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Merge pull request #37 from nikomatsakis/staging 

update wording on staging to be a bit more clear
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@ -54,12 +54,16 @@ compiler to compile the newer version. In particular, the newer version of the
compiler, `libstd`, and other tooling may use some unstable features
internally. The result is the compiling `rustc` is done in stages.
- Stage 0: the current _beta_ compiler is compiled using the current _stable_ compiler.
- Stage 1: the code in your clone is then compiled with the stage 0 compiler.
- Stage 2: the code in your clone is then compiled with the stage 1 compiler (i.e. it builds itself).
- **Stage 0:** the stage0 compiler is the current _beta_ compiler; we
download this binary from the internet.
- **Stage 1:** the code in your clone is then compiled with the stage
0 compiler to produce the stage 1 compiler.
- **Stage 2:** the code in your clone is then compiled with the stage
1 compiler *again* to produce the stage 2 compiler (i.e. it builds
itself).
For hacking, often building the stage 1 compiler is enough, but for testing and
release, the stage 2 compiler is used.
For hacking, often building the stage 1 compiler is enough, but for
final testing and release, the stage 2 compiler is used.
Once you've created a config.toml, you are now ready to run
`x.py`. There are a lot of options here, but let's start with what is