rust-lang / rust-lang/rust-bindgen

Constructors depend on memmovable fields or RVO.

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Description

As @jsgf points out in #556, the current code generated for constructors relies on RVO, or requires memmovable fields.

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Research direction

Read the discussion in #556 and inspect the generated constructor behavior described here, especially its reliance on RVO and memmovable fields. The work is done when generated constructors no longer require either constraint, with appropriate coverage for the affected cases.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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