unrelated trait bound being reported as not satisfied
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Description
Code
trait Foo {
type Assoc;
}
trait Bar {}
impl<T> Foo for T where T: Bar {
type Assoc = ();
}
struct Test {
field: <() as Foo>::Assoc,
}
Current output
error[E0277]: the trait bound `(): Bar` is not satisfied
--> src/lib.rs:12:12
|
12 | field: <() as Foo>::Assoc,
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ the trait `Bar` is not implemented for `()`, which is required by `(): Foo`
|
help: this trait has no implementations, consider adding one
--> src/lib.rs:5:1
|
5 | trait Bar {}
| ^^^^^^^^^
note: required for `()` to implement `Foo`
--> src/lib.rs:7:9
|
7 | impl<T> Foo for T where T: Bar {
| ^^^ ^ --- unsatisfied trait bound introduced here
For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0277`.
error: could not compile `playground` (lib) due to 1 previous error
Desired output
error[E0277]: the trait bound `(): Foo` is not satisfied
--> src/lib.rs:12:12
|
12 | field: <() as Foo>::Assoc,
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ the trait `Foo` is not implemented for `()`
|
help: this trait has no implementations, consider adding one
--> src/lib.rs:5:1
|
5 | trait Foo {
| ^^^^^^^^^
For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0277`.
error: could not compile `playground` (lib) due to 1 previous error
Rationale and extra context
the problem is exceptionally bad when the error arises in macro generated code, where the as Foo cannot be seen in the diagnostic. the real trait bound is also hidden further when using diagnostic::on_unimplemented:
#[diagnostic::on_unimplemented(message = "foo", label = "not foo")]
trait Foo {
type Assoc;
}
#[diagnostic::on_unimplemented(message = "bar", label = "not bar")]
trait Bar {}
impl<T> Foo for T where T: Bar {
type Assoc = ();
}
struct Test {
field: <() as Foo>::Assoc,
}
gives:
error[E0277]: bar
--> src/lib.rs:14:12
|
14 | field: <() as Foo>::Assoc,
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ not bar
|
= help: the trait `Bar` is not implemented for `()`, which is required by `(): Foo`
help: this trait has no implementations, consider adding one
--> src/lib.rs:7:1
|
7 | trait Bar {}
| ^^^^^^^^^
note: required for `()` to implement `Foo`
--> src/lib.rs:9:9
|
9 | impl<T> Foo for T where T: Bar {
| ^^^ ^ --- unsatisfied trait bound introduced here
For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0277`.
error: could not compile `playground` (lib) due to 1 previous error
Other cases
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Rust Version
latest stable and nightly, but noticed in my own machine using the following version:
rustc 1.83.0-nightly (6c6d21008 2024-09-22)
binary: rustc
commit-hash: 6c6d210089e4589afee37271862b9f88ba1d7755
commit-date: 2024-09-22
host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
release: 1.83.0-nightly
LLVM version: 19.1.0
Anything else?
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the Rust code example on the listed stable or nightly versions and compare the current and desired diagnostics. Trace the compiler's trait-bound diagnostic handling to ensure the associated-type lookup reports the missing Foo implementation rather than the Bar obligation, including the on_unimplemented case; done when both examples produce the requested output.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
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- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
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- Newbie friendliness
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