https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/issues/14001

.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Cargo.lock
+target

Cargo.toml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ keywords = ["http", "server", "https", "webdav", "directory"]
 categories = ["network-programming", "web-programming::http-server"]
 license = "MIT"
 build = "build.rs"
-version = "2.0.1"
+version = "2.0.2"
 # Remember to also update in http.md
 authors = ["nabijaczleweli@nabijaczleweli.xyz"]
 

README.md

@@ -33,11 +33,23 @@ See [the manpage](http.md) for full list.
 If you have `cargo` installed (you're a Rust developer) all you need to do is:
 
 ```sh
+# unix:
+RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP=1 cargo install --git https://github.com/thecoshman/http
+```
+```cmd
+rem windows:
+set RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP=1
 cargo install --git https://github.com/thecoshman/http
 ```
 (the `https` crates.io package *was* http, but [is now unpublishable](//github.com/thecoshman/http/pull/160#issuecomment-2143877822)).
+Similarly, cargo [*expressly ignores* configuration that lets the crate be built](https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/issues/14001) when building through `cargo install`,
+hence the need for manual `RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP=1`, you may also want to set
+```sh
+cargo install-update-config -e RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP=1 https
+```
+for use with [cargo-update](//crates.io/crates/cargo-update)
 
-Which will install `http` and `httplz` (identical, disable one or another if they clash) in the folder where all other binaries go.
+This will install `http` and `httplz` (identical, disable one or another if they clash) in the folder where all other binaries go.
 
 #### From Debian repository
 

build.rs

@@ -4,8 +4,16 @@ fn main() {
     eprintln!("This is for a mundane reason of needing to vendor patched dependencies: https://github.com/thecoshman/http/pull/160#issuecomment-2143877822");
     eprintln!("");
     eprintln!("Please install http from git by running");
-    eprintln!("  cargo install -f --git https://github.com/thecoshman/http");
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    eprintln!("  RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP=1 cargo install -f --git https://github.com/thecoshman/http");
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    {
+        eprintln!("  set RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP=1");
+        eprintln!("  cargo install -f --git https://github.com/thecoshman/http");
+    }
     eprintln!("and then update as normal.");
+    eprintln!("For use with cargo-update, also do");
+    eprintln!("  cargo install-update-config -e RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP=1 https");
     eprintln!("");
     eprintln!("You will continue to only receive normal, full, releases.");
     eprintln!("");