• d_k_bo@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    The precompiled implementation is the only supported way to use the macros that are published in serde_derive. If there is implementation work needed in some build tools to accommodate it, someone should feel free to do that work

    ~ dtolnay (source)

    That sounds like he doesn’t like to (re-)introduce any other options.

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      1 year ago

      That seems a bit concerning. At first I was under the impression the binary was compiled on the user’s machine, but once I saw that it’s distributed with serde I can see why people are upset.

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        1 year ago

        I was under the impression the binary was compiled on the user’s machine

        That’s how procedural macros used to and were intended to work.

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      The precompiled implementation is the only supported way to use the macros that are published in serde_derive

      That statement is straight up gaslighting.

      The precompiled binary is only provided for one platform, Linux. Windows does not use a precompiled binary but compiles its own from the source. How can he claim it’s the “only supported way”, when for most platforms he is doing it another way? Also, the crate, though most of its life, has been doing it another way.