rust-lang / rust-lang/rust-clippy
Rc<T> where clone() is never called.
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Description
I don't know whether this is actually feasible to do a lint for, but just use a Box here (if the box is too small Rust will recommend a plain T).
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Research direction
No file, test, or entry point is named; start by locating existing Clippy lint implementations for reference and determine whether this usage can be detected reliably. Done means the feasibility is established and the requested lint behavior is specified, including when to recommend Box or a plain T.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100