"fringe platforms which can't even run a Rust compiler"
"fringe platforms which can't even run a Rust compiler"
Posted Feb 15, 2021 0:28 UTC (Mon) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523)In reply to: "fringe platforms which can't even run a Rust compiler" by sthibaul
Parent article: Python cryptography, Rust, and Gentoo
> Ok, but that's only a very tiny part of the Posix interface.
You actually don't need much to bootstrap Rust. The now-removed CloudABI was about 500 lines of code for the libc, which is probably about the minimal amount.
You actually don't need much to bootstrap Rust. The now-removed CloudABI was about 500 lines of code for the libc, which is probably about the minimal amount.
> Let me rephrase: why Rust in particular? And not the myriad of other languages that have been invented by mankind?
For stuff like libc you need a language that has no runtime (no GC, no threads created behind your back, etc.), natively compiled, memory-safe and preferably with additional type-safety-enforced guarantees.
Not many languages fit this bill. Out of modern-ish ones only Rust and Swift fit the bill.