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[bug#32834] [PATCH] gnu: icecat: Build with rust-1.24.
From: |
Nils Gillmann |
Subject: |
[bug#32834] [PATCH] gnu: icecat: Build with rust-1.24. |
Date: |
Tue, 2 Oct 2018 09:47:13 +0000 |
Ludovic Courtès transcribed 1.2K bytes:
> Nils Gillmann <address@hidden> skribis:
>
> > Efraim Flashner transcribed 782 bytes:
> >>
> >>
> >> On September 29, 2018 9:55:36 PM UTC, address@hidden wrote:
> >> >Hi Efraim,
> >> >
> >> >Efraim Flashner <address@hidden> skribis:
> >> >
> >> >> * gnu/packages/gnuzilla.scm (icecat)[native-inputs]: Use the oldest
> >> >> compatable rust over newer releases when building icecat.
> >> >
> >> >[...]
> >> >
> >> >> + ;; Icecat 60 checkes for rust>=1.24
> >> >> + `(("rust" ,rust-1.24)
> >> >> + ("cargo" ,rust-1.24 "cargo")
> >> >
> >> >I suppose the goal is to reduce the build chain, right?
> >>
> >> Right. Currently each round of rust takes about 12 hours on my fast
> >> aarch64 board. This built successfully on aarch64 and ng0 was able to
> >> build and test it on x86_64.
> >
> > It is convenient (less than 36 hours build, build only one version of
> > rust), but I have to second the doubt about CVEs.
> > Mark, have you considered asking Mozilla about their recommended
> > strategy wrt chosing the right rust for a Firefox-based browser
> > building and implications of using an older rust for crates already
> > in Firefox?
>
> I suspect Mozilla is not paying attention to bootstrapping issues the
> way we do, so they’d probably recommend just using the latest Rust
> version.
>
> Ludo’.
Turns out they have it documented:
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Rust_Update_Policy_for_Firefox
for 60:
Firefox Version Requires Rust release date Firefox release date
Firefox 60 Rust 1.24.0 2018 February 15 2018 May 9