#38285: rust @0.5: build process downloads compiler for bootstrapping ----------------------+-------------------- Reporter: larryv@… | Owner: g5pw@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: Keywords: | Port: rust ----------------------+-------------------- As per http://static.rust-lang.org/doc/0.5/tutorial.html:
Since the Rust compiler is written in Rust, it must be built by a precompiled "snapshot" version of itself (made in an earlier state of development). As such, source builds require a connection to the Internet, to fetch snapshots, and an OS that can execute the available snapshot binaries.
This doesn’t seem optimal; the build phase should not require Internet connectivity. Is there a way to work around this? Maybe by treating the snapshot compiler as a distfile? -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/38285> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for OS X