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by jenadine 612 days ago
Neither does this project of it contains parts that needs a rust compiler to be bootstrapped
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None4U 612 days ago
It is the Rust compiler, the article describes how the (Rust) compiler is first compiled without the Rust code in it and then used to bootstrap the final version which does have the Rust code in it
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andrewchambers 612 days ago
incorrect, this is a re-implementation of rust by designed to be included in gcc, not the original rust compiler.
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andrewchambers 612 days ago
You didn't read the part about compiling with the borrow checker turned off?
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