rust-lang / rust-lang/rustc_codegen_gcc
Replace custom implementation of 128-bit integers by C23 __BitInt
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libgccjit
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- Rust
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Description
Apparently, there are ABI incompatibilities between _BitInt(128) and __int128.
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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
Locate the custom implementation of 128-bit integers and inspect how it handles ABI compatibility and targets where _BitInt is unavailable. Replace it with C23 __BitInt where supported while preserving compatibility for unsupported targets.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, rust
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100