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@@ -56,8 +56,13 @@ makepkg -isr ### Prerequisites -1. Install [`rustup.rs`](https://rustup.rs/). **DO NOT** use the Homebrew Rust - compiler on macOS (see FAQ for explanation). +1. Alacritty requires most recent stable Rust compiler. If your distribution provides it as a package (e.g. `rust` on Arch Linux), install it with the package manager. Alternatively see below on how to install it with `rustup`. + + Note: **DO NOT** use the Homebrew Rust compiler on macOS (see FAQ for explanation). + +#### Installing Rust compiler with `rustup` + +1. Install [`rustup.rs`](https://rustup.rs/). 2. Clone the source code: @@ -66,8 +71,7 @@ makepkg -isr cd alacritty ``` -3. Make sure you have the right Rust compiler installed. Alacritty requires at - least 1.18. Run +3. Make sure you have the right Rust compiler installed. Run ```sh rustup override set stable @@ -91,7 +95,7 @@ On Arch Linux, you need a few extra libraries to build Alacritty. Here's a to be missing, please open an issue. ```sh -pacman -S cmake freetype2 fontconfig pkg-config make xclip rust +pacman -S cmake freetype2 fontconfig pkg-config make xclip ``` #### Fedora |