`generic_const_exprs` causes code to fail compilation even if the feature is not used
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F-generic_const_exprs
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Description
I tried this code:
#![allow(incomplete_features)]
#![feature(generic_const_exprs)]
fn main() {
println!("Hello, world!");
let a = foo::<1>();
println!("{}", a.0);
}
const fn foo<const A: usize>() -> (usize, usize) {
const { assert!(A > 0); }
(0, 0)
}
And it fails with:
error: overly complex generic constant
--> src/main.rs:9:11
|
9 | const { assert!(A > 0); }
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ blocks are not supported in generic constants
|
= help: consider moving this anonymous constant into a `const` function
= note: this operation may be supported in the future
error: could not compile `testconst` (bin "testconst") due to 1 previous error
However if the feature(generic_const_exprs) is removed it works fine:
fn main() {
println!("Hello, world!");
let a = foo::<1>();
println!("{}", a.0);
}
const fn foo<const A: usize>() -> (usize, usize) {
const { assert!(A > 0); }
(0, 0)
}
Output from cargo run
Hello, world!
0
Meta
rustc --version --verbose:
rustc 1.95.0-nightly (838709580 2026-02-17)
binary: rustc
commit-hash: 8387095803f21a256a9a772ac1f9b41ed4d5aa0a
commit-date: 2026-02-17
host: aarch64-apple-darwin
release: 1.95.0-nightly
LLVM version: 22.1.0
Backtrace
error: overly complex generic constant
--> src/main.rs:9:11
|
9 | const { assert!(A > 0); }
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ blocks are not supported in generic constants
|
= help: consider moving this anonymous constant into a `const` function
= note: this operation may be supported in the future
error: could not compile `testconst` (bin "testconst") due to 1 previous error
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Research direction
Reproduce the failure from the example in src/main.rs with cargo run using the listed nightly rustc. Trace handling of the const block with generic_const_exprs enabled; done means the example compiles and prints Hello, world! and 0 with the feature enabled, without breaking the no-feature 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
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100