Rustacean Station

Bootstrapping Rust with Albert Larsan

Jul 14, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Input Strap for Rust-C

2min

The Challenges of a Tripping Process

3min

NeoVim for Bootstrap

2min

How to Use the Latest Version of the Compiler

2min

How to Check That RAC Is Still Working When Building Bootstraps

2min

How to Test on CI With Python

2min

How to Test RSI on Windows 7 and Windows 8

3min

How to Download Rust-C From GitHub

3min

10.

The Plan to Keep Clippy Running

2min

11.

Bootstrapping Roxy: A Process

5min

12.

The Bootstrapping Process for RSC

2min

13.

How to Bootstrap for RSC

2min

14.

The Importance of REST in the Community

2min

Allen Wyma talks with Albert Larsan about his work on bootstrapping the Rust compiler.

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Timestamps

[@0:00] - Introduction to Bootstrap
[@1:57] - Building the standard library and compiler.
[@5:34] - The biggest challenges when bootstrapping rustc (the Rust compiler)
[@11:26] - Why use Python to start the bootstrapping process?
[@13:08] - Running tests as part of the Rust CI to ensure that each component is well-tested.
[@15:07] - Running tests on Linux, MacOS, and Windows
[@18:54] - Features that the Rust bootstrap team has been working on.
[@20:50] - Plans to run Clippy and fix issues.
[@23:41] - Stage redesign, verification, reproducibility, and different optimizations implemented in the compiler.
[@27:28] - Albert’s advice on the process of bootstrapping Rust.
[@31:05] - The importance of documentation
[@31:49] - Parting thoughts