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Emphasize git dependency version locking behavior. #8561

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Emphasize git dependency version locking behavior. #8561

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7 changes: 5 additions & 2 deletions src/doc/src/reference/specifying-dependencies.md
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Expand Up @@ -147,6 +147,11 @@ the latest commit on a branch named `next`:
rand = { git = "https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/rand", branch = "next" }
```

Once a `git` dependency has been added, Cargo will lock that dependency to the
latest commit at the time. New commits will not be pulled down automatically
once the lock is in place. However, they can be pulled down manually with
`cargo update`.

See [Git Authentication] for help with git authentication for private repos.

> **Note**: [crates.io] does not allow packages to be published with `git`
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -445,5 +450,3 @@ log-debug = ['foo/log-debug'] # using 'bar/log-debug' would be an error!
}
})();
</script>