doc: C<->Rust function table
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Issue by zmike
Thursday Jul 17, 2014 at 21:00 GMT
For earlier discussion, see https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/15753
This issue was labelled with: A-docs in the Rust repository
It would be great if there was some table for showing functional equivalencies for common functions, ie. strdup, strtol, getenv
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Start with the earlier discussion in Rust issue #15753 and review the requested examples: strdup, strtol, and getenv. Define the scope and location of the C-to-Rust function table, then consider the documentation complete when common equivalent functions are presented clearly for both languages.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, rust
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100