Building NativeLink with Cargo

These instructions contain information on how to work with NativeLink for Cargo users.

If you’re using the Nix flake you’re all set.

If you’re running outside of nix, install Cargo via rustup.

Build

To build the nativelink executable:

cargo build --bin nativelink --profile=smol

cargo build --bin nativelink

cargo build --bin nativelink --release

The Rust compiler rustc generates large artifacts during compilation, including dependencies, macros, and intermediate files. When compiling programs from source, be mindful of the associated files’ impact on your disk usage in the target/ directory.

If you’re facing issues due to this, run the following command to clear cache files:

cargo clean

Test

To run the tests:

cargo test --all --profile=smol

cargo test --all

cargo test --all --release