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by icholy 661 days ago
> but it is not arbitrary code

uhh ya it is. There's also https://github.com/eleijonmarck/do-not-compile-this-code

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No. The code in question is plainly visible in the crate:

https://github.com/eleijonmarck/do-not-compile-this-code/blo...

This is true for all third-party libraries. If you blindly download and execute code from the Internet, this is a risk you are assuming.

As I stated above, if you need more security, you can download all the dependencies and build inside an isolated container.