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@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ rust-mode: A major emacs mode for editing Rust source code `rust-mode` makes editing [Rust](http://rust-lang.org) code with emacs enjoyable. -To install, check out this repository and add this to your .emacs + +### Manual Installation + +To install manually, check out this repository and add this to your .emacs file: (add-to-list 'load-path "/path/to/rust-mode/") @@ -25,3 +28,49 @@ it, and pressing `C-j`: Rust mode will automatically be associated with .rs and .rc files. To enable it explicitly, do `M-x rust-mode`. + +### package.el installation via Marmalade or Melpa + +It can be more convenient to use Emacs's package manager to handle +installation for you if you use many elisp libraries. + +```lisp +(require 'package) +(add-to-list 'package-archives + '("marmalade" . "http://marmalade-repo.org/packages/")) +(package-initialize) +``` + +```lisp +(require 'package) +(add-to-list 'package-archives + '("melpa" . "http://melpa.milkbox.net/packages/") t) +(package-initialize) +``` + +If you use a version of Emacs prior to 24 that doesn't include +package.el, you can get it from http://bit.ly/pkg-el23. + +If you have an older ELPA package.el installed from tromey.com, you +should upgrade in order to support installation from multiple sources. +The ELPA archive is deprecated and no longer accepting new packages, +so the version there (1.7.1) is very outdated. + + +#### Important + +In order to have cm-mode properly initialized after compilation prior +to rust-mode.el compilation you will need to add these `advices` to +your init file or if you are a melpa user install the `melpa` package. + +```lisp +(defadvice package-download-tar + (after package-download-tar-initialize activate compile) + "initialize the package after compilation" + (package-initialize)) + +(defadvice package-download-single + (after package-download-single-initialize activate compile) + "initialize the package after compilation" + (package-initialize)) +``` |