Module replacement feature

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Feature Description

In some cases, it can be useful to use another path instead of the module path registered in the extension registry. For example, using a forked repository, or using a local file-system path in the case of a native builder. These use cases would be solved by the module replacement feature.

Suggested Solution

New --replace flag:

--replace name=path replaces the module path, where name is the dependency/module name and path is a remote module path (version should be appended with @) or an absolute local file-system path (a path starting with . can also be used, which will be resolved to an absolute path). It implies the use of the native builder (--builder native) and clean flag (--clean)

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The v0.4.0 release includes this feature.