To cross compiling a rust program for windows, run the following in a fresh directory:
nix flake init -t github:ipetkov/crane#cross-windows
Alternatively, if you have an existing project already, copy and paste the
following flake.nix
:
{
description = "Cross compiling a rust program for windows";
inputs = {
nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
crane.url = "github:ipetkov/crane";
flake-utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
rust-overlay = {
url = "github:oxalica/rust-overlay";
inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
};
};
outputs =
{
nixpkgs,
crane,
flake-utils,
rust-overlay,
...
}:
flake-utils.lib.eachDefaultSystem (
system:
let
pkgs = import nixpkgs {
overlays = [ (import rust-overlay) ];
localSystem = system;
crossSystem = {
config = "x86_64-w64-mingw32";
libc = "msvcrt";
};
};
craneLib = (crane.mkLib pkgs).overrideToolchain (
p:
p.rust-bin.stable.latest.default.override {
targets = [ "x86_64-pc-windows-gnu" ];
}
);
my-crate = craneLib.buildPackage {
src = craneLib.cleanCargoSource ./.;
strictDeps = true;
};
in
{
packages = {
inherit my-crate;
default = my-crate;
};
checks = {
inherit my-crate;
};
}
);
}