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diff --git a/src/doc/tutorial.md b/src/doc/tutorial.md index 981c8a37085..4b15e82ea3b 100644 --- a/src/doc/tutorial.md +++ b/src/doc/tutorial.md @@ -57,13 +57,24 @@ they don't contain references to names that aren't actually defined. # Getting started -> *Warning:* The tarball and installer links are for the most recent -> release, not master. To use master, you **must** build from [git]. +There are two ways to install the Rust compiler: by building from source or +by downloading prebuilt binaries or installers for your platform. The +[install page][rust-install] contains links to download binaries for both +the nightly build and the most current Rust major release. For Windows and +OS X, the install page provides links to native installers. -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]. +> *Note:* Windows users should read the detailed +> [Getting started][wiki-start] notes on the wiki. Even when using +> the binary installer, the Windows build requires a MinGW installation, +> the precise details of which are not discussed here. + +For Linux and OS X, the install page provides links to binary tarballs. +To install the Rust compiler from the from a binary tarball, download +the binary package, extract it, and execute the `install.sh` script in +the root directory of the package. + +To build the Rust compiler from source, you will need to obtain the source through +[Git][git] or by downloading the source package from the [install page][rust-install]. Since the Rust compiler is written in Rust, it must be built by a precompiled "snapshot" version of itself (made in an earlier state @@ -79,13 +90,9 @@ Snapshot binaries are currently built and tested on several platforms: You may find that other platforms work, but these are our "tier 1" supported build environments that are most likely to work. -> *Note:* Windows users should read the detailed -> [Getting started][wiki-start] notes on the wiki. Even when using -> the binary installer, the Windows build requires a MinGW installation, -> the precise details of which are not discussed here. - [wiki-start]: https://github.com/mozilla/rust/wiki/Note-getting-started-developing-Rust [git]: https://github.com/mozilla/rust.git +[rust-install]: http://www.rust-lang.org/install.html To build from source you will also need the following prerequisite packages: |