WebAssembly / WebAssembly/WASI
posix_spawn/CreateProcess API
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feature-request
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- Dominant language
- Rust
- Stars
- 5.8k
- Forks
- 333
- Avg merge
- 2d 13h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 3
Description
for things that require creating separate processes (e.g. cargo running a bunch of rustc processes to compile code), having a posix_spawn API is critical. Note that this doesn't necessarily map to host-OS processes, multiple processes can be emulated using separate threads or WebWorkers instead.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Read the proposed posix_spawn/CreateProcess API request and the linked Cargo issue 9287 first. Define what completion means for process creation that can use host processes or be emulated with threads or WebWorkers; the issue names no repository files or tests.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust, wasm
- Domain
- api, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100