rust-lang / rust-lang/rust-clippy

Use rustc_lint's `is_ty_must_use`

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Since Feb 21, 2026.

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Once https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/148214 is merged, it would be if Clippy could use rustc_lint's is_ty_must_use instead of having its own (currently outdated) view of the situation.

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