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Tweak the platform quirks docs.
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freakboy3742 committed Dec 11, 2024
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Local path references and Docker builds
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When referencing local paths in the ``requires`` and ``requirement_installer_args``
configuration, be aware that those paths will not be available inside a Docker build
context. `This is a known limitation that has workarounds available if needed
<https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/2081>`__, and support will eventually
be added to Briefcase so that these paths work seamlessly like they do with other build
targets.
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Docker builds are not able to reference local paths in the ``requires`` and
``requirement_installer_args`` configurations. This is because the Docker container only
has access to specific file paths on the host system. See `issue #2018
<https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues/2081>`__ for more discussion of the
problem, and some possible workarounds.

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