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Cross-link documentation for adding a new target

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Both the target tier policy and the rustc-dev-guide has documentation on
this, let's make sure people see both.
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numerous end states and paths to get there, so not all sections may be
relevant to your desired goal.
See also the associated documentation in the
[target tier policy][target_tier_policy_add].
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[target_tier_policy_add]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/rustc/target-tier-policy.html#adding-a-new-target
## Specifying a new LLVM
For very new targets, you may need to use a different fork of LLVM

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r? compiler
```
See also the documentation in the `rustc-dev-guide` on [adding a new target to
`rustc`][rustc_dev_guide_add_target].
[tier3example]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/94872
[platform_template]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/master/src/doc/rustc/src/platform-support/TEMPLATE.md
[summary]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/master/src/doc/rustc/src/SUMMARY.md
[platformsupport]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/master/src/doc/rustc/src/platform-support.md
[rust_compiler_team]: https://www.rust-lang.org/governance/teams/compiler
[`rust-lang/rust`]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust
[rustc_dev_guide_add_target]: https://rustc-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/building/new-target.html
## Tier 3 target policy