Go automatically downloads a newer toolchain if needed

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  • No. The code in question is plainly visible in the crate:

    https://github.com/eleijonmarck/do-not-compile-this-code/blo...

    This is true for all third-party libraries. If you blindly download and execute code from the Internet, this is a risk you are assuming.

    As I stated above, if you need more security, you can download all the dependencies and build inside an isolated container.

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  • Rustup

    The Rust toolchain installer

    It seems like that will change in the (near) future according to the following github issue[0]. A quote from one of the developers, rami3l, in that thread[1]:

    > My current plan is indeed to remove implicit installations entirely.

    [0]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rustup/issues/3635

    [1]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rustup/issues/3635#issuecomment...

  • go

    The Go programming language

    Go core team has admitted that Go toolchain 1.22.n versions break backward compatibility: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/66092

    There is another breakage case: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/66070 and the team leader doesn't plan to fix it.

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