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@ -293,12 +293,13 @@ but there are already some promising performance improvements.
`rustc` itself is written in Rust. So how do we compile the compiler? We use an
older compiler to compile the newer compiler. This is called _bootstrapping_.
Bootstrapping has a lot of interesting implications. For example, it means that one
of the major users of Rust is Rust, so we are constantly testing our own
Bootstrapping has a lot of interesting implications. For example, it means that
one of the major users of Rust is Rust, so we are constantly testing our own
software ("eating our own dogfood"). Also, it means building the compiler can
take a long time because one must first build the compiler and then use that to
build the new compiler (sometimes you can get away without the full 2-stage
build, but for release artifacts you need the 2-stage build).
take a long time because one must first build the new compiler with an older
compiler and then use that to build the new compiler with itself (sometimes you
can get away without the full 2-stage build, but for release artifacts you need
the 2-stage build).
Bootstrapping also has implications for when features are usable in the
compiler itself. The build system uses the current beta compiler to build the