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		ATsch on July 12, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: GCC Rust Approved by GCC Steering Committee You already need an existing C++ compiler to bootstrap GCC though I don't see how this is much different. Plus there is already mrustc as a C++ Rust implementatation specifically designed for bootstrapping.

pjmlp on July 12, 2022 [–]

It is one more dependency, not written in C++, and you don't see the difference?

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