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Compiler hang with recursive bound and generic impl on opaque type

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A-trait-system C-bug F-type_alias_impl_trait fixed-by-next-solver I-hang T-compiler
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Description

I tried this code :

#![feature(type_alias_impl_trait)]

trait Base {}
impl Base for () {}

trait Link {}

type X
where
    X: Link,
= impl Base;

impl<T> Link for X {}

fn main() {
    let _: X = ();
}

I expected to see this happen: The compiler should report an error.

Instead, this happened: The compiler hangs indefinitely (infinite loop).

Meta

rustc --version --verbose:

rustc 1.91.0-nightly (f34ba774c 2025-08-03)
binary: rustc
commit-hash: f34ba774c78ea32b7c40598b8ad23e75cdac42a6
commit-date: 2025-08-03
host: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
release: 1.91.0-nightly
LLVM version: 20.1.8
Backtrace

error[E0282]: type annotations needed
 --> example2.rs:8:1
  |
8 | type X
  | ^^^^^^ cannot infer type for type parameter `T`

then the process hangs

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Research direction

Start by compiling the provided example2.rs with the reported rustc 1.91.0-nightly toolchain and confirm the E0282 diagnostic followed by an indefinite hang. Investigate the compiler path handling the recursive bound on the opaque type; done means the example terminates with an error rather than hanging, with regression coverage for this case.

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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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