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Fix #5488 Document extra-deps that clash with GHC boot packages
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Default: `[]`
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This key allows you to specify extra dependencies on top of what is defined in
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your snapshot (specified by the `resolver` key mentioned above). These
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dependencies may either come from a local file path or a Pantry package
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your snapshot (specified by the `resolver` or `snapshot` key mentioned above).
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These dependencies may either come from a local file path or a Pantry package
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For the local file path case, the same relative path rules as apply to
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For further information on the format for specifying dependencies, see the
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[Pantry](pantry.md) documentation.
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!!! note
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GHC boot packages are special. An extra-dep with the same package name and
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version as a GHC boot package will be ignored.
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### flags
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Default: `{}`

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