doc: document absence of stability guarantees #10828
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lnicola
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| * `rust-project.json` is a de-facto stable format for non-cargo build systems. | ||
| It is probably ok enough, but was definitely stabilized implicitly. | ||
| Lesson for the future: when designing API which could become a stability boundary, don't wait for the first users until you stabilize it. |
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I think it's fine to wait for the first users to get feedback, even if it results in breaking changes later.
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Yeah, that's the opt-in bit later. I'd be happier if rust-project had a requirement of specifying "I_hereby_opt_into_instabbility": true field, such that the moment we remove the field becomes stabilization.
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bors r+
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