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Note down rust-toolchain version support in the docs

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Description

We need some snippet of text we can point people to when asking about rust-analyzer not working on their <10-releases-old-rust-version>, why that is and what they can do to work around it. We currently just rehash these points whenever they come up for no benefit.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

The issue names no documentation file or test, so first locate the appropriate rust-analyzer documentation section for rust-toolchain version support. Document why older Rust versions may not work and the available workarounds; it is done when the resulting snippet can be linked instead of repeating the explanation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
58/100

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