ICE from using `super let` and `&raw` in `const`
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I-ICE
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Description
Code
#![feature(super_let)]
const _: *const i32 = {
super let x = 1;
&raw const x
};
Meta
Reproducible on the playground with 1.89.0-nightly (2025-06-08 6ccd4476036edfce364e)
Error output
error: internal compiler error: compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/interpret/intern.rs:285:21: the static const safety checks accepted mutable references they should not have accepted
--> src/lib.rs:3:1
|
3 | const _: *const i32 = {
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Backtrace
thread 'rustc' panicked at compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/interpret/intern.rs:285:21:
Box<dyn Any>
stack backtrace:
0: std::panicking::begin_panic::<rustc_errors::ExplicitBug>
1: <rustc_errors::diagnostic::BugAbort as rustc_errors::diagnostic::EmissionGuarantee>::emit_producing_guarantee
2: <rustc_errors::DiagCtxtHandle>::span_bug::<rustc_span::span_encoding::Span, alloc::string::String>
3: rustc_middle::util::bug::opt_span_bug_fmt::<rustc_span::span_encoding::Span>::{closure#0}
4: rustc_middle::ty::context::tls::with_opt::<rustc_middle::util::bug::opt_span_bug_fmt<rustc_span::span_encoding::Span>::{closure#0}, !>::{closure#0}
5: rustc_middle::ty::context::tls::with_context_opt::<rustc_middle::ty::context::tls::with_opt<rustc_middle::util::bug::opt_span_bug_fmt<rustc_span::span_encoding::Span>::{closure#0}, !>::{closure#0}, !>
6: rustc_middle::util::bug::span_bug_fmt::<rustc_span::span_encoding::Span>
7: rustc_const_eval::interpret::intern::intern_const_alloc_recursive::<rustc_const_eval::const_eval::machine::CompileTimeMachine>
8: rustc_const_eval::const_eval::eval_queries::eval_to_allocation_raw_provider
[... omitted 1 frame ...]
9: rustc_const_eval::const_eval::eval_queries::eval_to_const_value_raw_provider
[... omitted 1 frame ...]
10: rustc_hir_analysis::check_crate
11: rustc_interface::passes::analysis
[... omitted 1 frame ...]
12: rustc_interface::passes::create_and_enter_global_ctxt::<core::option::Option<rustc_interface::queries::Linker>, rustc_driver_impl::run_compiler::{closure#0}::{closure#2}>::{closure#2}::{closure#0}
13: rustc_interface::interface::run_compiler::<(), rustc_driver_impl::run_compiler::{closure#0}>::{closure#1}
note: Some details are omitted, run with `RUST_BACKTRACE=full` for a verbose backtrace.
note: we would appreciate a bug report: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/new?labels=C-bug%2C+I-ICE%2C+T-compiler&template=ice.md
note: please make sure that you have updated to the latest nightly
note: please attach the file at `/playground/rustc-ice-2025-06-09T05_51_22-61.txt` to your bug report
note: compiler flags: --crate-type lib -C embed-bitcode=no -C codegen-units=1 -C debuginfo=2
note: some of the compiler flags provided by cargo are hidden
query stack during panic:
#0 [eval_to_allocation_raw] const-evaluating + checking `_`
#1 [eval_to_const_value_raw] simplifying constant for the type system `_`
#2 [analysis] running analysis passes on this crate
end of query stack
error: could not compile `playground` (lib)
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Research direction
Reproduce the ICE with the minimal example using the reported nightly compiler, then inspect compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/interpret/intern.rs around the reported assertion. Trace the const-evaluation path shown in the backtrace and determine the expected handling for this input. Done means the example no longer triggers an internal compiler error and coverage exists for the regression.
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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
- 38/100