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Improve documention troubleshooting missing linker. Fix #32208.

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@ -166,12 +166,22 @@ you can find the Rust executables in a directory like
`"C:\Program Files\Rust stable GNU 1.x\bin"`. `"C:\Program Files\Rust stable GNU 1.x\bin"`.
Rust does not do its own linking, and so you’ll need to have a linker Rust does not do its own linking, and so you’ll need to have a linker
installed. Doing so will depend on your specific system, consult its installed. Doing so will depend on your specific system. For
documentation for more details. Linux-based systems, Rust will attempt to call `cc` for linking. On
`windows-msvc` (Rust built on Windows with Microsoft Visual Studio),
this depends on having [Microsoft Visual C++ Build Tools][msvbt]
installed. These do not need to be in `%PATH%` as `rustc` will find
them automatically. In general, if you have your linker in a
non-traditional location you can call `rustc
linker=/path/to/cc`, where `/path/to/cc` should point to your linker path.
If not, there are a number of places where we can get help. The easiest is [msvbt]: http://landinghub.visualstudio.com/visual-cpp-build-tools
[the #rust-beginners IRC channel on irc.mozilla.org][irc-beginners] and for
general discussion [the #rust IRC channel on irc.mozilla.org][irc], which we If you are still stuck, there are a number of places where we can get
help. The easiest is
[the #rust-beginners IRC channel on irc.mozilla.org][irc-beginners]
and for general discussion
[the #rust IRC channel on irc.mozilla.org][irc], which we
can access through [Mibbit][mibbit]. Then we'll be chatting with other can access through [Mibbit][mibbit]. Then we'll be chatting with other
Rustaceans (a silly nickname we call ourselves) who can help us out. Other great Rustaceans (a silly nickname we call ourselves) who can help us out. Other great
resources include [the user’s forum][users] and [Stack Overflow][stackoverflow]. resources include [the user’s forum][users] and [Stack Overflow][stackoverflow].