Re: [PATCH] docs: rust: point directly to the standalone installers

From: Andreas Hindborg
Date: Tue Mar 07 2023 - 07:31:26 EST



Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> The Quick Start guide points to the Rust programming language front
> page when it mentions the possibility of using the standalone
> installers instead of `rustup`.
>
> This was done to have a hopefully stable link, but it is not too
> helpful: readers need to figure out how to reach the standalone
> installers from there.
>
> Thus point directly to the page (and anchor) with the table that
> contains the standalone installers (plus signing key etc.).
>
> If the link breaks in the future, we can always update it as
> needed. And anyway having the full link includes the domain and
> gives more information about where the old docs were in such
> a broken link case, which may help.
>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-doc/CANiq72=gpzQyh1ExGbBWWNdgH-mTATdG5F600jKD1=NLLCn7wg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst b/Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst
> index 13b7744b1e27..253d47791f0f 100644
> --- a/Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst
> @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ and run::
>
> Otherwise, fetch a standalone installer or install ``rustup`` from:

I guess we should remove "or install ``rustup``" from this sentence?

BR Andreas