google/comprehensive-rust

Unify setup instructions

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#1,426 opened on Oct 25, 2023

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We now have both Formatting and Preparation as places where we explain how to install the necessary tooling. I would suggest that we unify this into a single location (I'm thinking CONTRIBUTING.md) and then point people to that file from both TRANSLATIONS.md and README.md etc.

Originally posted by @mgeisler in https://github.com/google/comprehensive-rust/issues/1394#issuecomment-1778854142

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Consolidate setup instructions from CONTRIBUTING.md and TRANSLATIONS.md into a single place in CONTRIBUTING.md, then update references in TRANSLATIONS.md and README.md.
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