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Multiple simultaneous target triples

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Description

I have a project that compiles to both wasm32-unknown-unknown and the host triple, with heavy use of

#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]

and

#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]

Right now, I can select one or the other target triple with rust-analyzer.cargo.target, but I miss errors and warnings from the other, and half of the code is dimmed out.

It would be cool to be able to show a combined view of errors and warnings from both triples at the same time, and no code would need to be dimmed.

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Research direction

Start by tracing how rust-analyzer reads rust-analyzer.cargo.target and applies target_arch cfg evaluation, then inspect how diagnostics and dimmed code are produced. Done means errors and warnings from both wasm32-unknown-unknown and the host triple appear together without dimming either configuration.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
developer-experience
Issue type
Feature
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5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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