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The other places are more accurate and up-to-date. - Link to `std-dev-guide` in CONTRIBUTING.md Thom and Mara said the guide is in reasonably good shape, and it's tailored more closely to people working on the standard library. - Link to CONTRIBUTING.md instead of rustc-dev-guide in the main readme CONTRIBUTING.md has more information and also links the std-dev-guide. - Link to forge for the list of tested platforms; the one in the readme was hopelessly out of date.
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# Contributing to Rust
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Thank you for your interest in contributing to Rust! There are many ways to contribute
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and we appreciate all of them.
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The best way to get started is by asking for help in the [#new
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members](https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/122652-new-members)
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Zulip stream. We have lots of docs below of how to get started on your own, but
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the Zulip stream is the best place to *ask* for help.
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Documentation for contributing to the compiler or tooling is located in the [Guide to Rustc
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Development][rustc-dev-guide], commonly known as the [rustc-dev-guide]. Documentation for the
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standard library in the [Standard library developers Guide][std-dev-guide], commonly known as the [std-dev-guide].
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## About the [rustc-dev-guide]
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The [rustc-dev-guide] is meant to help document how rustc –the Rust compiler– works,
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as well as to help new contributors get involved in rustc development. It is recommend
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to read and understand the [rustc-dev-guide] before making a contribution. This guide
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talks about the different bots in the Rust ecosystem, the Rust development tools,
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bootstrapping, the compiler architecture, source code representation, and more.
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## [Getting help](https://rustc-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/getting-started.html#asking-questions)
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There are many ways you can get help when you're stuck. Rust has many platforms for this:
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[internals], [rust-zulip], and [rust-discord]. It is recommended to ask for help on
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the [rust-zulip], but any of these platforms are a great way to seek help and even
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find a mentor! You can learn more about asking questions and getting help in the
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[Asking Questions](https://rustc-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/getting-started.html#asking-questions) chapter of the [rustc-dev-guide].
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## Bug reports
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Did a compiler error message tell you to come here? If you want to create an ICE report,
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refer to [this section][contributing-bug-reports] and [open an issue][issue template].
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[Contributing to Rust]: https://rustc-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/contributing.html#contributing-to-rust
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[rustc-dev-guide]: https://rustc-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/
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[std-dev-guide]: https://std-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/
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[contributing-bug-reports]: https://rustc-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/contributing.html#bug-reports
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[issue template]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/new/choose
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[internals]: https://internals.rust-lang.org
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[rust-discord]: http://discord.gg/rust-lang
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[rust-zulip]: https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com
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