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[*Bootstrapping*][boot] is the process of using a compiler to compile itself.
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More accurately, it means using an older compiler to compile a newer version
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This is exactly how `x.py` works: it downloads the current beta release of
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rustc, then uses it to compile the new compiler.
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+Note that this documentation mostly covers user-face informations. See
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+[bootstrap/README.md][bootstrap-internals] to read bootstrap internals.
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## Stages of bootstrapping
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Compiling `rustc` is done in stages. Here's a diagram, adapted from Joshua Nelson's
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