The post discusses the feasibility and implementation of move constructors in Rust, a feature standard in C++ but not inherently supported in Rust. It addresses the challenges of memory safety and interoperability between Rust and C++, particularly focusing on the Foreign Function Interface (FFI). The author presents a
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The Interop ProblemPinned PointersConstructorsInterlude I: Pinning on the StackThe Return Value OptimizationTowards Move Constructors: Copy ConstructorsInterlude II: Unique OwnershipOwning the StackMove ConstructorsThe Langauge-Lawyering PartThe UpshotFuture WorkSort: