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Description
Code
static A: [u8; _] = [12, 23, 34, 45];
Current output
Compiling playground v0.0.1 (/playground)
error: in expressions, `_` can only be used on the left-hand side of an assignment
--> src/lib.rs:1:16
|
1 | static A: [u8; _] = [12, 23, 34, 45];
| ^ `_` not allowed here
error[E0658]: using `_` for array lengths is unstable
--> src/lib.rs:1:16
|
1 | static A: [u8; _] = [12, 23, 34, 45];
| ^
|
= note: see issue #85077 <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/85077> for more information
For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0658`.
error: could not compile `playground` (lib) due to 2 previous errors
Desired output
Compiling playground v0.0.1 (/playground)
error: `_` is not a valid array length for a static item
--> src/lib.rs:1:16
|
1 | static A: [u8; _] = [12, 23, 34, 45];
| ^ `_` not allowed here
|
= help: you meant 4
For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0658`.
error: could not compile `playground` (lib) due to 2 previous errors
Rationale and extra context
rationale: @BoxyUwU expected it to do so.
Other cases
We can also get this:
= note: see issue #85077 <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/85077> for more information
= help: add `#![feature(generic_arg_infer)]` to the crate attributes to enable
= note: this compiler was built on 2025-01-01; consider upgrading it if it is out of date
Rust Version
$ rustc --version --verbose
rustc 1.85.0-nightly (45d11e51b 2025-01-01)
binary: rustc
commit-hash: 45d11e51bb66c2deb63a006fe3953c4b6fbc50c2
commit-date: 2025-01-01
host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
release: 1.85.0-nightly
LLVM version: 19.1.6
Anything else?
No response