rust-lang / rust-lang/rust-analyzer

pub use wildcard expansion adds pub(crate) items too

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Description

pub use inner:*;

mod inner {
    pub(crate) struct S1;
    pub struct S2;
}

on expanding alias in pub use inner::* it becomes pub use inner::{S1, S2) resulting in compilation error.
it is expected to expand as pub use inner::S2

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Start by reproducing the provided wildcard pub use example and locate rust-analyzer's expansion path for pub use inner::*. Verify that the expansion excludes pub(crate) items such as S1 while retaining the public S2, and confirm the resulting code compiles.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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