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Re:Mrustc: a Rust compiler written in C++ by coldtea on Friday September 22, 2017 @04:14AM (#15310251)
>I don’t see why that’s an issue. Can you name a C compiler that distros use that isn’t written in C?

Can you name a distro or environment that doesn't already have a C compiler at arm's reach?

That's not the case with Rust compilers, which is obviously what the issue is.

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Re:Mrustc: a Rust compiler written in C++ by __david__ on Saturday September 23, 2017 @12:46PM (#15320511)
No, it's not obvious what the issue is. If you want to compile a C compiler, you need a C compiler binary. If you want to compile a rust compiler, you need a rust compiler binary. It's the exact same issue, but people don't whine about the C compiler, probably because it's been that way for 50 years.
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