diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6258356fd46..f423d7527cc 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# The Rust Programming Language + This is the main source code repository for [Rust]. It contains the compiler, standard library, and documentation. @@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ Read ["Installation"] from [The Book]. _Note: If you wish to contribute to the compiler, you should read [this chapter][rustcguidebuild] of the rustc-dev-guide instead of this section._ -The Rust build system has a Python script called `x.py` to bootstrap when building -the compiler. More information about it can be found by running `./x.py --help` -or reading the [rustc dev guide][rustcguidebuild]. +The Rust build system uses a Python script called x.py to build the compiler, +which manages the bootstrapping process. More information about it can be found +by running `./x.py --help` or reading the [rustc dev guide][rustcguidebuild]. [rustcguidebuild]: https://rustc-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/building/how-to-build-and-run.html