Re: Any interest in lang/rust-bin?

On Fri, Jun 06, 2025 at 03:44:09PM +0200, Vidar Karlsen wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> In an attempt to reduce build times, a review[1] for lang/rust-bin as a
> new port was floated last year, but didn't get a whole lot of traction.
> 
> While this is unlikely to be used as the default rust toolchain due to
> it being a precompiled binary from an external source, I believe it
> would be useful for many of us who build our own packages.
> 
> Is there any interest in picking this up and getting it into the tree?
> 
> [1] https://reviews.freebsd.org/D43341
> 
> Too long; didn't click: the review adds a port for a pre-compiled rust
> toolchain and the Mk/bsd.default-versions.mk scaffolding for setting
> DEFAULT_VERSIONS+=rust=rust-bin.

Hi,

I am sorry but I do not understand, you are basically re-inventing `pkg
install rust`, but from within a port, it makes little sense.

-- 
Mathieu Arnold