rust-lang / rust-lang/rust-clippy
lint for integer overflow, especially in release mode
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Description
What it does
Rust panics for integer overflow in debug mode, but it will wrap around any integers in release mode, aka, when --release parameter is added for cargo.
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Example
fn main() {
let mut s = String::new();
std::io::stdin().read_line(&mut s).unwrap();
let s = (s.trim().parse::<u8>().unwrap()) * 3;
}
It accepts user input then multiply the accepted integer by 3, may wrap around when multiply by 3.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing Rust Clippy's existing lint catalog and run the integer-overflow example in both debug and release configurations. Determine the intended diagnostic scope and behavior for arithmetic that may wrap in release mode, then add coverage for the proposed cases. Done means the lint's behavior and release-mode handling are specified and tested.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100