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Allow removal of reverse dependencies with uninstall --deps flag (#601)

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* Fix for #398

* Updated fix for #398

* Enable uninstall of reverse deps

* Update README

* Updates based on feedback
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@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ instead of a name.
### nimble uninstall
The ``uninstall`` command will remove an installed package. Attempting to remove
a package which other packages depend on is disallowed and will result in an
error. You must currently manually remove the reverse dependencies first.
a package which other packages depend on will result in an error. You can use the
``--inclDeps`` or ``-i`` flag to remove all dependent packages along with the package.
Similar to the ``install`` command you can specify a version range, for example:
@ -749,16 +749,16 @@ to ensure that the dependencies you specified are correct.
### Compile with `nim` after changing the nimble directory
The Nim compiler has been preconfigured to look at the default nimble directory while compiling,
so no extra step is required to use nimble managed packages in your code.
However, if you are using a custom `nimbleDir`, you need to specify the
so no extra step is required to use nimble managed packages in your code.
However, if you are using a custom `nimbleDir`, you need to specify the
`--nimblePath:PATH` option. For example,
if your `nimble` directory is located at `/some/custom/path/nimble`, this should work:
```
nim c --nimblePath:/some/custom/path/nimble/pkgs main.nim
```
```
Some code editors rely on `nim check` to check for errors under the hood (e.g. VScode),
Some code editors rely on `nim check` to check for errors under the hood (e.g. VScode),
and the editor extension may not allow users to pass custom option to `nim check`, which
will cause `nim check` to scream `Error: cannot open file:<the_package>`. In this case,
you will have to use [Nim compiler's configuration files](https://nim-lang.org/docs/nimc.html#compiler-usage-configuration-files). Simply add the line: