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Merge pull request #6352 from mattmccutchen/build-plugin-deps

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Document how to use local dependencies for build plugins.
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@@ -62,6 +62,15 @@ coffeescript package for an example. Build plugins are fully-fledged Meteor
programs in their own right and have their own namespace, package dependencies,
source files and npm requirements.
{{#note}}
You can use [local packages](#writingpackages) to define custom build plugins
for your app, with one caveat. In published packages, build plugins are already
bundled with their transitive dependencies. So if you want a dependency of a
build plugin to be satisfied by a local package, you must use a local copy of
the package that defines the plugin (even if you make no changes to that
package) so that Meteor will pick up the local dependency.
{{/note}}
<h3 id="packagedescription"><span>Package Description</span></h3>
Provide basic package information with `Package.describe(options)`. To publish a