implement major change tracking for the bootstrap configuration

Signed-off-by: onur-ozkan <work@onurozkan.dev>

compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift/scripts/setup_rust_fork.sh

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ index d95b5b7f17f..00b6f0e3635 100644
 EOF
 
 cat > config.toml <<EOF
-changelog-seen = 2
+change-id = 2
 
 [llvm]
 ninja = false

compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc/test.sh

@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ function setup_rustc() {
     rm config.toml || true
 
     cat > config.toml <<EOF
-changelog-seen = 2
+change-id = 2
 
 [rust]
 codegen-backends = []

config.example.toml

@@ -19,11 +19,18 @@
 # Note that this has no default value (x.py uses the defaults in `config.example.toml`).
 #profile = <none>
 
-# Keeps track of the last version of `x.py` used.
-# If `changelog-seen` does not match the version that is currently running,
-# `x.py` will prompt you to update it and to read the changelog.
-# See `src/bootstrap/CHANGELOG.md` for more information.
-changelog-seen = 2
+# Keeps track of major changes made to this configuration.
+#
+# This value also represents ID of the PR that caused major changes. Meaning,
+# you can visit github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/{change-id} to check for more details.
+#
+# A 'major change' includes any of the following
+#  - A new option
+#  - A change in the default values
+#
+# If `change-id` does not match the version that is currently running,
+# `x.py` will prompt you to update it and check the related PR for more details.
+change-id = 115898
 
 # =============================================================================
 # Tweaking how LLVM is compiled

src/bootstrap/README.md

@@ -182,20 +182,6 @@ Some general areas that you may be interested in modifying are:
   `Config` struct.
 * Adding a sanity check? Take a look at `bootstrap/sanity.rs`.
 
-If you make a major change, please remember to:
-
-+ Update `VERSION` in `src/bootstrap/main.rs`.
-* Update `changelog-seen = N` in `config.example.toml`.
-* Add an entry in `src/bootstrap/CHANGELOG.md`.
-
-A 'major change' includes
-
-* A new option or
-* A change in the default options.
-
-Changes that do not affect contributors to the compiler or users
-building rustc from source don't need an update to `VERSION`.
-
 If you have any questions, feel free to reach out on the `#t-infra/bootstrap` channel
 at [Rust Bootstrap Zulip server][rust-bootstrap-zulip]. When you encounter bugs,
 please file issues on the [Rust issue tracker][rust-issue-tracker].

src/bootstrap/bin/main.rs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use std::{env, fs};
 
 #[cfg(all(any(unix, windows), not(target_os = "solaris")))]
 use bootstrap::t;
-use bootstrap::{Build, Config, Subcommand, VERSION};
+use bootstrap::{find_recent_config_change_ids, Build, Config, Subcommand, CONFIG_CHANGE_HISTORY};
 
 fn main() {
     let args = env::args().skip(1).collect::<Vec<_>>();
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ fn main() {
             }
             err => {
                 drop(err);
-                println!("warning: build directory locked by process {pid}, waiting for lock");
+                println!("WARNING: build directory locked by process {pid}, waiting for lock");
                 let mut lock = t!(build_lock.write());
                 t!(lock.write(&process::id().to_string().as_ref()));
                 lock
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ fn main() {
     }
 
     #[cfg(any(not(any(unix, windows)), target_os = "solaris"))]
-    println!("warning: file locking not supported for target, not locking build directory");
+    println!("WARNING: file locking not supported for target, not locking build directory");
 
     // check_version warnings are not printed during setup
     let changelog_suggestion =
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ fn main() {
     // changelog warning, not the `x.py setup` message.
     let suggest_setup = config.config.is_none() && !matches!(config.cmd, Subcommand::Setup { .. });
     if suggest_setup {
-        println!("warning: you have not made a `config.toml`");
+        println!("WARNING: you have not made a `config.toml`");
         println!(
             "help: consider running `./x.py setup` or copying `config.example.toml` by running \
             `cp config.example.toml config.toml`"
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ fn main() {
     Build::new(config).build();
 
     if suggest_setup {
-        println!("warning: you have not made a `config.toml`");
+        println!("WARNING: you have not made a `config.toml`");
         println!(
             "help: consider running `./x.py setup` or copying `config.example.toml` by running \
             `cp config.example.toml config.toml`"
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ fn main() {
         contents.contains("https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/77620#issuecomment-705144570")
     }) {
         println!(
-            "warning: You have the pre-push script installed to .git/hooks/pre-commit. \
+            "WARNING: You have the pre-push script installed to .git/hooks/pre-commit. \
                   Consider moving it to .git/hooks/pre-push instead, which runs less often."
         );
     }
@@ -104,19 +104,34 @@ fn main() {
 fn check_version(config: &Config) -> Option<String> {
     let mut msg = String::new();
 
