Update with build instructions and limitations

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Rafael Caricio 2020-05-30 20:24:35 +02:00
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@ -35,6 +35,23 @@ We recommend the `lv_conf.h` file to be in your project's root directory. If so,
$ DEP_LV_CONFIG_PATH=`pwd` cargo build
```
### Building for embedded environments
We make use of `bindgen` for generating the bindings to LittlevGL at build time. There is a problem in cargo when building
for `no_std`, so we need to use a workaround to build "lvgl-rs". The mainstrem issue in cargo is being tracked at
[rust-lang/cargo#7915](https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/issues/7915).
```shell
$ DEP_LV_CONFIG_PATH=`pwd` cargo build -Zfeatures=build_dep
```
#### Requirements / Limitations
LittlevGL C libary do allocate memory dynamically and we need to allocate memory on the heap in the Rust side as well
([`Box`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/beta/alloc/boxed/struct.Box.html)).
That is required, so we can safely provide Rust pointers through FFI. For that reason, we do require
[`alloc`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/alloc/) module to be available.
## Running the demo
[This project contains an example that can run in a desktop simulator.](./examples/demo)