Debugging

Logging

Cargo uses the tracing crate to display debug log messages. The CARGO_LOG environment variable can be set to enable debug logging, with a value such as trace, debug, or warn. It also supports filtering for specific modules with comma-separated [directives]. Feel free to use shorthand macros to help with diagnosing problems. We’re looking forward to making Cargo logging mechanism more structural!

# Outputs all logs with levels debug and higher
CARGO_LOG=debug cargo generate-lockfile

# Don't forget that you can filter by module as well
CARGO_LOG=cargo::core::resolver=trace cargo generate-lockfile

# This will print lots of info about the download process. `trace` prints even more.
CARGO_HTTP_DEBUG=true CARGO_LOG=network=debug cargo fetch

# This is an important command for diagnosing fingerprint issues.
CARGO_LOG=cargo::core::compiler::fingerprint=trace cargo build