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Bad suggestion in dependency_on_unit_never_type_fallback for fragment coming from a macro input

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Description

The following in 2021:

#![warn(dependency_on_unit_never_type_fallback)]

pub fn foo<T: Default>() -> Result<T, ()> {
    Err(())
}

macro_rules! m {
    ($x: ident) => {
        pub fn test() -> Result<(), ()> {
            $x()?;
            Ok(())
        }
    };
}

m!(foo);

produces a suggestion that results in the following change:

@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@
     };
 }
 
-m!(foo);
+m!(foo::<()>);

However, this is not valid because foo::<()> is not an ident, and you get an error about no rules matching.

Possible solutions

I don't know if this is fixable, since I can't think of a suggestion that would actually be valid in this scenario. At a minimum, I would say that it should not give a suggestion in this scenario (or at least make it MaybeIncorrect).

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rustc 1.85.0-nightly (7442931d4 2024-11-30)
binary: rustc
commit-hash: 7442931d49b199ad0a1cc0f8ca54e327b5139b66
commit-date: 2024-11-30
host: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
release: 1.85.0-nightly
LLVM version: 19.1.4

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Research direction

Start with the minimal reproduction in the issue and inspect the rustc implementation of the dependency_on_unit_never_type_fallback lint, particularly how its suggestion spans macro inputs. Confirm that the generated edit is invalid for the macro_rules! m! pattern, then add or update a regression test so this case produces no suggestion or marks it MaybeIncorrect.

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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
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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