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1. Aerbil+(OP)[view] [source] 2024-04-29 00:48:35
Sheesh. And you can't write a reproducible compiler for Rust either, because every version of rustc was compiled with the previous version. What are the chances there isn't a backdoor?
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2. stevek+Ao[view] [source] 2024-04-29 05:34:47
>>Aerbil+(OP)
> What are the chances there isn't a backdoor?

mrustc, an independent implementation, has produced identical output.

> rustc bootstrap tested and validated (1.19.0 isn't fully repeatable, but later versions are)

https://github.com/thepowersgang/mrustc?tab=readme-ov-file#p...

This means you'd have to land the same attack in both mrustc and rustc, making the possibility infinitesimally small.

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