[PATCH v3 1/2] scripts: generate_rust_analyzer.py: add versioning infrastructure

From: Jesung Yang via B4 Relay

Date: Sat Mar 07 2026 - 18:31:24 EST


From: Jesung Yang <y.j3ms.n@xxxxxxxxx>

Introduce multi-version support for rust-analyzer. The script now
executes `rust-analyzer --version` to query the version string and
generates a `rust-project.json` file compatible with the detected
version.

This is a preparatory patch to address inherent method resolution
failures for primitive types occurring in rust-analyzer v0.3.2693
(2025-11-24) or later when used with our current `rust-project.json`
generation logic. Since the actual fix requires using the `sysroot_src`
field with a feature only available in rust-analyzer v0.3.2727
(2025-12-22) or later, this infrastructure is necessary to maintain
compatibility with older rust-analyzer releases.

Signed-off-by: Jesung Yang <y.j3ms.n@xxxxxxxxx>
---
scripts/generate_rust_analyzer.py | 201 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 176 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/generate_rust_analyzer.py b/scripts/generate_rust_analyzer.py
index b4a55344688d..a4d25bb8b602 100755
--- a/scripts/generate_rust_analyzer.py
+++ b/scripts/generate_rust_analyzer.py
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
"""

import argparse
+from datetime import datetime, date
import json
import logging
import os
import pathlib
+import re
import subprocess
import sys
from typing import Dict, Iterable, List, Literal, Optional, TypedDict
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ class Crate(TypedDict):
is_workspace_member: bool
deps: List[Dependency]
cfg: List[str]
+ crate_attrs: List[str]
edition: str
env: Dict[str, str]

@@ -49,7 +52,41 @@ class CrateWithGenerated(Crate):
source: Source


+class RustProject(TypedDict):
+ crates: List[Crate]
+ sysroot: str
+
+
+Version = tuple[int, int, int]
+
+
+class RaVersionInfo(TypedDict):
+ release_date: date
+ ra_version: Version
+ rust_version: Version
+
+
+class RaVersionCtx(TypedDict):
+ manual_sysroot_crates: bool
+ use_crate_attrs: bool
+
+
+# Represents rust-analyzer compatibility baselines. Concrete versions are mapped to the most
+# recent baseline they have reached. Must be in release order.
+BASELINES: List[RaVersionInfo] = [
+ # v0.3.1877, released on 2024-03-11; shipped with the rustup 1.78 toolchain.
+ {
+ "release_date": datetime.strptime("2024-03-11", "%Y-%m-%d"),
+ "ra_version": (0, 3, 1877),
+ "rust_version": (1, 78, 0),
+ },
+]
+
+DEFAULT_BASELINE: RaVersionInfo = BASELINES[0]
+
+
def generate_crates(
+ ctx: RaVersionCtx,
srctree: pathlib.Path,
objtree: pathlib.Path,
sysroot_src: pathlib.Path,
@@ -75,10 +112,14 @@ def generate_crates(
deps: List[Dependency],
*,
cfg: Optional[List[str]],
+ crate_attrs: Optional[List[str]],
is_workspace_member: Optional[bool],
edition: Optional[str],
) -> Crate:
cfg = cfg if cfg is not None else crates_cfgs.get(display_name, [])
+ crate_attrs = (
+ crate_attrs if ctx["use_crate_attrs"] and crate_attrs is not None else []
+ )
is_workspace_member = (
is_workspace_member if is_workspace_member is not None else True
)
@@ -89,6 +130,7 @@ def generate_crates(
"is_workspace_member": is_workspace_member,
"deps": deps,
"cfg": cfg,
+ "crate_attrs": crate_attrs,
"edition": edition,
"env": {
"RUST_MODFILE": "This is only for rust-analyzer"
@@ -109,6 +151,7 @@ def generate_crates(
root_module,
deps,
cfg=cfg,
+ crate_attrs=None,
is_workspace_member=is_workspace_member,
edition=edition,
)
@@ -147,6 +190,7 @@ def generate_crates(
deps: List[Dependency],
*,
cfg: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+ crate_attrs: Optional[List[str]] = None,
is_workspace_member: Optional[bool] = None,
edition: Optional[str] = None,
) -> Dependency:
@@ -156,6 +200,7 @@ def generate_crates(
root_module,
deps,
cfg=cfg,
+ crate_attrs=crate_attrs,
is_workspace_member=is_workspace_member,
edition=edition,
)
@@ -200,67 +245,72 @@ def generate_crates(
edition=core_edition,
)

