Duplicate doubly higher-ranked trait bound fails to compile
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Description
I tried this code:
fn f()
where
for<'db> for<'a> fn(&'a str): std::fmt::Debug,
for<'db> for<'a> fn(&'a str): std::fmt::Debug,
{
}
I expected to see this happen:
It compiles successfully like it does when the bound is not duplicated as in
fn f()
where
for<'db> for<'a> fn(&'a str): std::fmt::Debug,
{
}
or when a layer of for binders is removed
fn f()
where
for<'a> fn(&'a str): std::fmt::Debug,
for<'a> fn(&'a str): std::fmt::Debug,
{
}
Instead, this happened:
error[E0283]: type annotations needed: cannot satisfy `for<'a> fn(&'a str): Debug`
--> tests\tracked_method_inherent_return_ref.rs:36:35
|
36 | for<'db> for<'a> fn(&'a str): std::fmt::Debug,
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|
note: multiple `impl`s or `where` clauses satisfying `for<'a> fn(&'a str): Debug` found
--> tests\tracked_method_inherent_return_ref.rs:36:35
|
36 | for<'db> for<'a> fn(&'a str): std::fmt::Debug,
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
37 | for<'db> for<'a> fn(&'a str): std::fmt::Debug,
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
= note: and another `impl` found in the `core` crate:
- impl<F> Debug for F
where F: FnPtr;
For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0283`.
error: could not compile `salsa` (test "tracked_method_inherent_return_ref") due to 1 previous error
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rustc --version --verbose:
rustc 1.88.0-nightly (5e17a2a91 2025-04-05)
binary: rustc
commit-hash: 5e17a2a91dd7dbefd8b4a1087c2e42257457deeb
commit-date: 2025-04-05
host: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
release: 1.88.0-nightly
LLVM version: 20.1.2
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Research direction
Start with the duplicated higher-ranked trait-bound example in the issue and the diagnostic location tests\tracked_method_inherent_return_ref.rs. Reproduce the E0283 error with the stated nightly compiler, then trace how rustc handles duplicate nested for bounds. Done means the example compiles as expected and a regression test covers both duplicated and non-duplicated forms.
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