Reduce `--verbose` output of `--check-cfg` args

[Urgau]

Problem

Some crates have a lot of custom cfgs and they can take quite a lot of place in the logs output. For some crates they can easily dominate the output of check -v.

process didn't exit successfully: `rustc --crate-name intrinsics --edition=2018 examples/intrinsics.rs --error-format=json --json=diagnostic-rendered-ansi,artifacts,future-incompat --crate-type bin --emit=dep-info,link -C opt-level=3 -C panic=abort -C embed-bitcode=no --cfg 'feature="compiler-builtins"' --cfg 'feature="default"' --check-cfg 'cfg(docsrs)' --check-cfg 'cfg(feature, values("c", "cc", "compiler-builtins", "core", "default", "mangled-names", "mem", "no-asm", "no-f16-f128", "public-test-deps", "rustc-dep-of-std"))' -C metadata=7abd913b83c7252c -C extra-filename=-7abd913b83c7252c --out-dir /builtins-target/powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu/release/examples --target powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu -C linker=powerpc64le-linux-gnu-gcc -C strip=debuginfo -L dependency=/builtins-target/powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu/release/deps -L dependency=/builtins-target/release/deps --extern compiler_builtins=/builtins-target/powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu/release/deps/libcompiler_builtins-2f4b020256ebe8d5.rlib --extern panic_handler=/builtins-target/powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu/release/deps/libpanic_handler-44703418926224d3.rlib -Dwarnings --cfg 'feature="unstable"' --check-cfg 'cfg(__ashldi3, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__ashlsi3, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__ashrdi3, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__ashrsi3, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__clzsi2, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__divdi3, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__divsi3, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__divmoddi4, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__divmodsi4, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__divmodsi4, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__divmodti4, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__lshrdi3, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__lshrsi3, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__moddi3, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__modsi3, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__muldi3, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__udivdi3, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__udivmoddi4, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__udivmodsi4, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__udivsi3, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__umoddi3, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__umodsi3, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_cas1_relax, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_cas1_acq, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_cas1_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_cas1_acq_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_cas2_relax, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_cas2_acq, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_cas2_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_cas2_acq_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_cas4_relax, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_cas4_acq, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_cas4_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_cas4_acq_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_cas8_relax, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_cas8_acq, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_cas8_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_cas8_acq_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_cas16_relax, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_cas16_acq, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_cas16_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_cas16_acq_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldadd1_relax, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldadd1_acq, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldadd1_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldadd1_acq_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldadd2_relax, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldadd2_acq, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldadd2_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldadd2_acq_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldadd4_relax, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldadd4_acq, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldadd4_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldadd4_acq_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldadd8_relax, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldadd8_acq, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldadd8_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldadd8_acq_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldclr1_relax, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldclr1_acq, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldclr1_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldclr1_acq_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldclr2_relax, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldclr2_acq, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldclr2_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldclr2_acq_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldclr4_relax, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldclr4_acq, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldclr4_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldclr4_acq_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldclr8_relax, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldclr8_acq, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldclr8_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldclr8_acq_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldeor1_relax, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldeor1_acq, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldeor1_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldeor1_acq_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldeor2_relax, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldeor2_acq, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldeor2_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldeor2_acq_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldeor4_relax, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldeor4_acq, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldeor4_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldeor4_acq_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldeor8_relax, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldeor8_acq, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldeor8_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldeor8_acq_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldset1_relax, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldset1_acq, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldset1_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldset1_acq_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldset2_relax, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldset2_acq, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldset2_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldset2_acq_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldset4_relax, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldset4_acq, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldset4_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldset4_acq_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldset8_relax, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldset8_acq, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldset8_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_ldset8_acq_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_swp1_relax, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_swp1_acq, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_swp1_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_swp1_acq_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_swp2_relax, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_swp2_acq, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_swp2_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_swp2_acq_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_swp4_relax, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_swp4_acq, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_swp4_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_swp4_acq_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_swp8_relax, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_swp8_acq, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_swp8_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(__aarch64_swp8_acq_rel, values("optimized-c"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(target_feature, values("vis3"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(feature, values("checked"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(assert_no_panic)' --check-cfg 'cfg(feature, values("unstable"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(feature, values("mem-unaligned"))' --check-cfg 'cfg(thumb)' --check-cfg 'cfg(thumb_1)' --check-cfg 'cfg(kernel_user_helpers)'` (exit status: 101)

Reported in rust-lang/rust#125351 (comment) and rust-lang/rust#124740 (comment)

Proposed Solution

Use dedicated argument file to pass of the --check-cfg arguments at once.

Notes

No response

[Urgau]

I have a local branch where I experimented with hiding/grouping those --check-cfg args, and two things came up:

• Should they be also hidden in extra verbose, aka -vv ?
  • My stance is that -v should hide them but -vv shouldn't; it would be similar to the env variables which are hidden in -v but visible with -vv.
• What should be printed instead of the --check-cfg args ?
  • Whatever we print, real path or fake thing, it should probably be at the end of the line, so users can still continue to copy paste.
  • Printing a path might seems good, but that would require knowing it when printing the args and it wouldn't be very useful since we don't want to keep it, otherwise it won't be cleanup, leading to potential a potential unbound gross of argfiles.
  • In my local branch I print [@check-cfg] at the end of the command.

With my local branch:

     Running `rustc --crate-name foo --edition=2021 src/lib.rs --error-format=json --json=diagnostic-rendered-ansi,artifacts,future-incompat --diagnostic-width=104 --crate-type lib --emit=dep-info,metadata -C embed-bitcode=no -C debuginfo=2 --warn=unexpected_cfgs -C metadata=48a4dac05867c2f4 -C extra-filename=-48a4dac05867c2f4 --out-dir /tmp/foo/target/debug/deps -C incremental=/tmp/foo/target/debug/incremental -L dependency=/tmp/foo/target/debug/deps [@check-cfg]`

[RalfJung]

My stance is that -v should hide them but -vv shouldn't; it would similar to the env variables which are hidden in -v but visible with -vv.

In general I would agree. However, if -vv is required to get proper information about why a dependency was rebuilt (as has been suggested in #13859), it would be unfortunate if that mode was so verbose that it becomes near impossible to see the rebuild information...

Cc @weihanglo

[epage]

That is a problem I have with verbosity in general: everyone wants a different piece of information and showing for one user can overwhelm and hide the information another user wants. Thats why for rebuild information, #2904 is likely a better route.

btw there is a purist aspect of me that is hesitant about hiding parts of the command line.

[Urgau]

btw there is a purist aspect of me that is hesitant about hiding parts of the command line.

(fwi, my local branch actually uses an argfile for all --check-cfg, so the only thing that would really be hidden from the displayed args is the argfile path, but I understand your point)