From b18b3edd4d44897803b53f68e26baf9f30915198 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Waffle Maybe Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2022 10:50:02 +0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add a note about building `rust-analyzer-proc-macro-srv` (#1467) --- src/building/how-to-build-and-run.md | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/building/how-to-build-and-run.md b/src/building/how-to-build-and-run.md index 50c086e8..c5cf3166 100644 --- a/src/building/how-to-build-and-run.md +++ b/src/building/how-to-build-and-run.md @@ -221,6 +221,15 @@ 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.py build proc-macro-srv-cli +``` + ## Building targets for cross-compilation To produce a compiler that can cross-compile for other targets,