Tips on rustup

Things on this page are fragmentary and immature notes/thoughts of the author. Please read with your own judgement!

Install rustup¶

Linux and macOS¶

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | bash -s -- -y

Rust tools (rustc, cargo, rustup, etc) will be added to Cargo’s bin directory, located at $HOME/.cargo/bin.

You can also run the following command to install rust.

:::bash
xinstall rustup -ic

Windows¶

1. Download rustup.exe and install it.

2. Download and install the Build Tools for Visual Studio 2019 . Select C++ tools during the installation.

3. Restart your computer.

Install stable/nightly Versions of Rust¶

rustup toolchain install stable rustup toolchain install beta rustup toolchain install nightly rustup default stable

Install rust-src¶

rustup component add rust-src

Install rustfmt¶

rustup component add rustfmt

Install Clippy¶

rustup component add clippy

References¶

• https://rust-lang.github.io/rustup/index.html

• https://github.com/rust-lang/rustup

• Unable to compile Rust hello world on Windows: linker link.exe not found