chore(repo): update post install script to manually check for rust ve…

…rsion less than 1.70 (#19739)

scripts/preinstall.js

@@ -2,30 +2,37 @@
 This pre-install script will check that the necessary dependencies are installed
 Checks for:
     * Node 18+
-    * Cargo
+    * Rust
  */
 
 if (process.env.CI) {
   process.exit(0);
 }
 
 const childProcess = require('child_process');
+const semverLessThan = require('semver/functions/lt');
 
 // Check node version
-const nodeVersion = process.version.slice(1).split('.');
-if (+nodeVersion[0] < 18) {
+if (semverLessThan(process.version, '18.0.0')) {
   console.error(
     'Please make sure that your installed Node version is greater than v18'
   );
   process.exit(1);
 }
 
-// Check for cargo
+// Check for rust
 try {
-  childProcess.execSync('cargo --version');
+  let rustVersion = childProcess.execSync('rustc --version');
+  if (semverLessThan(rustVersion.toString().split(' ')[1], '1.70.0')) {
+    console.log(`Found ${rustVersion}`);
+    console.error(
+      'Please make sure that your installed Rust version is greater than v1.70. You can update your installed Rust version with `rustup update`'
+    );
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
 } catch {
   console.error(
-    'Could not find Cargo. Please make sure that Cargo and Rust is installed with https://rustup.rs'
+    'Could not find the Rust compiler on this system. Please make sure that it is installed with https://rustup.rs'
   );
   process.exit(1);
 }