Cargo Features

[dependencies]
string = { version = "0.3.0", default-features = false, features = ["bytes"] }
default = bytes

The bytes feature is set by default whenever string is added without default-features = false somewhere in the dependency tree.

Features from optional dependencies

In crates that don't use the dep: syntax, optional dependencies automatically become Cargo features. These features may have been created by mistake, and this functionality may be removed in the future.

bytes default