2021-01-18.md

PEH 2021-01-18 Meeting Agenda

tags: Error Handling Minutes

• 2020-12-07 Meeting Minutes

Action Items

• Figure out what metrics we get on the blog posts we publish (Jane Lusby)
• [rust-lang/rfcs#2895] Update object-provider API in generic member access RFC to utilize new dyno design (Jane Lusby)
• [rust-lang/rust#53487] Get this PR reviewed and ready to close, find someone to handle mentorship (Jane)
• [rust-lang/rust#77384] Implement trait based proof of concept for Backtrace in core (Jane Lusby)
• [rust-lang/project-error-handling#7] reach out to the author of the error codes issue (Jane Lusby)
• [rust-lang/rust#75180] Fix regressions caused by new impl error for &'a E change (Jakub Duchniewicz)
• [rust-lang/rust#44838] Better assert implementation, dig more into AST to figure out steps forward (Charles Ellis O'Riley Jr.)
• [rust-lang/rust#72981]
  • Resolve blockers in the backtrace stabilizition PR (Ashley Mannix)
  • Follow up with Amanieu to mark concerns on backtrace stabilization as resolved (Ashley Mannix)
  • Update backtrace PR to resolve merge conflicts (Jakub Duchniewicz)
  • rust-lang/rust#79692 (Ashley Mannix)
  • [error handling project group update blog] solicit outside feedback on blog post and publish it (Sean Chen)

Agenda Items

• Review action items from last meeting
• Review Project Board Issues

Attendees

• Jane Lusby
• oliver
• Charles Ellis O'Riley Jr.
• Sean Chen
• Jakub Duchniewicz

Meeting Minutes

Status Updates

• Generic Member Access RFC [Jane]: No updates here
• Assert implementation [Charles]: No updates here
• Regression cleanup [Jakub]: Blocked on an error in the rust-sv crate
• Updated catch_unwind's documentation to refer to resume_unwind
• Implement Try for ExitStatus [scottmcm]: Blocked on the new Try trait RFC
• Termination trait issue added to the project board
• Implementing Display and Error::source for library errors issue added

Todos

• Look into the error in the rust-sv crate [Jane]
• Get in touch with the Infrastructure team in order to gather metrics on engagement around the PEH blog post
• Dig deeper into the Backtrace in core PR [oliver]
• Start drafting sections of the book [Jane and oliver]
• Set up a hack session around brainstorming/drafting for the Error book [Jane]
• Look into the Termination trait polishing issue: [Jakub]