cargo-install--path-. rebuilds everything from scratch, what's the point to first run cargo-build-release then?

[laoshaw]

I built coreutils and then install it per the instructions:

cargo build --release cargo install --path .

I then noticed the second step just recompiles everything, do I still need the first cargo-build step at all?

[tertsdiepraam]

Those sections in the readme are indeed independent. I can see where the confusion comes from. Do you have a suggestion on how we could make that clearer?

[laoshaw]

Maybe just the second step? not sure if 'cargo install --path .' implies 'release mode' though. Thanks.

It's really cargo-install's "problem", in that it rebuilds everything on its own, instead of just 'install' the output from 'cargo-build'

[tertsdiepraam]

Yeah --release is the default for cargo install. I'm sure there are good reasons why cargo install always rebuilds, probably to ensure that you're installing the right thing, or to force rerun build scripts.