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auto merge of #14374 : swgillespie/rust/swgillespie-tutorial, r=alexcrichton
The current tutorial says that the only way to get master is to build from source, which isn't true anymore - nightly binaries and an installer for Mac OS X are now available at the install page: http://www.rust-lang.org/install.html . Feedback very much welcome! Addresses issue #13578.
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# Getting started
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# Getting started
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> *Warning:* The tarball and installer links are for the most recent
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There are two ways to install the Rust compiler: by building from source or
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> release, not master. To use master, you **must** build from [git].
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by downloading prebuilt binaries or installers for your platform. The
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[install page][rust-install] contains links to download binaries for both
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the nightly build and the most current Rust major release. For Windows and
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OS X, the install page provides links to native installers.
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The Rust compiler currently must be built from a [tarball] or [git], unless
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> *Note:* Windows users should read the detailed
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you are on Windows, in which case using the [installer][win-exe] is
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> [Getting started][wiki-start] notes on the wiki. Even when using
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recommended. There is a list of community-maintained nightly builds and
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> the binary installer, the Windows build requires a MinGW installation,
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packages [on the wiki][wiki-packages].
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> the precise details of which are not discussed here.
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For Linux and OS X, the install page provides links to binary tarballs.
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To install the Rust compiler from the from a binary tarball, download
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the binary package, extract it, and execute the `install.sh` script in
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the root directory of the package.
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To build the Rust compiler from source, you will need to obtain the source through
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[Git][git] or by downloading the source package from the [install page][rust-install].
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Since the Rust compiler is written in Rust, it must be built by
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Since the Rust compiler is written in Rust, it must be built by
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a precompiled "snapshot" version of itself (made in an earlier state
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a precompiled "snapshot" version of itself (made in an earlier state
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You may find that other platforms work, but these are our "tier 1"
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You may find that other platforms work, but these are our "tier 1"
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supported build environments that are most likely to work.
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supported build environments that are most likely to work.
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> *Note:* Windows users should read the detailed
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> [Getting started][wiki-start] notes on the wiki. Even when using
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> the binary installer, the Windows build requires a MinGW installation,
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> the precise details of which are not discussed here.
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[wiki-start]: https://github.com/mozilla/rust/wiki/Note-getting-started-developing-Rust
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[wiki-start]: https://github.com/mozilla/rust/wiki/Note-getting-started-developing-Rust
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[git]: https://github.com/mozilla/rust.git
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[git]: https://github.com/mozilla/rust.git
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[rust-install]: http://www.rust-lang.org/install.html
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To build from source you will also need the following prerequisite
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To build from source you will also need the following prerequisite
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packages:
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packages:
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