Install rust-mingw component when adding a target
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Description
When adding the target i686-pc-windows-gnu, rustup only installs rust-std, not rust-mingw. To cross-compile we need mingw component.
When manually downloaded and copied rust-mingw, compile works well.
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 rustup's target-add flow for i686-pc-windows-gnu and how it selects components. Check the existing target-installation tests, if present, before changing behavior. Done means adding this target installs rust-std and rust-mingw, and cross-compilation succeeds without manually copying the component.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100