docs(index): Clarify what we mean by omitting features #15957
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The current wording (from rust-lang#14839) makes it sound like new Cargo doesn't care about the `features` entries when in reality Cargo does care still, the field is just defaulted. Closes rust-lang#15408
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Update cargo submodule 19 commits in 24bb93c388fb8c211a37986539f24a819dc669d3..966f94733bbc94ca51ff9f1e4c49ad250ebbdc50 2025-09-10 23:16:07 +0000 to 2025-09-16 17:24:45 +0000 - fix(frontmatter): Improve error quality (rust-lang/cargo#15972) - fix: wrong variable name in documentation (rust-lang/cargo#15968) - Add "Optimizing Build Performance" section to the Cargo book (rust-lang/cargo#15924) - Remove extra apostrophe in environment-variables.md (rust-lang/cargo#15963) - Clarify warning for using `features` or `default-features` in `patch` (rust-lang/cargo#15953) - fix(frontmatter): Try alternative len code fences (rust-lang/cargo#15952) - feat(cli): Allow completions for third-party subcommand names (rust-lang/cargo#15961) - docs(index): Clarify what we mean by omitting features (rust-lang/cargo#15957) - fix(future): Report all content as a single Report (rust-lang/cargo#15943) - fix(complete): Show local crates/features over other members (rust-lang/cargo#15956) - docs(resolver): Describe the role of the lockfile (rust-lang/cargo#15958) - chore: Skip check-version-bump ci job in forks (rust-lang/cargo#15959) - Eliminate the last three "did you mean" warning phrasings (rust-lang/cargo#15356) - fix(info): Suggest a more universal `cargo tree` command (rust-lang/cargo#15954) - feat(cli): Use ellipses when truncating progress (rust-lang/cargo#15955) - feat(completer): Added completion for `--features` flag (rust-lang/cargo#15309) - fix(publish): Switch the 'ctrl-c on wait' line to a help message (rust-lang/cargo#15942) - docs: move docs building process to contributor guide (rust-lang/cargo#15854) - fix(manifest): Show error source to users (rust-lang/cargo#15939) r? ghost
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What does this PR try to resolve?
The current wording (from #14839) makes it sound like new Cargo doesn't care about the
featuresentries when in reality Cargo does care still, the field is just defaulted.Closes #15408
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