sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Tech@programming.dev · 3 months agoDARPA suggests turning legacy C code automatically into Rust • The Registerwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down12cross-posted to: programming@programming.dev
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minus-squareFlorianSimon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoOr maybe it’ll write the unsafe parts in unsafe blocks?
minus-squarepelya@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoThen there’s no point. Converting the code to Rust as-is will also transfer all the bugs.
minus-squareFlorianSimon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoThere is. It’s a starting point to start converting the code to safe Rust. Some obstacles are removed.
Or maybe it’ll write the unsafe parts in unsafe blocks?
Then there’s no point. Converting the code to Rust as-is will also transfer all the bugs.
There is. It’s a starting point to start converting the code to safe Rust. Some obstacles are removed.