silence not helpful follow-up errors
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Description
We should be better at returning Error from type_of if errors occurred inside
Originally posted by @oli-obk in https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/117449#issuecomment-1789570202
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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 with the type_of entry point and read the linked discussion in issue #117449, since no file or test is identified here. Trace how errors occurring inside type_of are handled; done means those cases return Error without producing unhelpful follow-up errors.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100