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@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ See [the rustc-dev-guide for more info][sysllvm].
 #### Configure and Make
 
 This project provides a configure script and makefile (the latter of which just
-invokes `x.py`). `./configure` is the recommended way to programatically
+invokes `x.py`). `./configure` is the recommended way to programmatically
 generate a `config.toml`. `make` is not recommended (we suggest using `x.py`
 directly), but it is supported and we try not to break it unnecessarily.