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Closes #4909.

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rami3l requested a review from djc August 3, 2026 16:46
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Looks good, one small point.

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Adding support for a new compilation target involves the following steps:

1. Informing rustup of the new target:

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I think we need to be clear somewhere that this is specifically for targets adding tier 2 host tools. We probably don't need too belabour the point too much but just in case someone ends up here mistakenly.

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