Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2024 13:43:58 -0700 From: Bakul Shah <bakul@iitbombay.org> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> Cc: Alan Somers <asomers@freebsd.org>, Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>, FreeBSD Hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: A Demo of rust-in-base Message-ID: <A6860532-918B-419F-AC14-23F103400442@iitbombay.org> In-Reply-To: <202408050841.4758fWV1056499@critter.freebsd.dk> References: <CAOtMX2gdt8xYyLR3peYWhov-161-6d7%2B8L6TiHCCyw1NQyspXw@mail.gmail.com> <202408041800.474I0HUM050473@critter.freebsd.dk> <CAOtMX2ht0EinR4G56gN6z=gQuJDAHfnE0JPOo7E6hSWC1=dDzA@mail.gmail.com> <202408041820.474IKjVV050602@critter.freebsd.dk> <CAOtMX2gh8O1OntWhBzhZLv6sFt9WHwWgOu8LmLWU3YQGYks=Uw@mail.gmail.com> <202408041904.474J4b9e050871@critter.freebsd.dk> <CANCZdfp3N7HSXK2yW2N6BCFS3aNJwJNiozpnhUvJUOAVX_H9rA@mail.gmail.com> <202408042038.474KcKrD052069@critter.freebsd.dk> <CAOtMX2j170n18mbKe%2BO9JM=G-fjn8H=GCDTK9zt8Y_4Dgy%2Byjw@mail.gmail.com> <202408050841.4758fWV1056499@critter.freebsd.dk>
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On Aug 5, 2024, at 1:41 AM, Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> wrote: > > -------- > Alan Somers writes: > >> If the fusefs test suite were external, [...] >> Any user running the tests would need to build the >> port about once per month, if they track stable/13. [...] > > I understand that, and I share your pain: I've been > there myself with code I have maintained for customers. > > But isn't this a transient problem ? I would expect fusefs, > like everything else, to settle down over time ? > > Also: How many people are we talking about, world-wide ? > > A dozen ? Four dozens ? > > Adding Rust to src would inconvenience /everybody/, every time they > do a "make buildworld". > > The solution is not to add Rust to src. > > The solution is to get rid of the "Src is the holy ivory tower, > everything else is barbarians" mentality, which have gotten us into > trouble with ISDN, ATM, Perl and much else over the years. Amen!
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