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This commit enables executables linked against the standard library to run on Windows XP. There are two main components of this commit: * APIs not available on XP are shimmed to have a fallback implementation and use runtime detection to determine if they are available. * Mutexes on Windows were reimplemented to use critical sections on XP where rwlocks are not available. The APIs which are not available on XP are: * SetFileInformationByHandle - this is just used by `File::truncate` and that function just returns an error now. * SetThreadStackGuarantee - this is used by the stack overflow support on windows, but if this isn't available then it's just ignored (it seems non-critical). * All condition variable APIs are missing - the shims added for these apis simply always panic for now. We may eventually provide a fallback implementation, but for now the standard library does not rely on condition variables for normal use. * RWLocks, like condition variables, are missing entirely. The same story for condition variables is taken here. These APIs are all now panicking stubs as the standard library doesn't rely on RWLocks for normal use. Currently, as an optimization, we use SRWLOCKs for the standard `sync::Mutex` implementation on Windows, which is indeed required for normal operation of the standard library. To allow the standard library to run on XP, this commit reimplements mutexes on Windows to use SRWLOCK instances *if available* and otherwise a CriticalSection is used (with some checking for recursive locking). With all these changes put together, a 32-bit MSVC-built executable can run on Windows XP and print "hello world" Closes #12842 Closes #19992 Closes #24776
The Rust Programming Language
Rust is a fast systems programming language that guarantees memory safety and offers painless concurrency (no data races). It does not employ a garbage collector and has minimal runtime overhead.
This repo contains the code for rustc, the Rust compiler, as well
as standard libraries, tools and documentation for Rust.
Quick Start
Read "Installing Rust" from The Book.
Building from Source
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Make sure you have installed the dependencies:
g++4.7 orclang++3.xpython2.6 or later (but not 3.x)- GNU
make3.81 or later curlgit
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Clone the source with
git:$ git clone https://github.com/rust-lang/rust.git $ cd rust
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Build and install:
$ ./configure $ make && make installNote: You may need to use
sudo make installif you do not normally have permission to modify the destination directory. The install locations can be adjusted by passing a--prefixargument toconfigure. Various other options are also supported – pass--helpfor more information on them.When complete,
make installwill place several programs into/usr/local/bin:rustc, the Rust compiler, andrustdoc, the API-documentation tool. This install does not include Cargo, Rust's package manager, which you may also want to build.
Building on Windows
MSYS2 can be used to easily build Rust on Windows:
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Grab the latest MSYS2 installer and go through the installer.
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From the MSYS2 terminal, install the
mingw64toolchain and other required tools.# Choose one based on platform: $ pacman -S mingw-w64-i686-toolchain $ pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain $ pacman -S base-devel -
Run
mingw32_shell.batormingw64_shell.batfrom wherever you installed MYSY2 (i.e.C:\msys), depending on whether you want 32-bit or 64-bit Rust. -
Navigate to Rust's source code, configure and build it:
$ ./configure $ make && make install
Notes
Since the Rust compiler is written in Rust, it must be built by a precompiled "snapshot" version of itself (made in an earlier state of development). As such, source builds require a connection to the Internet, to fetch snapshots, and an OS that can execute the available snapshot binaries.
Snapshot binaries are currently built and tested on several platforms:
| Platform \ Architecture | x86 | x86_64 |
|---|---|---|
| Windows (7, 8, Server 2008 R2) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Linux (2.6.18 or later) | ✓ | ✓ |
| OSX (10.7 Lion or later) | ✓ | ✓ |
You may find that other platforms work, but these are our officially supported build environments that are most likely to work.
Rust currently needs about 1.5 GiB of RAM to build without swapping; if it hits swap, it will take a very long time to build.
There is more advice about hacking on Rust in CONTRIBUTING.md.
Getting Help
The Rust community congregates in a few places:
- Stack Overflow - Direct questions about using the language.
- users.rust-lang.org - General discussion and broader questions.
- /r/rust - News and general discussion.
Contributing
To contribute to Rust, please see CONTRIBUTING.
Rust has an IRC culture and most real-time collaboration happens in a variety of channels on Mozilla's IRC network, irc.mozilla.org. The most popular channel is #rust, a venue for general discussion about Rust, and a good place to ask for help.
License
Rust is primarily distributed under the terms of both the MIT license and the Apache License (Version 2.0), with portions covered by various BSD-like licenses.
See LICENSE-APACHE, LICENSE-MIT, and COPYRIGHT for details.