Ability to set User-Agent header for http requests
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enhancement
- Dominant language
- Rust
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Description
Problem you are trying to solve
Would be good to have something similar to cargo CARGO_HTTP_USER_AGENT environment variable.
Solution you'd like
Would be good to have something similar to cargo CARGO_HTTP_USER_AGENT environment variable.
Notes
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Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating rustup's HTTP request construction and comparing the requested configuration with Cargo's CARGO_HTTP_USER_AGENT behavior; done when a user can set the User-Agent for rustup HTTP requests and tests verify it.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli, networking
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100