Add a link to the wiki's package list and refer to git

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Corey Richardson 2013-12-06 02:25:01 -05:00
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# Getting started
The Rust compiler currently must be built from a [tarball], unless you
are on Windows, in which case using the [installer][win-exe] is
recommended.
> **NOTE**: The tarball and installer links are for the most recent release,
> not master.
The Rust compiler currently must be built from a [tarball] or [git], unless
you are on Windows, in which case using the [installer][win-exe] is
recommended. There is a list of community-maintained nightly builds and
packages [on the wiki][wiki-packages].
Since the Rust compiler is written in Rust, it must be built by
a precompiled "snapshot" version of itself (made in an earlier state
@ -84,6 +88,7 @@ supported build environments that are most likely to work.
[bug-3319]: https://github.com/mozilla/rust/issues/3319
[wiki-start]: https://github.com/mozilla/rust/wiki/Note-getting-started-developing-Rust
[git]: https://github.com/mozilla/rust.git
To build from source you will also need the following prerequisite
packages:
@ -163,6 +168,9 @@ Sublime Text 2, available both [standalone][sublime] and through
[Sublime Package Control][sublime-pkg], and support for Kate
under `src/etc/kate`.
A community-maintained list of available Rust tooling is [on the
wiki][wiki-packages].
There is ctags support via `src/etc/ctags.rust`, but many other
tools and editors are not yet supported. If you end up writing a Rust
mode for your favorite editor, let us know so that we can link to it.
@ -3258,4 +3266,4 @@ There is further documentation on the [wiki], however those tend to be even more
[rustpkg]: tutorial-rustpkg.html
[wiki]: https://github.com/mozilla/rust/wiki/Docs
[wiki-packages]: https://github.com/mozilla/rust/wiki/Doc-packages,-editors,-and-other-tools