Rust CLI Troubleshooting: Manifest, Packages, and Workspaces

cargo metadata --format-version 1

# Print package and dependency metadata as JSON.

cargo locate-project

# Show which manifest Cargo is using.

cargo locate-project --workspace

# Show the workspace root manifest path.

cargo build -p my-cli

# Select a specific package inside a workspace.

cargo run -p my-cli --bin my-cli

# Disambiguate package and binary target in a multi-package repo.

cargo clean -p my-cli

# Remove build artifacts for a package or target selection context.

[workspace]
members = ["crates/my-cli", "crates/common"]
resolver = "2"

# Basic workspace root snippet.

[[bin]]
name = "my-cli"
path = "src/main.rs"

# Name and path a binary target clearly.

[dependencies]
clap = { version = "4", features = ["derive"] }
serde_json = { version = "1", optional = true }

[features]
default = []
json = ["dep:serde_json"]

# Avoid feature-resolution confusion.