oxidecomputer / oxidecomputer/omicron

Consider dropping your fork of pq-sys

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Description

It seems like omicron uses a fork of pq-sys for several years now. You outline the reasons for that fork here, but these reasons are not longer up to date. I've spend quite some effort in updating the crate and making static linking much easier than before, so it might be meaningful to reevaluate this decision.

(I mostly fill this issue as heads-up, feel free to just close it if you feel it's not relevant)

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Research direction

Start with the fork rationale in pq-sys's README.oxide.md and inspect Omicron's pq-sys dependency references. Confirm whether the current pq-sys makes the fork unnecessary and whether static-linking requirements remain satisfied; done means a maintainer-approved dependency change or a documented decision to retain it.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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