Rust Daily Digest — 2026-05-13

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2026.05.13

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FEATURED

Proposal for GLIBC Version Support in Rust

A new pre-RFC proposes adding native support for specifying GLIBC versions in Rust's -gnu targets. This change would allow developers to target specific GLIBC versions during the linking process, potentially improving compatibility and performance for Rust applications on Linux systems. This proposal could streamline building Rust applications that need to integrate with specific system libraries, enhancing Rust's usability in diverse Linux environments.

SRC Rust Internals

Rust Gains Support for IBM s390 Architecture in Linux Kernel

Rust's integration into the Linux kernel continues to expand with the addition of support for the IBM s390 architecture. This development is part of a broader effort to integrate Rust into kernel development, bringing Rust's safety and concurrency features to more hardware platforms. The support for s390 will enable Rust developers to write kernel modules and other low-level code for this architecture, potentially improving system reliability and performance.

SRC Google News Rust

SIGNAL

01 Velotype — a native Rust Markdown editor built for WYSIWYG writing Rust Users Forum
02 My first crate :D, floop: A more convenient and less error prone replacement for loop `{ select! { .. }}` Rust Users Forum
03 A high-performance async Rust implementation of KCP - A Fast and Reliable ARQ Protocol built on top of Tokio. RustCC (CN)

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