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@@ -273,18 +273,19 @@ There are two main ways to find where a given error is emitted:
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- `grep` for either a sub-part of the error message/label or error code. This
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usually works well and is straightforward, but there are some cases where
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the error emitting code is removed from the code where the error is
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the code emitting the error is removed from the code where the error is
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constructed behind a relatively deep call-stack. Even then, it is a good way
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to get your bearings.
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- Invoking `rustc` with the nightly-only flag `-Z treat-err-as-bug=1`, which
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- Invoking `rustc` with the nightly-only flag `-Z treat-err-as-bug=1`
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will treat the first error being emitted as an Internal Compiler Error, which
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allows you to use the environment variable `RUST_BACKTRACE=full` to get a
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allows you to get a
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stack trace at the point the error has been emitted. Change the `1` to
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something else if you whish to trigger on a later error. Some limitations
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something else if you whish to trigger on a later error. One limitation
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with this approach is that some calls get elided from the stack trace because
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they get inlined in the compiled `rustc`, and the same problem we faced with
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they get inlined in the compiled `rustc`.
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Another limitation is the same problem we faced with
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the prior approach, where the _construction_ of the error is far away from
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where it is _emitted_. In some cases we buffer multiple errors in order to
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where it is _emitted_. In some cases, we buffer multiple errors in order to
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emit them in order.
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The regular development practices apply: judicious use of `debug!()` statements

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