Re: lang/rust/Makefile for 1.82.0 has wrong llvm:min= value; more

From: Charlie Li <vishwin_at_freebsd.org>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:21:21 UTC
Mark Millard wrote:
> https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/130487 reports . . .
> 
> QUOTE
> Update the minimum external LLVM to 18 #130487
> 
> With this change, we'll have stable support for LLVM 18 and 19.
> For reference, the previous increase to LLVM 17 was #122649.
> END QUOTE
> 
> Note: the internal LLVM is 19 for 1.82.0 .
> 
This commit is not in the 1.82 releases so the USES=llvm values remain 
correct. It will be bumped for 1.83 as tagged in the pull request.> It 
leads me to wonder if lang/rust should be using an external
> devel/llvm* by default, set to match a default ports tree
> LLVM to be used for major ports that involve lang/rust use.
> 
No. Not something upstream encourages by default even if support exists, 
especially because the default upstream builds use the bundled LLVM 
which is what most consumers qualify with.

-- 
Charlie Li
...nope, still don't have an exit line.