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  "path": "/t/why-is-rustc-bootstrap-so-actively-discouraged/24123#post_8",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-01T15:24:49.000Z",
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  "textContent": "FWIW, I think the issue mentioned in rust-analyzer is the kind of thing that does harm via propagating RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP. rust-analyzer apparently said \"there's an unstable JSON output that we want, so we're going to set RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP to get it\", and then a predictable set of problems ensued. This should never have happened in the first place; stable rust-analyzer should not be using this feature.",
  "title": "Why is `RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP` so actively discouraged?"
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