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| author | Greg Chapple <gregchapple1@gmail.com> | 2016-01-26 14:41:29 +0000 |
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| committer | Greg Chapple <gregchapple1@gmail.com> | 2016-01-26 14:44:27 +0000 |
| commit | 05f7b59352abe51f4b1b4897dfcdae7feb33a3a3 (patch) | |
| tree | c3fbf7c3a125b382414107cbe419ffc368713e36 | |
| parent | 6fd728db6d062a18887b4a0ee5af9aa6215593ce (diff) | |
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Re-worded intro paragraph to be more positive
| -rw-r--r-- | CONTRIBUTING.md | 18 |
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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index e3d5fb83e37..e4870aa6a89 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -80,14 +80,16 @@ $ RUST_BACKTRACE=1 rustc ... ## The Build System -The build system for Rust is complex. It covers bootstrapping the compiler, -running tests, building documentation and more. - -If Makefiles are your thing, all the configuration lives in -[the `mk` directory][mkdir] in the project root. Is can be hard to follow -in places, as it uses some advanced Make features which make for some -challenging reading. If you have questions on the build system internals, try -asking in [`#rust-internals`][pound-rust-internals]. +Rust's build system allows you to bootstrap the compiler, run tests & +benchmarks, generate documentation, install a fresh build of Rust, and more. +It's your best friend when working on Rust, allowing you to compile & test +your contributions before submission. + +All the configuration for the build system lives in [the `mk` directory][mkdir] +in the project root. It can be hard to follow in places, as it uses some +advanced Make features which make for some challenging reading. If you have +questions on the build system internals, try asking in +[`#rust-internals`][pound-rust-internals]. [mkdir]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/tree/master/mk/ |