Re: Fwd: Feature request: Force ignore prerequisites with CLI flag

Dmitry Goncharov <[email protected]> Mon, 24 Nov 2025 18:34:15 -0500

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On Mon, Nov 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM Joe Flack <[email protected]> wrote:
> So for me and my fellows, the easy way around this is to go in and just temporarily remove the prereqs, run what we need, and remember to add the prereqs back later.

What about a dedicated rule that downloads what you need and is not a
prerequisite of the default target? You can run such rule manually
whenever needed.

regards, Dmitry