Add links to the rustc docs (#578)

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@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ dependencies of the local crate). Note that what determines the crate
that a query is targeting is not the *kind* of query, but the *key*.
For example, when you invoke `tcx.type_of(def_id)`, that could be a
local query or an external query, depending on what crate the `def_id`
is referring to (see the `self::keys::Key` trait for more information
on how that works).
is referring to (see the [`self::keys::Key`][Key] trait for more
information on how that works).
Providers always have the same signature:
@ -96,8 +96,10 @@ They return the result of the query.
#### How providers are setup
When the tcx is created, it is given the providers by its creator using
the `Providers` struct. This struct is generated by the macros here, but it
is basically a big list of function pointers:
the [`Providers`][providers_struct] struct. This struct is generated by
the macros here, but it is basically a big list of function pointers:
[providers_struct]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc/ty/query/struct.Providers.html
```rust,ignore
struct Providers {
@ -110,11 +112,13 @@ At present, we have one copy of the struct for local crates, and one
for external crates, though the plan is that we may eventually have
one per crate.
These `Provider` structs are ultimately created and populated by
These `Providers` structs are ultimately created and populated by
`librustc_driver`, but it does this by distributing the work
throughout the other `rustc_*` crates. This is done by invoking
various `provide` functions. These functions tend to look something
like this:
various [`provide`][provide_fn] functions. These functions tend to look
something like this:
[provide_fn]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc/hir/fn.provide.html
```rust,ignore
pub fn provide(providers: &mut Providers) {
@ -147,13 +151,16 @@ fn fubar<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, key: DefId) -> Fubar<'tcx> { ... }
N.B. Most of the `rustc_*` crates only provide **local
providers**. Almost all **extern providers** wind up going through the
[`rustc_metadata` crate][rustc_metadata], which loads the information from the
crate metadata. But in some cases there are crates that provide queries for
*both* local and external crates, in which case they define both a
`provide` and a `provide_extern` function that `rustc_driver` can
invoke.
[`rustc_metadata` crate][rustc_metadata], which loads the information
from the crate metadata. But in some cases there are crates that
provide queries for *both* local and external crates, in which case
they define both a [`provide`][ext_provide] and a
[`provide_extern`][ext_provide_extern] function that `rustc_driver`
can invoke.
[rustc_metadata]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/tree/master/src/librustc_metadata
[ext_provide]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_codegen_llvm/attributes/fn.provide.html
[ext_provide_extern]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_codegen_llvm/attributes/fn.provide_extern.html
### Adding a new kind of query
@ -205,7 +212,7 @@ Let's go over them one by one:
(`ty::queries::type_of`) that will be generated to represent
this query.
- **Query key type:** the type of the argument to this query.
This type must implement the `ty::query::keys::Key` trait, which
This type must implement the [`ty::query::keys::Key`][Key] trait, which
defines (for example) how to map it to a crate, and so forth.
- **Result type of query:** the type produced by this query. This type
should (a) not use `RefCell` or other interior mutability and (b) be
@ -218,6 +225,8 @@ Let's go over them one by one:
- **Query modifiers:** various flags and options that customize how the
query is processed.
[Key]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc/ty/query/keys/trait.Key.html
So, to add a query:
- Add an entry to `rustc_queries!` using the format above.
@ -229,7 +238,7 @@ So, to add a query:
For each kind, the `rustc_queries` macro will generate a "query struct"
named after the query. This struct is a kind of a place-holder
describing the query. Each such struct implements the
`self::config::QueryConfig` trait, which has associated types for the
[`self::config::QueryConfig`][QueryConfig] trait, which has associated types for the
key/value of that particular query. Basically the code generated looks something
like this:
@ -247,13 +256,16 @@ impl<'tcx> QueryConfig for type_of<'tcx> {
```
There is an additional trait that you may wish to implement called
`self::config::QueryDescription`. This trait is used during cycle
errors to give a "human readable" name for the query, so that we can
summarize what was happening when the cycle occurred. Implementing
this trait is optional if the query key is `DefId`, but if you *don't*
implement it, you get a pretty generic error ("processing `foo`...").
[`self::config::QueryDescription`][QueryDescription]. This trait is
used during cycle errors to give a "human readable" name for the query,
so that we can summarize what was happening when the cycle occurred.
Implementing this trait is optional if the query key is `DefId`, but
if you *don't* implement it, you get a pretty generic error ("processing `foo`...").
You can put new impls into the `config` module. They look something like this:
[QueryConfig]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc/ty/query/trait.QueryConfig.html
[QueryDescription]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc/ty/query/config/trait.QueryDescription.html
```rust,ignore
impl<'tcx> QueryDescription for queries::type_of<'tcx> {
fn describe(tcx: TyCtxt, key: DefId) -> String {