- # NB: sysroot crates reexport items from one another so setting up our transitive dependencies
- # here is important for ensuring that rust-analyzer can resolve symbols. The sources of truth
- # for this dependency graph are `(sysroot_src / crate / "Cargo.toml" for crate in crates)`.
- core = append_sysroot_crate("core", [])
- alloc = append_sysroot_crate("alloc", [core])
- std = append_sysroot_crate("std", [alloc, core])
- proc_macro = append_sysroot_crate("proc_macro", [core, std])
+ core = alloc = std = proc_macro = None
+ if ctx["manual_sysroot_crates"]:
+ # NB: sysroot crates reexport items from one another so setting up our transitive dependencies
+ # here is important for ensuring that rust-analyzer can resolve symbols. The sources of truth
+ # for this dependency graph are `(sysroot_src / crate / "Cargo.toml" for crate in crates)`.
+ core = append_sysroot_crate("core", [])
+ alloc = append_sysroot_crate("alloc", [core])
+ std = append_sysroot_crate("std", [alloc, core])
+ proc_macro = append_sysroot_crate("proc_macro", [core, std])
+
+ def sysroot_deps(*deps: Optional[Dependency]) -> List[Dependency]:
+ return [dep for dep in deps if dep is not None]

compiler_builtins = append_crate(
"compiler_builtins",
srctree / "rust" / "compiler_builtins.rs",
- [core],
+ sysroot_deps(core),
)

proc_macro2 = append_crate(
"proc_macro2",
srctree / "rust" / "proc-macro2" / "lib.rs",
- [core, alloc, std, proc_macro],
+ sysroot_deps(core, alloc, std, proc_macro),
)

quote = append_crate(
"quote",
srctree / "rust" / "quote" / "lib.rs",
- [core, alloc, std, proc_macro, proc_macro2],
+ sysroot_deps(core, alloc, std, proc_macro) + [proc_macro2],
edition="2018",
)

syn = append_crate(
"syn",
srctree / "rust" / "syn" / "lib.rs",
- [std, proc_macro, proc_macro2, quote],
+ sysroot_deps(std, proc_macro) + [proc_macro2, quote],
)

macros = append_proc_macro_crate(
"macros",
srctree / "rust" / "macros" / "lib.rs",
- [std, proc_macro, proc_macro2, quote, syn],
+ sysroot_deps(std, proc_macro) + [proc_macro2, quote, syn],
)

build_error = append_crate(
"build_error",
srctree / "rust" / "build_error.rs",
- [core, compiler_builtins],
+ sysroot_deps(core) + [compiler_builtins],
)

pin_init_internal = append_proc_macro_crate(
"pin_init_internal",
srctree / "rust" / "pin-init" / "internal" / "src" / "lib.rs",
- [std, proc_macro, proc_macro2, quote, syn],
+ sysroot_deps(std, proc_macro) + [proc_macro2, quote, syn],
)

pin_init = append_crate(
"pin_init",
srctree / "rust" / "pin-init" / "src" / "lib.rs",
- [core, compiler_builtins, pin_init_internal, macros],
+ sysroot_deps(core) + [compiler_builtins, pin_init_internal, macros],
)

ffi = append_crate(
"ffi",
srctree / "rust" / "ffi.rs",
- [core, compiler_builtins],
+ sysroot_deps(core) + [compiler_builtins],
)

def append_crate_with_generated(
@@ -272,6 +322,7 @@ def generate_crates(
srctree / "rust"/ display_name / "lib.rs",
deps,
cfg=generated_cfg,
+ crate_attrs=None,
is_workspace_member=True,
edition=None,
)
@@ -288,10 +339,14 @@ def generate_crates(
}
return register_crate(crate_with_generated)

- bindings = append_crate_with_generated("bindings", [core, ffi, pin_init])
- uapi = append_crate_with_generated("uapi", [core, ffi, pin_init])
+ bindings = append_crate_with_generated(
+ "bindings", sysroot_deps(core) + [ffi, pin_init]
+ )
+ uapi = append_crate_with_generated(
+ "uapi", sysroot_deps(core) + [ffi, pin_init]
+ )
kernel = append_crate_with_generated(
- "kernel", [core, macros, build_error, pin_init, ffi, bindings, uapi]
+ "kernel", sysroot_deps(core) + [macros, build_error, pin_init, ffi, bindings, uapi]
)

