Blaze (he/him)@piefed.zip to Linux@programming.devEnglish · 1 month agoDebian's APT Will Soon Begin Requiring Rust: Debian Ports Need To Adapt Or Be Sunsetwww.phoronix.comexternal-linkmessage-square91fedilinkarrow-up1173arrow-down13 cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareundu@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up51arrow-down2·1 month agoThere’s time until March for the maintainers of the 3 niche architectures to organize and make rust available for them. Doesn’t sound that abrupt to me
minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up40·1 month agoFor small niches, six months can be rather aprupt.
minus-squareSlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down1·1 month agoMy niche can take 5 days or 5 months, depending on ADHD
minus-squarepelya@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoWasn’t there a Rust-to-C compiler that would circumvent this limitation?
minus-squareLeFantome@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoYes. There is also a GCC front-end for Rust (does not go to C first).
There’s time until March for the maintainers of the 3 niche architectures to organize and make rust available for them. Doesn’t sound that abrupt to me
For small niches, six months can be rather aprupt.
My niche can take 5 days or 5 months, depending on ADHD
Wasn’t there a Rust-to-C compiler that would circumvent this limitation?
Yes. There is also a GCC front-end for Rust (does not go to C first).