docs/source/installation/server_build.md

Build Server from Source

1. Install rustup.rs. Distribution packages for rustc are generally way too old
2. $ rustup install stable
3. Get yourself a directory to clone BFFH into
   • If you put this dir on a SSD you can speed up build times by 5-10 times.
4. git clone --recursive --branch stable
   • ... stable ... TODO...
   • You can also check out the development branch but keep in mind that until Beta it has no stability guarantee. It may work. It may make you a sandwich. But it may also set your hat on fire and fill your shoes with orange juice. You have been warned.
5. cargo install --path .
   • if you add --debug you get a debug build. It gives you much more logging output but it's slower to run and is almost spammy
6. Make yourself a coffee. Or tea. Or open $beverage of your choice. You earned it! (And you'll be looking at "Compiling " for a while.)
   • If you get error: failed to run custom build command for 'gsasl-sys v0.2.3' or something like that with the stderr output reading "[…]Unable to find libclang[…]":
     • export LIBCLANG_PATH=/usr/lib Or wherever libclang.so is installed on your computer. It's usually /usr/lib/libclang.so or /usr/lib/llvm/12/lib/libclang.so or similar. If you can't find it, consult your package manager
   • If you get any other error open an issue