Objectives

Below are the objectives on this article

  1. to download and install Rust On MAC with Apple Silicon CPU Architecture (ARM 64 Bit)
  2. to create hello world program on Rust using visual studio code.
  3. Integrate “cargo” (rust) package manager to the hello world program

Install Rust

Like the other programming language, There are several way to install rust. Ranging from manual installation and assisted installation via specific system package manager such as homebrew, chocolately, scoop, etc.

Install Rust via Rustup (official recommendation)

Most recommended method as the shell script content is fully readable. Giving Full control during the installation.

Most simple and straightforward rust installation. It download shell script that avaialble from rustup websites and execute the script.

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh

Above comamnd should work on linux and mac os operating system.

postimage100 Step 1 - Rust Installer is downloaded

At first, the shell script will download rust installer and then proceed with the actual installation.

postimage100 Step 2 - Choose standard installation

Choose 1 => proceed with standard installation unless there is need to change default configuration (eg: directory location, etc)

postimage100 Step 3 - Wait until installation completed

Installation time will be dependent on the machine's internet connection speed as its use internet to download additional package

wait until the installation (including additional packages such as cargo that need to be added) completion

Once the installation completed, execute following command to validate (terminal restart is needed after the installation completed)

postimage100 Check installed rust version

rustc --version

if the process is success, it should return rust version on the terminal responses.

to update rust using rustup

rustup update

Install Rust Via Homebrew

brew is the system package manager that available on mac os. Second alternative to the rustup.

brew install rust

Some machine might have different security control, it will be depend which method that is possible to execute (homebrew or via shell script).

apart from distinguishing rust file, this extension also came with following additional packages:

  1. rust analyzer
  2. auto complete for rust
  3. dependecy manager extension for rust cargo

(Optional) Install C Compiler

Some of rust packages are dependent on C Compiler. It is also recommended to install C Compiler as well of Mac OS

$ xcode-select --install

Visual Studio Code Extension for Rust

postimage100 VSC Extension for Rust

Go to extension tab on vsc and install rust additional add-on. It will enable vsc to recognize rust language and files.

Hello Rust on VSC

postimage100 hello rust on VSC

create a new folder

mkdir hellorust
cd hellorust

open the folder using vsc create a file called main.rs (rs is the extension of the rust file)

fn main(){
    println!("Hello Rust !")
}

compile (rustc is stand for rust compile)

rustc main.rs

rustc command will compile the .rs file into binary code

then, run the rust file program

.\main.rs

Rust with Cargo!

On NodeJS, program can be run using two different method.

directly compile and run using “node”

node main.js

or via npm/node package manager (assuming its configured under start script)

npm run start

same approach can also be done on rust using cargo (the package manager for rust)

ensure the cargon has been installed (should be included during installation process, either via rustup or homebrew)

cargo --version

create rust project with cargo

cargo new hellrustcargo

it will automatically create the project structure

postimage100 Generated rust project skeleton by cargo

(base) deganandaferdian@degananda rustworkspaces % cargo new hellorustcargo
    Creating binary (application) `hellorustcargo` package
note: see more `Cargo.toml` keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html

postimage100 Build and run with cargo

build the project (ensure the terminal pointed to folder where the Cargo.toml is presented)

cargon build

run the project

cargo run