Add global install option for cargo and add env vars for binaries and directories#223
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This looks cool! I like how this installation infra is shaping up.
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This looks cool! I like how this installation infra is shaping up.
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| To install into the user's global cargo location (`~/.cargo/bin`) instead of a symposium-managed cache, set `global = true`. No `--root` is passed; `$PATH` is not augmented (the binary is expected to already be on `$PATH`). |
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Should we explain when you might want that? I guess it is intended for cases where the user might want to use the CLI too?
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Do we expect this to change auto-update behavior? (I think no)
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What does this PR do?
Two main things here:
globaloption to installs ofsource = "cargo", where we don't use--rootand instead install into the user's PATHSYMPOSIUM_<name>andSYMPOSIUM_DIR_<name>environment variables for the executable (or script) and the install directory for scripts to be able to useDisclosure questions
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