Clarify documented behavior of versioned manifest files in usage docs #8462
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This updates and clarifies the Version-specific Manifest Selection section of the usage documentation to clarify the behavior when having either newer or older tools versions.
Motivation:
In general, when using the versioned manifest feature, it's preferable to have the unversioned
Package.swift
represent the newest-supported tools version, and only use version-specific manifest files for older versions. This provides a better workflow because it allows you to more easily drop support for older versions when ready (by avoiding the need to modify the unversioned file), among other benefits.Modifications: