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description of rustdoc test suites is scattered

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Description

There are at least 3 pages that describe the structure of the tests/rustdoc* folders.

  1. https://rustc-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/tests/compiletest.html#rustdoc-test-suites
  2. https://rustc-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/rustdoc.html#tests
  3. https://rustc-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/rustdoc-internals.html#dotting-is-and-crossing-ts

1 links to 2, but otherwise there is no way to navigate between them. Either they should all link to each other, or they should be condensed into a single page (perhaps with some 1 line sections left behind for people who follow links to the old locations)

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Research direction

Start by comparing the three rustc-dev-guide sections named in the issue: compiletest.html#rustdoc-test-suites, rustdoc.html#tests, and rustdoc-internals.html#dotting-is-and-crossing-ts. Decide whether to connect them or consolidate their overlapping explanations, preserving short guidance at old locations when needed; done means readers can navigate the rustdoc test-suite documentation coherently.

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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
45/100

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