Problem
Commands like cargo check will report needed features, like the following in clap:
$ cargo run --example git-derive
error: target `git-derive` in package `clap` requires the features: `derive`
Consider enabling them by passing, e.g., `--features="derive"`
If you install a specific bin, you get an error telling you how to install it
$ cargo install pulldown-cmark --no-default-features --bin pulldown-cmark
Updating crates.io index
Installing pulldown-cmark v0.9.2
error: failed to compile `pulldown-cmark v0.9.2`, intermediate artifacts can be found at `/tmp/cargo-installgpjZMz`
Caused by:
target `pulldown-cmark` in package `pulldown-cmark` requires the features: `getopts`
Consider enabling them by passing, e.g., `--features="getopts"`
However, if you do a general install (the more likely case), you get notified nothing is installed but no hint as to what features would change this
$ cargo install pulldown-cmark --no-default-features
Updating crates.io index
Installing pulldown-cmark v0.9.2
Compiling version_check v0.9.4
Compiling memchr v2.5.0
Compiling pulldown-cmark v0.9.2
Compiling bitflags v1.3.2
Compiling unicase v2.6.0
Finished release [optimized] target(s) in 1.86s
warning: none of the package's binaries are available for install using the selected features
Proposed Solution
Report to the user features to enable to install binaries
Notes
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Problem
Commands like
cargo checkwill report needed features, like the following inclap:If you install a specific
bin, you get an error telling you how to install itHowever, if you do a general install (the more likely case), you get notified nothing is installed but no hint as to what features would change this
Proposed Solution
Report to the user features to enable to install binaries
Notes
No response