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`extern crate` and `mod` are not easily confused 

Remove some statements that used to refer to similarities between `mod` and
`extern mod`, before the latter was renamed to `extern crate`.
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Matt Brubeck 2014-04-02 16:54:33 -07:00 committed by Alex Crichton
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@ -2600,8 +2600,6 @@ As you can see, your module hierarchy is now three modules deep: There is the cr
function, and the module `farm`. The module `farm` also contains two functions and a third module `barn`,
which contains a function `hay`.
(In case you already stumbled over `extern crate`: It isn't directly related to a bare `mod`, we'll get to it later. )
## Paths and visibility
We've now defined a nice module hierarchy. But how do we access the items in it from our `main` function?
@ -3050,7 +3048,6 @@ fn main() {
}
~~~
Despite its name, `extern crate` is a distinct construct from regular `mod` declarations:
A statement of the form `extern crate foo;` will cause `rustc` to search for the crate `foo`,
and if it finds a matching binary it lets you use it from inside your crate.