bssl-sys
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A low-level binding crate for Rust that moves in lockstop with BoringSSL. BoringSSL explicitly does not have a stable ABI, `bssl-sys` is the solution for preventing subtle-memory corruption bugs due to version skew.

### How it works
`bssl-sys` uses `bindgen` as part of the cmake build process to generate Rust compatibility shims for the targeted platform. It is important to generate it for the correct platform because `bindgen` uses LLVM information for alignment which varies depending on architecture.

### To Use
Build `boringssl` with `-DRUST_BINDINGS=<rust-triple>` and ensure that you have `bindgen` installed. The `rust-triple` option should match the [Rust target triple](https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/rustc/platform-support.html) when building `bssl-sys`.

From there, the `bssl-sys` crate can be built. By default, it looks for `bindgen` output and BoringSSL static libraries in the `build` directory. This can be reconfigured with `BORINGSSL_BUILD_DIR` environment variable. Note the environment variable is evaluated relative to `rust/bssl-sys/src`, so using an absolute path may be more convenient.