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Document auto-generated drop glue
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Description
There should be a section in the reference which document how the compiler-generated drop glue behaves. It should answer questions like this one: https://github.com/rust-lang/unsafe-code-guidelines/issues/225.
Contributor guide
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 reading the Rust Reference's existing reference material and the linked unsafe-code-guidelines issue 225 to identify the questions the new section should answer. Document how compiler-generated drop glue behaves, with the work complete when the Reference contains a clear, self-contained explanation of that behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- compilers, documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100