Re: [PATCH 6/7] gnu: Add cargo-bootstrap.

[Ludovic Courtès]

David Craven <address@hidden> skribis:

> * gnu/packages/rust.scm (cargo-bootstrap): New variable.

Please add (supported-platforms '("x86_64-linux")).

> +    (synopsis "Cargo bootstrap")
> +    (description "This package prepares the cargo binary for bootstrapping

@command{cargo}

> +the cargo package and it's dependencies.  When rustc is build using the new
       ^                   ^                      ^            ^
the @code{cargo} package and its dependencies.  When @command{rustc} is built

What about being more explicit here:

  This package provides a pre-built binary of the Cargo build tool,
  which in turn is used to build the Rust compiler and the final Cargo
  package.

?

> +rustbuild build system it also requires cargo.  The gnu build system is going

requires Cargo.

> +to be deprecated.")

The last sentence is hard to understand in the context of the
description of this package.  Probably best to remove it or to write it
as a comment with a longer explanation.

Otherwise LGTM, thanks!

Ludo’.