Edit: outstanding case:
struct S<T: Copy>(T);
fn main() {
let _: S<String>;
}
Generic Arguments
fn main() {
let _ = Option::<[u8]>::None;
}
Stderr:
error[E0277]: the size for values of type `[u8]` cannot be known at compilation time
--> src/main.rs:2:13
|
2 | let _ = Option::<[u8]>::None;
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ doesn't have a size known at compile-time
|
= help: the trait `Sized` is not implemented for `[u8]`
note: required by a bound in `None`
Ideally, it should be:
error[E0277]: the size for values of type `[u8]` cannot be known at compilation time
--> src/main.rs:2:13
|
2 | let _ = Option::<[u8]>::None;
| ^^^^ doesn't have a size known at compile-time
|
= help: the trait `Sized` is not implemented for `[u8]`
note: required by a bound in `None`
GAT Arguments Specifically
Given the following code:
struct S;
trait D {
type P<T: Copy>;
}
impl D for S {
type P<T: Copy> = ();
}
fn main() {
let _: <S as D>::P<String>;
}
The current output is:
error[E0277]: the trait bound `String: Copy` is not satisfied
--> src/main.rs:9:12
|
9 | let _: <S as D>::P<String>;
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ the trait `Copy` is not implemented for `String`
Ideally the output should look like:
error[E0277]: the trait bound `String: Copy` is not satisfied
--> src/main.rs:9:12
|
9 | let _: <S as D>::P<String>;
| ^^^^^^ the trait `Copy` is not implemented for `String`
The span is misleading because at first sight one might think that the compiler claimed that the projected type () ddid not implement Copy. In this simplified case, it's quite easy to see what's going on (especially after reading the message and the label) but I bet in more complex scenarios involving several type parameters and more complicated bounds, it's much more difficult to decipher the diagnostic.
Edit: outstanding case:
Generic Arguments
Stderr:
Ideally, it should be:
GAT Arguments Specifically
Given the following code:
The current output is:
Ideally the output should look like:
The span is misleading because at first sight one might think that the compiler claimed that the projected type
()ddid not implementCopy. In this simplified case, it's quite easy to see what's going on (especially after reading the message and the label) but I bet in more complex scenarios involving several type parameters and more complicated bounds, it's much more difficult to decipher the diagnostic.