Public bug reported: Hi,
In the rustc MIR at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rustc/+bug/1957932 it was proposed that the Rust toolchain start using versioned source packages to allow multiple versions in the archive at the same time. The issue was discussed in-person during the recent sprint, and consensus was that this would be a good idea going forward to minimize the risks associated with updating the toolchain in stable releases, which as before will be necessary for Firefox support. However, the question arises of what to do with the current src:rustc package in Jammy. I see two paths forward: 1/ We could rename src:rustc into rustc-1.58, adding the proper suffixes to its binaries, and introduce a new src:rustc-defaults package setting up symlinks to the new rust*-1.58 binaries. This would be needed if we'd expect the whole Rust ecosystem to move on to the newer toolchains as they are uploaded to the LTS. Similar work would probably be needed for src:cargo. I'm assuming this would require an FFe, as the potential for breakage in the archive seems quite high. 2/ We could do *nothing*. We'd need to update the packaging of Firefox to deal with versioned binaries for rustc and cargo when the time comes, and the rest of the Rust ecosystem in the archive would remain tied to the 1.58.1 version of rustc. The (other?) downside is the lack of consistency within the Jammy release, where we'll have one version of rustc that's not explicitly versioned. Writing this all down makes me lean more towards 2/ as the proper solution here. However, I think this should be discussed in the open, and would benefit from the Release Team's input. TIA! ** Affects: rustc (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1964098 Title: [FFe] Versioned packages for Rust toolchain To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rustc/+bug/1964098/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
