rust-lang / rust-lang/rust-analyzer

Can't get the type information of symbol in rust-mode with RA

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Description

Some type can't be spotted by RA in rust-mode

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even the type can be spotted, the Deref target of it can't; I can't go defination of tmp_ak_get (reporting No defination found for: LSP identifier at point), the company pop up shows nothing of the Deref target.
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version: RA distributted with rust 1.84

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the report in rust-mode with the RA distributed with Rust 1.84. Investigate the missing type information, Deref target, definition lookup for tmp_ak_get, and the empty company popup; done means these interactions provide the expected type and navigation information.

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Assessment

Tech stack
emacs, rust
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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