Re: [PATCH v3 02/15] xdiff: introduce rust

From: Ezekiel Newren <ezekielnewren@gmail.com>
Date: Sep 4, 2025, 23:17 UTC
Message-ID: <CAH=ZcbBLAKaE733_2_2qbFTYCfwGq37RfF-Z3vaKL1ZR49msAA@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <aLl6iFXeAvL_hvqR@pks.im>

On Thu, Sep 4, 2025 at 5:40 AM Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> wrote:

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> The only reason why we want to have it as an optional component is to
> make the transitioning period easier for downstream distributors. And
> the intent is not to convert major components -- it should be trivial
> components that we can use as test balloons, similar to how we did it
> for all of our C99 test balloons.
>
> We cannot just pull the rug away under their feet without advance notice
> that this is going to happen.

I think making Rust optional for at least 1 version is a viable path. I'm not opposed to that idea; it was just easier to develop and talk about Rust as a hard dependency. I needed to know if making Rust optional was in demand before spending any significant time on that.