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NAME

6       rustc - The Rust compiler
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SYNOPSIS

9       rustc [OPTIONS] INPUT
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DESCRIPTION

13       This  program  is  a  compiler  for  the  Rust  language,  available at
14       https://www.rust-lang.org.
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OPTIONS

18       -h, --help
19              Display the help message.
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21       --cfg SPEC
22              Configure the compilation environment.
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24       -L [KIND=]PATH
25              Add a directory to the library search path.  The  optional  KIND
26              can be one of:
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28              dependency
29                     only lookup transitive dependencies here
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31              crate  only lookup local `extern crate` directives here
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33              native only lookup native libraries here
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35              framework
36                     only look for OSX frameworks here
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38              all    look for anything here (the default)
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40       -l [KIND=]NAME
41              Link  the generated crate(s) to the specified library NAME.  The
42              optional KIND can be one of static,  dylib,  or  framework.   If
43              omitted, dylib is assumed.
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45       --crate-type [bin|lib|rlib|dylib|cdylib|staticlib]
46              Comma  separated  list  of  types  of crates for the compiler to
47              emit.
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49       --crate-name NAME
50              Specify the name of the crate being built.
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52       --emit [asm|llvm-bc|llvm-ir|obj|link|dep-info|mir][=PATH]
53              Configure the output that rustc will produce. Each emission  may
54              also  have  an  optional explicit output PATH specified for that
55              particular emission kind. This path takes precedence over the -o
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58       --print [crate-name|file-names|sysroot|cfg|target-list|target-cpus|tar‐
59       get-features|relocation-models|code-models|tls-models|target-spec-json|
60       native-static-libs]
61              Comma separated list of compiler information to print on stdout.
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63       -g     Equivalent to -C debuginfo=2.
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65       -O     Equivalent to -C opt-level=2.
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67       -o FILENAME
68              Write output to FILENAME. Ignored if multiple --emit outputs are
69              specified which don't have an explicit path otherwise.
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71       --out-dir DIR
72              Write output to compiler‐chosen filename in DIR. Ignored  if  -o
73              is specified.  Defaults to the current directory.
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75       --explain OPT
76              Provide a detailed explanation of an error message.
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78       --test Build a test harness.
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80       --target TARGET
81              Target  triple  for  which the code is compiled. This option de‐
82              faults to the host’s target triple. The target  triple  has  the
83              general format <arch><sub>-<vendor>-<sys>-<abi>, where:
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85              <arch> x86, arm, thumb, mips, etc.
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87              <sub>  for example on ARM: v5, v6m, v7a, v7m, etc.
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89              <vendor>
90                     pc, apple, nvidia, ibm, etc.
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92              <sys>  none, linux, win32, darwin, cuda, etc.
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94              <abi>  eabi, gnu, android, macho, elf, etc.
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96       -W help
97              Print 'lint' options and default settings.
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99       -W OPT, --warn OPT
100              Set lint warnings.
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102       -A OPT, --allow OPT
103              Set lint allowed.
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105       -D OPT, --deny OPT
106              Set lint denied.
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108       -F OPT, --forbid OPT
109              Set lint forbidden.
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111       -C FLAG[=VAL], --codegen FLAG[=VAL]
112              Set  a codegen‐related flag to the value specified.  Use -C help
113              to print available flags.  See CODEGEN OPTIONS below.
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115       -V, --version
116              Print version info and exit.
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118       -v, --verbose
119              Use verbose output.
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121       --remap-path-prefix from=to
122              Remap source path prefixes in all output, including compiler di‐
123              agnostics, debug information, macro expansions, etc. The from=to
124              parameter is scanned from right to left,  so  from  may  contain
125              '=', but to may not.
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127              This  is  useful  for normalizing build products, for example by
128              removing the current directory out of pathnames emitted into the
129              object files. The replacement is purely textual, with no consid‐
130              eration of the current system's  pathname  syntax.  For  example
131              --remap-path-prefix   foo=bar  will  match  foo/lib.rs  but  not
132              ./foo/lib.rs.
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134       --extern NAME=PATH
135              Specify where an external rust library is located. These  should
136              match extern declarations in the crate's source code.
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138       --sysroot PATH
139              Override the system root.
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141       -Z FLAG
142              Set  internal debugging options.  Use -Z help to print available
143              options.
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145       --color auto|always|never
146              Configure coloring of output:
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148              auto   colorize, if output goes to a tty (default);
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150              always always colorize output;
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152              never  never colorize output.
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CODEGEN OPTIONS

156       linker=/path/to/cc
157              Path to the linker utility to use when linking  libraries,  exe‐
158              cutables, and objects.
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160       link-args='-flag1 -flag2'
161              A  space‐separated list of extra arguments to pass to the linker
162              when the linker is invoked.
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164       lto    Perform LLVM link‐time optimizations.
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166       target-cpu=help
167              Selects a target processor.  If the value is 'help', then a list
168              of available CPUs is printed.
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170       target-feature='+feature1,-feature2'
171              A  comma‐separated list of features to enable or disable for the
172              target.  A preceding '+' enables a feature while a preceding '-'
173              disables  it.   Available features can be discovered through llc
174              -mcpu=help.
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176       passes=val
177              A space‐separated list of extra LLVM passes to run.  A value  of
178              'list' will cause rustc to print all known passes and exit.  The
179              passes specified are appended at the end of the normal pass man‐
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182       llvm-args='-arg1 -arg2'
183              A space‐separated list of arguments to pass through to LLVM.
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185       save-temps
186              If  specified,  the  compiler  will  save  more  files (.bc, .o,
187              .no-opt.bc) generated throughout compilation in the  output  di‐
188              rectory.
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190       rpath  If specified, then the rpath value for dynamic libraries will be
191              set in either dynamic library or executable outputs.
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193       no-prepopulate-passes
194              Suppresses pre‐population of the LLVM pass manager that  is  run
195              over the module.
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197       no-vectorize-loops
198              Suppresses  running the loop vectorization LLVM pass, regardless
199              of optimization level.
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201       no-vectorize-slp
202              Suppresses running the LLVM SLP vectorization  pass,  regardless
203              of optimization level.
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205       soft-float
206              Generates software floating point library calls instead of hard‐
207              ware instructions.
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209       prefer-dynamic
210              Prefers dynamic linking to static linking.
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212       no-integrated-as
213              Force usage of an external assembler rather  than  LLVM's  inte‐
214              grated one.
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216       no-redzone
217              Disable the use of the redzone.
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219       relocation-model=[pic,static,dynamic-no-pic]
220              The relocation model to use.  (Default: pic)
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222       code-model=[small,kernel,medium,large]
223              Choose the code model to use.
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225       metadata=val
226              Metadata to mangle symbol names with.
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228       extra-filename=val
229              Extra data to put in each output filename.
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231       codegen-units=n
232              Divide crate into n units to optimize in parallel.
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234       remark=val
235              Print remarks for these optimization passes (space separated, or
236              "all").
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238       no-stack-check
239              Disable checks for stack exhaustion (a memory‐safety hazard!).
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241       debuginfo=val
242              Debug info emission level:
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244              0      no debug info;
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246              1      line‐tables only (for stacktraces and breakpoints);
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248              2      full debug info with variable and type information.
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250       opt-level=VAL
251              Optimize with possible levels 0–3, s (optimize for size),  or  z
252              (for minimal size)
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ENVIRONMENT

256       Some  of  these  affect only test harness programs (generated via rustc
257       --test); others affect all programs which link to the Rust standard li‐
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261       RUST_TEST_THREADS
262              The  test  framework  Rust  provides executes tests in parallel.
263              This variable sets the maximum number of threads used  for  this
264              purpose.  This  setting  is overridden by the --test-threads op‐
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268       RUST_TEST_NOCAPTURE
269              If set to a value other than "0", a synonym for the  --nocapture
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273       RUST_MIN_STACK
274              Sets the minimum stack size for new threads.
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277       RUST_BACKTRACE
278              If  set  to  a value different than "0", produces a backtrace in
279              the output of a program which panics.
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EXAMPLES

283       To build an executable from a source file with a main function:
284           $ rustc -o hello hello.rs
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286       To build a library from a source file:
287           $ rustc --crate-type=lib hello-lib.rs
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289       To build either with a crate (.rs) file:
290           $ rustc hello.rs
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292       To build an executable with debug info:
293           $ rustc -g -o hello hello.rs
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SEE ALSO

297       rustdoc(1)
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BUGS

301       See https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues for issues.
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AUTHOR

305       See https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/graphs/contributors or  use  `git
306       log  --all --format='%cN <%cE>' | sort -u` in the rust source distribu‐
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311       This work is dual‐licensed under Apache 2.0 and MIT terms.   See  COPY‐
312       RIGHT file in the rust source distribution.
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