From 526c539452cec6e7e65776d5807e6c66dd65d636 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nathan Chancellor Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 19:06:15 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: rust: introduce the new kernel.org LLVM+Rust toolchains These combined LLVM+Rust toolchains are now available, thanks to Nathan Chancellor (ClangBuiltLinux). Thus introduce them in the Rust Quick Start guide. Signed-off-by: Nathan Chancellor Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240517170615.377786-1-ojeda@kernel.org Co-developed-by: Miguel Ojeda Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda --- Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst b/Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst index cc3f11e0d441..6fe69a601134 100644 --- a/Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst +++ b/Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst @@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ under names like ``rustc``, ``rust-src``, ``rust-bindgen``, etc. However, at the time of writing, they are likely not to be recent enough unless the distribution tracks the latest releases. +Prebuilt stable versions of LLVM+Rust are provided on `kernel.org +`_. These are the same slim and fast +LLVM toolchains from :ref:`Getting LLVM ` with versions of Rust +added to them that Rust for Linux supports, depending on the Linux version. Two +sets are provided: the "latest LLVM" and "matching LLVM" (please see the link +for more information). + To easily check whether the requirements are met, the following target can be used::