Release cycle triage proposal

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Release triage minutes 2016-10-20

Stable regressions

• https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/33364
  • ICE: OutputTypeParameterMismatch in failing to resolve associated type as tuple. #33364
  • no change
• https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/36856
  • Confusion with double negation and booleans #36856
  • closed fixed
• https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/35408
  • rustc built by MIR overflows its stack for crates with very deep ASTs. #35408
  • P-medium
• https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/36875
  • rustc 1.12.0 fails with SIGSEGV in release mode (syn crate 0.8.0) #36875
  • closed fixed.
• https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/36799
  • Compilation of a crate using a large static map fails on latest i686-pc-windows-gnu Beta #36799
  • ping assignee
• https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/36325
  • ICE, possibly related to associated types of associated types? #36325
  • nominated to ask for progress
• https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/36924
  • Rustc 1.12.0 Windows build of ethcore crate fails with LLVM error #36924
  • closed fixed
• https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/36926
  • 1.12.0: High memory usage when linking in release mode with debug info #36926
  • closed fixed
• https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/37154
  • Regression: “no method found” error when calling same method twice, with HRTB impl #37154
  • PR open, P-high
• https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/37291
  • ICE while executing rustdoc test case #37291
  • P-high, I-nominated, E-help-wanted

Beta regressions

• https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/36622
  • ICE with RUST_LOG=debug and dependency rand #36622
  • T-compiler
• https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/36673
  • Significant compile-speed regression in nightly #36673
  • pinged niko and pnkfelix
• https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/36774
  • Debuginfo generation is broken with LLVM 3.8 #36774
  • waiting on backport
• https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/37222
  • Beta segfault regression #37222
  • fixed enqueued. waiting on backport. P-high. I-crash

Nightly regressions

• https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/37105
  • Coredump when using latest nightly rustc #37105
  • huge test case, posted some comments

P-high

• https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/36481
  • Exposure of HashMap iteration order allows for O(n²) blowup. #36481
  • regression-from-stable-to-stable, I-nominated
• https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/18937
  • Methods in impls allowed more restrictive lifetime bounds than in the trait. #18937
  • nmatsakis assigned, jroesch unassigned, pr open

P-medium

• https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/5551
  • document constant expressions in rust.md reference manual #5551
  • P-low, I-needs
• https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/12309
  • Capturing stdout from test code is inconsistent #12309
  • P-low, T-libs
• https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/26085
  • Closures should always implement the all applicable Fn* traits. #26085
  • I-enhancement
• https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/21203
  • Don’t ICE when uncallable functions occur due to unsatisfiable where clauses #21203
  • I-enhancement
• https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/31157
  • Massive compiler perf regression #31157
  • Asked for fresh reproduction and addition to perf.rlo
• https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/17842
  • subtask of RFC 195: implement associated lifetimes #17842
  • A-typesystem, A-borrow-checker, A-enhancement, T-compiler, nominated for triage