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@ -62,21 +62,20 @@ huge. There is also the `rustc` crate which is the actual binary (i.e. the
[`rustc_driver`] crate, which drives the various parts of compilation in other
crates.
The dependency structure of these crates is complex, but roughly it is
The dependency order of these crates is complex, but roughly it is
something like this:
- `rustc` (the binary) calls [`rustc_driver::main`][main].
- [`rustc_driver`] depends on a lot of other crates, but the main one is
[`rustc_interface`].
- [`rustc_interface`] depends on most of the other compiler crates. It
is a fairly generic interface for driving the whole compilation.
- Most of the other `rustc_*` crates depend on [`rustc_middle`],
which defines a lot of central data structures in the compiler.
- [`rustc_middle`] and most of the other crates depend on a
handful of crates representing the early parts of the
compiler (e.g. the parser), fundamental data structures (e.g.
[`Span`]), or error reporting: [`rustc_data_structures`],
[`rustc_span`], [`rustc_errors`], etc.
1. `rustc` (the binary) calls [`rustc_driver::main`][main].
1. [`rustc_driver`] depends on a lot of other crates, but the main one is
[`rustc_interface`].
1. [`rustc_interface`] depends on most of the other compiler crates. It is a
fairly generic interface for driving the whole compilation.
1. Most of the other `rustc_*` crates depend on [`rustc_middle`], which defines
a lot of central data structures in the compiler.
1. [`rustc_middle`] and most of the other crates depend on a handful of crates
representing the early parts of the compiler (e.g. the parser), fundamental
data structures (e.g. [`Span`]), or error reporting:
[`rustc_data_structures`], [`rustc_span`], [`rustc_errors`], etc.
[`rustc_data_structures`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_data_structures/index.html
[`rustc_driver`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_driver/index.html