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Guidelines for documenting intended vs actual behavior

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Description

I think the authoring guide should have some guidance on whether to document the actual behavior of rustc vs the intended behavior, and how to handle known bugs.

If there is a known issue, should it be encouraged or discouraged to link to the GitHub issue?

Should it have specific callouts for future-incompatible warnings? How should these known problems be documented? Should it document how it is intended to work? What if the intention is not yet known?

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Research direction

Start by locating the authoring guide in the Rust Reference and review how it currently addresses intended versus actual behavior. Resolve the questions about known bugs, issue links, future-incompatible warnings, and unknown intent, then document the agreed guidance in the guide.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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