Explain
Overview
Describes how to use the devsetup -explain command to explain what a configuration file representing a development environment will install.
Options
Lists the supported input sources for the explain command. devsetup -explain performs a read-only analysis of a resolved manifest and emits a preview of packages, modules, provider mappings and platform-specific conditionals.
Explain from Local Repositoryv1.0.10+
Resolves the named manifest from the local provider directory and prints a validated, read-only plan showing providers, packages, and platform conditionals.
devsetup -explain -name myprojectExplain from Community Repositoryv1.0.10+
Resolves a manifest from a community provider namespace and prints a validated summary; remote references are syntax-checked but not downloaded.
devsetup -explain -name community:hugoExplain from Private Repositoryv1.0.10+
Resolves a manifest from a configured private provider namespace and prints a validated summary; private references are not fetched.
devsetup -explain -name privaterepo:myporjectExplain from Pathv1.0.10+
Read and validate a local manifest file and print the plan; use this when authoring manifests or running CI checks prior to publishing.
devsetup -explain -path C:\path\to\dev.devsetup