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author | github-actions[bot] <41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> | 2021-11-04 18:01:44 +0000 |
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Merge staging-next into staging
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diff --git a/doc/languages-frameworks/rust.section.md b/doc/languages-frameworks/rust.section.md index 19369a5d3f138..e6ba26c4487b9 100644 --- a/doc/languages-frameworks/rust.section.md +++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/rust.section.md @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ into your `configuration.nix` or bring them into scope with `nix-shell -p rustc For other versions such as daily builds (beta and nightly), use either `rustup` from nixpkgs (which will manage the rust installation in your home directory), -or use Mozilla's [Rust nightlies overlay](#using-the-rust-nightlies-overlay). +or use a community maintained [Rust overlay](#using-community-rust-overlays). ## Compiling Rust applications with Cargo {#compiling-rust-applications-with-cargo} @@ -900,76 +900,107 @@ rustc 1.26.0-nightly (188e693b3 2018-03-26) To see that you are using nightly. -## Using the Rust nightlies overlay {#using-the-rust-nightlies-overlay} +## Using community Rust overlays {#using-community-rust-overlays} -Mozilla provides an overlay for nixpkgs to bring a nightly version of Rust into scope. -This overlay can _also_ be used to install recent unstable or stable versions -of Rust, if desired. +There are two community maintained approaches to Rust toolchain management: +- [oxalica's Rust overlay](https://github.com/oxalica/rust-overlay) +- [fenix](https://github.com/nix-community/fenix) -### Rust overlay installation {#rust-overlay-installation} - -You can use this overlay by either changing your local nixpkgs configuration, -or by adding the overlay declaratively in a nix expression, e.g. in `configuration.nix`. -For more information see [the manual on installing overlays](#sec-overlays-install). - -#### Imperative rust overlay installation {#imperative-rust-overlay-installation} +Oxalica's overlay allows you to select a particular Rust version and components. +See [their documentation](https://github.com/oxalica/rust-overlay#rust-overlay) for more +detailed usage. -Clone [nixpkgs-mozilla](https://github.com/mozilla/nixpkgs-mozilla), -and create a symbolic link to the file -[rust-overlay.nix](https://github.com/mozilla/nixpkgs-mozilla/blob/master/rust-overlay.nix) -in the `~/.config/nixpkgs/overlays` directory. +Fenix is an alternative to `rustup` and can also be used as an overlay. -```ShellSession -$ git clone https://github.com/mozilla/nixpkgs-mozilla.git -$ mkdir -p ~/.config/nixpkgs/overlays -$ ln -s $(pwd)/nixpkgs-mozilla/rust-overlay.nix ~/.config/nixpkgs/overlays/rust-overlay.nix -``` +Both Oxalica's overlay and fenix better integrate with nix and cache optimizations. +Because of this and ergonomics, either of those community projects +should be preferred to the Mozilla's Rust overlay (nixpkgs-mozilla). -### Declarative rust overlay installation {#declarative-rust-overlay-installation} - -Add the following to your `configuration.nix`, `home-configuration.nix`, `shell.nix`, or similar: +### How to select a specific rustc and toolchain version {#how-to-select-a-specific-rustc-and-toolchain-version} +You can consume the oxalica overlay and use it to grab a specific Rust toolchain version. +Here is an example `shell.nix` showing how to grab the current stable toolchain: ```nix { pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> { overlays = [ - (import (builtins.fetchTarball https://github.com/mozilla/nixpkgs-mozilla/archive/master.tar.gz)) - # Further overlays go here + (import (fetchTarball "https://github.com/oxalica/rust-overlay/archive/master.tar.gz")) ]; - }; -}; + } +}: +pkgs.mkShell { + nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [ + pkg-config + rust-bin.stable.latest.minimal + ]; +} ``` -Note that this will fetch the latest overlay version when rebuilding your system. +You can try this out by: +1. Saving that to `shell.nix` +2. Executing `nix-shell --pure --command 'rustc --version'` -### Rust overlay usage {#rust-overlay-usage} +As of writing, this prints out `rustc 1.56.0 (09c42c458 2021-10-18)`. -The overlay contains attribute sets corresponding to different versions of the rust toolchain, such as: +### How to use an overlay toolchain in a derivation {#how-to-use-an-overlay-toolchain-in-a-derivation} -* `latest.rustChannels.stable` -* `latest.rustChannels.nightly` -* a function `rustChannelOf`, called as `(rustChannelOf { date = "2018-04-11"; channel = "nightly"; })`, or... -* `(nixpkgs.rustChannelOf { rustToolchain = ./rust-toolchain; })` if you have a local `rust-toolchain` file (see https://github.com/mozilla/nixpkgs-mozilla#using-in-nix-expressions for an example) +You can also use an overlay's Rust toolchain with `buildRustPackage`. +The below snippet demonstrates invoking `buildRustPackage` with an oxalica overlay selected Rust toolchain: +```nix +with import <nixpkgs> { + overlays = [ + (import (fetchTarball "https://github.com/oxalica/rust-overlay/archive/master.tar.gz")) + ]; +}; -Each of these contain packages such as `rust`, which contains your usual rust development tools with the respective toolchain chosen. -For example, you might want to add `latest.rustChannels.stable.rust` to the list of packages in your configuration. +rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec { + pname = "ripgrep"; + version = "12.1.1"; + nativeBuildInputs = [ + rust-bin.stable.latest.minimal + ]; + + src = fetchFromGitHub { + owner = "BurntSushi"; + repo = "ripgrep"; + rev = version; + sha256 = "1hqps7l5qrjh9f914r5i6kmcz6f1yb951nv4lby0cjnp5l253kps"; + }; -Imperatively, the latest stable version can be installed with the following command: + cargoSha256 = "03wf9r2csi6jpa7v5sw5lpxkrk4wfzwmzx7k3991q3bdjzcwnnwp"; -```ShellSession -$ nix-env -Ai nixpkgs.latest.rustChannels.stable.rust + meta = with lib; { + description = "A fast line-oriented regex search tool, similar to ag and ack"; + homepage = "https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep"; + license = licenses.unlicense; + maintainers = [ maintainers.tailhook ]; + }; +} ``` -Or using the attribute with nix-shell: +Follow the below steps to try that snippet. +1. create a new directory +1. save the above snippet as `default.nix` in that directory +1. cd into that directory and run `nix-build` -```ShellSession -$ nix-shell -p nixpkgs.latest.rustChannels.stable.rust -``` +### Rust overlay installation {#rust-overlay-installation} + +You can use this overlay by either changing your local nixpkgs configuration, +or by adding the overlay declaratively in a nix expression, e.g. in `configuration.nix`. +For more information see [the manual on installing overlays](#sec-overlays-install). + +### Declarative Rust overlay installation {#declarative-rust-overlay-installation} -Substitute the `nixpkgs` prefix with `nixos` on NixOS. -To install the beta or nightly channel, "stable" should be substituted by -"nightly" or "beta", or -use the function provided by this overlay to pull a version based on a -build date. +This snippet shows how to use oxalica's Rust overlay. +Add the following to your `configuration.nix`, `home-configuration.nix`, `shell.nix`, or similar: -The overlay automatically updates itself as it uses the same source as -[rustup](https://www.rustup.rs/). +```nix +{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> { + overlays = [ + (import (builtins.fetchTarball "https://github.com/oxalica/rust-overlay/archive/master.tar.gz")) + # Further overlays go here + ]; + }; +}; +``` + +Note that this will fetch the latest overlay version when rebuilding your system. |