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update docs to refer to the move

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Gus Wynn 2020-09-03 15:56:29 -07:00 committed by Joshua Nelson
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> top-level directory has separate directories for the compiler, build-system,
> std libs, etc, rather than one huge `src/` directory.
>
> As of this writing, the std libs have been moved to `library/` and there is
> an ongoing MCP to move the compiler to `compiler/`.
> As of this writing, the std libs have been moved to `library/` and the crates
> that make up the `rustc` compiler itself have been moved to `compiler/`
Now that we have [seen what the compiler does](./overview.md), let's take a
look at the structure of the contents of the rust-lang/rust repo.
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> You may find it helpful to read [The Overview Chapter](./overview.md) first,
> which gives an overview of how the compiler works. The crates mentioned in
> this section implement the compiler.
>
> NOTE: As of this writing, the crates all live in `src/`, but there is an MCP
> to move them to a new `compiler/` directory.
> this section implement the compiler, and are underneath `compiler/`
The compiler crates all have names starting with `rustc_*`. These are a
The `compiler/` crates all have names starting with `rustc_*`. These are a
collection of around 50 interdependent crates ranging in size from tiny to
huge. There is also the `rustc` crate which is the actual binary (i.e. the
`main` function); it doesn't actually do anything besides calling the