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Bootstrapping rustc from source
3 mentions on Hacker News by 3 people: 1 story, 2 comments · first 2024-07-10 · latest 2025-07-17
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…way is to build a stripped down version of rustc only capable of compiling latest rustc, e.g. using https://github.com/dtolnay/bootstrap Great post on bootstrapping and its problems: https://bootstrappable.org/ Actual project capable of…
comment by ivanjermakov · 2025-07-17 · in Ukrainian hackers destroyed the IT infrastructure of Russian drone manufacturer -
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Bootstrapping Rustc from Sourcestory by mu0n · 2025-04-20 · 2 comments
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…Rust is a so overwhelming task that someone implemented a Rust compiler in C++ for this purpose: https://github.com/dtolnay/bootstrap I mean, who knows what kind of malware is transparently being injected in all Rust programs out there.
comment by tarruda · 2024-07-10 · in Zed on Linux Is Here