Configure rust for helix editor on windows 11

Question

When running hx --health rust I do not have any check passing for rust.

How can I configure rust to work with Helix editor on Windows?

Answer 1

On a machine using Windows 11 and having the command line installer scoop installed, I have managed to configure rust for Helix easily following the next steps:

1. Install rustup-gnu (not just rustup):

   scoop install main/rustup-gnu
   

2. Install llvm:

   scoop install main/llvm
   

3. Check Helix health for rust lang:

   hx --health rust
   

4. Check the ouput looks like:

   Configured language server: rust-analyzer
   Binary for language server: C:\Users\<username>\scoop\apps\rustup-gnu\current\.cargo\bin\rust-analyzer.exe
   Configured debug adapter: lldb-vscode
   Binary for debug adapter: C:\Users\<username>\scoop\apps\llvm\current\bin\lldb-vscode.exe
   Highlight queries: ✓
   Textobject queries: ✓
   Indent queries: ✓