diff --git a/src/doc/rustc/.gitignore b/src/doc/rustc/.gitignore
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index 00000000000..7585238efed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/doc/rustc/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+book
diff --git a/src/doc/rustc/book.toml b/src/doc/rustc/book.toml
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index 00000000000..821ad8fb09c
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+++ b/src/doc/rustc/book.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[book]
+authors = ["steveklabnik"]
+multilingual = false
+src = "src"
+title = "The rustc book"
diff --git a/src/doc/rustc/src/SUMMARY.md b/src/doc/rustc/src/SUMMARY.md
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index 00000000000..7390c82896e
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+++ b/src/doc/rustc/src/SUMMARY.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Summary
+
+- [Chapter 1](./chapter_1.md)
diff --git a/src/doc/rustc/src/chapter_1.md b/src/doc/rustc/src/chapter_1.md
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index 00000000000..b743fda3546
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+++ b/src/doc/rustc/src/chapter_1.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Chapter 1