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Rust toolchains and rust-analyzer nightly for Nix [maintainers=@figsoda, @eureka-cpu]

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# fenix

Fenix provides the `minimal`, `default`, and `complete` [profile](https://rust-lang.github.io/rustup/concepts/profiles.html) of rust toolchains, [`latest`](#latest) profile of nightly toolchains, nightly version of [rust analyzer](https://rust-analyzer.github.io) and [its vscode extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=rust-lang.rust-analyzer).
It aims to be a replacement for [rustup](https://rustup.rs) and the rust overlay provided by [nixpkgs-mozilla](https://github.com/mozilla/nixpkgs-mozilla).

Binary cache is available for `x86_64-darwin`, `aarch64-darwin` and `x86_64-linux` on [cachix](https://app.cachix.org/cache/fenix)

```sh
cachix use fenix
```

Note: The nixpkgs from your system will be used when fenix is being used as an overlay, which may not be cached if you are using a stable/older version of nixpkgs.
To fix this, use the packages directly or use the following workaround (see [#79](https://github.com/nix-community/fenix/issues/79))

```nix
{
  nixpkgs.overlays = [
    (_: super: let pkgs = fenix.inputs.nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${super.system}; in fenix.overlays.default pkgs pkgs)
  ];
}
```

- [Usage](#usage)
- [Monthly branch](#monthly-branch)
- [Supported platforms and targets](#supported-platforms-and-targets)
- [Examples](#examples)
- [Contributing](#contributing)

## Usage

<details>
  <summary>As a flake (recommended)</summary>

```nix
  {
    inputs = {
      fenix = {
        url = "github:nix-community/fenix";
        inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
      };
      nixpkgs.url = "nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
    };

outputs = { self, fenix, nixpkgs }: {
      packages.x86_64-linux.default = fenix.packages.x86_64-linux.minimal.toolchain;
      nixosConfigurations.nixos = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
        system = "x86_64-linux";
        modules = [
          ({ pkgs, ... }: {
            nixpkgs.overlays = [ fenix.overlays.default ];
            environment.systemPackages = [
              (pkgs.fenix.complete.withComponents [
                "cargo"
                "clippy"
                "rust-src"
                "rustc"
                "rustfmt"
              ])
              pkgs.rust-analyzer-nightly
            ];
          })
        ];
      };
    };
  }
  ```
</details>

<details>
  <summary>As a set of packages</summary>

```nix
  let
    fenix = import (fetchTarball "https://github.com/nix-community/fenix/archive/main.tar.gz") { };
  in
  fenix.minimal.toolchain
  ```
</details>

<details>
  <summary>As an overlay</summary>

```nix
  # configuration.nix
  { pkgs, ... }: {
    nixpkgs.overlays = [
      (import "${fetchTarball "https://github.com/nix-community/fenix/archive/main.tar.gz"}/overlay.nix")
    ];
    environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
      (fenix.complete.withComponents [
        "cargo"
        "clippy"
        "rust-src"
        "rustc"
        "rustfmt"
      ])
      rust-analyzer-nightly
    ];
  }
  ```
</details>

Following is a list of outputs, examples are prefixed with:

- `with fenix.packages.<system>;` (flakes), or
  - `with import (fetchTarball "https://github.com/nix-community/fenix/archive/main.tar.gz") { };`

Some outputs are toolchains, a rust toolchain in fenix is structured like this:

```nix
{
  # components
  cargo = <derivation>;
  rustc = <derivation>; # rustc with rust-std
  rustc-unwrapped = <derivation>; # rustc without rust-std, same as rustc.unwrapped
  rustfmt = <derivation>; # alias to rustfmt-preview
  rust-src = <derivation>; # RUST_SRC_PATH = "${fenix.complete.rust-src}/lib/rustlib/src/rust/library"
  # ...

# derivation with all the components
  toolchain = <derivation>;

# not available in nightly toolchains
  # derivation with all the components from a profile
  minimalToolchain = <derivation>;
  defaultToolchain = <derivation>;
  completeToolchain = <derivation>;

# withComponents : [string] -> derivation
  # creates a derivation with the given list of components from the toolchain
  withComponents = <function>;
}
```

