Add dev-install alias to make longer user testing easier

Signed-off-by: Daniel Silverstone <[email protected]>
zhaixiaojuan · Nov 11, 2019 · 9fa7575 · 9fa7575
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diff --git a/.cargo/config b/.cargo/config
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+[alias]
+dev-install = "run -- --no-modify-path -y"
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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ affecting any existing installation. Remember to keep those two environment vari
 set when running your compiled `rustup-init` or the toolchains it installs, but _unset_
 when rebuilding `rustup` itself.
 
+If you wish to install your new build to try out longer term in your home directory
+then you can run `cargo dev-install` which is an alias in `.cargo/config` which
+runs `cargo run -- --no-modify-path -y` to install your build into your homedir.
+
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		[alias]
		dev-install = "run -- --no-modify-path -y"