To reproduce (a more realistic example would use `#[link_section]`): ```rust #![feature(used)] #[used] static FOO: u32 = 0; fn main(){} ``` ``` warning: static item is never used: `FOO` --> <anon>:3:1 | 3 | static FOO: u32 = 0; | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ | = note: #[warn(dead_code)] on by default ```