dtolnay/cargo-expand

Support expanding the build script

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#73 opened on Jan 24, 2020

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Description

I would expect something like cargo expand --build, which shows build.rs after macro expansion.

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Research direction
Study how cargo expand invokes rustc for regular crate items, then add a similar path for build.rs by detecting when ` build` flag is passed.
Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli
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Feature
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2
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1-3 hours
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Active
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Clear
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RustCargo
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65