-    let suggestion = if let Some(seen) = config.changelog_seen {
-        if seen != VERSION {
-            msg.push_str("warning: there have been changes to x.py since you last updated.\n");
-            format!("update `config.toml` to use `changelog-seen = {VERSION}` instead")
+    if config.changelog_seen.is_some() {
+        msg.push_str("WARNING: The use of `changelog-seen` is deprecated. Please refer to `change-id` option in `config.example.toml` instead.\n");
+    }
+
+    let latest_config_id = CONFIG_CHANGE_HISTORY.last().unwrap();
+    let suggestion = if let Some(id) = config.change_id {
+        if &id != latest_config_id {
+            msg.push_str("WARNING: there have been changes to x.py since you last updated.\n");
+            let change_links: Vec<String> = find_recent_config_change_ids(id)
+                .iter()
+                .map(|id| format!("https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/{id}"))
+                .collect();
+            if !change_links.is_empty() {
+                msg.push_str("To see more detail about these changes, visit the following PRs:\n");
+                for link in change_links {
+                    msg.push_str(&format!("  - {link}\n"));
+                }
+            }
+            msg.push_str("WARNING: there have been changes to x.py since you last updated.\n");
+            format!("update `config.toml` to use `change-id = {latest_config_id}` instead")
         } else {
             return None;
         }
     } else {
-        msg.push_str("warning: x.py has made several changes recently you may want to look at\n");
-        format!("add `changelog-seen = {VERSION}` at the top of `config.toml`")
+        msg.push_str("WARNING: The `change-id` is missing in the `config.toml`. This means that you will not be able to track the major changes made to the bootstrap configurations.\n");
+        format!("add `change-id = {latest_config_id}` at the top of `config.toml`")
     };
 
-    msg.push_str("help: consider looking at the changes in `src/bootstrap/CHANGELOG.md`\n");
     msg.push_str("note: to silence this warning, ");
     msg.push_str(&suggestion);
 

src/bootstrap/bootstrap_test.py

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class GenerateAndParseConfig(unittest.TestCase):
     """Test that we can serialize and deserialize a config.toml file"""
     def test_no_args(self):
         build = serialize_and_parse([])
-        self.assertEqual(build.get_toml("changelog-seen"), '2')
+        self.assertEqual(build.get_toml("change-id"), '2')
         self.assertEqual(build.get_toml("profile"), 'dist')
         self.assertIsNone(build.get_toml("llvm.download-ci-llvm"))
 

src/bootstrap/config.rs

@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ impl Display for DebuginfoLevel {
 /// `config.example.toml`.
 #[derive(Default, Clone)]
 pub struct Config {
-    pub changelog_seen: Option<usize>,
+    pub changelog_seen: Option<usize>, // FIXME: Deprecated field. Remove it at 2024.
+    pub change_id: Option<usize>,
     pub ccache: Option<String>,
     /// Call Build::ninja() instead of this.
     pub ninja_in_file: bool,
@@ -565,7 +566,8 @@ impl Target {
 #[derive(Deserialize, Default)]
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields, rename_all = "kebab-case")]
 struct TomlConfig {
-    changelog_seen: Option<usize>,
+    changelog_seen: Option<usize>, // FIXME: Deprecated field. Remove it at 2024.
+    change_id: Option<usize>,
     build: Option<Build>,
     install: Option<Install>,
     llvm: Option<Llvm>,
@@ -593,7 +595,17 @@ trait Merge {
 impl Merge for TomlConfig {
     fn merge(
         &mut self,
-        TomlConfig { build, install, llvm, rust, dist, target, profile: _, changelog_seen }: Self,
+        TomlConfig {
+            build,
+            install,
+            llvm,
+            rust,
+            dist,
+            target,
+            profile: _,
+            changelog_seen,
+            change_id,
+        }: Self,
         replace: ReplaceOpt,
     ) {
         fn do_merge<T: Merge>(x: &mut Option<T>, y: Option<T>, replace: ReplaceOpt) {
@@ -606,6 +618,7 @@ impl Merge for TomlConfig {
             }
         }
         self.changelog_seen.merge(changelog_seen, replace);
+        self.change_id.merge(change_id, replace);
         do_merge(&mut self.build, build, replace);
         do_merge(&mut self.install, install, replace);
         do_merge(&mut self.llvm, llvm, replace);
@@ -1261,6 +1274,7 @@ impl Config {
         toml.merge(override_toml, ReplaceOpt::Override);
 
