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Subject: [bug#30831] [PATCH] gnu: rust: Update rust from 1.22.1 release to
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From: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
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Ludovic Court=C3=A8s <ludo@gnu.org> writes:

> Hello,
>
> Nikolai Merinov <nikolai.merinov@member.fsf.org> skribis:
>
>> Actually there is two ways to achieve this:
>> 1. Constantly update bootsrap binaries version.
>> 2. For each new release create new package. As result we'll be able to
>> use old rust release to build each new rust release. E.g. we can use
>> 1.21.0 bootstrap binaries, then build 1.22.0 rust and use it to build
>> 1.23.0 rust and then use it to build 1.24.1 rust.
>>
>> Which way is preferable?=20
>
> Like I wrote, I would prefer option #2, so as to increase =E2=80=9Cbinary
> diversity=E2=80=9D and not rely on builds made by upstream.
>
> This obviously relates to <http://bootstrappable.org/>.  Ricardo, what=E2=
=80=99s
> your take on this?

I agree.  In the long run, however, I=E2=80=99d prefer for Rust to be
bootstrapped through one of the alternative implementations.  Then we
don=E2=80=99t need to keep a long chain of older versions.

Currently, however, I don=E2=80=99t see a way around it.

--=20
Ricardo

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