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To update (replacing the current version) run webi vim-rust.

Files

These are the files / directories that are created and/or modified with this install:

~/.vim/pack/plugins/start/rust.vim/
~/.vim/plugins/rust.vim

Cheat Sheet

vim-rust provides integration with cargo check, rustfmt, and other rust tooling.

You'll also need to install ALE (part of vim-essentials) or syntastic first.

How to install and configure by hand

1. Remove the previous version of rust.vim, if any:

   rm -rf ~/.vim/pack/plugins/start/rust.vim
   

2. Install rust.vim as a Vim8 package with git:

   mkdir -p ~/.vim/pack/plugins/start/
   git clone --depth=1 \
       https://github.com/rust-lang/rust.vim \
       ~/.vim/pack/plugins/start/rust.vim
   

3. Create ~/.vim/plugins/rust.vim, as follows:

   " Reasonable defaults for rust.vim
   
   " run rustfmt on save
   let g:rustfmt_autosave = 1
   
   " run cargo check et al
   let g:ale_rust_cargo_use_check = 1
   let g:ale_rust_cargo_check_tests = 1
   let g:ale_rust_cargo_check_examples = 1
   

4. Edit ~/.vimrc to include the config:

   " Rust: reasonable defaults for rust.vim
   source ~/.vim/plugins/rust.vim