This is a tracking issue for the priv CLI option for --extern.

• Docs: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/unstable-book/compiler-flags/extern-options.html
• RFC: https://rust-lang.github.io/rfcs/1977-public-private-dependencies.html

This option marks the given crate as "private" which is used by the exported_private_dependencies lint.

The syntax is [opts ':'] name ['=' path] where opts is a comma separated list of options:

--extern priv:foo=/path/to/libfoo.rlib

See also #98398 and #98400 which share this syntax extension.

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Steps

• Implementation: Add options to --extern flag. #67074
• Adjust documentation (see instructions on rustc-dev-guide)
• Stabilization PR (see instructions on rustc-dev-guide)

Unresolved Questions

• The syntax for adding options to --extern flags was added without much bikeshedding or discussion. It may need adjusting to be more flexible for more complex options.

Implementation history

• Add options to --extern flag. #67074