From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: "Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] osxkeychain: fix build with Rust
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:54:09 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqq8q8d1ixq.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <pull.2154.git.1781691074710.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> (Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget's message of "Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:11:13 +0000")
"Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
writes:
> From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
>
> Without NO_RUST defined, the varint encoder/decoder lives in the
> RUST_LIB, which needs to be linked. Symptom:
>
> cc [... -o contrib/credential/osxkeychain/git-credential-osxkeychain [...]
> Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
> "_decode_varint", referenced from:
> _read_untracked_extension in libgit.a[x86_64][63](dir.o)
> _read_untracked_extension in libgit.a[x86_64][63](dir.o)
> _read_one_dir in libgit.a[x86_64][63](dir.o)
> _read_one_dir in libgit.a[x86_64][63](dir.o)
> _load_cache_entry_block in libgit.a[x86_64][174](read-cache.o)
> "_encode_varint", referenced from:
> _write_untracked_extension in libgit.a[x86_64][63](dir.o)
> _write_untracked_extension in libgit.a[x86_64][63](dir.o)
> _write_untracked_extension in libgit.a[x86_64][63](dir.o)
> _write_one_dir in libgit.a[x86_64][63](dir.o)
> _write_one_dir in libgit.a[x86_64][63](dir.o)
> _do_write_index in libgit.a[x86_64][174](read-cache.o)
> ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
>
> While it is curious why these functions are needed at all (osxkeychain
> does not read or write the index), the compile error is a real problem.
>
> Instead of trying to play games to add `GITLIBS` while filtering out
> `common-main.o`, replace the `$(LIB_FILE) $(EXTLIBS)` construct with the
> much shorter `$(LIBS)` construct that _already_ filters out
> `common-main.o` and adds the Rust library when needed.
>
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
> ---
Hmph, we do not build this at GitHub Actions based CI? Just being
curious.
Let me take this directly to 'master' before tagging -rc1. Thanks.
> osxkeychain: fix build with Rust
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