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Description
I got a bit stuck in the tutorial at https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-bindgen/tutorial-4.html
My header file was not found.
I saw that there is a search path
https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-bindgen/blob/3dddbbd4320d0054353c7362b0fe0699e17ef765/src/lib.rs#L1729
How does this work? How can i see the paths which are being searched for header files and how do i add a path to this?
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- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction
Start with tutorial-4.html and the linked search-path code in src/lib.rs around line 1729. Determine how bindgen searches for headers and how users can view or add search paths, then update the tutorial or related documentation so the header lookup steps are explicit and verifiable.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 32/100