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+> [!CAUTION]
+> Don't try to clone the repository to do the exercises! `rust-analyzer` won't work in that case. Please follow the instructions above instead.
+> 
+> <details>
+> <summary>Why?</summary>
+>
+>The intended way to run Rustlings is to install the binary and run `rustlings init` as described in the installation/initialization sections. This generates a `Cargo.toml` (different than what you see in the repository) that includes each exercise as a separate binary target which is enough for `rust-analyzer` to work.
+>
+>If you just clone the repository and try to run and edit the exercises directly, the language server will not work.
+>
+> </details>
+
 ### Initialization
 
 After installing Rustlings, run the following command to initialize the `rustlings/` directory: