rustup check reports "Update available" when update is skipped due to missing component
Author: matthiaskrgrCreated Feb 2, 2020Updated Sep 3, 2026
Labelsenhancement
Problem
rustup check reports Update available èven when the update is skipped due to missing components.
Perhaps it should display a different message such as Missing n component(s) instead?
Output of rustup --version: rustup 1.21.1 (7832b2ebe 2019-12-20)
Output of rustup show:
Default host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
rustup home: /home/matthias/.rustup
installed toolchains
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stable-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
beta-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
nightly-2020-01-26-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu (default)
master
active toolchain
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nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu (default)
rustc 1.42.0-nightly (cd1ef390e 2020-01-31)
Source: rust-lang/rustup