Misleading override example using conanfile.txt

[petermbauer]

https://docs.conan.io/en/latest/using_packages/conanfile_txt.html#overriding-requirements
Though this is declared as "... a good example of overriding requirements .." it is missleading since it does not mention the override parameter like it is done here: https://docs.conan.io/en/latest/reference/conanfile/attributes.html?highlight=override#requires
It do not know whether "real overrides" can be done within a conanfile.txt and if it is not possible this should not be used as an example.

[nioncode]

Is there any update on this? @petermbauer did you find a way to properly use the override parameter in a conanfile.txt?

[petermbauer]

@petermbauer did you find a way to properly use the override parameter in a conanfile.txt?

Sorry, i never used a conanfile.txt.

[memsharded]

Yep, there is no way to declare that directly in the conanfile.txt a conanfile.py is necessary.

[nioncode]

Thanks, then this should be added in the documentation, since I tried with a few markups to make these work in my conanfile.txt, but had (obviously) no success.

[chausner-audeering]

Agree, it would be good to have the fact documented somewhere that override cannot be specified in a conanfile.txt. Or even better: allow it. :) I'd suggest to use the same syntax for additional attributes as what is already supported for imports:

[requires]
mypackage/1.2.3 @ override=True