Make all submodules in the rustc repo optional
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- Rust
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Description
With stdarch being a subtree, we have almost reached the point where the majority of contributors do not need to have any submodules checked out. There's just one left: library/backtrace. Given how poorly submodules interact with a lot of the rest of git, it would be great to also get rid of this final mandatory submodule somehow. Is that a possibility?
Cc @alexcrichton @tgross35
Contributor guide
First steps
- 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
Start with the library/backtrace submodule and the rustc repository’s submodule configuration. Determine whether this final mandatory submodule can be made optional without requiring contributors to check out submodules. Done means a documented, working repository setup no longer requires library/backtrace.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- git, rust
- Domain
- developer-experience
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100