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Once you've built this easy way out I fear it will turn into a crutch that stops new, pure rust apps from being written. Do you really want a C library in Redo
by snarfy 9y ago
Once you've built this easy way out I fear it will turn into a crutch that stops new, pure rust apps from being written. Do you really want a C library in Redox?
- jackpot51 9y agoI highly doubt that
- ris 9y agoDo you want Redox unable to run 90% of the world's existing systems software?
- tdbgamer 9y agoThere is tons of C software out there that depends on libc that is never going to be rewritten in Rust. Also think about interpreted languages like Python, Ruby, etc. I imagine they all depend on libc. The only real way for Redox to gain adoption is through cross platform compatibility.
- imtringued 9y agoDoes the rust compiler depend on libc?
- Sean1708 9y agoPresumably. Rust programs certainly do.
- steveklabnik 9y agoThe compiler does. Rust programs don't inherently depend on libc; it's libstd that does. Build without the standard library, no libc required.