Install rust-src when it is not found

2 files changed, 34 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/crates/ra_project_model/src/sysroot.rs b/crates/ra_project_model/src/sysroot.rs
index 7b9cc899c..28756c7ca 100644
--- a/crates/ra_project_model/src/sysroot.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_project_model/src/sysroot.rs
@@ -47,16 +47,19 @@ impl Sysroot {
     }
 
     pub fn discover(cargo_toml: &Path) -> Result<Sysroot> {
-        let src = try_find_src_path(cargo_toml)?;
+        let mut src = try_find_src_path(cargo_toml)?;
 
         if !src.exists() {
-            Err(anyhow!(
-                "can't load standard library from sysroot\n\
-                 {}\n\
-                 (discovered via `rustc --print sysroot`)\n\
-                 try running `rustup component add rust-src` or set `RUST_SRC_PATH`",
-                src.display(),
-            ))?;
+            src = try_install_rust_src(cargo_toml)?;
+            if !src.exists() {
+                Err(anyhow!(
+                    "can't load standard library from sysroot\n\
+                    {}\n\
+                    (discovered via `rustc --print sysroot`)\n\
+                    try running `rustup component add rust-src` or set `RUST_SRC_PATH`",
+                    src.display(),
+                ))?;
+            }
         }
 
         let mut sysroot = Sysroot { crates: Arena::default() };
@@ -113,6 +116,26 @@ fn try_find_src_path(cargo_toml: &Path) -> Result<PathBuf> {
     Ok(sysroot_path.join("lib/rustlib/src/rust/src"))
 }
 
+fn try_install_rust_src(cargo_toml: &Path) -> Result<PathBuf> {
+    let rustup_output = Command::new("rustup")
+        .current_dir(cargo_toml.parent().unwrap())
+        .args(&["component", "add", "rust-src"])
+        .output()
+        .context("rustup component add rust-src failed")?;
+    if !rustup_output.status.success() {
+        match rustup_output.status.code() {
+            Some(code) => bail!(
+                "failed to install rust-src: rustup component add rust-src exited with code {}",
+                code
+            ),
+            None => bail!(
+                "failed to install rust-src: rustup component add rust-src terminated by signal"
+            ),
+        };
+    }
+    try_find_src_path(cargo_toml)
+}
+
 impl SysrootCrate {
     pub fn name(self, sysroot: &Sysroot) -> &str {
         &sysroot.crates[self].name
diff --git a/docs/user/readme.adoc b/docs/user/readme.adoc
index 57a8cbe31..cb171defd 100644
--- a/docs/user/readme.adoc
+++ b/docs/user/readme.adoc
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ In theory, one should be able to just install the server binary and have it auto
 We are not there yet, so some editor specific setup is required.
 
 Additionally, rust-analyzer needs sources of the standard library.
-This commands adds them:
+When fails to locate them, rust-analyzer attempts to install them automatically.
+
+To add the sources manually, run the following command:
 
 ```bash
 $ rustup component add rust-src