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submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/rust

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hello kornel.

Assuming you have the data, do you mind sharing how many crates in their latest version use compiler plugins?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

At least 69K, which is over half of all crates — https://lib.rs/quote is used almost exclusively for output of proc macros.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh, we are calling proc-macro crates "compiler plugins"! I didn't realize.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

They are dlopened by the rustc process. You can totally mess with it: https://nitter.net/m_ou_se/status/1368632701448818691

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'm aware.

I just find calling the average proc-macro crate a "compiler plugin" a little bit baffling/confusing.

Isn't the term "compiler plugin" reserved for crates/tools that depend on rustc, like clippy?