From: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail•com>
To: "Matthias Aßhauer" <mha1993@live•de>, "Patrick Steinhardt" <ps@pks•im>
Cc: git@vger•kernel.org,
"Haelwenn (lanodan) Monnier" <contact@hacktivis•me>,
"brian m. carlson" <sandals@crustytoothpaste•net>,
Ben Knoble <ben.knoble@gmail•com>,
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit•org>,
Collin Funk <collin.funk1@gmail•com>,
Eli Schwartz <eschwartz@gentoo•org>,
Elijah Newren <newren@gmail•com>,
Ezekiel Newren <ezekielnewren@gmail•com>,
Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx•de>,
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox•com>,
Pierre-Emmanuel Patry <pierre-emmanuel.patry@embecosm•com>,
Sam James <sam@gentoo•org>, Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr•com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC v2 5/7] BreakingChanges: announce Rust becoming mandatory
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2025 15:22:42 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <c9397330-0cc5-488a-9027-c0e869bb4b5d@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <DB9P250MB0692264976781C194B7D6194A503A@DB9P250MB0692.EURP250.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>
On 05/09/2025 13:45, Matthias Aßhauer wrote:
> On Fri, 5 Sep 2025, Patrick Steinhardt wrote:
>
>> ++
>> +The Git project will declare the last version before Git 3.0 to be a
>> long-term
>> +support release that is maintained until alternate Rust backends like
>> gcc-rs are
>> +able to build Git. The Git project may need to rely on distributions
>> to help
>
> Do we want to commit to promising support until gccrs is ready? What if
> gccrs ends up abandoned? Or takes an unexpectedly long time to reach a
> stage where it can build Git? It might make sense to give this LTS
> release a time limit instead, or in addidtion.
Yes, this feels way too open ended. I think we need to be realistic
about how long we can offer security updates for an LTS version. A lot
of the security updates are written by developers at companies that have
very little or no commercial interest in platforms that don't support
rust. While those companies do have an interest in helping to keep the
wider ecosystem secure it is hard to see them funding security work on
niche systems indefinitely. Giving platforms without a rust compiler two
or three years to either port rust or prepare to take on the work of
security updates for their platform themselves seems like a more
realistic balance to me.
Thanks
Phillip
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2025-09-04 14:26 ` [PATCH RFC 2/3] rust: implement a test balloon via the "varint" subsystem Patrick Steinhardt
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2025-09-05 7:54 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-04 23:39 ` Ezekiel Newren
2025-09-05 2:00 ` Eli Schwartz
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2025-09-07 20:07 ` Ben Knoble
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2025-09-08 6:44 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-04 14:26 ` [PATCH RFC 3/3] BreakingChanges: announce Rust becoming mandatory Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-04 17:38 ` Eric Sunshine
2025-09-05 7:54 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-05 11:50 ` [PATCH RFC v2 0/7] Introduce Rust and announce that it will become mandatorty Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-05 11:50 ` [PATCH RFC v2 1/7] meson: add infrastructure to build internal Rust library Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-05 17:47 ` Justin Tobler
2025-09-08 6:42 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-07 4:54 ` Elijah Newren
2025-09-08 6:42 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-05 11:50 ` [PATCH RFC v2 2/7] Makefile: introduce " Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-05 20:21 ` brian m. carlson
2025-09-08 6:40 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-07 4:58 ` Elijah Newren
2025-09-08 6:41 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-07 15:26 ` SZEDER Gábor
2025-09-08 6:41 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-05 11:50 ` [PATCH RFC v2 3/7] help: report on whether or not Rust is enabled Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-05 19:51 ` brian m. carlson
2025-09-07 5:00 ` Elijah Newren
2025-09-05 11:51 ` [PATCH RFC v2 4/7] rust: implement a test balloon via the "varint" subsystem Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-05 21:46 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-05 22:39 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-05 23:04 ` brian m. carlson
2025-09-05 11:51 ` [PATCH RFC v2 5/7] BreakingChanges: announce Rust becoming mandatory Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-05 12:45 ` Matthias Aßhauer
2025-09-05 13:38 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-05 14:38 ` Eli Schwartz
2025-09-08 6:42 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-07 5:31 ` Elijah Newren
2025-09-08 6:42 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-05 14:22 ` Phillip Wood [this message]
2025-09-05 14:32 ` Eli Schwartz
2025-09-05 19:34 ` brian m. carlson
2025-09-07 5:25 ` Elijah Newren
2025-09-05 11:51 ` [PATCH RFC v2 6/7] ci: convert "pedantic" job into full build with breaking changes Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-07 0:21 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-08 6:41 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-05 11:51 ` [PATCH RFC v2 7/7] ci: enable Rust for breaking-changes jobs Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-05 19:56 ` brian m. carlson
2025-09-08 6:40 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-05 21:00 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-08 6:40 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-05 14:14 ` [PATCH RFC v2 0/7] Introduce Rust and announce that it will become mandatorty Phillip Wood
