rust-lang / rust-lang/rustc_codegen_gcc
Avoid wrapping constant allocations in packed structs when not necessary
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- Rust
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Description
Do the same as this PR when it is merged.
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Research direction
Start by reading rust-lang/rust PR 138503 and checking whether it has merged. Then locate the corresponding constant-allocation handling in rustc_codegen_gcc and align it with that change; done means unnecessary packed-struct wrapping is avoided while existing codegen behavior remains correct.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100