         config.changelog_seen = toml.changelog_seen;
+        config.change_id = toml.change_id;
 
         let build = toml.build.unwrap_or_default();
         if let Some(file_build) = build.build {

src/bootstrap/config/tests.rs

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ fn override_toml() {
         &[
             "check".to_owned(),
             "--config=/does/not/exist".to_owned(),
-            "--set=changelog-seen=1".to_owned(),
+            "--set=change-id=1".to_owned(),
             "--set=rust.lto=fat".to_owned(),
             "--set=rust.deny-warnings=false".to_owned(),
             "--set=build.gdb=\"bar\"".to_owned(),
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ fn override_toml() {
         |&_| {
             toml::from_str(
                 r#"
-changelog-seen = 0
+change-id = 0
 [rust]
 lto = "off"
 deny-warnings = true
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ build-config = {}
             .unwrap()
         },
     );
-    assert_eq!(config.changelog_seen, Some(1), "setting top-level value");
+    assert_eq!(config.change_id, Some(1), "setting top-level value");
     assert_eq!(
         config.rust_lto,
         crate::config::RustcLto::Fat,
@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ fn override_toml_duplicate() {
         &[
             "check".to_owned(),
             "--config=/does/not/exist".to_owned(),
-            "--set=changelog-seen=1".to_owned(),
-            "--set=changelog-seen=2".to_owned(),
+            "--set=change-id=1".to_owned(),
+            "--set=change-id=2".to_owned(),
         ],
-        |&_| toml::from_str("changelog-seen = 0").unwrap(),
+        |&_| toml::from_str("change-id = 0").unwrap(),
     );
 }
 

src/bootstrap/lib.rs

@@ -112,7 +112,15 @@ const LLVM_TOOLS: &[&str] = &[
 /// LLD file names for all flavors.
 const LLD_FILE_NAMES: &[&str] = &["ld.lld", "ld64.lld", "lld-link", "wasm-ld"];
 
-pub const VERSION: usize = 2;
+/// Keeps track of major changes made to the bootstrap configuration.
+///
+/// These values also represent the IDs of the PRs that caused major changes.
+/// You can visit `https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/{any-id-from-the-list}` to
+/// check for more details regarding each change.
+///
+/// If you make any major changes (such as adding new values or changing default values), please
+/// ensure that the associated PR ID is added to the end of this list.
+pub const CONFIG_CHANGE_HISTORY: &[usize] = &[115898];
 
 /// Extra --check-cfg to add when building
 /// (Mode restriction, config name, config values (if any))
@@ -791,7 +799,11 @@ impl Build {
     /// Component directory that Cargo will produce output into (e.g.
     /// release/debug)
     fn cargo_dir(&self) -> &'static str {
-        if self.config.rust_optimize.is_release() { "release" } else { "debug" }
+        if self.config.rust_optimize.is_release() {
+            "release"
+        } else {
+            "debug"
+        }
     }
 
     fn tools_dir(&self, compiler: Compiler) -> PathBuf {
@@ -1721,7 +1733,11 @@ impl Build {
         use std::os::unix::fs::symlink as symlink_file;
         #[cfg(windows)]
         use std::os::windows::fs::symlink_file;
-        if !self.config.dry_run() { symlink_file(src.as_ref(), link.as_ref()) } else { Ok(()) }
+        if !self.config.dry_run() {
+            symlink_file(src.as_ref(), link.as_ref())
+        } else {
+            Ok(())
+        }
     }
 
     /// Returns if config.ninja is enabled, and checks for ninja existence,
@@ -1841,3 +1857,13 @@ fn envify(s: &str) -> String {
         .flat_map(|c| c.to_uppercase())
         .collect()
 }
+
+pub fn find_recent_config_change_ids(current_id: usize) -> Vec<usize> {
+    // If someone accidentally enters an invalid value, we are checking its validity to
+    // ensure they do not miss major/breaking change logs.
+    if !CONFIG_CHANGE_HISTORY.contains(&current_id) {
+        panic!("Value `{current_id}` is not valid for `change-id`.");
+    }
+
+    CONFIG_CHANGE_HISTORY.iter().cloned().filter(|&id| id > current_id).collect()
+}