2025-09-05 14:28 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-07 4:31 ` Elijah Newren
2025-09-08 6:44 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-08 23:00 ` brian m. carlson
2025-09-10 8:21 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-09 6:33 ` Elijah Newren
2025-09-10 8:21 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-09 9:12 ` Phillip Wood
2025-09-10 8:21 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-10 9:32 ` Phillip Wood
2025-09-10 10:49 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-08 14:13 ` [PATCH RFC v3 0/8] " Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-08 14:13 ` [PATCH RFC v3 1/8] meson: add infrastructure to build internal Rust library Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-08 22:09 ` brian m. carlson
2025-09-09 1:03 ` brian m. carlson
2025-09-10 8:22 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-08 14:13 ` [PATCH RFC v3 2/8] Makefile: reorder sources after includes Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-08 14:13 ` [PATCH RFC v3 3/8] Makefile: introduce infrastructure to build internal Rust library Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-08 14:13 ` [PATCH RFC v3 4/8] help: report on whether or not Rust is enabled Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-08 14:13 ` [PATCH RFC v3 5/8] rust: implement a test balloon via the "varint" subsystem Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-08 17:19 ` Ezekiel Newren
2025-09-08 22:22 ` brian m. carlson
2025-09-10 8:22 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-08 14:13 ` [PATCH RFC v3 6/8] BreakingChanges: announce Rust becoming mandatory Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-08 14:13 ` [PATCH RFC v3 7/8] ci: convert "pedantic" job into full build with breaking changes Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-08 14:13 ` [PATCH RFC v3 8/8] ci: enable Rust for breaking-changes jobs Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-08 14:20 ` [PATCH RFC v3 0/8] Introduce Rust and announce that it will become mandatorty Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2025-09-10 15:35 ` [PATCH RFC v4 0/9] Introduce Rust and announce that it will become mandatory Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-10 15:35 ` [PATCH RFC v4 1/9] meson: add infrastructure to build internal Rust library Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-11 21:33 ` brian m. carlson
2026-01-20 22:18 ` [PATCH RFC v4 1/9] meson: add infrastructure to build internal D. Ben Knoble
2026-01-20 23:23 ` [PATCH RFC v4 1/9] meson: add infrastructure to build internalg brian m. carlson
2026-01-21 8:00 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-10 15:35 ` [PATCH RFC v4 2/9] Makefile: reorder sources after includes Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-10 15:35 ` [PATCH RFC v4 3/9] Makefile: introduce infrastructure to build internal Rust library Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-10 15:35 ` [PATCH RFC v4 4/9] help: report on whether or not Rust is enabled Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-10 15:35 ` [PATCH RFC v4 5/9] varint: use explicit width for integers Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-10 21:04 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-10 15:35 ` [PATCH RFC v4 6/9] varint: reimplement as test balloon for Rust Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-10 15:35 ` [PATCH RFC v4 7/9] BreakingChanges: announce Rust becoming mandatory Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-10 21:20 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-15 10:53 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-22 16:24 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-23 5:32 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-23 8:53 ` LTS "lieutenant", was " Johannes Schindelin
2025-09-24 13:47 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-23 14:31 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-24 12:53 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-24 17:43 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-10 21:42 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2025-09-15 10:53 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-10 15:35 ` [PATCH RFC v4 8/9] ci: convert "pedantic" job into full build with breaking changes Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-10 15:35 ` [PATCH RFC v4 9/9] ci: enable Rust for breaking-changes jobs Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-11 21:55 ` [PATCH RFC v4 0/9] Introduce Rust and announce that it will become mandatory brian m. carlson
2025-09-15 10:53 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-12 15:45 ` SZEDER Gábor
2025-09-12 16:32 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-15 10:50 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-15 11:22 ` [PATCH v5 " Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-15 11:22 ` [PATCH v5 1/9] meson: add infrastructure to build internal Rust library Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-15 11:22 ` [PATCH v5 2/9] Makefile: reorder sources after includes Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-15 11:22 ` [PATCH v5 3/9] Makefile: introduce infrastructure to build internal Rust library Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-15 11:22 ` [PATCH v5 4/9] help: report on whether or not Rust is enabled Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-15 11:22 ` [PATCH v5 5/9] varint: use explicit width for integers Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-15 11:22 ` [PATCH v5 6/9] varint: reimplement as test balloon for Rust Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-15 11:22 ` [PATCH v5 7/9] BreakingChanges: announce Rust becoming mandatory Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-17 22:09 ` SZEDER Gábor
2025-09-18 1:19 ` brian m. carlson
2025-09-22 19:34 ` SZEDER Gábor
2025-09-22 20:59 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-22 22:15 ` brian m. carlson
