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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions src/building/bootstrapping/intro.md
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Expand Up @@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ of the same compiler.

This raises a chicken-and-egg paradox: where did the first compiler come from?
It must have been written in a different language. In Rust's case it was
[written in OCaml][ocaml-compiler]. However it was abandoned long ago and the
only way to build a modern version of rustc is a slightly less modern
[written in OCaml][ocaml-compiler]. However, it was abandoned long ago, and the
only way to build a modern version of rustc is with a slightly less modern
version.

This is exactly how `x.py` works: it downloads the current beta release of
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions src/building/bootstrapping/what-bootstrapping-does.md
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Expand Up @@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ the same compiler.

This raises a chicken-and-egg paradox: where did the first compiler come from?
It must have been written in a different language. In Rust's case it was
[written in OCaml][ocaml-compiler]. However it was abandoned long ago and the
only way to build a modern version of `rustc` is a slightly less modern version.
[written in OCaml][ocaml-compiler]. However, it was abandoned long ago, and the
only way to build a modern version of `rustc` is with a slightly less modern version.

This is exactly how [`./x.py`] works: it downloads the current beta release of
`rustc`, then uses it to compile the new compiler.
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