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Hello,

Are there any Resources on how to set up Bela and its Development Environement for Rust instead of C++? I found Bela-rs and Bela-sys, but I don't quite understand how it all fits together, yet. As far as I understand it, I would have to:
1. Set up Bela-sys according to it's readme.
2. Add Bela-rs as github-dependency to my Rust project.
3. Build my project according to the instructions in the Bela-sys readme.

This would mean I would/could not use the Bela Browser IDE for my Rust projects, but I could still use it for C++/Supercollider/CSound/PD projects, that I could install alongside my Rust program?

Am I getting this right?

    woodwindblues This would mean I would/could not use the Bela Browser IDE for my Rust projects, but I could still use it for C++/Supercollider/CSound/PD projects, that I could install alongside my Rust program?

    that sounds about right, however if the build process of a rust program can be scripted as a series of compile/link steps (and I am sure it can), we could look into integrating that in the IDE.

    I have not tried any of the Rust stuff myself, as unfortunately I haven't had a chance yet to get up to speed with Rust, but it seems that the most recent efforts are those undertaken by @l0calh05t and @ErikNatanael, who may be able to provide some further clarifications and share their preferred workflows.

      7 days later

      I was able to build a tone program with bela-sys, without using bela-rs. So I didn't need to do (2). The bela-sys README says this should be expected. By that same README, If you use bela-rs, on the other hand, you can optionally use bela-sys.

      And yes, in both cases you don't use the IDE, you are building the program on your desktop computer and copying it to the Bela to run it ("cross compilation").

      2 months later

      Sorry for the late reply. Didn’t see the notification. You can try basing your projects off my template https://github.com/l0calh05t/bela-template I also documented a lot of my process on my blog https://electric-snow.net I haven’t updated that series in a while since I’ve been busy with other stuff (analog electronics, building a bass, etc).

      Please note that I use a branch/fork (next branch on my fork) of bela-rs, not the original