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Add more about why stage 2 is useful and what constraints bootstrapping has
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Description
Some very helpful discussion here: https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/182449-t-compiler.2Fhelp/topic/why.20stage.202.3F
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the linked Zulip discussion about why stage 2 is useful, then locate the rustc-dev-guide section covering stages and bootstrapping. Done means the guide explains stage 2's value and accurately describes the constraints of bootstrapping.
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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