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diff --git a/docs/about/build-platforms.rst b/docs/about/build-platforms.rst index b779eb5493..6102f00aec 100644 --- a/docs/about/build-platforms.rst +++ b/docs/about/build-platforms.rst @@ -107,6 +107,18 @@ Python build dependencies required, it may be necessary to fetch python modules from the Python Package Index (PyPI) via ``pip``, in order to build QEMU. +Rust build dependencies + QEMU is generally conservative in adding new Rust dependencies, and all + of them are included in the distributed tarballs. One exception is the + bindgen tool, which is too big to package and distribute. The minimum + supported version of bindgen is 0.60.x. For distributions that do not + include bindgen or have an older version, it is recommended to install + a newer version using ``cargo install bindgen-cli``. + + Developers may want to use Cargo-based tools in the QEMU source tree; + this requires Cargo 1.74.0. Note that Cargo is not required in order + to build QEMU. + Optional build dependencies Build components whose absence does not affect the ability to build QEMU may not be available in distros, or may be too old for QEMU's |