Merge pull request #703 from Mark-Simulacrum/147

1.47.0 prerelease

Author: pietroalbini

posts/inside-rust/2020-10-06-1.47.0-prerelease.md

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+layout: post
+title: "1.47.0 pre-release testing"
+author: Mark Rousskov
+team: The Release Team <https://www.rust-lang.org/governance/teams/operations#release>
+---
+
+The 1.47.0 pre-release is ready for testing. The release is scheduled for this
+Thursday, October 8th. [Release notes can be found here.][relnotes]
+
+You can try it out locally by running:
+
+```plain
+RUSTUP_DIST_SERVER=https://dev-static.rust-lang.org rustup update stable
+```
+
+The index is <https://dev-static.rust-lang.org/dist/2020-10-06/index.html>. You
+can leave feedback on the [internals thread][internals].
+
+Additionally, the release team is still investigating a regression in procedural
+macros which include C++ code, [#76980], and are interested in feedback and help
+from the community in figuring out a resolution to that bug.
+
+[#76980]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/76980
+[relnotes]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/stable/RELEASES.md#version-1470-2020-10-08
+[internals]: https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/rust-1-47-0-pre-release-testing/