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 It is especially useful when the `repo` doesn't use external crates or the standard library.
 
+If you want to go as far as to modify the source code to debug the problem, be sure to take a look at the
+https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer/tree/master/docs/dev[dev docs]!
+
 == Configuration
 
 **Source:** https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer/blob/master/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs[config.rs]