"fringe platforms which can't even run a Rust compiler" [LWN.net]

"fringe platforms which can't even run a Rust compiler"

Posted Feb 15, 2021 8:49 UTC (Mon) by glaubitz (subscriber, #96452)
In reply to: "fringe platforms which can't even run a Rust compiler" by nix
Parent article: Python cryptography, Rust, and Gentoo

> The dream is still alive: the software is free, so you are free to port LLVM and Rust to any platform of your choice

What would the Rust developers say if the LLVM project hypothetically changed its code in a way that it could no longer be used with Rust?

Would your answer also be "Go maintain your own LLVM fork!"?

Or if the kernel developers decided to drop support for anything but large IBM mainframes and POWER servers?

Would you also say "No problem, I'll maintain my own kernel fork!"?

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"fringe platforms which can't even run a Rust compiler"

Posted Feb 15, 2021 11:30 UTC (Mon) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523) [Link]

> What would the Rust developers say if the LLVM project hypothetically changed its code in a way that it could no longer be used with Rust?
What if GCC tomorrow decides to drop all languages except Ada?

> Would your answer also be "Go maintain your own LLVM fork!"?
That's actually what Rust had been doing for a while. They used to maintain a private fork of LLVM with Rust-specific patches. So yes, "go and maintain your fork".

> Or if the kernel developers decided to drop support for anything but large IBM mainframes and POWER servers?
> Would you also say "No problem, I'll maintain my own kernel fork!"?
Yup.