Can't deploy one canister named frontend

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I am using dfx 0.6.12, and trying to deploy just one canister. I have two canisters named controller and frontend. When I run dfx deploy controller, just the controller canister is deployed. I get this text: Deploying: controller.

When I run dfx deploy frontend, both canisters are deployed. I get this text: Deploying: controller frontend.

This looks like a bug.

One idea I have is that frontend is some kind of keyword that I shouldn’t be using as a name for a canister?

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Most likely your frontend canister depends on controller. You can check if your dfx.json has a dependencies field for frontend.

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