rust-lang / rust-lang/reference
Document that `Option<char>` has the same size and alignment as `char` on all platforms
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Description
Filing to track https://github.com/rust-lang/reference/pull/1401/files#r1363998785
cc @joshtriplett
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the files and discussion in rust-lang/reference pull request 1401, which this issue cites, to identify where this guarantee belongs. Done means the Rust Reference explicitly documents that Option has the same size and alignment as char on all platforms.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100