Make armv7-android a tier-1 platform
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Description
I understand from the 1.13.0 stable release notes that ARM is currently considered a 2nd tier platform for Rust releases. Android is one of the major software platforms in the world today, and the mobile OS most open to third-party native code. Being able to target it is an important part of Rust's story.
More specifically, Firefox treats arm android as a tier-1 platform. Being able to rely on the same level of support in official rust releases would be a great aide in our deployment of Rust code in the Gecko rendering engine.
I therefore propose that armv7-linux-androideabi be promoted to tier-1.
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- 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
Begin with the linked Rust 1.13 stable release notes and the discussion in issue #1795; identify the requirements for tier-1 status and compare them with armv7-linux-androideabi. Done means the RFC process has an agreed, evidence-backed decision to promote that target.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- mobile-dev, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100