rust-lang / rust-lang/rustc_codegen_gcc
Better fix for cross-compilation of floats
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Description
most likely what you could do is have a function which returns the host real_format and then use that to re-encode a real
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 by tracing the cross-compilation path for floating-point values and reviewing the proposed function that returns the host real_format. Done means establishing a concrete fix for re-encoding a real across hosts and validating it against the affected cross-compilation behavior.
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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
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100