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endless loop instead of an overflow error, in the presence of multiple requirements that would overflow.

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Description

I tried this code:

pub trait Foo {
    type Bar<'a>;
    type Baz<'a>;
}
impl Foo for ()
where
    T: for<'a> Foo<
        Bar<'a> = Self::Bar<'a>,
        Baz<'a> = Self::Baz<'a>,
    >
{}

I expected to see this happen:

An "overflow evaluating the requirement" error message should be reported. Probably it should generate:

error[E0275]: overflow evaluating the requirement `for<'a> <() as Foo>::Bar<'a> == _`

or

error[E0275]: overflow evaluating the requirement `for<'a> <() as Foo>::Baz<'a> == _`

Or perhaps another specific overflow error for the specific combined requirement it is evaluating.

Instead, this happened:
The compiler reached an endless loop.

Meta

rustc --version --verbose:

rustc 1.89.0-nightly (ce7e97f73 2025-05-11)
binary: rustc
commit-hash: ce7e97f7371af47e0786f74aa169f6ac9473ff4e
commit-date: 2025-05-11
host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
release: 1.89.0-nightly
LLVM version: 20.1.4

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Research direction

Run the provided trait implementation reproducer with the reported nightly rustc version and confirm that evaluation loops instead of reporting overflow. Investigate the compiler's handling of the combined associated-type requirements; done means the reproducer terminates with a specific overflow diagnostic rather than an endless loop.

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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

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