of my kakoune setup
+
+# installs:
+# fish
+# ripgrep
+# fd
+# lua
+# luajit
+# kak-tree-sitter
+# ktsctl
+# hop-kak
+# kakoune-lsp
+# kak-popup
+# aspell
+# aspell-en
+# bundle
+
+define-command -hidden install-bundle %{
+    info %sh{
+        mkdir -p "$kak_config/bundle"
+        git clone https://codeberg.org/jdugan6240/kak-bundle "$kak_config/bundle/kak-bundle" >/dev/null 2>&1
+        echo "Restart kakoune and run bundle-install"
+    }
+}
+
+define-command -hidden install-pacman %{
+    terminal sh sudo pacman -Syu fish ripgrep fd lua luajit kakoune-lsp aspell aspell-en
+}
+
+define-command -hidden install-cargo %{
+    terminal sh %{
+        cargo install kak-tree-sitter;
+        cargo install ktsctl;
+        cargo install hop-kak;
+        cargo install kak-popup
+    }
+}
+
+define-command -docstring %{
+    Bootstrap external dependencies of this configuration.
+} bootstrap %{
+    install-bundle
+    install-pacman
+    install-cargo
+}