rust-lang / rust-lang/rust-analyzer

changing features should not require reloading ra

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Description

Today, editing "rust-analyzer.cargo.features": pops a "please reload" popup. This make zero sense -- if we can cope with changes to Cargo.toml without reload, surely we should be able to handle features as well?

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No files or tests are named. Start by tracing how changes to rust-analyzer.cargo.features are handled and compare that path with the existing Cargo.toml change handling. Done means changing the feature setting takes effect without showing a reload prompt.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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