build.rs

use std::env;
use std::process::{self, Command};
use std::str;

fn main() {
    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=build.rs");

    let version = match rustc_version() {
        Some(version) => version,
        None => return,
    };

    if version.minor < 31 {
        eprintln!("Minimum supported rustc version is 1.31");
        process::exit(1);
    }

    if version.minor < 53 {
        // https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/43081
        println!("cargo:rustc-cfg=needs_invalid_span_workaround");
    }
}

struct RustcVersion {
    minor: u32,
}

fn rustc_version() -> Option<RustcVersion> {
    let rustc = env::var_os("RUSTC")?;
    let output = Command::new(rustc).arg("--version").output().ok()?;
    let version = str::from_utf8(&output.stdout).ok()?;
    let mut pieces = version.split('.');
    if pieces.next() != Some("rustc 1") {
        return None;
    }
    let minor = pieces.next()?.parse().ok()?;
    Some(RustcVersion { minor })
}