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Re:Linux kernel in-tree Rust support by the8472 on Saturday July 11, 2020 @08:20AM (#23801620)
I assume dependency trees in the kernel would be much more shallow.
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Re:Linux kernel in-tree Rust support by roca on Saturday July 11, 2020 @08:41AM (#23801763)
That might be true for drivers.

Outside the kernel, I don't think it's going to be true for Android or Windows.

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Re:Linux kernel in-tree Rust support by stjohnswarts on Saturday July 11, 2020 @10:57AM (#23802634)
But this discussion is mostly about the kernel, isn't it? I'm not sure why throwing out rust weaknesses in general is appropriate when we're talking about a specific use case such as kernel drivers and other modules which do tend to be quite a bit more shallow than most large c/c++ projects I've been on.
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Re:Linux kernel in-tree Rust support by roca on Sunday July 12, 2020 @01:40AM (#23809141)
That's a fair point. I do think it's appropriate to point out that build times are a problem for a lot of projects and may affect the kernel so careful attention needs to be paid to that issue.
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