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The very first step should be to clone the repository
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Expand Up @@ -6,15 +6,23 @@ be hacking on `rustc`, you'll want to tweak the configuration of the compiler.
The default configuration is oriented towards running the compiler as a user,
not a developer.

## Get the source code

The very first step to work on `rustc` is to clone the repository:

```bash
git clone https://github.com/rust-lang/rust.git
cd rust
```

## Create a config.toml

To start, copy [`config.toml.example`] to `config.toml`:

[`config.toml.example`]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/master/config.toml.example

```bash
> cd $RUST_CHECKOUT
> cp config.toml.example config.toml
cp config.toml.example config.toml
```

Then you will want to open up the file and change the following
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