Re: Missing RUST_EXAMPLE option in linux-next-20210331

[Geert Stappers <stappers@stappers.nl>]

On Thu, Apr 01, 2021 at 05:29:05PM +0530, Manas wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 01, 2021 at 01:31:10PM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote:
> > On Thu, Apr 01, 2021 at 11:48:40AM +0530, Manas wrote:
> > > I am working on a device driver in rust in linux-next as an academic
> > > project. I used the following command to create .config:
> > > 
> > > $ make LLVM=1 menuconfig
> > > 
> > > But, sometimes the RUST_EXAMPLE option is not visible in menuconfig
> > > (under /Device Drivers/Character devices/). It seemingly happens at
> > > random that this option disappears, despite having a working rust 
> > > nightly environment (and other dependencies).
> > > 
> > > My rust nightly version is 2021-02-20-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, with 
> > > rustc 1.52.0-nightly.
> > > 
> > > Can someone point me to why is this happening?
> > 
> > Time will answer that question.

https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/CANiq72kjwKuRCzeB54JPpCfBO7hfzZKAoAHBtbSBAzfvZY8d0A@mail.gmail.com/T/#mcd107c4fc625cadd6d812ae3d2d191c498f5943b
and hopefully will the archive known how good that answer was.
(in other words: Do a reply to all on the Miguel Ojeda posting.)

> > Thing I would like to known if this "randomness" happens
> > in the very same git branch. Does it? [Yes/No]
> > 
> I am not sure. I haven't checked with other branches.

No need to check that, consider it done.  The
} } Does it happen in the same git branch?
is being answered with something like
} Yes, all work was done in same git branch,
} there was no switching between branches.

OK


Groeten
Geert Stappers
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