pixi-build-rust does not work with latest Rust version (1.98.1)
Author: maurosilberCreated Sep 18, 2026Updated Sep 18, 2026
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I have confirmed this bug exists on the latest version of pixi, using
pixi --version.
Reproducible example
Commands I ran and their output:
pixi init
# Create rust project
pixi add 'rust==1.97.1'
pixi run cargo init --name example
# Add pixi package
echo '
[package]
build.backend = { name = "pixi-build-rust", version = "*", channels = ["conda-forge"] }
build-dependencies = { rust = "==1.97.1" }
' >> pixi.toml
pixi workspace preview add pixi-build
pixi add --path . example
pixi run exampleWith rust 1.97.1, it results in:
Hello, world!With rust 1.98.1, it fails at the pixi add --path . example step:
Error: × failed to solve requirements of environment 'default' for platform 'osx-arm64'
├─▶ × failed to resolve source package 'example' (at '')
│
├─▶ × failed to solve the build environment for package 'example'
│
├─▶ × failed to solve the environment
│
╰─▶ Cannot solve the request because of: rust_osx-arm64 * cannot be installed because there are no viable options:
├─ rust_osx-arm64 1.97.1 would require
│ └─ rust 1.97.1.*, for which no candidates were found.
[..more rust versions..]The generated pixi.toml file that reproduces my issue:
[workspace]
channels = ["conda-forge"]
platforms = ["osx-arm64"]
preview = ["pixi-build"]
[tasks]
[dependencies]
rust = "==1.98.1"
example = { path = "" }
[package]
build.backend = { name = "pixi-build-rust", version = "*", channels = ["conda-forge"] }
build-dependencies = { rust = "==1.98.1" }pixi info output:
System
------------
Pixi version: 0.81.0
TLS backend: rustls
Platform: osx-arm64
Virtual packages: __unix=0=0
: __osx=27.0=0
: __archspec=1=m2Issue description
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Expected behavior
Hello, world!Source: prefix-dev/pixi