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The compiler is built using a tool called `x.py`. You will need to
have Python installed to run it.

For instructions on how to install Python and other prerequisites,
see [the `rust-lang/rust` README][readme].

## Get the source code

The main repository is [`rust-lang/rust`][repo]. This contains the compiler,
the standard library (including `core`, `alloc`, `test`, `proc_macro`, etc),
and a bunch of tools (e.g. `rustdoc`, the bootstrapping infrastructure, etc).

[repo]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust
[readme]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust#building-on-a-unix-like-system

The very first step to work on `rustc` is to clone the repository:

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