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`no-copy` flag unexpectedly removes `Clone` derive as well
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Description
Input C/C++ Header
struct Bytes {
char bytes[1024];
};
Bindgen Invocation
$ bindgen input.h --no-copy Bytes
Actual Results
/* automatically generated by rust-bindgen 0.64.0 */
#[repr(C)]
#[derive(Debug)]
pub struct Bytes {
pub bytes: [::std::os::raw::c_char; 1024usize],
}
Expected Results
By default bindgen adds Copy and Clone derives. Using --no-copy should only remove the Copy derivation. Types like these are too big to be Copy but are ok to be explicitly Cloned. TLDR:
/* automatically generated by rust-bindgen 0.64.0 */
#[repr(C)]
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct Bytes {
pub bytes: [::std::os::raw::c_char; 1024usize],
}
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue with the shown C++ header and bindgen input.h --no-copy Bytes invocation, then trace how derives are selected for the generated Bytes type. Done means --no-copy removes Copy while retaining Clone, producing the expected derives.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, rust
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100