Rust compiler support works differently
Rust compiler support works differently
Posted Dec 15, 2025 10:44 UTC (Mon) by hailfinger (subscriber, #76962)In reply to: Rust compiler support works differently by taladar
Parent article: The state of the kernel Rust experiment
But isn't this a case of raising the minimum required version of the Rust compiler, i.e. the other way round?
Sure, you can use a newer Rust compiler to compile code targeted for an older compiler version, but you can't use an older Rust compiler to compile code targeted for a newer compiler version simply because some features may not yet exist in the older version.
Sure, you can use a newer Rust compiler to compile code targeted for an older compiler version, but you can't use an older Rust compiler to compile code targeted for a newer compiler version simply because some features may not yet exist in the older version.