Cannot use unicode identifiers in `--extern` flags
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C-feature-request
T-compiler
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Description
I tried this code:
> rustc --crate-name öwö --crate-type lib - <<<'pub fn öwö() {}'
> rustc --crate-name ūwū --crate-type bin --extern öwö=liböwö.rlib - <<<'fn main() { öwö::öwö(); }'
I expected to see this happen: successful compilation
Instead, this happened:
error: crate name `öwö` passed to `--extern` is not a valid ASCII identifier
Meta
rustc --version --verbose:
rustc 1.85.0 (c44b3d50f 2024-12-03)
binary: rustc
commit-hash: c44b3d50fea96a3e0417e8264c16ea21a0a3fca2
commit-date: 2024-12-03
host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
release: 1.85.0
LLVM version: 19.1.4
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the two rustc commands in the issue, focusing on validation of the --extern crate name. Trace where rustc rejects the non-ASCII identifier and identify the relevant compiler tests or entry point. Done means the shown commands compile successfully with the Unicode crate and function names.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100