Committing to Rust for Kernel Code

Re:Committing to Rust for Kernel Code by jjtheblunt on Thursday November 23, 2023 @06:32PM (#38398970)

If I understand what you’re considering, it’s that the compiler itself may have been compiled from C++ sources, so dependencies in that accounting scheme derive from transitive closure.

Alternatively i consider a compiler might only be presented as a binary, with no visibility as to its own source code, so i consider in that case just a Rust program and a binary that compiles it to a native binary linking with binary object files also of unspecified source code languages.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Committing to Rust for Kernel Code by vlovich123 on Thursday November 23, 2023 @09:40PM (#38400166)

Sorry, we’re in agreement. My reply was meant to reply to the parent claiming there’s a C++ dependency in the tool chain when building everything from source - that’s true for the Linux kernel today since building GCC requires a C++ compiler as well.

[ Parent | on HN ]