Use Docker or nix to build vector.

README.md

Docker in Docker

docker build -t vector-dev:alpine --target=final .
docker run --rm \
  -v ~/Documents/opensource/vector:/workspace \
  -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
  -it vector-dev:alpine sh

Run inside the container

# https://github.com/vectordotdev/vector/blob/c3c0ec0cf34f4d5defa19458a76e4e69678ee2a2/scripts/cross/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.dockerfile
# pre-build cross-image
docker build --tag vector-cross-env:x86_64-unknown-linux-musl \
  --file scripts/cross/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.dockerfile .

# cargo build
CROSS_CONTAINER_IN_CONTAINER=1 cross build \
  --release --target x86_64-unknown-linux-musl \
  --no-default-features --features target-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl

Nix

nix develop .#x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
cargo build \
  --release --target x86_64-unknown-linux-musl \
  --no-default-features --features target-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl

Dockerfile

ARG RUST_VERSION=1.79.0

FROM rust:${RUST_VERSION}-alpine AS base
RUN apk add --no-cache musl-dev
WORKDIR /workspace

FROM base AS cargo-cross
RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/usr/local/cargo/git/db \
    --mount=type=cache,target=/usr/local/cargo/registry/cache \
    --mount=type=cache,target=/usr/local/cargo/registry/index \
    cargo install cross --git https://github.com/cross-rs/cross

FROM rust:${RUST_VERSION}-alpine AS final
RUN apk add --no-cache git docker-cli openssh-client-default
COPY --from=cargo-cross /usr/local/cargo/bin/cross /usr/local/bin/cross

flake.nix

{
  inputs = {
    utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
    stable.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-24.05";
  };

  outputs = {
    stable,
    utils,
    ...
  }:
    utils.lib.eachDefaultSystem
    (
      system: let
        pkgs = import stable {inherit system;};
        cross = import stable {
          inherit system;
          crossSystem = {config = "x86_64-unknown-linux-musl";};
        };

        tools = pkgs:
          with pkgs; [
            # compile tools
            protobuf
            cmakeMinimal
          ];
        libs = pkgs:
          with pkgs; [
            # lib
            openssl
            cyrus_sasl
            zlib
          ];
      in {
        # Used by `nix develop`
        devShells.default = pkgs.mkShell {
          nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [
            pkg-config
          ];
          buildInputs = (tools pkgs) ++ (libs pkgs);
        };
        devShells.x86_64-unknown-linux-musl = pkgs.mkShell (with cross.pkgsMusl; {
          nativeBuildInputs = [
            pkg-config
          ];
          buildInputs = (tools pkgs) ++ (libs cross.pkgsMusl);
          CARGO_TARGET_X86_64_UNKNOWN_LINUX_MUSL_LINKER = "${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}cc";
        });
      }
    );
}