So, do we have any prior art on deprecating and re...
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c
So, do we have any prior art on deprecating and removing and entire backend? I know in discussion we easily sidetrack on general backend ownership/maintenance/resources/etc but I think the rust backend is in a uniquely bad place: has no meaningful development since the initial commit 2 year ago, not used by any contributor, what it does it trivially(?) replaced by adhoc_tool, and there is an out-of-tree plugin that is a more plausible path forward.
h
I don’t think we do, but I’m willing to bet if we removed it no one would notice…
So I think we can put it through a deprecation cycle with a message to the effect of “if you’re using this, let us know”
c
My attempt at wordsmithing a deprecation of the rust backend: https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/22710 Better words welcome!
h
Those words work for me!
c