From b21dce3513d5fc4cbe12d7c203fc761cd378c666 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Guillaume Gomez Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2017 16:30:25 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add precision on overriding a repository [patch] --- src/doc/src/reference/specifying-dependencies.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/doc/src/reference/specifying-dependencies.md b/src/doc/src/reference/specifying-dependencies.md index e58fa915c0b..7fb0225d8c5 100644 --- a/src/doc/src/reference/specifying-dependencies.md +++ b/src/doc/src/reference/specifying-dependencies.md @@ -332,6 +332,17 @@ the new `uuid` crate applies to *both* our dependency on `uuid` and the version for this entire crate graph, 1.0.1, and it'll be pulled from the git repository. +#### Overriding repository URL + +In case the dependency you want to override isn't loaded from `crates.io`, you'll have to change a bit how you use `[patch]`: + +``` +[patch."https://github.com/your/repository"] +my-library = { path = "../my-library/path" } +``` + +And that's it! + ### Prepublishing a breaking change As a final scenario, let's take a look at working with a new major version of a