2025-09-22 22:56 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-23 1:59 ` Elijah Newren
2025-09-23 4:54 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-23 14:17 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-23 0:43 ` Ezekiel Newren
2025-09-19 13:59 ` Phillip Wood
2025-09-22 13:01 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-22 14:07 ` Phillip Wood
2025-09-22 14:38 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-15 11:22 ` [PATCH v5 8/9] ci: convert "pedantic" job into full build with breaking changes Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-15 11:22 ` [PATCH v5 9/9] ci: enable Rust for breaking-changes jobs Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-15 17:12 ` [PATCH v5 0/9] Introduce Rust and announce that it will become mandatory Junio C Hamano
2025-09-16 2:03 ` Ezekiel Newren
2025-09-16 10:06 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-17 12:07 ` Sam James
2025-09-17 17:30 ` Ezekiel Newren
2025-09-16 22:25 ` Ramsay Jones
2025-09-16 23:38 ` Ezekiel Newren
2025-09-17 18:32 ` Ramsay Jones
2025-09-18 3:47 ` Elijah Newren
2025-09-25 1:10 ` what's missing from newer C? [was: [PATCH v5 0/9] Introduce Rust ....] Eric Wong
2025-09-26 22:17 ` Ezekiel Newren
2025-10-04 1:02 ` Eric Wong
2025-10-06 9:13 ` Pierre-Emmanuel Patry
2025-09-19 18:41 ` [PATCH RFC 0/3] Introduce Rust and announce that it will become mandatorty John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
2025-09-22 13:01 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-23 9:45 ` [PATCH v6 0/9] Introduce Rust and announce that it will become mandatory Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-23 9:45 ` [PATCH v6 1/9] meson: add infrastructure to build internal Rust library Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-23 9:45 ` [PATCH v6 2/9] Makefile: reorder sources after includes Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-23 9:45 ` [PATCH v6 3/9] Makefile: introduce infrastructure to build internal Rust library Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-23 9:45 ` [PATCH v6 4/9] help: report on whether or not Rust is enabled Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-23 9:45 ` [PATCH v6 5/9] varint: use explicit width for integers Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-23 9:45 ` [PATCH v6 6/9] varint: reimplement as test balloon for Rust Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-23 9:45 ` [PATCH v6 7/9] BreakingChanges: announce Rust becoming mandatory Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-23 15:29 ` Phillip Wood
2025-09-23 17:29 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-24 5:03 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-23 9:45 ` [PATCH v6 8/9] ci: convert "pedantic" job into full build with breaking changes Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-23 9:45 ` [PATCH v6 9/9] ci: enable Rust for breaking-changes jobs Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-23 20:15 ` [PATCH v6 0/9] Introduce Rust and announce that it will become mandatory Ezekiel Newren
2025-09-24 5:02 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-24 14:34 ` Ezekiel Newren
2025-09-25 6:30 ` [PATCH v7 " Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-25 6:30 ` [PATCH v7 1/9] meson: add infrastructure to build internal Rust library Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-25 6:30 ` [PATCH v7 2/9] Makefile: reorder sources after includes Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-25 21:33 ` Ramsay Jones
2025-09-25 6:30 ` [PATCH v7 3/9] Makefile: introduce infrastructure to build internal Rust library Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-25 6:30 ` [PATCH v7 4/9] help: report on whether or not Rust is enabled Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-25 6:30 ` [PATCH v7 5/9] varint: use explicit width for integers Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-30 13:34 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2025-10-01 17:22 ` Ezekiel Newren
2025-10-02 7:30 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-25 6:30 ` [PATCH v7 6/9] varint: reimplement as test balloon for Rust Patrick Steinhardt
2025-10-01 17:21 ` Ezekiel Newren
2025-10-01 19:44 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-25 6:30 ` [PATCH v7 7/9] BreakingChanges: announce Rust becoming mandatory Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-25 6:30 ` [PATCH v7 8/9] ci: convert "pedantic" job into full build with breaking changes Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-25 6:30 ` [PATCH v7 9/9] ci: enable Rust for breaking-changes jobs Patrick Steinhardt
2025-09-25 16:35 ` [PATCH v7 0/9] Introduce Rust and announce that it will become mandatory Junio C Hamano
2025-10-01 18:43 ` Ezekiel Newren
2025-10-02 7:29 ` [PATCH v8 " Patrick Steinhardt
2025-10-02 7:29 ` [PATCH v8 1/9] meson: add infrastructure to build internal Rust library Patrick Steinhardt
2025-10-02 7:29 ` [PATCH v8 2/9] Makefile: reorder sources after includes Patrick Steinhardt
2025-10-02 7:29 ` [PATCH v8 3/9] Makefile: introduce infrastructure to build internal Rust library Patrick Steinhardt
2025-10-02 7:29 ` [PATCH v8 4/9] help: report on whether or not Rust is enabled Patrick Steinhardt
2025-10-02 7:29 ` [PATCH v8 5/9] varint: use explicit width for integers Patrick Steinhardt
2025-10-02 7:29 ` [PATCH v8 6/9] varint: reimplement as test balloon for Rust Patrick Steinhardt
2025-10-02 7:29 ` [PATCH v8 7/9] BreakingChanges: announce Rust becoming mandatory Patrick Steinhardt
2025-10-02 7:29 ` [PATCH v8 8/9] ci: convert "pedantic" job into full build with breaking changes Patrick Steinhardt
2025-10-02 7:29 ` [PATCH v8 9/9] ci: enable Rust for breaking-changes jobs Patrick Steinhardt
2025-10-02 16:38 ` [PATCH v8 0/9] Introduce Rust and announce that it will become mandatory Junio C Hamano
2025-10-07 9:59 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-10-02 23:35 ` Ezekiel Newren
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