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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