Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:33:44 +0200 From: me@levitati.ng To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The Case for Rust (in the base system) Message-ID: <4E4E3807-EE79-4C7A-920A-2927D40D932C@levitati.ng> In-Reply-To: <202409031503.aa12667@berenice.pkmab.se> References: <202409031503.aa12667@berenice.pkmab.se>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] It can, just pass the --emit=obj flag to rustc. Rust also allows you to create functions with the C ABI. On September 3, 2024 3:03:20 PM GMT+02:00, ske-89@pkmab.se wrote: >With all this talk about Rust in the OS kernels, can someone >explain to me why Rust can't simply produce object files that >can be linked into the kernel like any C object file? (If you >just avoid calling Rust-specific libraries, just like you don't >call the C standard library either from within the kernel.) > >I haven't worked with Rust, and the introductions to Rust that >I have read do not discuss this. > >/Kristoffer Eriksson > [-- Attachment #2 --] <html><head></head><body><div dir="auto">It can, just pass the --emit=obj flag to rustc.<br><br>Rust also allows you to create functions with the C ABI.</div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="auto">On September 3, 2024 3:03:20 PM GMT+02:00, ske-89@pkmab.se wrote:</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> <pre class="k9mail"><div dir="auto">With all this talk about Rust in the OS kernels, can someone<br>explain to me why Rust can't simply produce object files that<br>can be linked into the kernel like any C object file? (If you<br>just avoid calling Rust-specific libraries, just like you don't<br>call the C standard library either from within the kernel.)<br><br>I haven't worked with Rust, and the introductions to Rust that<br>I have read do not discuss this.<br><br>/Kristoffer Eriksson<br><br></div></pre></blockquote></div></body></html>
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