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A minimal example of the <code>rust-toolchain.toml</code>: | A minimal example of the <code>rust-toolchain.toml</code>: | ||
< | <syntaxhighlight lang="toml"> | ||
[toolchain] | [toolchain] | ||
channel = "stable" | channel = "stable" # This can also be "nightly" if you want a nightly rust | ||
</ | # or nightly-20XX-XX-XX for a specific nightly. | ||
</syntaxhighlight> | |||
The important part is that this also works with complex setups using bindgen and precompiled C libraries. To add a new C library in the search path of bindgen and rustc edit the variables <code>BINDGEN_EXTRA_CLANG_ARGS</code> and <code>RUSTFLAGS</code> | The important part is that this also works with complex setups using bindgen and precompiled C libraries. To add a new C library in the search path of bindgen and rustc edit the variables <code>BINDGEN_EXTRA_CLANG_ARGS</code> and <code>RUSTFLAGS</code> | ||
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# https://github.com/cachix/devenv/blob/main/examples/rust/devenv.nix and <code>devenv shell</code> | # https://github.com/cachix/devenv/blob/main/examples/rust/devenv.nix and <code>devenv shell</code> | ||
== Developing Rust projects using Nix == | == Developing Rust projects using Nix == | ||
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You can use the [https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=arrterian.nix-env-selector arrterian.nix-env-selector] extension to enable your nix-shell inside VSCode and have these settings picked up by other extensions. | You can use the [https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=arrterian.nix-env-selector arrterian.nix-env-selector] extension to enable your nix-shell inside VSCode and have these settings picked up by other extensions. | ||
== FAQ == | == FAQ == | ||
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=== Building with a different Rust version than the one in Nixpkgs === | === Building with a different Rust version than the one in Nixpkgs === | ||
The following uses the [https://github.com/nix-community/fenix fenix] overlay and <code>makeRustPlatform</code> to build a crate with Rust | The following uses the [https://github.com/nix-community/fenix fenix] overlay and <code>makeRustPlatform</code> to build a crate with Rust Nightly: | ||
<syntaxHighlight lang="nix"> | <syntaxHighlight lang="nix"> | ||