Avoid some interning in bootstrap

This interning is pointless and only makes the code more complex.

The only remaining use of interning is `TargetSelection`, for which I
left a comment.

Author: Noratrieb

src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/check.rs

@@ -8,20 +8,18 @@ use crate::core::builder::{
     self, crate_description, Alias, Builder, Kind, RunConfig, ShouldRun, Step,
 };
 use crate::core::config::TargetSelection;
-use crate::utils::cache::Interned;
-use crate::INTERNER;
 use crate::{Compiler, Mode, Subcommand};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub struct Std {
     pub target: TargetSelection,
     /// Whether to build only a subset of crates.
     ///
     /// This shouldn't be used from other steps; see the comment on [`compile::Rustc`].
     ///
     /// [`compile::Rustc`]: crate::core::build_steps::compile::Rustc
-    crates: Interned<Vec<String>>,
+    crates: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 /// Returns args for the subcommand itself (not for cargo)
@@ -89,7 +87,7 @@ fn cargo_subcommand(kind: Kind) -> &'static str {
 
 impl Std {
     pub fn new(target: TargetSelection) -> Self {
-        Self { target, crates: INTERNER.intern_list(vec![]) }
+        Self { target, crates: vec![] }
     }
 }
 
@@ -204,15 +202,15 @@ impl Step for Std {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub struct Rustc {
     pub target: TargetSelection,
     /// Whether to build only a subset of crates.
     ///
     /// This shouldn't be used from other steps; see the comment on [`compile::Rustc`].
     ///
     /// [`compile::Rustc`]: crate::core::build_steps::compile::Rustc
-    crates: Interned<Vec<String>>,
+    crates: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 impl Rustc {
@@ -222,7 +220,7 @@ impl Rustc {
             .into_iter()
             .map(|krate| krate.name.to_string())
             .collect();
-        Self { target, crates: INTERNER.intern_list(crates) }
+        Self { target, crates }
     }
 }
 
@@ -305,10 +303,10 @@ impl Step for Rustc {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub struct CodegenBackend {
     pub target: TargetSelection,
-    pub backend: Interned<String>,
+    pub backend: &'static str,
 }
 
 impl Step for CodegenBackend {
@@ -321,14 +319,14 @@ impl Step for CodegenBackend {
     }
 
     fn make_run(run: RunConfig<'_>) {
-        for &backend in &[INTERNER.intern_str("cranelift"), INTERNER.intern_str("gcc")] {
+        for &backend in &["cranelift", "gcc"] {
             run.builder.ensure(CodegenBackend { target: run.target, backend });
         }
     }
 
     fn run(self, builder: &Builder<'_>) {
         // FIXME: remove once https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/112393 is resolved
-        if builder.build.config.vendor && &self.backend == "gcc" {
+        if builder.build.config.vendor && self.backend == "gcc" {
             println!("Skipping checking of `rustc_codegen_gcc` with vendoring enabled.");
             return;
         }
@@ -552,7 +550,7 @@ fn codegen_backend_stamp(
     builder: &Builder<'_>,
     compiler: Compiler,
     target: TargetSelection,
-    backend: Interned<String>,
+    backend: &str,
 ) -> PathBuf {
     builder
         .cargo_out(compiler, Mode::Codegen, target)

src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/clean.rs

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ use std::io::{self, ErrorKind};
 use std::path::Path;
 
 use crate::core::builder::{crate_description, Builder, RunConfig, ShouldRun, Step};
-use crate::utils::cache::Interned;
 use crate::utils::helpers::t;
 use crate::{Build, Compiler, Mode, Subcommand};
 
@@ -44,10 +43,10 @@ impl Step for CleanAll {
 
 macro_rules! clean_crate_tree {
     ( $( $name:ident, $mode:path, $root_crate:literal);+ $(;)? ) => { $(
-        #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+        #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
         pub struct $name {
             compiler: Compiler,
-            crates: Interned<Vec<String>>,
+            crates: Vec<String>,
         }
 
         impl Step for $name {

src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/compile.rs

@@ -27,22 +27,21 @@ use crate::core::builder::crate_description;
 use crate::core::builder::Cargo;
 use crate::core::builder::{Builder, Kind, PathSet, RunConfig, ShouldRun, Step, TaskPath};
 use crate::core::config::{DebuginfoLevel, LlvmLibunwind, RustcLto, TargetSelection};
-use crate::utils::cache::{Interned, INTERNER};
 use crate::utils::helpers::{
     exe, get_clang_cl_resource_dir, is_debug_info, is_dylib, output, symlink_dir, t, up_to_date,
 };
 use crate::LLVM_TOOLS;
 use crate::{CLang, Compiler, DependencyType, GitRepo, Mode};
 use filetime::FileTime;
 
