`dub run` will now automatically fetch a package if it's not found locally Starting with this release, `dub run <mypackage>` makes sure that the package is available locally. This means that now a `dub fetch <mypackage>` is no longer required and all a user of a library needs to run your dub package is `dub run`: $(CONSOLE > dub run gitcompatibledubpackage gitcompatibledubpackage wasn't found locally, but it's available online: --- Description: Example of a DUB package also usable as git submodule. For DUB test suite. Version: 1.0.4 --- Do you want to fetch gitcompatibledubpackage? [Y/n]: ) An optional `--yes` (`-y`) flag is provided for non-interactive use: $(CONSOLE > dub run --yes gitcompatibledubpackage gitcompatibledubpackage wasn't found locally, but it's available online: --- Description: Example of a DUB package also usable as git submodule. For DUB test suite. Version: 1.0.4 --- Fetching gitcompatibledubpackage 1.0.4... Building package gitcompatibledubpackage in /home/seb/.dub/packages/gitcompatibledubpackage-1.0.4/gitcompatibledubpackage/ Performing "debug" build using dmd for x86_64. gitcompatibledubpackage 1.0.4: building configuration "exe"... Linking... Running ../../.dub/packages/gitcompatibledubpackage-1.0.4/gitcompatibledubpackage/gitcompatibledubpackage Hello DUB ) If one wants to run a specific version of a package, it can be passed to `dub run` too: $(CONSOLE > dub run gitcompatibledubpackage@1.0.3 Fetching gitcompatibledubpackage 1.0.3... Building package gitcompatibledubpackage in /home/seb/.dub/packages/gitcompatibledubpackage-1.0.3/gitcompatibledubpackage/ Performing "debug" build using dmd for x86_64. gitcompatibledubpackage 1.0.3: building configuration "exe"... Linking... Running ../../.dub/packages/gitcompatibledubpackage-1.0.3/gitcompatibledubpackage/gitcompatibledubpackage Hello DUB )