Stream: web-preview

Topic: Naming of the Rust/C/C++ web target


view this post on Zulip Alex Crichton (Sep 18 2026 at 00:50):

In the last component-model meeting we settled on wasm32-webp2 as a target name, and

view this post on Zulip Alex Crichton (Sep 18 2026 at 00:51):

er, hit too soon. Anyway I opened an issue in rust-lang/rust to create the target there and there's feedback -- https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com/#narrow/channel/233931-t-compiler.2Fmajor-changes/topic/Create.20a.20new.20tier.203.20target.3A.20.60wasm32-webp.E2.80.A6.20compiler-team.231037/near/625110012 -- that the target name may want to have "component" in the name somewhere. Subjectively I like the current name, but Ryan/Ben would y'all be able to write down (here's fine I can transfer it over there) some rationale y'all were thinking?

view this post on Zulip Ben Visness (Sep 18 2026 at 13:14):

I'm sure one of us can post a response there this morning, I've been reading it now and then to see how the discussion has gone. I'll draft something up and just run it by Ryan before posting.


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