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Dev · github.com · Friday, 3 July 2026

crustc lets you build rustc from plain C, reviving Rust on legacy hardware

crustc compiles the whole Rust compiler into ANSI C, letting you build rustc with any standard C compiler. This opens a path to run Rust on legacy or niche hardware that only supports C, sidestepping LLVM dependencies. The demo shows rustc self‑compiling via the generated C code.

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