rust-lang / rust-lang/rustfmt

Stabilise `--skip-children`

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Description

It's unlikely that Rustfmt 2.0 will be released for a while, if ever, so it would be nice if --skip-children could be stabilised so we can use stable Rustfmt with arc lint (a Phabricator tool). It's been around for "a long time".

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Research direction

Locate the existing --skip-children implementation and review the linked stabilization history first. Determine the project’s requirements for stabilizing a rustfmt option and confirm that --skip-children meets them; done means the option is stable for use with stable Rustfmt.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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