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+Title: This Week in Rust 206
+Number: 206
+Date: 2017-10-31
+Category: This Week in Rust
+
+Hello and welcome to another issue of *This Week in Rust*!
+[Rust](http://rust-lang.org) is a systems language pursuing the trifecta: safety, concurrency, and speed.
+This is a weekly summary of its progress and community.
+Want something mentioned? Tweet us at [@ThisWeekInRust](https://twitter.com/ThisWeekInRust) or [send us a pull request](https://github.com/cmr/this-week-in-rust).
+Want to get involved? [We love contributions](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
+
+*This Week in Rust* is openly developed [on GitHub](https://github.com/cmr/this-week-in-rust).
+If you find any errors in this week's issue, [please submit a PR](https://github.com/cmr/this-week-in-rust/pulls).
+
+# Updates from Rust Community
+
+## News & Blog Posts
+
+# Crate of the Week
+
+This week's crate is [colored](https://crates.io/crates/colored) a UNIX-based terminal color crate. Thanks to [Kyle Galloway](https://users.rust-lang.org/u/kylegalloway) for
+the suggestion.
+
+[Submit your suggestions and votes for next week][submit_crate]!
+
+[submit_crate]: https://users.rust-lang.org/t/crate-of-the-week/2704
+
+# Call for Participation
+
+Always wanted to contribute to open-source projects but didn't know where to start?
+Every week we highlight some tasks from the Rust community for you to pick and get started!
+
+Some of these tasks may also have mentors available, visit the task page for more information.
+
+* [How to get involved with the new gfx-rs development](https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx/wiki/Getting-Involved).
+* [Contribute to Rust's 2017 impl period](https://www.rustaceans.org/findwork/impl).
+* [CfP is open for FOSDEM 2018](https://rust-fosdem.github.io).
+* [semver-parser: Add examples to public items and methods](https://github.com/steveklabnik/semver-parser/issues/17).
+* [semver-parser: Add readme, keywords and categories to Cargo.toml](https://github.com/steveklabnik/semver-parser/issues/18).
+* [semver-parser: Add html_root_url attribute to crate root](https://github.com/steveklabnik/semver-parser/issues/19).
+* [semver-parser: Make structures with public fields non-exhaustive](https://github.com/steveklabnik/semver-parser/issues/20).
+* [semver-parser: Rename `Predicate` to `Comparator` and `VersionReq` to `Range`](https://github.com/steveklabnik/semver-parser/issues/21).
+* [semver-parser: Support parsing range sets](https://github.com/steveklabnik/semver-parser/issues/22).
+* [semver-parser: Add documentation to the crate root and public items](https://github.com/steveklabnik/semver-parser/issues/23).
+* [semver-parser: Implement common traits for `Version`](https://github.com/steveklabnik/semver-parser/issues/16).
+* [semver-parser: Implement common traits for `VersionReq`](https://github.com/steveklabnik/semver-parser/issues/15).
+* [semver: Use `?` instead of `unwrap` in examples](https://github.com/steveklabnik/semver/issues/129).
+* [semver: Document error cases on `Version::parse`](https://github.com/steveklabnik/semver/issues/130).
+* [semver: Document error cases on `VersionReq::parse`](https://github.com/steveklabnik/semver/issues/131).
+* [semver: Turn references to other `semver` items into links](https://github.com/steveklabnik/semver/issues/132).
+* [semver: Add keywords and categories to Cargo.toml](https://github.com/steveklabnik/semver/issues/133).
+* [semver: Add html_root_url attribute to crate root](https://github.com/steveklabnik/semver/issues/134).
+* [semver: Make error types non-exhaustive](https://github.com/steveklabnik/semver/issues/135).
+* [semver: Make fields on `Version` private](https://github.com/steveklabnik/semver/issues/136).
+* [semver: Support range sets](https://github.com/steveklabnik/semver/issues/137).
+* [semver: Rename VersionReq to Range](https://github.com/steveklabnik/semver/issues/138).
+* [winit: Wayland metabug](https://github.com/tomaka/winit/issues/306).
