Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I could not figure this out. It seems to be generated dynamically when missing, so should I add it to the git repo?

The Manifest allows someone to replicate the exact version of the dependencies that was recorded in the manifest on e.g. another machine. For a package that is to be used as a library, this is not super useful because there will be some other Manifest dictating the versions of what is installed. Ho…

Does Manifest.toml belong in the repository?

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Tamas_Papp July 24, 2018, 8:56am 5

Related from the Rust Cargo FAQ:

https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/faq.html#why-do-binaries-have-cargolock-in-version-control-but-not-libraries

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Does Manifest.toml belong in the repository?

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