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diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/CONTRIBUTING.md b/src/tools/clippy/CONTRIBUTING.md index 28b4cfd5f..85f94a74a 100644 --- a/src/tools/clippy/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/src/tools/clippy/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ All contributors are expected to follow the [Rust Code of Conduct]. ## The Clippy book -If you're new to Clippy and don't know where to start the [Clippy book] includes +If you're new to Clippy and don't know where to start, the [Clippy book] includes a [developer guide] and is a good place to start your journey. [Clippy book]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/clippy/index.html @@ -110,23 +110,28 @@ Just make sure to remove the dependencies again before finally making a pull req [IntelliJ_rust_homepage]: https://intellij-rust.github.io/ ### Rust Analyzer -As of [#6869][6869], [`rust-analyzer`][ra_homepage] can understand that Clippy uses compiler-internals -using `extern crate` when `package.metadata.rust-analyzer.rustc_private` is set to `true` in Clippy's `Cargo.toml.` -You will require a `nightly` toolchain with the `rustc-dev` component installed. -Make sure that in the `rust-analyzer` configuration, you set +For [`rust-analyzer`][ra_homepage] to work correctly make sure that in the `rust-analyzer` configuration you set + ```json { "rust-analyzer.rustc.source": "discover" } ``` -and -```json -{ "rust-analyzer.updates.channel": "nightly" } -``` + You should be able to see information on things like `Expr` or `EarlyContext` now if you hover them, also a lot more type hints. -This will work with `rust-analyzer 2021-03-15` shipped in nightly `1.52.0-nightly (107896c32 2021-03-15)` or later. + +To have `rust-analyzer` also work in the `clippy_dev` and `lintcheck` crates, add the following configuration + +```json +{ + "rust-analyzer.linkedProjects": [ + "./Cargo.toml", + "clippy_dev/Cargo.toml", + "lintcheck/Cargo.toml", + ] +} +``` [ra_homepage]: https://rust-analyzer.github.io/ -[6869]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/pull/6869 ## How Clippy works |