rust-lang / rust-lang/reference
Clarify C++ unwinding relationship
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Description
https://github.com/rust-lang/reference/pull/1226 includes some mentions of unwinding in relation to how C++ frames unwind. I think that could use some clarification or rewording, since AFAIK C++ itself does not define the exact unwinding ABI, but I believe it is more like Rust tries to be compatible with the target platform's particular implementations.
See https://github.com/rust-lang/reference/pull/1226#discussion_r1909630509
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Research direction
Start with rust-lang/reference pull request 1226 and the linked discussion comment about C++ frame unwinding. Review the mentions of unwinding in relation to C++ frames and clarify the wording so it distinguishes C++'s language definition from target-platform unwinding implementations.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100