rust-lang / rust-lang/rust-analyzer

Check call and def site span usage in declarative macro expansion and compilation

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Description

They currently only use call site spans even though a lot of the places the call site is used, we should really be using the def site span.

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Research direction

No files, tests, or specific entry points are named. Start by locating declarative macro expansion handling for call-site and definition-site spans, then verify where each span is used; done means the relevant usages no longer rely only on call-site spans.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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