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Crazy idea: change rustdoc-types versions to match rust compiler

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First, thanks for making this!!! It's great.

This might be a bad idea, but I am throwing it out anyway.

I recently had to dig in and understand a little about mapping rustdoc-types version to rustc version numbers, as my deserialization was failing.

I wonder if having the rustdoc-types version numbers be equal to the lowest version of the rust-compiler they work on would be useful.
Maybe a table (maybe it already exists?) would be a better approach.
Actually a table in the readme or an <h1> link to a table in the readme for compatibility would be super useful!

Thanks

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Start with the README and the rustdoc-types versioning information referenced in the issue. The proposal presents two alternatives—matching rustc versions or documenting compatibility in a table—so the desired approach needs maintainer agreement before implementation; done would mean the chosen compatibility information is documented.

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Tech stack
rust
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documentation
Issue type
Feature
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5/5
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