<details>
  <summary><code>combine : [derivation] -> derivation</code></summary>

Combines a list of components into a derivation. If the components are from the same toolchain, use `withComponents` instead.

```nix
  combine [
    minimal.rustc
    minimal.cargo
    targets.wasm32-unknown-unknown.latest.rust-std
  ]
  ```
</details>

<details>
  <summary><code>fromManifest : attrs -> <a href="#toolchain">toolchain</a></code></summary>

Creates a [toolchain](#toolchain) from a rustup manifest

```nix
  fromManifest (lib.importTOML ./channel-rust-nightly.toml)
  ```
</details>

<details>
  <summary><code>fromManifestFile : path -> <a href="#toolchain">toolchain</a></code></summary>

Creates a [toolchain](#toolchain) from a rustup manifest file

```nix
  fromManifestFile ./channel-rust-nightly.toml
  ```
</details>

<details>
  <summary><code>toolchainOf : attrs -> <a href="#toolchain">toolchain</a></code></summary>

Creates [toolchain](#toolchain) from given arguments:

```nix
  toolchainOf {
    channel = "beta";
    date = "2021-08-29";
    sha256 = "0dkmjil9avba6l0l9apmgwa8d0h4f8jzgxkq3gvn8d2xc68ks5a5";
  }
  ```

```nix
  toolchainOf {
    channel = "1.90.0";
    sha256 = "sha256-SJwZ8g0zF2WrKDVmHrVG3pD2RGoQeo24MEXnNx5FyuI=";
  }
  ```
</details>

<details>
  <summary><code>fromToolchainFile : attrs -> derivation</code></summary>

Creates a derivation from a [rust toolchain file](https://rust-lang.github.io/rustup/overrides.html#the-toolchain-file), accepts the following arguments:

argument | description
  -|-
  file | path to the rust toolchain file, usually either `./rust-toolchain` or `./rust-toolchain.toml`, conflicts with `dir`
  dir | path to the directory that has `rust-toolchain` or `rust-toolchain.toml`, conflicts with `file`
  sha256 | sha256 of the manifest, required in pure evaluation mode, set to `lib.fakeSha256` to get the actual sha256 from the error message

```nix
  fromToolchainFile {
    file = ./rust-toolchain.toml;
    sha256 = lib.fakeSha256;
  }
  ```

```nix
  fromToolchainFile { dir = ./.; }
  ```
</details>

<details>
  <summary><code>fromToolchainName : attrs -> <a href="#toolchain">toolchain</a></code></summary>

Creates a [toolchain](#toolchain) from a toolchain name, accepts the following arguments:

argument | description
  -|-
  name | rust channel, version number, one of `"stable"`, `"beta"`, `"nightly"`, and date.
  sha256 | sha256 of the manifest, required in pure evaluation mode, set to `lib.fakeSha256` to get the actual sha256 from the error message

```nix
  fromToolchainName { name = "1.90.0"; sha256 = "sha256-SJwZ8g0zF2WrKDVmHrVG3pD2RGoQeo24MEXnNx5FyuI="; }
  ```

```nix
  fromToolchainName { name = "nightly-2023-08-07"; sha256 = "Ho2/rJSi6KiHbxgDpdvYE0dwrEUD3psnyYyLmFNYKII="; }
  ```

```nix
  fromToolchainName { name = (lib.importTOML ./rust-toolchain.toml).toolchain.channel; }
  ```
</details>

<details>
  <summary><code>stable : <a href="#toolchain">toolchain</a></code></summary>

The stable [toolchain](#toolchain)
</details>

<details>
  <summary><code>beta : <a href="#toolchain">toolchain</a></code></summary>

