Make commands in dev-dependencies available to run
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A-build-scripts
A-dev-dependencies
C-feature-request
Command-run
S-needs-design
Z-bindeps
- Dominant language
- Rust
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Description
I have a rust project which uses a few shell scripts that need commands from other crates. I added them as dev-dependencies, but I couldn't find the binaries anywhere. It would be nice if the binaries were available to run from the command line.
As an example, npm makes binaries available in node_modules/.bin, so you can put them in devDependencies and use them in scripts.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing Cargo's handling of dev-dependencies and command-line execution, using the requested npm node_modules/.bin behavior as a comparison. Done means commands supplied by dev-dependencies can be found and run from the project's shell scripts without manual installation.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- build-system, cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100