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20 changes: 19 additions & 1 deletion src/librustc/diagnostics.rs
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Expand Up @@ -227,6 +227,25 @@ const Y: i32 = A;
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"##,

E0014: r##"
Constants can only be initialized by a constant value or, in a future
version of Rust, a call to a const function. This error indicates the use
of a path (like a::b, or x) denoting something other than one of these
allowed items. Example:

```
const FOO: i32 = { let x = 0; x }; // 'x' isn't a constant nor a function!
```

To avoid it, you have to replace the non-constant value:

```
const FOO: i32 = { const X : i32 = 0; X };
// or even:
const FOO: i32 = { 0 }; // but brackets are useless here
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I think you could just drop the braces here.

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It was just in order to stay in the same type of assignation. That's why I added the comment by the way.

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"##,

E0015: r##"
The only functions that can be called in static or constant expressions are
`const` functions. Rust currently does not support more general compile-time
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register_diagnostics! {
E0014,
E0016,
E0017,
E0019,
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