rust-lang / rust-lang/rustup

Tracking: Support for platformdirs (platform-specific system directories) such as XDG Paths

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Since Sep 5, 2026.

  • #5056 by @Cloud0310 — open
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Description

Many people would prefer cargo/rustup conform to various platform-specific standards for storing configuration. cc https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/pull/2127

(This issue was originally about a different subject, but is now an XDG etc. thread, some comments may make less sense out of context).

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading the linked cargo pull request #2127 and rustup pull request #5056, then review the issue comments for the current XDG and platform-directory scope. Done means the agreed platform-specific configuration locations are supported consistently by rustup.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
devtools, operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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