1 files changed, 23 insertions, 25 deletions

diff --git a/compiler/rustc_driver_impl/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_driver_impl/src/lib.rs
index 0413e5e8634..414d1205b0e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_driver_impl/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_driver_impl/src/lib.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ use rustc_middle::ty::TyCtxt;
 use rustc_parse::{new_parser_from_file, new_parser_from_source_str, unwrap_or_emit_fatal};
 use rustc_session::config::{
     CG_OPTIONS, ErrorOutputType, Input, OptionDesc, OutFileName, OutputType, UnstableOptions,
-    Z_OPTIONS, nightly_options,
+    Z_OPTIONS, nightly_options, parse_target_triple,
 };
 use rustc_session::getopts::{self, Matches};
 use rustc_session::lint::{Lint, LintId};
@@ -916,13 +916,7 @@ pub fn version_at_macro_invocation(
         safe_println!("host: {}", config::host_tuple());
         safe_println!("release: {release}");
 
-        let debug_flags = matches.opt_strs("Z");
-        let backend_name = debug_flags.iter().find_map(|x| x.strip_prefix("codegen-backend="));
-        let opts = config::Options::default();
-        let sysroot = filesearch::materialize_sysroot(opts.maybe_sysroot.clone());
-        let target = config::build_target_config(early_dcx, &opts, &sysroot);
-
-        get_codegen_backend(early_dcx, &sysroot, backend_name, &target).print_version();
+        get_backend_from_raw_matches(early_dcx, matches).print_version();
     }
 }
 
@@ -1125,19 +1119,32 @@ pub fn describe_flag_categories(early_dcx: &EarlyDiagCtxt, matches: &Matches) ->
     }
 
     if cg_flags.iter().any(|x| *x == "passes=list") {
-        let backend_name = debug_flags.iter().find_map(|x| x.strip_prefix("codegen-backend="));
-
-        let opts = config::Options::default();
-        let sysroot = filesearch::materialize_sysroot(opts.maybe_sysroot.clone());
-        let target = config::build_target_config(early_dcx, &opts, &sysroot);
-
-        get_codegen_backend(early_dcx, &sysroot, backend_name, &target).print_passes();
+        get_backend_from_raw_matches(early_dcx, matches).print_passes();
         return true;
     }
 
     false
 }
 
+/// Get the codegen backend based on the raw [`Matches`].
+///
+/// `rustc -vV` and `rustc -Cpasses=list` need to get the codegen backend before we have parsed all
+/// arguments and created a [`Session`]. This function reads `-Zcodegen-backend`, `--target` and
+/// `--sysroot` without validating any other arguments and loads the codegen backend based on these
+/// arguments.
+fn get_backend_from_raw_matches(
+    early_dcx: &EarlyDiagCtxt,
+    matches: &Matches,
+) -> Box<dyn CodegenBackend> {
+    let debug_flags = matches.opt_strs("Z");
+    let backend_name = debug_flags.iter().find_map(|x| x.strip_prefix("codegen-backend="));
+    let target = parse_target_triple(early_dcx, matches);
+    let sysroot = filesearch::materialize_sysroot(matches.opt_str("sysroot").map(PathBuf::from));
+    let target = config::build_target_config(early_dcx, &target, &sysroot);
+
+    get_codegen_backend(early_dcx, &sysroot, backend_name, &target)
+}
+
 fn describe_debug_flags() {
     safe_println!("\nAvailable options:\n");
     print_flag_list("-Z", config::Z_OPTIONS);
@@ -1191,15 +1198,6 @@ fn print_flag_list<T>(cmdline_opt: &str, flag_list: &[OptionDesc<T>]) {
 /// be public when using rustc as a library, see
 /// <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/commit/2b4c33817a5aaecabf4c6598d41e190080ec119e>
 pub fn handle_options(early_dcx: &EarlyDiagCtxt, args: &[String]) -> Option<getopts::Matches> {
-    if args.is_empty() {
-        // user did not write `-v` nor `-Z unstable-options`, so do not
-        // include that extra information.
-        let nightly_build =
-            rustc_feature::UnstableFeatures::from_environment(None).is_nightly_build();
-        usage(false, false, nightly_build);
-        return None;
-    }
-
     // Parse with *all* options defined in the compiler, we don't worry about
     // option stability here we just want to parse as much as possible.
     let mut options = getopts::Options::new();
@@ -1245,7 +1243,7 @@ pub fn handle_options(early_dcx: &EarlyDiagCtxt, args: &[String]) -> Option<geto
     //   (unstable option being used on stable)
     nightly_options::check_nightly_options(early_dcx, &matches, &config::rustc_optgroups());
 
-    if matches.opt_present("h") || matches.opt_present("help") {
+    if args.is_empty() || matches.opt_present("h") || matches.opt_present("help") {
         // Only show unstable options in --help if we accept unstable options.
         let unstable_enabled = nightly_options::is_unstable_enabled(&matches);
         let nightly_build = nightly_options::match_is_nightly_build(&matches);