Proposal: Speed up `cargo build` by constraining language to disallow mutual usage between files

· Users Rust Lang · July 2, 2026, 2:53 a.m.
Summary
The article discusses a proposal aimed at speeding up the `cargo build` process in Rust by imposing constraints on how files interact with one another, specifically to prevent mutual usage between files. It reflects on the implications and limitations of current Rust implementations and highlights challenges presented by certain popular crates, such as sqlx.
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