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`lib_extra_dirs` depreciated but replacement `lib_deps` only allows packages

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#5074 opened on Jan 27, 2025

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Description

Depreciated according to: https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/projectconf/sections/env/options/library/lib_extra_dirs.html

As per this there is no way to keep adding a directory of cpp for example.

The specific application for ourselves is adding nested test files in the test directory to the build path so that we get code insights in Clion.

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Research direction
Review the deprecated documentation at https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/projectconf/sections/env/options/library/lib extra dirs.html and the community discussion at https://community.platformio.org/t/lib extra dirs deprecated alternative/37556. Examine the implementation of `lib deps` in the PlatformIO core codebase to understand how packages are resolved. Investigate how to extend `lib deps` to accept local directories in addition to package names, considering backward compatibility and existing test cases.