External linters

To check which linter is enabled and whether it runs on the fly, hover over the linter widget in the status bar:

To make changes, click the widget. It will open external linter settings.

1. Go to Settings | Rust | External Linters.

2. Select the preferred external linter and provide additional commands if required:

   

3. Set the Run external linter on the fly checkbox if you prefer the chosen linter to work as you type.

   warning

   Running an external linter on the fly may cause a significant performance slowdown. In this case, RustRover will notify you.

4. Click Apply.

Before proceeding, check whether on-the-fly analysis is turned on or off.

• If on-the-fly analysis is turned on, you don't need to trigger the linter – it is already running in the background.

• If on-the-fly analysis is turned off, to call the linter, open the Cargo tool window (View | Tool Windows | Cargo) and click .

  

Information about detected issues will appear in the Problems tool window, together with inspection results.