[Bug] Installation error

[StarGachinum]

Background

If you try to install near-cli-rs with cargo: cargo install near-cli-rs it will throw an error because libudev package is missing.
Though this error can be fixed by installing libudev: sudo apt install build-essential cmake pkg-config libudev-dev, it is not very user-friendly. I think, it will be good to either mention this situation in docs or modify installation process.
Not sure, but this can be related #319

Error message:

error: failed to run custom build command for hidapi v2.6.3

Caused by:
  process didn't exit successfully: /tmp/cargo-installcjGkUp/release/build/hidapi-1b417b688a243afd/build-script-build (exit status: 101)
  --- stdout
  cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(hidapi)
  cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(libusb)
  cargo:rerun-if-changed=etc/hidapi/linux/hid.c
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=LIBUDEV_NO_PKG_CONFIG
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_x86_64_unknown_linux_gnu
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=HOST_PKG_CONFIG
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=LIBUDEV_STATIC
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=LIBUDEV_DYNAMIC
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_ALL_STATIC
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_ALL_DYNAMIC
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_PATH_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_PATH_x86_64_unknown_linux_gnu
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=HOST_PKG_CONFIG_PATH
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_PATH
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR_x86_64_unknown_linux_gnu
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=HOST_PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR_x86_64_unknown_linux_gnu
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=HOST_PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=LIBUDEV_STATIC
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=LIBUDEV_DYNAMIC
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_ALL_STATIC
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_ALL_DYNAMIC
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_PATH_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_PATH_x86_64_unknown_linux_gnu
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=HOST_PKG_CONFIG_PATH
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_PATH
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR_x86_64_unknown_linux_gnu
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=HOST_PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR_x86_64_unknown_linux_gnu
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=HOST_PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR

  --- stderr
  thread 'main' panicked at /home/yura-sharko/.cargo/registry/src/index.crates.io-6f17d22bba15001f/hidapi-2.6.3/build.rs:61:54:
  Unable to find libudev: Could not run PKG_CONFIG_ALLOW_SYSTEM_LIBS=1 PKG_CONFIG_ALLOW_SYSTEM_CFLAGS=1 pkg-config --libs --cflags libudev
  The pkg-config command could not be found.

  Most likely, you need to install a pkg-config package for your OS.
  Try apt install pkg-config, or yum install pkg-config,
  or pkg install pkg-config, or apk add pkgconfig depending on your distribution.

  If you've already installed it, ensure the pkg-config command is one of the
  directories in the PATH environment variable.

  If you did not expect this build to link to a pre-installed system library,
  then check documentation of the hidapi crate for an option to
  build the library from source, or disable features or dependencies
  that require pkg-config.
  note: run with RUST_BACKTRACE=1 environment variable to display a backtrace
warning: build failed, waiting for other jobs to finish...
error: failed to compile near-cli-rs v0.17.0, intermediate artifacts can be found at /tmp/cargo-installcjGkUp.
To reuse those artifacts with a future compilation, set the environment variable CARGO_TARGET_DIR to that path.

User Story

I have just installed a new OS and was setting it up for work with near. I decided to install near-cli-rs, and, because it's written in rust, I naturally tried to install it with cargo. But I got an error.

OS: Ubuntu 24.04.1
Steps to reproduce:

1. Make sure you have no near-cli-rs installed
2. Make sure you have no libudev installed
3. Run cargo install near-cli-rs

Acceptance Criteria

Mention libudev in the docs https://docs.near.org/tools/near-cli
or
Modify the installation process

Resources & Additional Notes

No response

Priority

🟡 P2 : Medium

[frol]

@StarGachinum Could you, please, review #430? Would that be enough?

[StarGachinum]

@frol, I think it is enough. Thanks