4 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/tools/rust-installer/combine-installers.sh b/src/tools/rust-installer/combine-installers.sh
index bee5319fd55..01e5a00af4a 100755
--- a/src/tools/rust-installer/combine-installers.sh
+++ b/src/tools/rust-installer/combine-installers.sh
@@ -11,5 +11,9 @@ abs_path() {
     (unset CDPATH && cd "$path" > /dev/null && pwd)
 }
 
+# Running cargo will read the libstd Cargo.toml
+# which uses the unstable `public-dependency` feature.
+export RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP=1
+
 src_dir="$(abs_path $(dirname "$0"))"
 $CARGO run --manifest-path="$src_dir/Cargo.toml" -- combine "$@"
diff --git a/src/tools/rust-installer/gen-installer.sh b/src/tools/rust-installer/gen-installer.sh
index eabd8c95cd8..cc45b5e0803 100755
--- a/src/tools/rust-installer/gen-installer.sh
+++ b/src/tools/rust-installer/gen-installer.sh
@@ -11,5 +11,9 @@ abs_path() {
     (unset CDPATH && cd "$path" > /dev/null && pwd)
 }
 
+# Running cargo will read the libstd Cargo.toml
+# which uses the unstable `public-dependency` feature.
+export RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP=1
+
 src_dir="$(abs_path $(dirname "$0"))"
 $CARGO run --manifest-path="$src_dir/Cargo.toml" -- generate "$@"
diff --git a/src/tools/rust-installer/make-tarballs.sh b/src/tools/rust-installer/make-tarballs.sh
index e342007da37..374e103e89c 100755
--- a/src/tools/rust-installer/make-tarballs.sh
+++ b/src/tools/rust-installer/make-tarballs.sh
@@ -11,5 +11,9 @@ abs_path() {
     (unset CDPATH && cd "$path" > /dev/null && pwd)
 }
 
+# Running cargo will read the libstd Cargo.toml
+# which uses the unstable `public-dependency` feature.
+export RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP=1
+
 src_dir="$(abs_path $(dirname "$0"))"
 $CARGO run --manifest-path="$src_dir/Cargo.toml" -- tarball "$@"
diff --git a/src/tools/tidy/src/main.rs b/src/tools/tidy/src/main.rs
index 1c4d96c321c..e21068490b6 100644
--- a/src/tools/tidy/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/tools/tidy/src/main.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::thread::{self, scope, ScopedJoinHandle};
 
 fn main() {
+    // Running Cargo will read the libstd Cargo.toml
+    // which uses the unstable `public-dependency` feature.
+    //
+    // `setenv` might not be thread safe, so run it before using multiple threads.
+    env::set_var("RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP", "1");
+
     let root_path: PathBuf = env::args_os().nth(1).expect("need path to root of repo").into();
     let cargo: PathBuf = env::args_os().nth(2).expect("need path to cargo").into();
     let output_directory: PathBuf =