From bf212b767b07dcc0e1597b6790493ea8f5bc9378 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Fallin Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 17:05:28 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add note to README to encourage using the rustup method to install Rust. (#6036) * Add note to README to encourage using the rustup method to install Rust. This addresses the root confusion in #6035. * Update README.md Co-authored-by: Nick Fitzgerald --------- Co-authored-by: Nick Fitzgerald --- README.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 3a661ba56d..c763126b6a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ $ wasmtime hello.wasm Hello, world! ``` +(Note: make sure you installed Rust using the `rustup` method in the official +instructions above, and do not have a copy of the Rust toolchain installed on +your system in some other way as well (e.g. the system package manager). Otherwise, the `rustup target add...` +command may not install the target for the correct copy of Rust.) + ## Features * **Fast**. Wasmtime is built on the optimizing [Cranelift] code generator to