The beta [toolchain](#toolchain)
</details>

<details>
  <summary><code>minimal : <a href="#toolchain">toolchain</a></code></summary>

The minimal profile of the nightly [toolchain](#toolchain)
</details>

<details>
  <summary><code>default : <a href="#toolchain">toolchain</a></code></summary>

The default profile of the nightly [toolchain](#toolchain), sometimes lags behind the `minimal` profile
</details>

<details>
  <summary><code>complete : <a href="#toolchain">toolchain</a></code></summary>

The complete profile of the nightly [toolchain](#toolchain), usually lags behind the `minimal` and `default` profile
</details>

<a name="latest" />
<details>
  <summary><code>latest : <a href="#toolchain">toolchain</a></code></summary>

A custom [toolchain](#toolchain) that contains all the components from the `complete` profile but not from necessarily the same date.
  Unlike the `complete` profile, you get the latest version of the components, but risks a larger chance of incompatibility.
</details>

<details>
  <summary><code>targets.${target}.* : <a href="#toolchain">toolchain</a></code></summary>

[Toolchain](#toolchain)s for [supported targets](#supported-platforms-and-targets), everything mentioned above except for `combine` is supported

```nix
  targets.wasm32-unknown-unknown.latest.rust-std
  ```
</details>

<details>
  <summary><code>rust-analyzer : derivation</code></summary>

Nightly version of `rust-analyzer`, also available with overlay as `rust-analyzer-nightly`

```nix
  # configuration.nix with overlay
  { pkgs, ... }: {
    environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ rust-analyzer-nightly ];
  }
  ```
</details>

<details>
  <summary><code>rust-analyzer-vscode-extension : derivation</code></summary>

Nightly version of `vscode-extensions.rust-lang.rust-analyzer`, also available with overlay as `vscode-extensions.rust-lang.rust-analyzer-nightly`

```nix
  # with overlay
  with pkgs; vscode-with-extensions.override {
    vscodeExtensions = [
      vscode-extensions.rust-lang.rust-analyzer-nightly
    ];
  }
  ```
</details>

## Monthly branch

Fenix has a monthly branch that is updated on the 1st of every month,
for cases where you want to use rust nightly but don't need it to be
updated very often.

```nix
{
  inputs = {
    fenix.url = "github:nix-community/fenix/monthly";
  };

outputs = { self, fenix }: {
    packages.x86_64-linux.default = fenix.packages.x86_64-linux.default.toolchain;
  };
}
```

## Supported platforms and targets

<details>
  <summary>
    only rust-std (for cross compiling)
  </summary>

- aarch64-apple-darwin
  - aarch64-apple-ios
  - aarch64-linux-android
  - aarch64-pc-windows-msvc
  - aarch64-unknown-fuchsia
  - aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
  - arm-linux-androideabi
  - arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi
  - arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf
  - arm-unknown-linux-musleabi
  - arm-unknown-linux-musleabihf
  - armv5te-unknown-linux-gnueabi
  - armv7-linux-androideabi
  - armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf
  - armv7-unknown-linux-musleabihf
  - asmjs-unknown-emscripten
  - i586-pc-windows-msvc
  - i586-unknown-linux-gnu
  - i586-unknown-linux-musl
  - i686-linux-android
  - i686-pc-windows-gnu
  - i686-pc-windows-msvc
  - i686-unknown-freebsd
  - i686-unknown-linux-musl
  - mips-unknown-linux-gnu
  - mips-unknown-linux-musl
  - mips64-unknown-linux-gnuabi64
  - mips64el-unknown-linux-gnuabi64
  - mipsel-unknown-linux-gnu
  - mipsel-unknown-linux-musl
  - powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu
  - powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu
  - powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu
  - s390x-unknown-linux-gnu
  - sparc64-unknown-linux-gnu
  - sparcv9-sun-solaris
  - wasm32-unknown-emscripten
  - wasm32-unknown-unknown
  - x86_64-apple-ios
  - x86_64-linux-android
  - x86_64-pc-windows-gnu
  - x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
  - x86_64-rumprun-netbsd
  - x86_64-sun-solaris
  - x86_64-unknown-freebsd
  - x86_64-unknown-fuchsia
  - x86_64-unknown-illumos
  - x86_64-unknown-linux-gnux32
  - x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
  - x86_64-unknown-netbsd
  - x86_64-unknown-redox
</details>

