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Add more detail on procedural macros and custom derive
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Description
The section on procedural macros is lacking (especially with regards to custom derive). This should be fleshed out more.
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Research direction
Start with src/macro-expansion.md#procedural-macros, the section identified in the issue. Expand its coverage of procedural macros, especially custom derive, and consider the documentation complete when those topics are explained in sufficient detail for rustc contributors.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- compilers, documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100