rust-lang / rust-lang/rust

Some type aliases are not formatted as links in fields

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First steps

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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

Start with the linked rustdoc Cache page and inspect how type aliases used in fields are rendered. Reproduce the page showing FxHashMap and FxHashSet, then trace the relevant rustdoc formatting entry point; the work is done when both names render as links.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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