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Re:Re: Integrating "safe" languages into OpenBSD? (2017) by SergeAx on Sunday May 03, 2020 @03:00PM (#23061083)
> For instance, rust cannot even compile itself on i386 at present time because it exhausts the address space.

Wow, that one was really cruel.

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Re:Re: Integrating "safe" languages into OpenBSD? (2017) by pot8n on Sunday May 03, 2020 @03:04PM (#23061108)
Seriously who cares about i386 in 2020?
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Re:Re: Integrating "safe" languages into OpenBSD? (2017) by thesuperbigfrog on Sunday May 03, 2020 @04:14PM (#23061520)
- Older computers still in use throughout the world.

- Embedded systems and "Internet of Things" (IoT) devices

Many operating systems and toolchains continue to support i386: https://itsfoss.com/32-bit-os-list/

Just because you do not use it does not mean other people do not.

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Re:Re: Integrating "safe" languages into OpenBSD? (2017) by anthk on Sunday May 03, 2020 @05:27PM (#23061988)
Anything sane with an older machine as a backup one.
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