Sometimes users need to tweak the finding process of `libclang` for `bindgen` via the `clang-sys`-provided environment variables. Thus add a paragraph to the setting up guide, including a reference to `clang-sys`'s relevant documentation. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/CAKwvOdm5JT4wbdQQYuW+RT07rCi6whGBM2iUAyg8A1CmLXG6Nw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ Reviewed-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@xxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst b/Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst index 13b7744b1e27..a635be69e062 100644 --- a/Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst +++ b/Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst @@ -100,6 +100,23 @@ Install it via (note that this will download and build the tool from source):: cargo install --locked --version $(scripts/min-tool-version.sh bindgen) bindgen +``bindgen`` needs to find a suitable ``libclang`` in order to work. If it is +not found (or a different ``libclang`` than the one found should be used), +the process can be tweaked using the environment variables understood by +``clang-sys`` (the Rust bindings crate that ``bindgen`` uses to access +``libclang``): + +* ``LLVM_CONFIG_PATH`` can be pointed to an ``llvm-config`` executable. + +* Or ``LIBCLANG_PATH`` can be pointed to a ``libclang`` shared library + or to the directory containing it. + +* Or ``CLANG_PATH`` can be pointed to a ``clang`` executable. + +For details, please see ``clang-sys``'s documentation at: + + https://github.com/KyleMayes/clang-sys#environment-variables + Requirements: Developing ------------------------ -- 2.41.0
