From 52ae77c9fae0731753069a92dd8658ef41b4d24f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Maybe Waffle Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2022 12:29:04 +0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add a note about building `rust-analyzer-proc-macro-srv` --- src/building/how-to-build-and-run.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/building/how-to-build-and-run.md b/src/building/how-to-build-and-run.md index 50c086e8f..b293c20ad 100644 --- a/src/building/how-to-build-and-run.md +++ b/src/building/how-to-build-and-run.md @@ -221,6 +221,14 @@ fall back to using `cargo` from the installed `nightly`, `beta`, or `stable` too `rustup install nightly` if you haven't already. See the [rustup documentation on custom toolchains](https://rust-lang.github.io/rustup/concepts/toolchains.html#custom-toolchains). +**Note:** rust-analyzer and IntelliJ Rust plugin use a component called `rust-analyzer-proc-macro-srv` +to work with proc macros. If you intend to use a custom toolchain for a project (e.g. via +`rustup override set stage1`) you may want to build this component: + +```bash +x b proc-macro-srv-cli +``` + ## Building targets for cross-compilation To produce a compiler that can cross-compile for other targets,