+* [arrayvec: ArrayString lacks removal features](https://github.com/bluss/arrayvec/issues/66#issuecomment-338413765).
+* [easy] [allocators-rs: malloc-bind: Use likely/unlikely](https://github.com/ezrosent/allocators-rs/issues/111).
+* [medium] [allocators-rs: elfc: Test in Travis and AppVeyor](https://github.com/ezrosent/allocators-rs/issues/119).
+* [medium] [allocators-rs: alloc-fmt: Skip early frames of backtrace](https://github.com/ezrosent/allocators-rs/issues/107).
+
+If you are a Rust project owner and are looking for contributors, please submit tasks [here][guidelines].
+
+[guidelines]: https://users.rust-lang.org/t/twir-call-for-participation/4821
+
+# Updates from Rust Core
+
+121 pull requests were [merged in the last week][merged]
+
+[merged]: https://github.com/search?q=is%3Apr+org%3Arust-lang+is%3Amerged+merged%3A2017-10-16..2017-10-23
+
+* [rustbuild: Compile rustc with ThinLTO](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/45400)
+* [code suggestions for non-shorthand field pattern, no-mangle lints](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/45232)
+* [cleanly error for non-const variable in associated const](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/45442)
+* [remove or encapsulate the remaining non-query data in tcx](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/44501)
+* [make `erase_regions_ty` query anonymous](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/45364)
+* [bump the minimum LLVM to 3.9](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/45326)
+* [backport ThinLTO LLVM 5 fixes](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/45301)
+* [rustc: Move bytecode compression into codegen](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/45399)
+* [rustc: Add `_imp_` symbols later in compilation](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/45348)
+* [incr.comp.: Use 128bit SipHash for fingerprinting](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/45319)
+* [mark block exits as reachable if the block can break](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/45316)
+* [avoid unnecessary allocas for indirect function arguments](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/44573)
+* [std: Update randomness implementation on Windows](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/45370)
+* [fix a few bugs in drop generation](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/45359)
+* [introduce pthread_cancel() for terminating threads](https://github.com/rust-lang/libc/pull/810)
+* [fix ABI breakage in syscall constants](https://github.com/rust-lang/libc/pull/815)
+* [fix most rendering warnings from switching to CommonMark](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/45419)
+* [allow cargo install --version as well (preferred)](https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/pull/4637)
+
+## New Contributors
+
+* cjkenn
+* clippered
+* greg
+* Marco Concetto Rudilosso
+* Sunjay Varma
+
+## Approved RFCs
+
+Changes to Rust follow the Rust [RFC (request for comments)
+process](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs#rust-rfcs). These
+are the RFCs that were approved for implementation this week:
+
+*No RFCs were approved this week.*
+
+## Final Comment Period
+
+Every week [the team](https://www.rust-lang.org/team.html) announces the
+'final comment period' for RFCs and key PRs which are reaching a
+decision. Express your opinions now. [This week's FCPs][fcp] are:
+
+[fcp]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/labels/final-comment-period
+
+* [disposition: merge] [Fallible collection allocation 1.0](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/2116).
+* [disposition: merge] [Implicit caller location (third try to the unwrap/expect line info problem)](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/2091).
+* [disposition: merge] [Unsized rvalues](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/1909).
+* [disposition: merge] [eRFC: Cargo build system integration](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/2136).
+* [disposition: merge] [Type privacy and private-in-public lints](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/2145).
+
+## New RFCs
+
+* [Cargo versioning](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/2182).
+* [Movable array iterators](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/2185).
+* [Imply Option](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/2180).
+* [Support long path names on all Windows versions](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/2188).
+
+# Upcoming Events
+
+* [Oct 26 & 27. Rust Belt Rust 2017 - Columbus OH](https://www.rust-belt-rust.com/).
+* [Oct 26. Finland Rust-lang group October meetup](https://www.meetup.com/Finland-Rust-Meetup/events/243886850/).
+* [Oct 26. Mozilla Community Dresden - Rust meetup](https://www.meetup.com/Mozilla-Community-Dresden/events/243915635/).
