Compiler can't tell that two types are equal in a blanket supertrait impl
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Description
I tried this code:
trait TraitA: TraitB {
type Foo;
const FOO: Self::Foo;
}
trait TraitB {
type Bar;
const BAR: Self::Bar;
}
impl<T: TraitA> TraitB for T {
type Bar = <T as TraitA>::Foo;
const BAR: <T as TraitB>::Bar = <T as TraitA>::FOO;
}
I expected the code to compile. Instead, I got the following error:
error[E0308]: mismatched types
--> src/lib.rs:13:37
|
13 | const BAR: <T as TraitB>::Bar = <T as TraitA>::FOO;
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ expected `TraitB::Bar`, found `TraitA::Foo`
|
= note: expected associated type `<T as TraitB>::Bar`
found associated type `<T as TraitA>::Foo`
= note: an associated type was expected, but a different one was found
For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0308`.
error: could not compile `playground` (lib) due to 1 previous error
Note that removing the supertrait requirement causes the code to compile:
Code without supertrait requirement
trait TraitA {
type Foo;
const FOO: Self::Foo;
}
trait TraitB {
type Bar;
const BAR: Self::Bar;
}
impl<T: TraitA> TraitB for T {
type Bar = <T as TraitA>::Foo;
const BAR: <T as TraitB>::Bar = <T as TraitA>::FOO;
}
Also, adding the associated type requirement to the supertrait requirement causes the code to compile:
Code with the associated type requirement in the supertrait requirement
trait TraitA: TraitB<Bar = Self::Foo> {
type Foo;
const FOO: Self::Foo;
}
trait TraitB {
type Bar;
const BAR: Self::Bar;
}
impl<T: TraitA> TraitB for T {
type Bar = <T as TraitA>::Foo;
const BAR: <T as TraitB>::Bar = <T as TraitA>::FOO;
}
Discovered by esper8989 on the community discord.
Meta
The issue reproduces on the playground on "Stable version: 1.80.1" and "Nightly version: 1.82.0-nightly (2024-08-31 a7399ba69d37b019677a)"
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 minimal reproducer in the issue and compare the failing blanket supertrait implementation with the two variants that compile. Investigate how the compiler handles associated-type equality through supertraits; done means the original case is handled consistently with the explicitly constrained and non-supertrait cases.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100