From c9c572cd927b223d22280ca606086d64d20b733b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?=E8=AE=B8=E6=9D=B0=E5=8F=8B=20Jieyou=20Xu=20=28Joe=29?=
 <39484203+jieyouxu@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 20:14:25 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] Document that `rmake.rs`/`run-make-support` may not use
 unstable features

---
 src/doc/rustc-dev-guide/src/tests/compiletest.md | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/doc/rustc-dev-guide/src/tests/compiletest.md b/src/doc/rustc-dev-guide/src/tests/compiletest.md
index 2905e470fab..a6996e39822 100644
--- a/src/doc/rustc-dev-guide/src/tests/compiletest.md
+++ b/src/doc/rustc-dev-guide/src/tests/compiletest.md
@@ -415,6 +415,10 @@ Compiletest directives like `//@ only-<target>` or `//@ ignore-<target>` are
 supported in `rmake.rs`, like in UI tests. However, revisions or building
 auxiliary via directives are not currently supported.
 
+`rmake.rs` and `run-make-support` may *not* use any nightly/unstable features,
+as they must be compilable by a stage 0 rustc that may be a beta or even stable
+rustc.
+
 #### Quickly check if `rmake.rs` tests can be compiled
 
 You can quickly check if `rmake.rs` tests can be compiled without having to