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minus-squarekornel@lemmyrs.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAt least 69K, which is over half of all crates — https://lib.rs/quote is used almost exclusively for output of proc macros.
minus-squareRunAwayFrog@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoOh, we are calling proc-macro crates “compiler plugins”! I didn’t realize.
minus-squarekornel@lemmyrs.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoThey are dlopened by the rustc process. You can totally mess with it: https://nitter.net/m_ou_se/status/1368632701448818691
minus-squareRunAwayFrog@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI’m aware. I just find calling the average proc-macro crate a “compiler plugin” a little bit baffling/confusing. Isn’t the term “compiler plugin” reserved for crates/tools that depend on rustc, like clippy?
At least 69K, which is over half of all crates — https://lib.rs/quote is used almost exclusively for output of proc macros.
Oh, we are calling
proc-macrocrates “compiler plugins”! I didn’t realize.They are
dlopened by the rustc process. You can totally mess with it: https://nitter.net/m_ou_se/status/1368632701448818691I’m aware.
I just find calling the average proc-macro crate a “compiler plugin” a little bit baffling/confusing.
Isn’t the term “compiler plugin” reserved for crates/tools that depend on
rustc, likeclippy?