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash)]
 pub struct Std {
     pub target: TargetSelection,
     pub compiler: Compiler,
     /// Whether to build only a subset of crates in the standard library.
     ///
     /// This shouldn't be used from other steps; see the comment on [`Rustc`].
-    crates: Interned<Vec<String>>,
+    crates: Vec<String>,
     /// When using download-rustc, we need to use a new build of `std` for running unit tests of Std itself,
     /// but we need to use the downloaded copy of std for linking to rustdoc. Allow this to be overriden by `builder.ensure` from other steps.
     force_recompile: bool,
@@ -556,13 +555,13 @@ pub fn std_cargo(builder: &Builder<'_>, target: TargetSelection, stage: u32, car
     cargo.rustdocflag("-Zcrate-attr=warn(rust_2018_idioms)");
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 struct StdLink {
     pub compiler: Compiler,
     pub target_compiler: Compiler,
     pub target: TargetSelection,
     /// Not actually used; only present to make sure the cache invalidation is correct.
-    crates: Interned<Vec<String>>,
+    crates: Vec<String>,
     /// See [`Std::force_recompile`].
     force_recompile: bool,
 }
@@ -609,7 +608,7 @@ impl Step for StdLink {
             });
             let libdir = sysroot.join(lib).join("rustlib").join(target.triple).join("lib");
             let hostdir = sysroot.join(lib).join("rustlib").join(compiler.host.triple).join("lib");
-            (INTERNER.intern_path(libdir), INTERNER.intern_path(hostdir))
+            (libdir, hostdir)
         } else {
             let libdir = builder.sysroot_libdir(target_compiler, target);
             let hostdir = builder.sysroot_libdir(target_compiler, compiler.host);
@@ -815,7 +814,7 @@ fn cp_rustc_component_to_ci_sysroot(
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, PartialOrd, Ord, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialOrd, Ord, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub struct Rustc {
     pub target: TargetSelection,
     pub compiler: Compiler,
@@ -824,7 +823,7 @@ pub struct Rustc {
     /// This should only be requested by the user, not used within rustbuild itself.
     /// Using it within rustbuild can lead to confusing situation where lints are replayed
     /// in two different steps.
-    crates: Interned<Vec<String>>,
+    crates: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 impl Rustc {
@@ -1217,13 +1216,13 @@ fn rustc_llvm_env(builder: &Builder<'_>, cargo: &mut Cargo, target: TargetSelect
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 struct RustcLink {
     pub compiler: Compiler,
     pub target_compiler: Compiler,
     pub target: TargetSelection,
     /// Not actually used; only present to make sure the cache invalidation is correct.
-    crates: Interned<Vec<String>>,
+    crates: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 impl RustcLink {
@@ -1258,11 +1257,11 @@ impl Step for RustcLink {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub struct CodegenBackend {
     pub target: TargetSelection,
     pub compiler: Compiler,
-    pub backend: Interned<String>,
+    pub backend: String,
 }
 
 fn needs_codegen_config(run: &RunConfig<'_>) -> bool {
@@ -1281,7 +1280,7 @@ pub(crate) const CODEGEN_BACKEND_PREFIX: &str = "rustc_codegen_";
 fn is_codegen_cfg_needed(path: &TaskPath, run: &RunConfig<'_>) -> bool {
     if path.path.to_str().unwrap().contains(CODEGEN_BACKEND_PREFIX) {
         let mut needs_codegen_backend_config = true;
-        for &backend in run.builder.config.codegen_backends(run.target) {
+        for backend in run.builder.config.codegen_backends(run.target) {
             if path
                 .path
                 .to_str()
@@ -1318,15 +1317,15 @@ impl Step for CodegenBackend {
             return;
         }
 
-        for &backend in run.builder.config.codegen_backends(run.target) {
+        for backend in run.builder.config.codegen_backends(run.target) {
             if backend == "llvm" {
                 continue; // Already built as part of rustc
             }
 
             run.builder.ensure(CodegenBackend {
                 target: run.target,
                 compiler: run.builder.compiler(run.builder.top_stage, run.build_triple()),
-                backend,
+                backend: backend.clone(),
             });
         }
     }
@@ -1391,7 +1390,7 @@ impl Step for CodegenBackend {
                 f.display()
             );
         }
-        let stamp = codegen_backend_stamp(builder, compiler, target, backend);
+        let stamp = codegen_backend_stamp(builder, compiler, target, &backend);
         let codegen_backend = codegen_backend.to_str().unwrap();
         t!(fs::write(stamp, codegen_backend));
     }
@@ -1430,7 +1429,7 @@ fn copy_codegen_backends_to_sysroot(
             continue; // Already built as part of rustc
         }
 
