spacemacs/layers/+lang/rust/README.org

Rust contribution layer for Spacemacs

• Description
• Install
  • Layer
  • Racer
  • Cargo
  • Rustfmt
• Key bindings

Description

This layer supports Rust development in Spacemacs.

It has auto-completion and navigation support through Racer and supports Cargo.

Install

Layer

To use this configuration layer, add it to your ~/.spacemacs. You will need to add rust to the existing dotspacemacs-configuration-layers list in this file.

Racer

You must install Racer to use this. Make sure the racer binary is available in your PATH and to set the environment variable RUST_SRC_PATH, as described in the installation instructions.

To enable auto-completion, ensure that the auto-completion layer is enabled.

Cargo

Cargo is a project management command line tool for Rust. Installation instructions can be found on the main page of Cargo.

Rustfmt

Format Rust code according to style guidelines using rustfmt.

cargo install rustfmt

To enable automatic buffer formatting on save, set the variable rust-enable-rustfmt-on-save to t.

  (setq-default dotspacemacs-configuration-layers '(
    (rust :variables rust-enable-rustfmt-on-save t)))

Key bindings

Key Binding	Description
SPC m c c	compile project with Cargo
SPC m c t	run tests with Cargo
SPC m c d	generate documentation with Cargo
SPC m c x	execute the project with Cargo
SPC m c C	remove build artifacts with Cargo
SPC m g g	jump to definition
SPC m =	reformat the buffer