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diff --git a/src/doc/rustc-dev-guide/src/compiler-src.md b/src/doc/rustc-dev-guide/src/compiler-src.md index c538fc8b788..0d3cbebb4da 100644 --- a/src/doc/rustc-dev-guide/src/compiler-src.md +++ b/src/doc/rustc-dev-guide/src/compiler-src.md @@ -62,21 +62,20 @@ huge. There is also the `rustc` crate which is the actual binary (i.e. the [`rustc_driver`] crate, which drives the various parts of compilation in other crates. -The dependency structure of these crates is complex, but roughly it is +The dependency order of these crates is complex, but roughly it is something like this: -- `rustc` (the binary) calls [`rustc_driver::main`][main]. - - [`rustc_driver`] depends on a lot of other crates, but the main one is - [`rustc_interface`]. - - [`rustc_interface`] depends on most of the other compiler crates. It - is a fairly generic interface for driving the whole compilation. - - Most of the other `rustc_*` crates depend on [`rustc_middle`], - which defines a lot of central data structures in the compiler. - - [`rustc_middle`] and most of the other crates depend on a - handful of crates representing the early parts of the - compiler (e.g. the parser), fundamental data structures (e.g. - [`Span`]), or error reporting: [`rustc_data_structures`], - [`rustc_span`], [`rustc_errors`], etc. +1. `rustc` (the binary) calls [`rustc_driver::main`][main]. +1. [`rustc_driver`] depends on a lot of other crates, but the main one is + [`rustc_interface`]. +1. [`rustc_interface`] depends on most of the other compiler crates. It is a + fairly generic interface for driving the whole compilation. +1. Most of the other `rustc_*` crates depend on [`rustc_middle`], which defines + a lot of central data structures in the compiler. +1. [`rustc_middle`] and most of the other crates depend on a handful of crates + representing the early parts of the compiler (e.g. the parser), fundamental + data structures (e.g. [`Span`]), or error reporting: + [`rustc_data_structures`], [`rustc_span`], [`rustc_errors`], etc. [`rustc_data_structures`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_data_structures/index.html [`rustc_driver`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_driver/index.html |