1.96 beta rustdoc regression: "... is a virtual manifest, but this command requires running against an actual package in this workspace"

[theemathas]

Regression found by the 1.96 beta rustdoc crater run.

[INFO] [stderr] error: manifest path `/opt/rustwide/workdir/Cargo.toml` is a virtual manifest, but this command requires running against an actual package in this workspace

https://crater-reports.s3.amazonaws.com/beta-1.96-rustdoc-2/beta-2026-04-21/gh/catuhana.dirpc/log.txt

For comparison, here's the logs for the run using the 1.95 stable compiler: https://crater-reports.s3.amazonaws.com/beta-1.96-rustdoc-2/1.95.0/gh/catuhana.dirpc/log.txt

[weihanglo]

crater-reports.s3.amazonaws.com/beta-1.96-rustdoc-2/beta-2026-04-21/gh/catuhana.dirpc/log.txt

Were they the same script? Look like the second one run additionally a cargo rustdoc.

[theemathas]

@weihanglo It is possible that this is a Crater bug. See discussion on zulip