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Following paragraph says "we've used `*` which..." but code says "rand=\"0.3.0\""
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@ -358,11 +358,10 @@ rand="0.3.0"
The `[dependencies]` section of `Cargo.toml` is like the `[package]` section:
everything that follows it is part of it, until the next section starts.
Cargo uses the dependencies section to know what dependencies on external
crates you have, and what versions you require. In this case, we’ve used `*`,
which means that we’ll use the latest version of `rand`. Cargo understands
[Semantic Versioning][semver], which is a standard for writing version
numbers. If we wanted a specific version or range of versions, we could be
more specific here. [Cargo’s documentation][cargodoc] contains more details.
crates you have, and what versions you require. In this case, we’ve used version `0.3.0`.
Cargo understands [Semantic Versioning][semver], which is a standard for writing version
numbers. If we wanted to use the latest version we could use `*` or we could use a range
of versions. [Cargo’s documentation][cargodoc] contains more details.
[semver]: http://semver.org
[cargodoc]: http://doc.crates.io/crates-io.html
@ -410,7 +409,7 @@ $ cargo build
Compiling guessing_game v0.1.0 (file:///home/you/projects/guessing_game)
```
So, we told Cargo we wanted any version of `rand`, and so it fetched the latest
So, we told Cargo we wanted any `0.3.x` version of `rand`, and so it fetched the latest
version at the time this was written, `v0.3.8`. But what happens when next
week, version `v0.3.9` comes out, with an important bugfix? While getting
bugfixes is important, what if `0.3.9` contains a regression that breaks our