## Examples

<details>
  <summary>building with makeRustPlatform</summary>

```nix
  {
    inputs = {
      fenix = {
        url = "github:nix-community/fenix";
        inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
      };
      flake-utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
      nixpkgs.url = "nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
    };

outputs = { self, fenix, flake-utils, nixpkgs }:
      flake-utils.lib.eachDefaultSystem (system: {
        packages.default =
          let
            toolchain = fenix.packages.${system}.minimal.toolchain;
            pkgs = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system};
          in

(pkgs.makeRustPlatform {
            cargo = toolchain;
            rustc = toolchain;
          }).buildRustPackage {
            pname = "example";
            version = "0.1.0";

src = ./.;

cargoLock.lockFile = ./Cargo.lock;
          };
      });
  }
  ```
</details>

<details>
  <summary>building with crane</summary>

```nix
  {
    inputs = {
      crane = {
        url = "github:ipetkov/crane";
        inputs = {
          flake-utils.follows = "flake-utils";
          nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
        };
      };
      fenix = {
        url = "github:nix-community/fenix";
        inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
      };
      flake-utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
      nixpkgs.url = "nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
    };

outputs = { self, crane, fenix, flake-utils, nixpkgs }:
      flake-utils.lib.eachDefaultSystem (system: {
        packages.default =
          let
            craneLib = (crane.mkLib nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system}).overrideToolchain fenix.packages.${system}.stable.toolchain;
          in

craneLib.buildPackage {
            src = ./.;
          };
      });
  }
  ```
</details>

<details>
  <summary>cross compiling with naersk</summary>

```nix
  {
    inputs = {
      fenix = {
        url = "github:nix-community/fenix";
        inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
      };
      flake-utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
      naersk = {
        url = "github:nix-community/naersk";
        inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
      };
      nixpkgs.url = "nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
    };

outputs = { self, fenix, flake-utils, naersk, nixpkgs }:
      flake-utils.lib.eachDefaultSystem (system: {
        packages.default =
          let
            pkgs = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system};
            target = "aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu";
            toolchain = with fenix.packages.${system}; combine [
              minimal.cargo
              minimal.rustc
              targets.${target}.latest.rust-std
            ];
          in

(naersk.lib.${system}.override {
            cargo = toolchain;
            rustc = toolchain;
          }).buildPackage {
            src = ./.;
            CARGO_BUILD_TARGET = target;
            CARGO_TARGET_AARCH64_UNKNOWN_LINUX_GNU_LINKER =
              let
                inherit (pkgs.pkgsCross.aarch64-multiplatform.stdenv) cc;
              in
              "${cc}/bin/${cc.targetPrefix}cc";
          };
      });
  }
  ```
</details>

<details>
  <summary>pinning to a specific version of rust without using IFD</summary>

```nix
  {
    inputs = {
      fenix = {
        url = "github:nix-community/fenix";
        inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
      };
      nixpkgs.url = "nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
      rust-manifest = {
        url = "https://static.rust-lang.org/dist/channel-rust-stable.toml";
        flake = false;
      };
    };

outputs = { self, fenix, nixpkgs, rust-manifest }: {
      packages.x86_64-linux.default =
        (fenix.packages.x86_64-linux.fromManifestFile rust-manifest).minimalToolchain;
    };
  }
  ```
</details>

## Contributing

All pull requests should target `staging` branch instead of the default `main` branch

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