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Merge pull request #2368 from martinomburajr/master 

Adds 'with' to the bootstrapping docs to help clarify how to build a new compiler
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@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ of the same compiler.
This raises a chicken-and-egg paradox: where did the first compiler come from?
It must have been written in a different language. In Rust's case it was
[written in OCaml][ocaml-compiler]. However it was abandoned long ago and the
only way to build a modern version of rustc is a slightly less modern
[written in OCaml][ocaml-compiler]. However, it was abandoned long ago, and the
only way to build a modern version of rustc is with a slightly less modern
version.
This is exactly how `x.py` works: it downloads the current beta release of

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@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ the same compiler.
This raises a chicken-and-egg paradox: where did the first compiler come from?
It must have been written in a different language. In Rust's case it was
[written in OCaml][ocaml-compiler]. However it was abandoned long ago and the
only way to build a modern version of `rustc` is a slightly less modern version.
[written in OCaml][ocaml-compiler]. However, it was abandoned long ago, and the
only way to build a modern version of `rustc` is with a slightly less modern version.
This is exactly how [`./x.py`] works: it downloads the current beta release of
`rustc`, then uses it to compile the new compiler.