Subteam report: compiler 2015-07-24
Dashboard
We decided to accept RFC #1191, on adding a HIR to the compiler.
In addition, RFC #1211 has entered into final comment period. This RFC describes a mid-level, simplified IR that will be constructed after type-checking but be used to drive advanced analysis and code generation.
-- nmatsakis
RFC phase
- PR #594: RFC: Support Incremental Compilation
- PR #1191: Add a HIR to the compiler
- PR #1211: [RFC] Introduce a mid-level IR (MIR) in the compiler that will drive borrowck, trans
Implementation phase
High priority issues
- Issue #23286:
Very confusing error on attempt to pass
path::Pathby value - Issue #26251: match expression falling through?
- Issue #26656: dropck can be bypassed via a trait object method
- Issue #27060: repr(packed) allows invalid unaligned loads