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crates are considered for `fn() -> type` name resolution if they have generic parameters

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Description

I tried this code:

extern crate libc as usize;
extern crate libc as Option;
#[usize::inner] //~ ERROR could not find `inner` in `usize`
fn foo() {}
fn bar() -> usize { 0 } // OK
fn baz() -> Option<T> { 0 } //~ ERROR type arguments not allowed on crate

I expected to see this happen: usize and Option should both consistently resolve to the crate, or they should consistently resolve to the builtin type.

Instead, this happened: In return position, usize resolves to the builtin type and Option resolves to the crate.
In attribute position, usize resolves to the crate (which seems reasonable, because associated macros aren't a thing.)

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rustc --version --verbose: 1.87.0-nightly (2025-03-28 920d95eaf23d7eb6b415)

@rustbot label A-resolve

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Research direction

Start by running the Rust reproducer in the issue and inspect compiler name resolution for return types, generic arguments, and attribute paths. Done means usize and Option resolve consistently in the shown cases, with the reported diagnostics behaving as intended.

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Tech stack
rust
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
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Newbie friendliness
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