From 1c1c3d38d8283159847b31c58a782200c388d69c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MaschitaG <121792732+MaschitaG@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2023 10:12:56 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Unsafe Rust
Unsafe Rust is mentioned in the course
---
src/welcome.md | 4 ----
1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/welcome.md b/src/welcome.md
index c4cef244..8361bc7a 100644
--- a/src/welcome.md
+++ b/src/welcome.md
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ Some non-goals of this course are:
* Learn how to develop macros, please see [Chapter 19.5 in the Rust
Book](https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch19-06-macros.html) and [Rust by
Example](https://doc.rust-lang.org/rust-by-example/macros.html) instead.
-* Learn the details of how to write unsafe Rust. We will talk about unsafe Rust
- on Day 3, but we do not cover the subtle details. Please see [Chapter 19.1 in
- the Rust Book](https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch19-01-unsafe-rust.html) and
- the [Rustonomicon](https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/) instead.
## Assumptions
From b2ae19b5fde8d3d63980887c68ee5eafe7ab2303 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MaschitaG <121792732+MaschitaG@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2023 10:25:39 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Update static-and-const.md
---
src/basic-syntax/static-and-const.md | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/src/basic-syntax/static-and-const.md b/src/basic-syntax/static-and-const.md
index 4576ea19..dbe359c8 100644
--- a/src/basic-syntax/static-and-const.md
+++ b/src/basic-syntax/static-and-const.md
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ fn main() {
}
```
-We will look at mutating static data in the chapter on Unsafe Rust.
+We will look at mutating static data in the [chapter on Unsafe Rust](../unsafe.md).
From b027db02417d61cc99a0d8e53fb33b5a95de1eff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Martin Geisler <martin@geisler.net>
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2023 10:30:40 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Add back links to the Rust Book
I think it's important that we link the students to the full information about Unsafe Rust.
---
src/unsafe.md | 7 +++++--
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/unsafe.md b/src/unsafe.md
index 0ce06369..ec9b9d44 100644
--- a/src/unsafe.md
+++ b/src/unsafe.md
@@ -6,13 +6,16 @@ The Rust language has two parts:
* **Unsafe Rust:** can trigger undefined behavior if preconditions are violated.
We will be seeing mostly safe Rust in this course, but it's important to know
-what unsafe Rust is.
+what Unsafe Rust is.
Unsafe Rust gives you access to five new capabilities:
* Dereference raw pointers.
* Access or modify mutable static variables.
* Access `union` fields.
-* Call `unsafe` functions, including `extern` functions
+* Call `unsafe` functions, including `extern` functions.
* Implement `unsafe` traits.
+We will briefly cover these capabilities next. For full details, please see
+[Chapter 19.1 in the Rust Book](https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch19-01-unsafe-rust.html)
+and the [Rustonomicon](https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/).