Gregory's ServerBad news for #bootstrapping: Rust is likely going to be required to build #QEMU
https://lore.kernel.org/qemu-devel/ZnmkN2PL3r-2sxqe@redhat.com/
And it’s already required for virtiofsd:
https://virtio-fs.gitlab.io/howto-qemu.html
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The more I see Rust spread, the more I think there’s room for an alternate computing vision, one that doesn’t give up on managing complexity, that improves security and safety, but also supports hackability by the non-professionals. Linux/Rust vs. Hurd/Guile? |
With all its benefits over C/C++ in terms of memory safety, Rust still depends on itself to be built*, and Rust’s packaging approach is a nightmare for distros of a magnitude close to that of npm.
* This can be worked around but it doesn’t come for free: https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2018/bootstrapping-rust/