oxidecomputer / oxidecomputer/softnpu

Real versioning

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Dominant language
Rust
Stars
17
Forks
5
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

Description

In the ecosystem of P4 crates we've been building up, we lack real versioning and have just been relying on pointing at main branches, leading to issues like

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing the P4 crates in this ecosystem and the problems illustrated by softnpu pull request #8. Define what “real versioning” should mean for these crates and consider the work complete when dependencies no longer rely on pointing at main branches.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
release
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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