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Hang after encountering overflow errors for huge types

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A-diagnostics C-bug I-hang P-high regression-from-stable-to-stable S-has-mcve T-compiler
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Description

Code
fn main() {
    let mut x = None;
    let y = x;
    let z = Default::default();
    let mut w = (&mut x, z, z);
    let a = (&mut None::<fn(&())>, y, None::<fn(&'static ())>);
    w = z;
}
Affected release channels
  • Previous Stable
  • Current Stable
  • Current Beta
  • Current Nightly
Rust Version

rustc 1.84.0-nightly (bc5cf994d 2024-11-05)
binary: rustc
commit-hash: bc5cf994db9fb46712cefd89f78ad7fc51f184a2
commit-date: 2024-11-05
host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
release: 1.84.0-nightly
LLVM version: 19.1.3

Current error output

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the reported hang with the provided minimized Rust program on the listed nightly toolchain. Trace the compiler's handling of overflow errors for the huge inferred types, then add a regression test showing that compilation terminates and reports an appropriate error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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