compiletest directives docs for "ignore-" are incorrect or confusing
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Description
https://rustc-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/tests/directives.html states that I can write ignore-x wherex is "A full target triple: aarch64-apple-ios". However, that's not correct -- some target triples work, but not all of them. I realized this when my PR failed because ignore-i686-pc-windows-gnullvm dies not work, and neither does //@ ignore-i686-unknown-uefi.
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Start with rustc-dev-guide/tests/directives.html and compare its description of ignore- target triples with the reported i686-pc-windows-gnullvm and i686-unknown-uefi cases. Trace how compiletest handles these directives, then update the documentation so it accurately states which target forms work and verify the examples.
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- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- documentation, testing
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
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- Stale
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100