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@tshepang tshepang commented Sep 8, 2025

One can use unstable features on stable too, like via an env var

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One can use unstable features on stable too, like via an env var
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BoxyUwU commented Sep 8, 2025

That env var is not supposed to be used by anyone. It is very much true that for pretty much all purposes nightly is the only channel where you can use unstable features

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yeah it's probably more useful to people for understanding the toolchains to leave it as is

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tshepang commented Sep 8, 2025

the statement is misleading though, and it's not true... I will add intended

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The current statement I find is accurate, and less confusing than trying to caveat it with "intended".

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it would be accurate if a RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP did not exist, and that is something widely used

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BoxyUwU commented Sep 19, 2025

RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP is very much not widely used

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I should of chosen a different word

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jieyouxu commented Oct 4, 2025

I actually find removing the intended usage to be more confusing1, so I think we should retain current wording.

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  1. Or less helpful.

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rustbot commented Oct 4, 2025

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tshepang commented Oct 4, 2025

I see now how I made it less helpful. How about now...

  • I restored the explanation
  • I removed the false claim
  • I added the intent (to imply that people should avoid using feature gates in beta and stable)

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