el-get with ensure-package

init.el

(load "server")
(unless (server-running-p)
  (server-start))

(require 'package)
(package-initialize)

(add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa" . "https://stable.melpa.org/packages/"))
(add-to-list 'package-archives '("org" . "http://orgmode.org/elpa/") t)
(add-to-list 'load-path (expand-file-name "el-get/el-get" "~/.emacs.d"))

(unless (require 'el-get nil t)
  (setq el-get-install-branch "master")
  (load-file (expand-file-name "el-get-install.el" "~/.emacs.d"))
  (unless (file-directory-p el-get-recipe-path-elpa)
    (el-get-elpa-build-local-recipes)))

(defun ensure-package (package)
  (when (not (require package nil t))
    (el-get 'sync package)
    (require package nil t)))

(setq el-get-sources '(
                       ;; (:name org-mode
                       ;;        :description "Org mode."
                       ;;        :type git
                       ;;        :url "git://orgmode.org/org-mode.git")

		       (:name annotate
			      :pkgname "bastibe/annotate.el"
			      :type github)
                       (:name seq
                              :pkgname "NicolasPetton/seq.el"
                              :type github)
		       (:name helm-ag
                              :pkgname "syohex/emacs-helm-ag"
                              :type github)
		       (:name helm-rg
                              :pkgname "microamp/helm-rg"
                              :type github)

		       (:name leuven
			      :pkgname "fniessen/emacs-leuven-theme"
			      :type github)

                       (:name counsel-dash
                              :pkgname "nathankot/counsel-dash"
                              :type github)

                       (:name cargo
                              :pkgname "kwrooijen/cargo.el"
                              :type github)

                       (:name rust-mode
                              :pkgname "rust-lang/rust-mode"
                              :type github)

                       (:name replace-colorthemes
                              :description "Replacement color themes."
                              :type github
                              :pkgname "emacs-jp/replace-colorthemes")

                       (:name js-lookup
                              :description "Lookup javascript symbols on MDN"
                              :type github
                              :pkgname "skeeto/js-lookup")

                       (:name swiper
                              :description "ido at point"
                              :type github
                              :pkgname "abo-abo/swiper")

                       (:name ido-at-point
                              :description "ido at point"
                              :type github
                              :pkgname "katspaugh/ido-at-point")

                       )
      )

;; needed for ecb
(setq stack-trace-on-error t)

(setq el-get-verbose t)

;; org
(ensure-package 'org-mode)
(require 'ob-clojure)

(add-hook 'after-init-hook
          `(lambda ()
             ;; remember this directory
             (setq init-dir
                   ,(file-name-directory (or load-file-name (buffer-file-name))))
             ;; load up the starter kit
             (org-babel-load-file (expand-file-name "tristan.emacs/index.org" init-dir))
             ))