rust-osdev / rust-osdev/bootimage

-Z flags not passed

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Rust
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Description

Rust has a new feature on nightly which requires cargo build with a custom target to have the flag -Zjson-target-spec. This flag is not currently passed, which means that the tool fails to build.

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Research direction

Start by tracing the cargo build invocation used for custom targets and check how nightly-only flags are assembled. Confirm the -Zjson-target-spec flag is passed for the relevant build, then verify that the tool can build successfully with a custom target.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
68/100

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