diff --git a/src/building/bootstrapping.md b/src/building/bootstrapping.md index b6f9db74c..e4dcc5ab2 100644 --- a/src/building/bootstrapping.md +++ b/src/building/bootstrapping.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ -[*Bootstrapping*] is the process of using a compiler to compile itself. +[*Bootstrapping*][boot] is the process of using a compiler to compile itself. More accurately, it means using an older compiler to compile a newer version of the same compiler. @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ _break the stability guarantees_ of rust: Allow using `#![feature(...)]` with a compiler that's not nightly. This should never be used except when bootstrapping the compiler. -[Bootstrapping]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootstrapping_(compilers) +[boot]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootstrapping_(compilers) [intrinsics]: ../appendix/glossary.md#intrinsic [ocaml-compiler]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/tree/ef75860a0a72f79f97216f8aaa5b388d98da6480/src/boot