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diff --git a/src/doc/rustc-dev-guide/src/building/bootstrapping.md b/src/doc/rustc-dev-guide/src/building/bootstrapping.md index fd54de20ce3..878a09e7a8f 100644 --- a/src/doc/rustc-dev-guide/src/building/bootstrapping.md +++ b/src/doc/rustc-dev-guide/src/building/bootstrapping.md @@ -18,7 +18,25 @@ rustc, then uses it to compile the new compiler. ## Stages of bootstrapping -Compiling `rustc` is done in stages. +Compiling `rustc` is done in stages. Here's a diagram, adapted from Joshua Nelson's +[talk on bootstrapping][rustconf22-talk] at RustConf 2022, with detailed explanations below. +The `A`, `B`, `C`, and `D` show the ordering of the stages of bootstrapping. + +[rustconf22-talk]: https://rustconf.com/schedule#bootstrapping-the-once-and-future-compiler + +```mermaid +graph TD + s0c["stage0 compiler (1.63)"] -->|A| s0l("stage0 std (1.64)"); + s0c & s0l --- stepb[ ]:::empty; + stepb -->|B| s0ca["stage0 compiler artifacts (1.64)"]; + s0ca -->|copy| s1c["stage1 compiler (1.64)"]; + s1c -->|C| s1l("stage1 std (1.64)"); + s1c & s1l --- stepd[ ]:::empty; + stepd -->|D| s1ca["stage1 compiler artifacts (1.64)"]; + s1ca -->|copy| s2c["stage2 compiler"]; + + classDef empty width:0px,height:0px; +``` ### Stage 0 |