Show mix hex.package diff commands in hex.outdated output#1137
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Show mix hex.package diff commands in hex.outdated output#1137
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Add a hint listing `mix hex.package diff PACKAGE FROM..TO` commands for each outdated dependency so users and agents can easily view diffs from the CLI without needing a browser. Closes hexpm/diff#108
Mention that users can directly update the version in mix.exs to force a dependency to a specific version when mix deps.update does not update it due to transitive dependency conflicts.
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It adds quite a but of output. Should we only show a single example command instead of a command for every outdated package? Or maybe add it to the table, but I am worried about the width of the table. |
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Hard to decide, I'm too worried about the width of the table so that's probably a -1 for that. I think showing just one command, or a generic one like, say, |
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The goal is to provide informations to agents on how to use view package diffs as they cannot easily access https://diff.hex.pm.