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Install with `cargo install --git https://github.com/Nilstrieb/cargo-minimize` and use with `cargo minimize`.
It's in a stage where it probably mostly works but is not very good and the output is unreadable if you don't know the internals.
## Idea
When encountering problems like internal compiler errors, it's often desirable to have a minimal reproduction that can be used by the people fixing the issue. Usually, these problems are found in big codebases. Getting from a big codebase to a small (<50 LOC) reproduction is non-trivial and requires a lot of manual work. `cargo-minimize` assists you with doing some minimization steps that can be easily automated for you.
## How to use
For minimizing an internal compiler error on a normal cargo project, `cargo minimize` works out of the box. There are many configuration options available though.
```
Usage: cargo minimize [OPTIONS] [PATH]
Arguments:
[PATH] The directory/file of the code to be minimited [default: src]
Options:
--cargo-args <CARGO_ARGS> Additional arguments to pass to cargo, seperated by whitespace
--no-color To disable colored output
--rustc This option bypasses cargo and uses rustc directly. Only works when a single file is passed as an argument
--no-verify Skips testing whether the regression reproduces and just does the most aggressive minimization. Mostly useful for testing an demonstration purposes
--verify-fn <VERIFY_FN> A Rust closure returning a bool that checks whether a regression reproduces. Example: `--verify_fn='|output| output.contains("internal compiler error")'`
--env <ENV> Additional environment variables to pass to cargo/rustc. Example: `--env NAME=VALUE --env ANOTHER_NAME=VALUE`
--project-dir <PROJECT_DIR> The working directory where cargo/rustc are invoked in. By default, this is the current working directory
--script-path <SCRIPT_PATH> NOTE: This is currently broken. A path to a script that is run to check whether code reproduces. When it exits with code 0, the problem reproduces
-h, --help Print help information
```

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#[derive(clap::Args, Debug)]
pub struct Options {
#[arg(short, long)]
pub script_path: Option<PathBuf>,
/// Additional arguments to pass to cargo, seperated by whitespace.
#[arg(long)]
pub cargo_args: Option<String>,
/// To disable colored output.
#[arg(long)]
pub no_color: bool,
/// This option bypasses cargo and uses rustc directly. Only works when a single file is passed as an argument.
#[arg(long)]
pub rustc: bool,
/// Skips testing whether the regression reproduces and just does the most aggressive minimization. Mostly useful
/// for testing an demonstration purposes.
#[arg(long)]
pub no_verify: bool,
/// A Rust closure returning a bool that checks whether a regression reproduces.
/// Example: `--verify_fn='|output| output.contains("internal compiler error")'`
#[arg(long)]
pub verify_fn: Option<RustFunction>,
/// Additional environment variables to pass to cargo/rustc.
/// Example: `--env NAME=VALUE --env ANOTHER_NAME=VALUE`
#[arg(long)]
pub env: Vec<EnvVar>,
/// The working directory where cargo/rustc are invoked in. By default, this is the current working directory.
#[arg(long)]
pub project_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
/// The directory/file of the code to be minimited.
#[arg(default_value = "src")]
pub path: PathBuf,
/// NOTE: This is currently broken.
/// A path to a script that is run to check whether code reproduces. When it exits with code 0, the
/// problem reproduces.
#[arg(long)]
pub script_path: Option<PathBuf>,
}
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]