Tracking Issue for RFC 3762, "Make trait methods callable in const contexts"
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Description
This is a tracking issue for the RFC "3762" (rust-lang/rfcs#3762).
The feature gate for the issue is #![feature(const_trait_impl)].
[!NOTE]
Questions about the usage of this feature should be directed to the t-compiler/project-const-traits Zulip channel. Use t-lang/effects and the RFC (until it gets accepted) to discuss the language feature and future extensions.
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Components
Removed for good#[const_trait]attributeimpl const TraitT: [const] Traitremoved in https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/154653append_const_msgonrustc_on_unimplemented#[derive_const]trait Destruct
Steps
- Implement the RFC
- Add
const trait Traitand migrate away from#[const_trait]#143879 - Split
derive_const,-> impl [const] Traitinto separate feature[s] to make initial stabilization minimal - add a perf stress test for const trait impls and complex bounds that need solving
- Adjust documentation (see instructions on rustc-dev-guide)
- Style updates for any new syntax (nightly-style-procedure)
- Style team decision on new formatting
- Formatting for new syntax has been added to the Style Guide
- (non-blocking) Formatting has been implemented in
rustfmt
- Stabilization PR (see instructions on rustc-dev-guide)
- Error against putting
rustc_const_unstableattribute onconstimpls as they are now insta-stable. - Treat
consttraitdefault method bodies andconstimplbodies asstableconst fnbodies. We need to prevent accidentally stabilizing an implementation that uses unstable lang/libconst fnfeatures. - Change Rustdoc to display
[const]bounds or what syntax we decided it to be.
- Error against putting
Unresolved Questions
-
#[derive_const]for custom derives (proc macros) #118304
Implementation history
- See #67792 for previous tracking issue and its history
- Incomplete list of PRs implementing/refining the feature: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pulls?q=is%3Apr+label%3AF-const_trait_impl+is%3Aclosed+
- https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/148641
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with RFC 3762, the const_trait_impl feature gate, and the unchecked components in the tracking checklist. Review the implementation history and linked closed pull requests before choosing a separately scoped task. Done means completing one defined checklist item, including any required documentation or style updates, and recording the progress here.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100