scripts = srctree / "scripts"
@@ -303,7 +358,7 @@ def generate_crates(
append_crate(
name,
path,
- [std],
+ sysroot_deps(std),
)

def is_root_crate(build_file: pathlib.Path, target: str) -> bool:
@@ -335,12 +390,90 @@ def generate_crates(
append_crate(
name,
path,
- [core, kernel, pin_init],
+ sysroot_deps(core) + [kernel, pin_init],
cfg=generated_cfg,
+ crate_attrs=["no_std"],
)

return crates

+def generate_rust_project(
+ version_info: RaVersionInfo,
+ srctree: pathlib.Path,
+ objtree: pathlib.Path,
+ sysroot: pathlib.Path,
+ sysroot_src: pathlib.Path,
+ external_src: Optional[pathlib.Path],
+ cfgs: List[str],
+ core_edition: str,
+) -> RustProject:
+ assert len(BASELINES) == 1, "Exhaustiveness check: update if branches!"
+
+ ctx: RaVersionCtx
+
+ if version_info["ra_version"] == (0, 3, 1877):
+ ctx = {
+ "use_crate_attrs": False,
+ "manual_sysroot_crates": True,
+ }
+ return {
+ "crates": generate_crates(
+ ctx, srctree, objtree, sysroot_src, external_src, cfgs, core_edition
+ ),
+ "sysroot": str(sysroot),
+ }
+ else:
+ assert False, "Unreachable!"
+
+def query_ra_version() -> Optional[str]:
+ try:
+ # Use the rust-analyzer binary found in $PATH.
+ ra_version_output = (
+ subprocess.check_output(
+ ["rust-analyzer", "--version"],
+ stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+ )
+ .decode("utf-8")
+ .strip()
+ )
+ return ra_version_output
+ except FileNotFoundError:
+ logging.warning("Failed to find rust-analyzer in $PATH")
+ return None
+
+def map_ra_version_baseline(ra_version_output: str) -> RaVersionInfo:
+ baselines = reversed(BASELINES)
+
+ version_match = re.search(r"\d+\.\d+\.\d+", ra_version_output)
+ if version_match:
+ version_string = version_match.group()
+ found_version = tuple(map(int, version_string.split(".")))
+
+ # `rust-analyzer --version` shows different version string depending on how the binary
+ # is built: it may print either the Rust version or the rust-analyzer version itself.
+ # To distinguish between them, we leverage rust-analyzer's versioning convention.
+ #
+ # See:
+ # - https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-analyzer/blob/fad5c3d2d642/xtask/src/dist.rs#L19-L21
+ is_ra_version = version_string.startswith(("0.3", "0.4", "0.5"))
+ if is_ra_version:
+ for info in baselines:
+ if found_version >= info["ra_version"]:
+ return info
+ else:
+ for info in baselines:
+ if found_version >= info["rust_version"]:
+ return info
+
+ date_match = re.search(r"\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}", ra_version_output)
+ if date_match:
+ found_date = datetime.strptime(date_match.group(), "%Y-%m-%d")
+ for info in baselines:
+ if found_date >= info["release_date"]:
+ return info
+
+ return DEFAULT_BASELINE
+
def main() -> None:
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument('--verbose', '-v', action='store_true')
@@ -369,10 +502,28 @@ def main() -> None:
level=logging.INFO if args.verbose else logging.WARNING
)

- rust_project = {
- "crates": generate_crates(args.srctree, args.objtree, args.sysroot_src, args.exttree, args.cfgs, args.core_edition),
- "sysroot": str(args.sysroot),
- }
+ ra_version_output = query_ra_version()
+ if ra_version_output:
+ compatible_ra_version = map_ra_version_baseline(ra_version_output)
+ else:
+ logging.warning(
+ "Falling back to `rust-project.json` for rust-analyzer %s, %s (shipped with Rust %s)",
+ ".".join(map(str, DEFAULT_BASELINE["ra_version"])),
+ datetime.strftime(DEFAULT_BASELINE["release_date"], "%Y-%m-%d"),
+ ".".join(map(str, DEFAULT_BASELINE["rust_version"])),
+ )
+ compatible_ra_version = DEFAULT_BASELINE
+
+ rust_project = generate_rust_project(
+ compatible_ra_version,
+ args.srctree,
+ args.objtree,
+ args.sysroot,
+ args.sysroot_src,
+ args.exttree,
+ args.cfgs,
+ args.core_edition,
+ )

json.dump(rust_project, sys.stdout, sort_keys=True, indent=4)


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2.52.0