Couldn't install phx_gen_auth on phoenix 1.6.2

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Hello everyone,

This is a strange situation right here.
I installed phx.new app --live, ecto.create, all default phx.new 1.6.2 dependencies.
I want to install phx_gen_auth, added {:phx_gen_auth, “~> 0.7”, only: [:dev], runtime: false} to mix.exs, but get an error:

mix deps.get
Resolving Hex dependencies…

Failed to use “phoenix” (version 1.6.2) because
phoenix_live_reload (versions 1.2.0 to 1.3.3) requires ~> 1.4
phoenix_live_view (versions 0.16.0 to 0.16.4) requires ~> 1.5.9 or ~> 1.6.0
phx_gen_auth (version 0.7.0) requires ~> 1.5.2
mix.exs specifies ~> 1.6.2

Well phoenix is already 1.6.2, why do I get this error?

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Hey there,

The good news is that the Phoenix auth generators were merged into Phoenix 1.6. So, you can just run the phx.gen.auth commands without installing any extra deps. I assume that trying to install the separate package intentionally throws an error for versions above 1.5.

Hope this helps!
Gus

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wow, thanks! I will immediately give it a try

upd: it works, thanks!

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What is a good place to track new inclusions (in 1.6.2) like these? Release docs, etc.?

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Check out the changelog on GitHub. Big kudos to the Phoenix team for providing very clear details on the updates and changes for each release - I’m sure that is a monumental task in addition to maintaining the entire framework.

It is very comprehensive, but it is definitely easy to miss.

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Thanks for the share!