v6.2.0

Zaneham/Boothv6.2.0Aug 9, 2024by mo8it

AI Summary

Adds user feedback mechanisms, better installation error handling, and support for initializing Rustlings within a Cargo workspace.

Key Highlights

  • Pre-check message to provide instant feedback
  • Helpful error message for unsupported Rust versions
  • Support for initialization in a Cargo workspace
  • Final check of exercises runs in parallel

New Features

  • README.md file added to solutions directory
  • Dev check for rustfmt formatting
  • No more state file in .gitignore
  • Small exercise improvements

Full Release Notes

### Added

- Show a message before checking and running an exercise. This gives the user instant feedback and avoids confusion if the checks take too long.
- Show a helpful error message when trying to install Rustlings with a Rust version lower than the minimum one that Rustlings supports.
- Add a `README.md` file to the `solutions/` directory.
- Allow initializing Rustlings in a Cargo workspace.
- `dev check`: Check that all solutions are formatted with `rustfmt`.

### Changed

- Remove the state file and the solutions directory from the generated `.gitignore` file.
- Run the final check of all exercises in parallel.
- Small exercise improvements.