WebAssembly / WebAssembly/binaryen
Commandline tools and missing -o
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Description
wasm-opt warns on not having an output file. That make sense as it avoids a common error, but also it is not an error itself as there are valid use cases for wasm-opt without writing output (wasm-opt --metrics for example).
Other tools atm neither warn nor error, but we should probably do one of the two.
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
Start at the command-line entry points for wasm-opt and the other tools, comparing how they handle a missing output file. Review the --metrics use case and existing warning or error behavior. Done means the tools follow a documented, consistent policy without rejecting valid no-output commands.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- wasm
- Domain
- cli, compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100