Install the toolchain from this link, it will give the setup for the appropriate operating system.
Afterwards projects can be creating with cargo init, if given a name then a directory will be
created as well.
With cargo run from within the project you can execute the current application. cargo build only
builds the application, to run it, you need to run it manually ./target/debug/[binary name].
Adding --release flag to build or run creates an optmized version of the binary
- Install Rust via the rustup installer
- Install the rust-analyzer extension
- Create your first Rust program by typing
cargo new
cargo new hello_world- Build your Rust program by typing
cargo build
cargo build- Run your Rust program by typing
cargo run
cargo runInstall the toolchain from this link, it will give the setup for the appropriate operating system.
Open Intellij IDEA, and press Ctrl + Alt + S to go to IDE Settings -> Plugins. From the Marketplace, select Rust and press Install. Then, press the Restart IDE button.
Go to Projects -> New Project -> Rust. In the setup settings, make sure that the Toolchain is set (should be done automatically). Otherwise, set Toolchain location to the .cargo/bin directory of where the toolchain was installed.
The Rust standard library should set automatically, or a prompt should appear with the option to download it. Do so.
Finally, select Project Template as Binary, and press Next. Select a project location and press Create Project.
Follow the command-line setup instructions above to create a project. Open Intellij IDEA, and press Ctrl + Alt + S to go to IDE Settings -> Plugins. From the Marketplace, select Rust and press Install. Then, press the Restart IDE button.
Once the IDE restarts, select Open Existing Project and select the rust project you created.
Rust by Example is a very useful resource to learn more about the language.