chore(ecs): add documentation to clarify that ECS clusters and their capacity providers #35218
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Document ECS cross-stack capacity provider limitation
Issue # (if applicable)
Closes #35210.
Reason for this change
Users encounter circular dependency errors when trying to add ECS capacity providers from different stacks. The AWS CDK framework automatically creates bidirectional dependencies in cross-stack scenarios:
ClusterStack
→CapacityStack
(cluster needs capacity provider reference)CapacityStack
→ClusterStack
(capacity provider instances need cluster configuration)This creates a circular dependency that CloudFormation cannot resolve. The current documentation does not clearly communicate this limitation, leading to user confusion.
Description of changes
Added clear documentation notes in the ECS README to communicate that cross-stack ECS capacity provider registration is not supported by the CDK framework:
This is a documentation-only change that clarifies existing behavior rather than introducing new functionality or breaking changes.
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No new or updated IAM permissions are needed - this is a documentation-only change.
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