Boost install fails if env APP_DEBUG is false

[Wrenbjor]

Laravel Package Version

1.0.14

Laravel Version

11.45.2

PHP Version

8.3.17

System Info

Windows 11 WSL Ubuntu 22.04

Description

php artisan boost:install

   ERROR  There are no commands defined in the "boost" namespace.  

That was the only info I got from the cli. I ran this though GPT5 and it found that its service provider only registers commands when config('app.debug') is true. I have a brownfield app that is not in debug mode as it wasn't needed.

The install should give a clear message about this being the reason it failed or APP_DEBUG=true should be required in the documentation.

Steps To Reproduce

in the .env have APP_DEBUG=false

run php artisan boost:install

[pushpak1300]

This is the intended behaviour with Boost:
#64

Could you try setting APP_DEBUG=true, then run:

composer require laravel/boost --dev

and attempt the install again?

I’ll close this issue for now, but please feel free to comment if it still persists.

[Wrenbjor]

I did get that to work, but I didn't get a notification that it was the case. The issue isn't that I couldn't install it, the issue is that I had no idea why it failed and had to dig into code to figure that out. I am making a PR that bubbles a notification up to the user when this case is met.