As written in the workspace Cargo.toml:
> Note that for better cross-tooling interactions, do not use workspace
dependencies for anything that is not "workspace internal" (e.g.: mostly
dev-dependencies). E.g.: release-plz can’t detect that a dependency has
been
updated in a way warranting a version bump in the dependant if no commit
is
touching a file associated to the crate. It is technically okay to use
that
for "private" (i.e.: not used in the public API) dependencies too, but
we
still want to make follow-up releases to stay up to date with the
community,
even for private dependencies.
Expectation is that release-plz will be able to auto-detect when bumping
dependents is necessary.
Closes#689
> Make the root of the workspace a virtual manifest. It might
> be tempting to put the main crate into the root, but that
> pollutes the root with src/, requires passing --workspace to
> every Cargo command, and adds an exception to an otherwise
> consistent structure.
> Don’t succumb to the temptation to strip common prefix
> from folder names. If each crate is named exactly as the
> folder it lives in, navigation and renames become easier.
> Cargo.tomls of reverse dependencies mention both the folder
> and the crate name, it’s useful when they are exactly the
> same.
Source:
https://matklad.github.io/2021/08/22/large-rust-workspaces.html#Smaller-Tips
