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| author | Steve Klabnik <steve@steveklabnik.com> | 2016-01-25 22:26:56 -0500 |
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| committer | Steve Klabnik <steve@steveklabnik.com> | 2016-01-25 22:26:56 -0500 |
| commit | 6c56260b302d5b21ff780fc60aede25b40e3df76 (patch) | |
| tree | bee72873a32072d98c9cd83cbaf95c0ac3632b3e | |
| parent | 0486e12ad0661adcfdbd926dea17d7edfda419c1 (diff) | |
| download | rust-6c56260b302d5b21ff780fc60aede25b40e3df76.tar.gz rust-6c56260b302d5b21ff780fc60aede25b40e3df76.zip | |
Mention the need for a linker
Fixes #31181
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diff --git a/src/doc/book/getting-started.md b/src/doc/book/getting-started.md index 18d5ca5be1a..ad68540a978 100644 --- a/src/doc/book/getting-started.md +++ b/src/doc/book/getting-started.md @@ -167,6 +167,10 @@ variable. If it isn't, run the installer again, select "Change" on the "Change, repair, or remove installation" page and ensure "Add to PATH" is installed on the local hard drive. +Rust does not do its own linking, and so you’ll need to have a linker +installed. Doing so will depend on your specific system, consult its +documentation for more details. + If not, there are a number of places where we can get help. The easiest is [the #rust IRC channel on irc.mozilla.org][irc], which we can access through [Mibbit][mibbit]. Click that link, and we'll be chatting with other Rustaceans |