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submitted 2 years ago by Arbitrary@reddthat.com to c/rust@programming.dev

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[–] kornel@lemmyrs.org 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

At least 69K, which is over half of all crates — https://lib.rs/quote is used almost exclusively for output of proc macros.

[–] RunAwayFrog@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh, we are calling proc-macro crates "compiler plugins"! I didn't realize.

[–] kornel@lemmyrs.org 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

They are dlopened by the rustc process. You can totally mess with it: https://nitter.net/m_ou_se/status/1368632701448818691

[–] RunAwayFrog@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

I'm aware.

I just find calling the average proc-macro crate a "compiler plugin" a little bit baffling/confusing.

Isn't the term "compiler plugin" reserved for crates/tools that depend on rustc, like clippy?