-        let stamp = codegen_backend_stamp(builder, compiler, target, *backend);
+        let stamp = codegen_backend_stamp(builder, compiler, target, backend);
         let dylib = t!(fs::read_to_string(&stamp));
         let file = Path::new(&dylib);
         let filename = file.file_name().unwrap().to_str().unwrap();
@@ -1467,7 +1466,7 @@ fn codegen_backend_stamp(
     builder: &Builder<'_>,
     compiler: Compiler,
     target: TargetSelection,
-    backend: Interned<String>,
+    backend: &str,
 ) -> PathBuf {
     builder
         .cargo_out(compiler, Mode::Codegen, target)
@@ -1505,7 +1504,7 @@ impl Sysroot {
 }
 
 impl Step for Sysroot {
-    type Output = Interned<PathBuf>;
+    type Output = PathBuf;
 
     fn should_run(run: ShouldRun<'_>) -> ShouldRun<'_> {
         run.never()
@@ -1517,7 +1516,7 @@ impl Step for Sysroot {
     /// That is, the sysroot for the stage0 compiler is not what the compiler
     /// thinks it is by default, but it's the same as the default for stages
     /// 1-3.
-    fn run(self, builder: &Builder<'_>) -> Interned<PathBuf> {
+    fn run(self, builder: &Builder<'_>) -> PathBuf {
         let compiler = self.compiler;
         let host_dir = builder.out.join(compiler.host.triple);
 
@@ -1649,7 +1648,7 @@ impl Step for Sysroot {
             );
         }
 
-        INTERNER.intern_path(sysroot)
+        sysroot
     }
 }
 
@@ -1732,15 +1731,15 @@ impl Step for Assemble {
         // to not fail while linking the artifacts.
         build_compiler.stage = actual_stage;
 
-        for &backend in builder.config.codegen_backends(target_compiler.host) {
+        for backend in builder.config.codegen_backends(target_compiler.host) {
             if backend == "llvm" {
                 continue; // Already built as part of rustc
             }
 
             builder.ensure(CodegenBackend {
                 compiler: build_compiler,
                 target: target_compiler.host,
-                backend,
+                backend: backend.clone(),
             });
         }
 

src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/dist.rs

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ use crate::core::build_steps::llvm;
 use crate::core::build_steps::tool::{self, Tool};
 use crate::core::builder::{Builder, Kind, RunConfig, ShouldRun, Step};
 use crate::core::config::TargetSelection;
-use crate::utils::cache::{Interned, INTERNER};
 use crate::utils::channel;
 use crate::utils::helpers::{exe, is_dylib, output, t, target_supports_cranelift_backend, timeit};
 use crate::utils::tarball::{GeneratedTarball, OverlayKind, Tarball};
@@ -488,8 +487,7 @@ impl Step for Rustc {
             }
 
             // Debugger scripts
-            builder
-                .ensure(DebuggerScripts { sysroot: INTERNER.intern_path(image.to_owned()), host });
+            builder.ensure(DebuggerScripts { sysroot: image.to_owned(), host });
 
             // Misc license info
             let cp = |file: &str| {
@@ -503,9 +501,9 @@ impl Step for Rustc {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Hash, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Hash, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct DebuggerScripts {
-    pub sysroot: Interned<PathBuf>,
+    pub sysroot: PathBuf,
     pub host: TargetSelection,
 }
 
@@ -1263,10 +1261,10 @@ impl Step for Miri {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, PartialOrd, Ord, Copy, Clone, Hash, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialOrd, Ord, Clone, Hash, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct CodegenBackend {
     pub compiler: Compiler,
-    pub backend: Interned<String>,
+    pub backend: String,
 }
 
 impl Step for CodegenBackend {
@@ -1279,14 +1277,14 @@ impl Step for CodegenBackend {
     }
 
     fn make_run(run: RunConfig<'_>) {
-        for &backend in run.builder.config.codegen_backends(run.target) {
+        for backend in run.builder.config.codegen_backends(run.target) {
             if backend == "llvm" {
                 continue; // Already built as part of rustc
             }
 
             run.builder.ensure(CodegenBackend {
                 compiler: run.builder.compiler(run.builder.top_stage, run.target),
-                backend,
+                backend: backend.clone(),
             });
         }
     }
@@ -1303,7 +1301,8 @@ impl Step for CodegenBackend {
             return None;
         }
 
-        if !builder.config.codegen_backends(self.compiler.host).contains(&self.backend) {
+        if !builder.config.codegen_backends(self.compiler.host).contains(&self.backend.to_string())
+        {
             return None;
         }
 
@@ -1528,7 +1527,7 @@ impl Step for Extended {
         add_component!("analysis" => Analysis { compiler, target });
         add_component!("rustc-codegen-cranelift" => CodegenBackend {
             compiler: builder.compiler(stage, target),
-            backend: INTERNER.intern_str("cranelift"),
+            backend: "cranelift".to_string(),
         });
 
         let etc = builder.src.join("src/etc/installer");