Proceed along with the defaults until the installation is complete. When you click on the button, your browser will download the rustup-init.exe executable, which is essentially a command-line installer. With rustup missing, you won’t be able to get the Rust Language Server (RLS) up and running in Visual Studio Code. Even though you may be tempted, I strongly suggest not installing Rust through Chocolatey, as it doesn’t appear to install all of the required tools in the tool chain (mainly rustup). Next, head on over to the Installation page and click the gargantuan button labeled “Rustup-Init.exe.” There are a few alternate ways to install Rust, but I don’t recommend them. Upon completion, close the window entitled “Visual Studio Installer.” Install Rust Select the option to install the C++ Build Tools and click the Install button. Once you’ve downloaded the build tools, execute the setup. the download of the build tools will begin shortly after clicking the link. It is free to download and install.Ĭlicking the link above will take you to a page entitled, “Thank you for downloading Visual Studio.” Don’t be fooled by this title.

You can find the Visual Studio Build Tools 2019 version here. Visual Studio comes prepackaged with these build tools. Before proceeding, you’ll need to ensure the Visual Studio Build Tools are installed on your machine. Interestingly enough, the Rust compiler requires the Microsoft C++ Build Tools to do its job.

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