Re: [PATCH] rust: add `rustcheck` make target for check-only builds

[Onur <work@onurozkan.dev>]

On Sat, 13 Sep 2025 19:46:28 +0200
Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org> wrote:

> Onur Özkan <work@onurozkan.dev> writes:
> 
> > Adds a new `rustcheck` make target to run a check-only build
> > similar to `cargo check`. This allows us to verify that the Rust
> > sources can build without building/linking final artifacts,
> > which speeds up the iteration (a lot) during development.
> >
> > The target supports the same flags as other Rust build rules, so
> > it can also be used with `CLIPPY=1` (e.g., `make LLVM=1 rustcheck
> > CLIPPY=1) to run Clippy in a faster way.
> >
> > Also, unlike `make LLVM=1`, it doesn't compile large amounts of C
> > code (on a fresh checkout) when the goal is only to check that
> > Rust builds are not broken after some changes.
> >
> 
> I think this is a good idea! However, it looks like this target only
> checks rust code that live in rust/. Can we also check code that lives
> elsewhere, like drivers?
> 

My work depends on the existing build system and that system doesn't
allow me to do that (yet).

Regards,
Onur

> 
> Best regards,
> Andreas Hindborg
> 
>