Command to list available nightlies
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Description
There's a lot of confusion around installing nightlies for a specific date, both because nightlies don't always get built, and because the dates reported by --version don't match.
One way to improve the situation would be to add a command to list the dates for which a nightly exists. Also, when a nightly is not found, it might be useful to add an explanation, and display the previous/next available nightlies relative to the requested date.
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 examining rustup's existing nightly installation flow and the --version output, focusing on how nightly dates are discovered and reported. Define a command that lists available nightly dates and improves the missing-nightly message with the previous and next available dates; done means the requested date and nearby alternatives are reported consistently.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
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
- 35/100