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Update Rust version string documentation with new version string format#320

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The Rust team has updated the Rust package version string format after consulting with more experienced distro maintainers.

The old version string docs have been retained just in case someone needs to work on a Rust toolchain with the old format.


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The old version string docs have been retained just in case someone
needs to work on a Rust toolchain with the old format.
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Thank you, @maxgmr! Added a bunch of suggestions.

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maxgmr and others added 6 commits February 10, 2026 10:27
Co-authored-by: Robert Krátký <robert.kratky@canonical.com>
Co-authored-by: Robert Krátký <robert.kratky@canonical.com>
Co-authored-by: Robert Krátký <robert.kratky@canonical.com>
Co-authored-by: Robert Krátký <robert.kratky@canonical.com>
Co-authored-by: Robert Krátký <robert.kratky@canonical.com>
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@rkratky rkratky merged commit 46dd4e4 into ubuntu:main Feb 11, 2026
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@maxgmr maxgmr deleted the update-rust-version-string branch February 11, 2026 18:23
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