Tracking Issue for `core::convert::absurd` function
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Description
Feature gate: #![feature(convert_absurd)]
This is a tracking issue for core::convert::absurd function, which turns ! into any type.
Public API
// core::convert
pub const fn absurd<T>(x: !) -> T;
Steps / History
- Implementation: #124311
- Final comment period (FCP)^1
- Stabilization PR
Unresolved Questions
- How best to document the function (how to deal with mentions of fallback)?
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 with the core::convert::absurd API and feature gate convert_absurd, then review implementation issue #124311. The remaining stated question is how to document the function, including mentions of fallback; completion also requires the final comment period and a stabilization PR.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100