rust-lang / rust-lang/rfcs

support for Power PC Mac (OS X 10.5)

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Description

https://github.com/miniupnp/rust/tree/powerpc-apple-darwin
it builds to the point where
Exception: no snapshot file found for platform macos-powerpc, rev 7b95b5c

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the linked powerpc-apple-darwin branch and reproduce the build through the reported “no snapshot file found for platform macos-powerpc” failure. Trace how the platform snapshot is selected or generated, then verify that the PowerPC Mac build completes without that missing-snapshot error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
build-system, operating-systems
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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