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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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Research direction
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