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Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2023 13:34:35 -0300
From: Martin Rodriguez Reboredo <yakoyoku@...il.com>
To: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>, Wedson Almeida Filho
<wedsonaf@...il.com>, Alex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@...il.com>
Cc: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>, Gary Guo <gary@...yguo.net>,
Björn Roy Baron <bjorn3_gh@...tonmail.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] docs: rust: remove `CC=clang` mentions
On 12/15/23 09:47, Miguel Ojeda wrote:
> Nowadays all architectures except s390 recommend using `LLVM=1` instead of
> `CC=clang`, and since commit a3c6bfba4429 ("Documentation/llvm: refresh
> docs") the Kbuild LLVM documentation makes `LLVM=1` the way to go:
>
> We want to encourage the use of ``LLVM=1`` rather than just
> ``CC=clang``. Make that suggestion "above the fold" and "front and
> center" in our docs.
>
> In particular, that commit removes the examples with `CC=clang`.
>
> Thus do the same in the Rust Quick Start guide, i.e. remove the `CC=clang`
> mentions, especially since the architectures that have had their Rust
> support upstreamed (or soon to be upstreamed) are all `LLVM=1` ones
> anyway. And perhaps by the time Rust is supported for s390 (or new
> architectures), it may have moved to `LLVM=1` anyway. Otherwise,
> this can be added back if needed (or perhaps an extra link to
> Documentation/kbuild/llvm.rst).
>
> This should also help avoiding potential confusion around `CC=clang` [1].
>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/6df6e8e5-8d5b-4d3d-91b5-bc0e90c424ea@nvidia.com/ [1]
> Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>
> ---
> [...]
Reviewed-by: Martin Rodriguez Reboredo <yakoyoku@...il.com>
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