From 60c84eed42c03ac6cfed92c256ce2b3be3199140 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steve Klabnik Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2015 14:33:30 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Remove claims of dependency-free libcore libcore does have a few deps, like noted in /~https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/29390 Fixes #29502 --- src/libcore/lib.rs | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/libcore/lib.rs b/src/libcore/lib.rs index df7b7c437c3cc..263d01a5d2637 100644 --- a/src/libcore/lib.rs +++ b/src/libcore/lib.rs @@ -10,12 +10,15 @@ //! # The Rust Core Library //! -//! The Rust Core Library is the dependency-free foundation of [The +//! The Rust Core Library is the dependency-free[^free] foundation of [The //! Rust Standard Library](../std/index.html). It is the portable glue //! between the language and its libraries, defining the intrinsic and //! primitive building blocks of all Rust code. It links to no //! upstream libraries, no system libraries, and no libc. //! +//! [^free]: Strictly speaking, there are some symbols which are needed but +//! they aren't always neccesary. +//! //! The core library is *minimal*: it isn't even aware of heap allocation, //! nor does it provide concurrency or I/O. These things require //! platform integration, and this library is platform-agnostic.