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		kibwen on Sept 24, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Linus on compiler warnings and code reviews The C ABI is de facto standardized, the compiler in use doesn't matter. Rust code can expose a C ABI and be compiled into a linkable artifact, and that means that C code can use it as though it were an artifact compiled by any C compiler.

acconsta on Sept 24, 2015 [–]

It's not quite plug-and-play, but it does seem like there's been some progress.

https://lwn.net/Articles/644681/

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