Fix Rust Edition 2024 Error

Fix Rust Edition 2024 Error | Generated by AI

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The error message feature edition2024 is required indicates that your project is configured to use the edition2024 of Rust, but your current Cargo version (1.84.1) does not yet support it in a stable release. Edition 2024 is still considered an unstable/nightly feature.

Here’s how to fix it and information on Cargo’s latest version:

How to Fix

You have two main options:

1. Use a Nightly Rust Toolchain (Recommended for edition2024)

Since edition2024 is an unstable feature, you need to use a nightly build of Rust and Cargo to compile your project.

Install the Nightly Toolchain: If you don’t have it already, use rustup to install the nightly toolchain:
```
rustup toolchain install nightly
```
Use the Nightly Toolchain for your build: You can tell Cargo to use the nightly toolchain specifically for this command:
```
OPENSSL_STATIC=yes cargo +nightly build --release
```
(Optional) Set Nightly as Default for the Project: If you want this project to always use nightly, you can create a rust-toolchain.toml file in your project’s root directory with the following content:
```
[toolchain]
channel = "nightly"
```
Then, you can just run OPENSSL_STATIC=yes cargo build --release as usual, and rustup will automatically select the nightly toolchain for this project.

2. Downgrade your Project’s Edition (If edition2024 features aren’t critical)

If your project doesn’t strictly rely on edition2024 features, you could change the edition back to 2021 (the current stable edition) in your Cargo.toml.

Edit Cargo.toml: Open your project’s Cargo.toml file (specifically /Users/lzwjava/projects/seeker/seeker/Cargo.toml as indicated in the error) and change the edition field:
```
[package]
name = "your-package-name"
version = "0.1.0"
edition = "2021" # Change this from "2024" to "2021"
```
Run cargo fix --edition (Optional but recommended): After changing the edition, you might need to run cargo fix --edition to automatically update some code to be compatible with the older edition.

What’s Cargo’s Latest Version?

As of July 2025, the latest stable version of Cargo (and Rust) is 1.88.0.

The edition2024 feature is still in the nightly channel, meaning it’s under active development and not yet part of a stable release. It is expected to be stabilized in a future release, likely Rust 1.89.0 (currently in beta).

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