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Exactly because they don't allow it, they don't cover all scenarios regarding language evolution

• aw1621107 8mo ago
  OK, sure, but again what breaking changes editions do/don't currently allow is independent from what SkiFire13/I was responding to, which was the "requires full access to source code" bit.
  • pjmlp 8mo ago
    How do you expect a compiler to be able to mix and match changes across editions between crates, if those happen to be changes in semantic behaviour?
    • aw1621107 8mo ago
      Depends on the change. Obviously the compiler doesn't need to care about cross-edition compatibility between crates if the changes in question don't impact the public API. Otherwise, I'd expect the compiler to canonicalize the changes, and from what I understand that is precisely how edition changes are chosen/designed/implemented.