📝 install: recommend --locked for cargo install#168
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Update installation instructions to recommend using `--locked` flag to ensure reproducible builds from source. #### Why Without `--locked`, `cargo install` might update dependencies (like `octocrab`) to newer versions that are incompatible with the locked codebase, leading to runtime errors. #### The code changes include: - Updated `README.md` and docs to use `cargo install --locked --path spr`. go/traj/47f0453c-c152-4121-90cc-ac82c8774421 TESTED=N/A RELNOTES=NONE TAG=agy CONV=4ef8c914-cbfd-45b5-a0fd-661a9cba8365
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Update installation instructions to recommend using
--lockedflag to ensure reproducible builds from source.Why
Without
--locked,cargo installmight update dependencies (likeoctocrab) to newer versions that are incompatible with the locked codebase, leading to runtime errors.The code changes include:
README.mdand docs to usecargo install --locked --path spr.go/traj/47f0453c-c152-4121-90cc-ac82c8774421
TESTED=N/A
RELNOTES=NONE
TAG=agy
CONV=4ef8c914-cbfd-45b5-a0fd-661a9cba8365