Rust-GCC / Rust-GCC/gccrs

Identifier variant of enum incorrectly triggers duplicate identifier binding error

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Description

#![feature(no_core)]
#![feature(lang_items)]
#![feature(rustc_attrs)]
#![no_core]

enum Option {
    Some,
    None,
}

fn test_match(a: Option, b: Option) {
    match (a, b) {
        (None, None) => {}
        _ => {}
    }
}

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Research direction

Start by compiling the Rust reproducer in the issue and observe the duplicate identifier binding diagnostic for the enum variant pattern. Trace the gccrs compiler path handling this match pattern; done means the shown program no longer incorrectly reports a duplicate binding error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, rust
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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