Re: cargo-build-system: cargo-build-flags: --cfg=unix in package recipe

[ng0 <ng0@libertad.pw>]

Danny Milosavljevic <dannym@scratchpost.org> writes:

> I'm against packaging unstable stuff. We would be packaging a moving target where everything breaks every day. Let's not.
>
> There's a reason there are stable releases (of anything): there's (supposed to be) a (social) guarantee that the API doesn't change in incompatible ways.
>
> If a library doesn't work in a stable release, upstream has to get it to work. Simple as that.
> Otherwise it just shouldn't be packaged. People can still use cargo to install it so we aren't preventing anyone from using it.
>
> That said, there could be a rustc-devel package (only for rustc). Other packages, people should be on their own.
>
> Please, let's not make unstable stable by decree. If anything, upstream should just release more stuff as stable (if it's stable) :P
>

I agree. I think it's not a solution we should try unless we
haven't tried every possible solution out there.
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