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Auto merge of rust-lang#115472 - RalfJung:tier-2, r=GuillaumeGomez
make it more clear what 'Tier 2' (without host tools) means When saying that Rust "builds official binary releases for each tier 2 target", it's not at all clear that this does not mean we build a compiler and cargo for that target.
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## Tier 2 with Host Tools
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Tier 2 targets can be thought of as "guaranteed to build". The Rust project
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builds official binary releases for each tier 2 target, and automated builds
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ensure that each tier 2 target builds after each change. Automated tests are
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builds official binary releases of the standard library (or, in some cases,
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only the `core` library) for each tier 2 target, and automated builds
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ensure that each tier 2 target can be used as build target after each change. Automated tests are
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not always run so it's not guaranteed to produce a working build, but tier 2
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targets often work to quite a good degree and patches are always welcome!
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`x86_64-unknown-linux-musl` | 64-bit Linux with MUSL
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[`x86_64-unknown-netbsd`](platform-support/netbsd.md) | NetBSD/amd64
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## Tier 2
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## Tier 2 without Host Tools
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Tier 2 targets can be thought of as "guaranteed to build". The Rust project
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builds official binary releases for each tier 2 target, and automated builds
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ensure that each tier 2 target builds after each change. Automated tests are
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builds official binary releases of the standard library (or, in some cases,
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only the `core` library) for each tier 2 target, and automated builds
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ensure that each tier 2 target can be used as build target after each change. Automated tests are
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not always run so it's not guaranteed to produce a working build, but tier 2
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targets often work to quite a good degree and patches are always welcome! For
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the full requirements, see [Tier 2 target

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