Debian's APT Will Soon Begin Requiring Rust: Debian Ports Need To Adapt Or Be Sunset : linux

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

[–] DeltaWingDragon@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

What does this mean for the end-user? By how they worded it...

the APT packaging tool next year will begin requiring a Rust compiler

it seems like you need a Rust compiler as a dependency for simply having Apt installed on your system.

Debian and most distros based on it do not even install a C++ compiler by default, and apt is mostly written in C++.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world -3 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

oh man, and here I was about to finish migration to Debian.

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[+] Mwa@thelemmy.club -6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (6 children)

Maybe cause Apt is slow?
edit: maybe i have a placebo effect or i am miss remembering :P

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I have strong doubts that rust could significantly speed up a software that's written in C or C++.

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[+] Auster@thebrainbin.org -32 points 2 weeks ago (15 children)

This shoehorning of Rust feels more artificial than Wayland's. 🤔

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