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fix some more typos

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Niko Matsakis 2018-09-07 11:15:17 -04:00
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@ -209,13 +209,14 @@ The sequence of commands you want is as follows:
- Subsequent builds: `./x.py build -i --stage 1 src/libstd --keep-stage 1`
- Note that we added the `--keep-stage 1` flag here
The effect of `--keep-stage1` is that we just *assume* that the old
The effect of `--keep-stage 1` is that we just *assume* that the old
standard library can be re-used. If you are editing the compiler, this
is almost always true: you haven't changed the standard library, after
all. But sometimes, it's not true: for example, if you are editing
the "metadata" part of the compiler, which controls how the compiler
encodes types and other states into the `rlib` files, or if you are editing
things that wind up in the metadata (such as the definition of the MIR).
encodes types and other states into the `rlib` files, or if you are
editing things that wind up in the metadata (such as the definition of
the MIR).
**The TL;DR is that you might get weird behavior from a compile when
using `--keep-stage 1`** -- for example, strange [ICEs](appendix/glossary.html) or other