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| author | Corey Richardson <corey@octayn.net> | 2013-12-06 02:25:01 -0500 |
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| committer | Corey Richardson <corey@octayn.net> | 2013-12-10 07:28:24 -0500 |
| commit | d86f8b2fcab4ef70283d13982aa18cec6f66ec4f (patch) | |
| tree | b8aab925452872635d376fcecd8c8259e84ea1d5 /doc | |
| parent | 8ae340a026b734b390400655f7c155e553f720ff (diff) | |
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Add a link to the wiki's package list and refer to git
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diff --git a/doc/tutorial.md b/doc/tutorial.md index 4553588a267..94686cf7c84 100644 --- a/doc/tutorial.md +++ b/doc/tutorial.md @@ -57,9 +57,13 @@ they don't contain references to names that aren't actually defined. # Getting started -The Rust compiler currently must be built from a [tarball], unless you -are on Windows, in which case using the [installer][win-exe] is -recommended. +> **NOTE**: The tarball and installer links are for the most recent release, +> not master. + +The Rust compiler currently must be built from a [tarball] or [git], unless +you are on Windows, in which case using the [installer][win-exe] is +recommended. There is a list of community-maintained nightly builds and +packages [on the wiki][wiki-packages]. Since the Rust compiler is written in Rust, it must be built by a precompiled "snapshot" version of itself (made in an earlier state @@ -84,6 +88,7 @@ supported build environments that are most likely to work. [bug-3319]: https://github.com/mozilla/rust/issues/3319 [wiki-start]: https://github.com/mozilla/rust/wiki/Note-getting-started-developing-Rust +[git]: https://github.com/mozilla/rust.git To build from source you will also need the following prerequisite packages: @@ -163,6 +168,9 @@ Sublime Text 2, available both [standalone][sublime] and through [Sublime Package Control][sublime-pkg], and support for Kate under `src/etc/kate`. +A community-maintained list of available Rust tooling is [on the +wiki][wiki-packages]. + There is ctags support via `src/etc/ctags.rust`, but many other tools and editors are not yet supported. If you end up writing a Rust mode for your favorite editor, let us know so that we can link to it. @@ -3258,4 +3266,4 @@ There is further documentation on the [wiki], however those tend to be even more [rustpkg]: tutorial-rustpkg.html [wiki]: https://github.com/mozilla/rust/wiki/Docs - +[wiki-packages]: https://github.com/mozilla/rust/wiki/Doc-packages,-editors,-and-other-tools |