elast0ny / elast0ny/simple_parse
Improve error message for missing #[sp(var_size)] : attempt to compute <...> wich would overflow
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Description
Currently, simple_parse ensures that it does not mistake static/dynamic sizes that it does not know about through the `static_assertions` crate. Unfortunately when a const assert fails, you get an ugly error message that is confusing at best :
```
attempt to compute `0_usize - 1_usize`, which would overflow
```
**This error can be fixed by annotating your dynamic fields with `#[sp(var_size)]`**
It would be nice to have an error that says :
1. Where the annotation is needed (which field of which struct/enum)
2. What needs to be added (the sp attribute above)
This might not be currently possible because of https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/51999
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