Not only is this cursed, it appears to be 100% organic.

[mttaggart@infosec.exchange]

Not only is this cursed, it appears to be 100% organic.

https://github.com/mrconter1/rustc-php

[scottley@infosec.exchange]

@mttaggart "Useful if you need to compile Rust on a shared hosting server from 2008 where the only installed runtime is PHP."

100% business test cases passed...this solves the one stated problem... they should have said, "Only useful..." but we aren't gonna be that pedantic here, this isn't a code review...

[shom@gts.shom.dev]

@mttaggart

Useful if you need to compile Rust on a shared hosting server from 2008 where the only installed runtime is PHP.

Fair enough, chaotic good guy!

[mkoek@mastodon.nl]

@mttaggart old control frameworks had a check that production servers should not have compilers; on a locked down system like that I could see scenarios where this might even be useful to an attacker

[winterknight1337@infosec.exchange]

@mttaggart ya know, I would say why but tbh at this time I’m equally impressed and horrified

[busterb@infosec.exchange]

@mttaggart years ago I wrote a sql database in php for the same reason; university sun server with ancient php version wouldn't allow students to install or use a 'real' database. I think it still lives on PEAR