rust-lang / rust-lang/rustup

Rustup could show the planned release date for the next version of Rust toolchain

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Description

Problem you are trying to solve

Every few days, I fire up a terminal (PowerShell Core) and run rustup check to see if there's a new stable release of the Rust toolchain available. Most of the time, there isn't a release available, and I'm kinda left wondering when I should check again.

Solution you'd like

It would be kinda neat if the rustup check command would indicate the next planned / targeted release of a Rust toolchain update, for stable and beta release channels, at least.

Think of it like "hey, you're up-to-date, but check back in 2 weeks and there will probably be a new stable release!" or "next week there will probably be a new beta of 1.84!"

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Research direction

Start at the rustup check command entry point and trace how stable and beta update status is obtained. Determine how planned release dates could be sourced, then make the command report targeted dates for both channels and add coverage showing the new output.

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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
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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