diff --git a/src/query.md b/src/query.md index 0c8e136b3..9255c4fa4 100644 --- a/src/query.md +++ b/src/query.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ -As described in [the high-level overview of the compiler][hl], the Rust compiler +As described in [Overview of the compiler], the Rust compiler is still (as of July 2021) transitioning from a traditional "pass-based" setup to a "demand-driven" system. The compiler query system is the key to rustc's demand-driven organization. @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ there is a query called `type_of` that, given the [`DefId`] of some item, will compute the type of that item and return it to you. [`DefId`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_span/def_id/struct.DefId.html -[hl]: ./compiler-src.md +[Overview of the compiler]: overview.md#queries Query execution is *memoized*. The first time you invoke a query, it will go do the computation, but the next time, the result is