Difference between static.rust-lang.org/rustup.sh and sh.rustup.rs

[konstin]

Currently, there are two rustup scripts used in the wild: https://static.rust-lang.org/rustup.sh and https://sh.rustup.rs. Both install rustup, but have different command line options. It would be great if there was some explanation on what the first script is and why one should use the first or second one.

[kinnison]

@rust-lang/release Does this remain the case, or is the rustup-init.sh copied over during the release to be present at the top level too?

[pietroalbini]

I don't think it's still copied. We can start doing that again without any issue though.

[pietroalbini]

The file has been updated. @kinnison will work on adding the update command to our release process.

[konstin]

So the resolution is that those two scripts should be identical, currently aren't, but will be in the future? Is there any documentation about this?

[kinnison]

@konstin The /rustup.sh script was the old shell implementation of Rustup, it's now the same as rustup-init.sh -- with #2124 we've ensured the next release will also keep them in-sync. We're likely to start using https://static.rust-lang.org/rustup.sh as the canonical installation URL at some point in the near future too. At that point, that URL will be properly documented once more :D.