From: Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>
To: Nils Gillmann <ng0@n0.is>
Cc: 32834@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#32834] [PATCH] gnu: icecat: Build with rust-1.24.
Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2018 20:18:51 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <875zyc2cr8.fsf@netris.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20181002094713.wicniziznzna24fv@abyayala> (Nils Gillmann's message of "Tue, 2 Oct 2018 09:47:13 +0000")
Nils Gillmann <ng0@n0.is> writes:
> Ludovic Courtès transcribed 1.2K bytes:
>> Nils Gillmann <ng0@n0.is> skribis:
>>
>> > Efraim Flashner transcribed 782 bytes:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On September 29, 2018 9:55:36 PM UTC, ludo@gnu.org wrote:
>> >> >Hi Efraim,
>> >> >
>> >> >Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il> skribis:
>> >> >
>> >> >> * gnu/packages/gnuzilla.scm (icecat)[native-inputs]: Use the oldest
>> >> >> compatable rust over newer releases when building icecat.
>> >> >
>> >> >[...]
>> >> >
>> >> >> + ;; Icecat 60 checkes for rust>=1.24
>> >> >> + `(("rust" ,rust-1.24)
>> >> >> + ("cargo" ,rust-1.24 "cargo")
>> >> >
>> >> >I suppose the goal is to reduce the build chain, right?
>> >>
>> >> Right. Currently each round of rust takes about 12 hours on my
>> >> fast aarch64 board. This built successfully on aarch64 and ng0
>> >> was able to build and test it on x86_64.
>> >
>> > It is convenient (less than 36 hours build, build only one version of
>> > rust), but I have to second the doubt about CVEs.
>> > Mark, have you considered asking Mozilla about their recommended
>> > strategy wrt chosing the right rust for a Firefox-based browser
>> > building and implications of using an older rust for crates already
>> > in Firefox?
>>
>> I suspect Mozilla is not paying attention to bootstrapping issues the
>> way we do, so they’d probably recommend just using the latest Rust
>> version.
>>
>> Ludo’.
>
> Turns out they have it documented: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Rust_Update_Policy_for_Firefox
> for 60:
> Firefox Version Requires Rust release date Firefox release date
> Firefox 60 Rust 1.24.0 2018 February 15 2018 May 9
I'm okay with switching our IceCat package to use rust-1.24.
Thanks,
Mark
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2018-10-09 0:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2018-09-25 4:49 [bug#32834] [PATCH] gnu: icecat: Build with rust-1.24 Efraim Flashner
2018-09-29 21:55 ` Ludovic Courtès
2018-09-29 22:55 ` Danny Milosavljevic
2018-09-30 3:20 ` Mark H Weaver
2018-09-30 19:27 ` Ludovic Courtès
2018-09-30 5:44 ` Efraim Flashner
2018-10-01 9:03 ` Nils Gillmann
2018-10-02 9:16 ` Ludovic Courtès
2018-10-02 9:47 ` Nils Gillmann
2018-10-03 3:48 ` Joe Hillenbrand
2018-10-09 0:18 ` Mark H Weaver [this message]
2018-10-14 6:59 ` bug#32834: " Efraim Flashner
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