+* [Oct 27. Rust Bangalore - Rust XML JSON and Serialization Workshop](https://www.meetup.com/rustox/events/243387629/).
+* [Oct 28 & 29. Get In Touch With Rust! @ MozFest London](http://mozillafestival.org/)
+* [Oct 30. Rust Oslo - Code generation and type providers in Rust](https://www.meetup.com/Rust-Oslo/events/244142198/).
+* [Oct 31. Rust Zürich - Calling Rust from C and Java - October Community Meetup](https://www.meetup.com/Rust-Zurich/events/243147356/).
+* [Nov  1. Boston Rust - Presentation and Hack Night](https://www.meetup.com/BostonRust/events/244260833/).
+* [Nov  1. Rust Atlanta - Grab a beer with fellow Rustaceans](https://www.meetup.com/Rust-ATL/events/243942704/).
+* [Nov  1. OpenTechSchool Berlin - Rust Hack and Learn](https://www.meetup.com/opentechschool-berlin/events/krnczlywpbcb/).
+* [Nov  1. Rust Community Team Meeting at #rust-community on irc.mozilla.org](https://chat.mibbit.com/?server=irc.mozilla.org&channel=%23rust-community).
+* [Nov  1. Rust Documentation Team Meeting at #rust-docs on irc.mozilla.org](https://chat.mibbit.com/?server=irc.mozilla.org&channel=%23rust-docs).
+* [Nov  2. Rust Bay Area - Zero Knowledge Proof Macros and Cernan (data pipelining)](https://www.meetup.com/Rust-Bay-Area/events/244156617/).
+* [Nov  2. Rust release triage](https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/release-cycle-triage-proposal/3544).
+* [Nov  4. Rust Bangalore - Rust Concurrency Workshop](https://www.meetup.com/rustox/events/240879563/).
+* [Nov  8. Rust Community Team Meeting at #rust-community on irc.mozilla.org](https://chat.mibbit.com/?server=irc.mozilla.org&channel=%23rust-community).
+* [Nov  8. Rust Documentation Team Meeting at #rust-docs on irc.mozilla.org](https://chat.mibbit.com/?server=irc.mozilla.org&channel=%23rust-docs).
+* [Nov  9. Rust DC - Mid-month Rustful](https://www.meetup.com/RustDC/events/243672298/).
+* [Nov  9. Columbus Rust Society - Monthly Meeting](https://www.meetup.com/columbus-rs/events/244164143/).
+
+If you are running a Rust event please add it to the [calendar] to get
+it mentioned here. Email the [Rust Community Team][community] for access.
+
+[calendar]: https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=apd9vmbc22egenmtu5l6c5jbfc%40group.calendar.google.com
+[community]: mailto:[email protected]
+
+# Rust Jobs
+
+* [Distributed Application Developer at Sphere Identity, Auckland, NZ](https://nz.linkedin.com/jobs/view/distributed-application-developers---blockchain-at-sphere-identity-ltd-442432632).
+* [Full-time Rust position at Commure, San Francisco, US](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15387799).
+
+*Tweet us at [@ThisWeekInRust](https://twitter.com/ThisWeekInRust) to get your job offers listed here!*
+
+# Quote of the Week
+
+> I guess I would say that, it’s not only important that it be possible to do a good design in a given language, but that the language actively encourage it by making the bad design painful. I think rust does a FANTASTIC job of this.
+
+— [/u/kyrenn during an AMA on developing a cross-platform game in Rust](https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/78bowa/hey_this_is_kyren_from_chucklefish_we_make_and/dosq5qr/).
+
+Thanks to [Kyle Strand](https://users.rust-lang.org/t/twir-quote-of-the-week/328/460) for the suggestion!
+
+[Submit your quotes for next week][submit]!
+
+[submit]: http://users.rust-lang.org/t/twir-quote-of-the-week/328
+
+*This Week in Rust is edited by: [nasa42](https://github.com/nasa42) and [llogiq](https://github.com/llogiq).*