Rust 1.57 (opens in new tab)

(blog.rust-lang.org)

57 pointsbilalhusain4y ago9 comments

9 comments

nitsky4y ago

Hooray, custom profiles are now stable! This helps avoid rebuilds when toggling LTO and changing optimization levels.

Shadonototra4y ago

> [profile.production]

proof that using a config file was a poor idea for the long run

zig is doing it right with build.zig

vlang1dot04y ago

I don't see how that follows. Declarative build configuration is very good and Rust needs to lean harder in that direction and minimize the use of build.rs.

Shadonototra4y ago

build.rs is the way to go, configuration withing configuration files is the root for evils like XML scripting in msbuild

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8K832d7tNmiQ4y ago

What's the status for custom final binary directory output `--out-dir` and why would it take so long to finalise it?

crispyalmond4y ago

What a boring release. I don't mean this as an insult, I think this is great.

zibzab4y ago

Yeah, what Rust needs right now is stability

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

9 comments

nitsky4y ago

Hooray, custom profiles are now stable! This helps avoid rebuilds when toggling LTO and changing optimization levels.

Shadonototra4y ago

> [profile.production]

proof that using a config file was a poor idea for the long run

zig is doing it right with build.zig

vlang1dot04y ago

I don't see how that follows. Declarative build configuration is very good and Rust needs to lean harder in that direction and minimize the use of build.rs.

Shadonototra4y ago

build.rs is the way to go, configuration withing configuration files is the root for evils like XML scripting in msbuild

1 more reply

8K832d7tNmiQ4y ago

What's the status for custom final binary directory output `--out-dir` and why would it take so long to finalise it?

crispyalmond4y ago

What a boring release. I don't mean this as an insult, I think this is great.

zibzab4y ago

Yeah, what Rust needs right now is stability

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse