[0cf8612b2e1e]

On the other hand, if I have some working C dependency which I never intend to modify (owing to its complexity or stability), plopping the autogenerated Rust code simplifies your build step.

Not that it’s a good idea, but I could see a scenario where it would be worthwhile.

[FpUser]

>"never intend to modify"

This is ideal state of affairs but sometimes the reality can interfere with our intents.

[jcranmer]

There are working projects out there whose source code is (at least partially) the output of tools like f2c [which converts Fortran to C].