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This is the only other Tier-1 platform apart from Linux on Intel x86-64. Given Arm Linux’S astonishingly wide adoption, this bodes well for Rust.

Ar-Curunir 6y ago
Uh both MacOS and Windows have tier-1 support on x86-64
- GolDDranks 6y ago
  Maybe what they meant was to say just about the hardware arch support...
  - PrinceKropotkin 6y ago
    What is there to talk about? If it boots it supports. There's inline assembly for the stuff the OS refuses to acknowledge. Are you running into an issue with the cpu-supported bits of addressing? Get a better cpu! Anyway, x86-64 is certainly the most installed desktop arch. I don't know a single project aside from inferno os that prioritizes i686 over x86-64. If I could downvote you, I certainly would. Your comment and the parent comments are baseless and incompetent at providing any value to the forum.
  - fork-bomber 6y ago
    I stand corrected: AArch64 is the only other architecture apart from x86_64 to have a target platform that is a Tier-1 target platform. Attaining this ‘badge’ is significant for Rust’s future though in a world where AArch64 Linux is astonishingly predominant especially in areas where Rust’s safety properties are a good fit.
    - mlindner 6y ago
      And just some clarification. This is only the first ARM Arch to get promoted to Tier-1. The idea is to first get this one to Tier-1 as it's the most obvious to do, and other ARM platforms will follow shortly. For example Apple ARM Archs I expect to soon follow.
      - fork-bomber 6y ago
        Absolutely! One of the key goals I had in the RFC proposal was to effectively pipeclean the path for other non-x86_64 archs, not just AArch64. For AArch64, you are absolutely right, there's a lot of useful targets already ascending the Tiers, aiming to get to Tier-1. All this will help AArch64 in particular to ge the top-class CI focus that the Rust community has built. Bodes very well for safety and security sensitive ecosystems, IMO.
hyperpape 6y ago
Can you elaborate? I don’t know much about Rust’s tiers of support, so I googled and found https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/rustc/platform-support.html https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/rustc/platform-support.htm..., and it has a larger list. Is that something different?

Ar-Curunir 6y ago

Uh both MacOS and Windows have tier-1 support on x86-64

GolDDranks 6y ago
Maybe what they meant was to say just about the hardware arch support...
- PrinceKropotkin 6y ago
  What is there to talk about? If it boots it supports. There's inline assembly for the stuff the OS refuses to acknowledge. Are you running into an issue with the cpu-supported bits of addressing? Get a better cpu! Anyway, x86-64 is certainly the most installed desktop arch. I don't know a single project aside from inferno os that prioritizes i686 over x86-64. If I could downvote you, I certainly would. Your comment and the parent comments are baseless and incompetent at providing any value to the forum.
- fork-bomber 6y ago
  I stand corrected: AArch64 is the only other architecture apart from x86_64 to have a target platform that is a Tier-1 target platform. Attaining this ‘badge’ is significant for Rust’s future though in a world where AArch64 Linux is astonishingly predominant especially in areas where Rust’s safety properties are a good fit.
  - mlindner 6y ago
    And just some clarification. This is only the first ARM Arch to get promoted to Tier-1. The idea is to first get this one to Tier-1 as it's the most obvious to do, and other ARM platforms will follow shortly. For example Apple ARM Archs I expect to soon follow.
    - fork-bomber 6y ago
      Absolutely! One of the key goals I had in the RFC proposal was to effectively pipeclean the path for other non-x86_64 archs, not just AArch64. For AArch64, you are absolutely right, there's a lot of useful targets already ascending the Tiers, aiming to get to Tier-1. All this will help AArch64 in particular to ge the top-class CI focus that the Rust community has built. Bodes very well for safety and security sensitive ecosystems, IMO.

hyperpape 6y ago

Can you elaborate? I don’t know much about Rust’s tiers of support, so I googled and found https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/rustc/platform-support.html https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/rustc/platform-support.htm..., and it has a larger list. Is that something different?