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`ref-data-not-available` appears on hint of constant reference of constant on type contains `&'static str` member
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Description
rust-analyzer version: 0.3.2571
rustc version: rustc 1.90.0-nightly (f26e58023 2025-06-30)
editor or extension: VSCode
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code snippet to reproduce:
struct A {
name: &'static str,
}
const AA: A = A { name: "123" };
const AAA: &A = &AA;
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Reproduce the issue with the Rust snippet in the report using rust-analyzer 0.3.2571 and rustc 1.90.0-nightly. Inspect the code responsible for hints on the const AAA: &A = &AA reference and confirm that the erroneous ref-data-not-available hint is removed while valid hints remain.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100