crev-dev / crev-dev/cargo-crev

"Could not find requested crate" unless I revert to the git index

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Description

I attempted to begin a review:

```
$ cargo crev open embedded-sprites -uv 0.1.2
Updating crates.io index
Could not find requested crate. Try updating cargo's registry index cache?
```

On a suspicion that the problem has to do with Cargo's new sparse index protocol, I tried:

```
$ CARGO_REGISTRIES_CRATES_IO_PROTOCOL=git cargo crev open embedded-sprites -uv 0.1.2
```

and it succeeded. So, it seems that `cargo-crev` is making some assumption that depends on the old protocol.

* Version: 0.24.3
* How did you install `crev`: `cargo install`
* What OS/platform: macOS 12.6.8

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Research direction

Start by reproducing `cargo crev open embedded-sprites -uv 0.1.2` with the default sparse protocol, then compare it with `CARGO_REGISTRIES_CRATES_IO_PROTOCOL=git`. Trace the crate lookup entry point and identify why the default protocol fails; done means the command finds the requested crate without forcing the git protocol.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
git, rust
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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