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"left behind trailing whitespace" with comment between `let x =` and value

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1x-backport:pending E-fixed-needs-confirmation I-trailing-whitespace
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Description

Code

Playground

fn main() {
    let number = 
    // A comment
    1;
}
Error
error[internal]: left behind trailing whitespace
 --> /playground/src/main.rs:2:2:17
  |
2 |     let number = 
  |                 ^
  |

warning: rustfmt has failed to format. See previous 1 errors.
Version

1.4.37-nightly (2021-10-05 25ec827) (current version on the playground)

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Research direction

Start with the Playground reproduction linked in the issue and confirm that rustfmt reports trailing whitespace for the comment-between-assignment-and-value example. Trace the formatter behavior for this Rust snippet and verify that formatting completes without the internal error while preserving the intended code structure.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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