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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions src/cargo/ops/cargo_install.rs
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Expand Up @@ -209,8 +209,8 @@ impl<'cfg, 'a> InstallablePackage<'cfg, 'a> {
bail!(
"there is nothing to install in `{}`, because it has no binaries\n\
`cargo install` is only for installing programs, and can't be used with libraries.\n\
To use a library crate, add it as a dependency in a Cargo project instead.",
pkg
To use a library crate, add it as a dependency to a Cargo project with `cargo add`.",
pkg,
);
}

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion tests/testsuite/install.rs
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Expand Up @@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ fn no_binaries() {
"\
[ERROR] there is nothing to install in `foo v0.0.1 ([..])`, because it has no binaries[..]
[..]
[..]",
To use a library crate, add it as a dependency to a Cargo project with `cargo add`.",
)
.run();
}
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