On Thu, Jun 20, 2024 at 10:55 PM John Hubbard <jhubbard@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Replace the cryptic phrase ("IDE support targets") that initially
> appears to be about how to support old hard drives, with a few sentences
> that explain what "make rust-analyzer" provides.
>
> Cc: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: John Hubbard <jhubbard@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Makefile | 4 +++-
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
> index 07308277a6f5..d22491184af6 100644
> --- a/Makefile
> +++ b/Makefile
> @@ -1967,7 +1967,9 @@ quiet_cmd_tags = GEN $@
> tags TAGS cscope gtags: FORCE
> $(call cmd,tags)
>
> -# IDE support targets
> +# Generate rust-project.json, which does for Rust what clangd's
> +# compile_commands.json does for C/C++: provides a symbol browsing database for
> +# code editors and IDEs (Integrated Development Environments).
Is "symbol browsing database" the right word here? It's not actually a
list of symbols, but instructions for how to compile the code.
Alice
