Idea: light weight rust as zero build scripting language

There's ability to run scripts from Cargo:

rust-lang.github.io

3424-cargo-script - The Rust RFC Book

and there's plan for a fast codegen backend, but the Rust project did not have enough funding to finish it:

github.com/rust-lang/rust-project-goals

Production-ready cranelift backend

opened 06:42PM - 16 Sep 25 UTC

closed 04:43PM - 01 Dec 25 UTC

      nikomatsakis
    

T-compiler C-tracking-issue Flagship Goal T-wg-compiler-performance ex-2025h2

| Metadata | | | -------- | --- | | Point of contact | @folkertd…ev | | Team(s) | compiler, wg-compiler-performance | | Goal document | 2025h2/production-ready-cranelift | ## Summary This project aims to get the rust cranelift codegen backend to a production-ready state. Specifically, with this work completed, we'd be confident to recommend it as the default for local development, e.g. with cargo test or cargo run. ## Tasks and status * [ ] Acquire funding () * [ ] Standard reviews (compiler ![Team][]) * [ ] Dedicated reviewer (compiler ![Team][]) * [ ] Deploy to production (wg-compiler-performance ![Team][]) * [ ] Do the work (@bjorn3, @folkertdev) [Team]: https://img.shields.io/badge/Team%20ask-red