GAT: Fails to compile with additional bounds
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Description
I tried this code:
trait Gat {
type Assoc<'a>;
}
struct Foo<S>(S);
impl<S> Foo<S> {
fn bar<'a, C, T>(&self)
where
C: Gat<Assoc<'a> = T>,
C: Gat<Assoc<'static> = S>, // By commenting out this bound code will compile
{
self.foo::<C, T>(); // or comment out this line, it will compile too
}
fn foo<'a, C, T>(&self)
where
C: Gat<Assoc<'a> = T>,
// To be closer to original code `C: Gat<Assoc<'static> = S>` may be included, but error is the same anyway
{
}
}
I expected to see this happen: Code should compile
Instead, this happened: Code did not compile. Probably because 'a is different in both cases, I but cannot specify lifetime arguments explicitly if late bound lifetime parameters are present #42868 .
1 error[E0284]: type annotations needed: cannot satisfy `<C as Gat>::Assoc<'_> == T`
--> src/main.rs:13:14
|
13 | self.foo::<C, T>();
| ^^^ cannot satisfy `<C as Gat>::Assoc<'_> == T`
|
note: required by a bound in `Foo::<S>::foo`
--> src/main.rs:18:16
|
16 | fn foo<'a, C, T>(&self)
| --- required by a bound in this associated function
17 | where
18 | C: Gat<Assoc<'a> = T>,
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ required by this bound in `Foo::<S>::foo`
Meta
rustc --version --verbose:
rustc 1.87.0-nightly (b48576b4d 2025-03-22)
binary: rustc
commit-hash: b48576b4db5a595f453891f0b7243ef75d8c0afa
commit-date: 2025-03-22
host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
release: 1.87.0-nightly
LLVM version: 20.1.1
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Research direction
Start with the minimal reproducer in src/main.rs and run it using the reported rustc 1.87.0-nightly version. Investigate how the compiler handles the two GAT associated-type bounds and the call to Foo::foo when the late-bound lifetimes differ. Done means the example compiles as expected without the E0284 error.
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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
- 35/100