Rust Run is a curated extension pack for Visual Studio Code, designed to provide an ultimate development environment for Rust projects. This pack bundles essential tools to help you write, debug, test, and manage your Rust code efficiently.
Included Extensions
rust-analyzer: Enhances Rust language support with advanced code completion, error checking, and refactoring.
CodeLLDB: Integrates the LLDB debugger to help you step through your code and diagnose issues.
Even Better TOML: Improves the editing experience for TOML files, such as Cargo.toml, with better syntax highlighting and IntelliSense.
Dependi: Visualizes and manages your project dependencies (ensure you verify the correct extension ID).
Error Lens: Displays inline error messages directly in your editor for faster debugging.
Better Comments: Enhances comment readability by color-coding annotations and notes in your code.
Installation
From the Marketplace
Open Visual Studio Code.
Navigate to the Extensions view by clicking on the Extensions icon in the Activity Bar or by pressing Ctrl+Shift+X.
Search for Rust Run.
Click Install to add the extension pack and all its bundled extensions.
From a VSIX File
If you have the .vsix file:
Open Visual Studio Code.
Press Ctrl+Shift+P to open the Command Palette.
Type and select Extensions: Install from VSIX....
Navigate to and select the .vsix file.
Follow the prompts to install the extension pack.
Usage
Once installed, all the bundled extensions will be available in your Visual Studio Code setup. Each extension provides its own documentation and configuration settings which you can access via the extension details in VS Code.