linebender / linebender/piet

Unable to `cargo test` on windows when no cairo installed

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Description

With #97 adding default members to `piet`'s workspace `Cargo.toml`, I was unable to run `cargo test` on windows because cargo attempted to build `piet-cairo` and I did not have the required cairo libraries installed.

Removing `default-members` in the `Cargo.toml` fixed the issue for me for now.

Not sure what the permanent fix is yet, though.

Related to #33

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Start with the workspace Cargo.toml and reproduce cargo test on Windows without Cairo installed. Inspect the default-members change from #97 and how it includes piet-cairo; compare the workaround of removing default-members with the related context in #33. Done means cargo test works on that setup without requiring uninstalled Cairo libraries.

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Tech stack
rust
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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