rust-lang / rust-lang/rust

Dist compilers should receive some degree of smoke tests

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A-testsuite C-enhancement T-bootstrap T-compiler T-infra
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Description

E.g.:

  • rustc --help not exploding due to not finding libraries
  • rustc -vV show some commit/version info that's not unknown

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating how distribution compilers are packaged and where existing smoke tests or release checks are defined. Run the proposed rustc --help and rustc -vV checks against distribution builds, then ensure the checks confirm libraries are found and version output includes known commit or version information.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
compilers, testing-qa
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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