Having a Rust compiler is probably unavoidable

Posted Nov 22, 2024 17:38 UTC (Fri) by willy (subscriber, #9762)
In reply to: Having a Rust compiler is probably unavoidable by pbonzini
Parent article: NonStop discussion around adding Rust to Git

Oh, that makes perfect sense. Whether it makes more sense for Microsoft to improve LLVM's debug output or to put a rust front end on Visual is a decision I don't have enough information to make, but now the rumour makes a lot more sense. Thanks!

Having a Rust compiler is probably unavoidable

Posted Dec 12, 2024 8:05 UTC (Thu) by sammythesnake (guest, #17693) [Link]

It strikes me that the best starting point for Microsoft would be to release documentation for their debug data format. That way, there's a good chance of support being worked on by others who would value it...

There's nothing stopping them from *also* adding rust support to MSVC, if that's something they want.

Multiple compilers supporting a given debug data format would be beneficial in much the same ways as multiple rust compilers, after all.