rust-lang / rust-lang/rustc_codegen_cranelift

Do a crater run

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A-testing C-enhancement
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Description

This will help catching miscompilations and compilation errors. Unfortunately doing a local crater run will probably take several weeks on my system if I would have enough disk space, which I don't. During that time I also likely won't be able to use my system at all.

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. First clarify the required crater-run setup, available compute and disk resources, and the scope of results; done would mean completing the run and reviewing the resulting compilation errors or miscompilations.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
compilers, testing-qa
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
15/100

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