Add a FAQ entry about RA and Cargo interaction
diff --git a/docs/book/src/faq.md b/docs/book/src/faq.md index c872033..8c143ab 100644 --- a/docs/book/src/faq.md +++ b/docs/book/src/faq.md
@@ -5,3 +5,12 @@ rust-analyzer fails to resolve `None`, and thinks you are binding to a variable named `None`. That's usually a sign of a corrupted sysroot. Try removing and re-installing it: `rustup component remove rust-src` then `rustup component install rust-src`. + +### Rust Analyzer and Cargo compete over the build lock + +Rust Analyzer invokes Cargo in the background, and it can thus block manually executed +`cargo` commands from making progress (or vice-versa). In some cases, this can also cause +unnecessary recompilations caused by cache thrashing. To avoid this, you can configure +Rust Analyzer to use a [different target directory](./configuration.md#cargo.targetDir). +This will allow both the IDE and Cargo to make progress independently, at the cost of +increased disk space usage caused by the duplicated artifact directories.