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Matthias Krüger
8ec84dd523
Rollup merge of #110989 - jyn514:bug-report-url, r=WaffleLapkin
Make the BUG_REPORT_URL configurable by tools

This greatly simplifies how hard it is to set a custom bug report url; previously tools had to copy
the entire hook implementation.

I haven't changed clippy in case they want to make the change upstream instead of the subtree, but
I'm happy to do so here if the maintainers want - cc ````@rust-lang/clippy````

Fixes https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/109486.
2023-05-06 13:30:04 +02:00
Michael Goulet
6fca051b76 Rustfmt support for negative bounds, test 2023-05-02 22:36:25 +00:00
Michael Goulet
40a63cb06f Make tools happy 2023-05-02 22:36:24 +00:00
jyn
2469afef1a Make the BUG_REPORT_URL configurable by tools
This greatly simplifies how hard it is to set a custom bug report url; previously tools had to copy
the entire hook implementation.

- Switch clippy to the new hook

  This also adds a `extra_info` callback so clippy can include its own version number, which differs
  from rustc's.

- Call `install_ice_hook` in rustfmt
2023-05-01 21:44:04 -05:00
yukang
d2236b93c5 remove rustfmt testcase for type ascription 2023-05-01 16:15:17 +08:00
yukang
f54489978d fix tests 2023-05-01 16:15:17 +08:00
Michael Goulet
f0fc4f9acf Tweak await span 2023-04-27 17:18:11 +00:00
DrMeepster
99abe44135
rustfmt fmt 2023-04-21 08:59:30 -07:00
DrMeepster
3206960ec6 minor tweaks 2023-04-21 02:14:04 -07:00
DrMeepster
511e457c4b offset_of 2023-04-21 02:14:02 -07:00
Oli Scherer
4bebdd7104 box a bunch of large types 2023-04-04 13:58:50 +00:00
Oli Scherer
ec74653652 Split out ast::ItemKind::Const into its own struct 2023-04-04 09:44:50 +00:00
Oli Scherer
e3828777a6 rust-analyzer guided tuple field to named field 2023-04-04 09:44:50 +00:00
Oli Scherer
b08a557f80 rust-analyzer guided enum variant structification 2023-04-04 09:44:45 +00:00
Guillaume Gomez
b1e8be783f
Rollup merge of #109354 - Swatinem:rm-closureid, r=compiler-errors
Remove the `NodeId` of `ast::ExprKind::Async`

This is a followup to https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/104833#pullrequestreview-1314537416.

In my original attempt, I was using `LoweringContext::expr`, which was not correct as it creates a fresh `DefId`.
It now uses the correct `DefId` for the wrapping `Expr`, and also makes forwarding `#[track_caller]` attributes more explicit.
2023-03-27 18:56:19 +02:00
Vadim Petrochenkov
67a2c5bec8 rustc: Remove unused Session argument from some attribute functions 2023-03-22 13:55:55 +04:00
Arpad Borsos
c8ead2e693
Remove the NodeId of ast::ExprKind::Async 2023-03-19 19:01:31 +01:00
clubby789
0932452fa4 Remove box_syntax from AST and use in tools 2023-03-12 13:19:46 +00:00
clubby789
dd7df04e16 Remove uses of box_syntax in rustc and tools 2023-03-12 13:19:46 +00:00
David Wood
26255186e2 various: translation resources from cg backend
Extend `CodegenBackend` trait with a function returning the translation
resources from the codegen backend, which can be added to the complete
list of resources provided to the emitter.

Signed-off-by: David Wood <david.wood@huawei.com>
2023-02-22 09:15:54 +00:00
David Wood
d1fcf61117 errors: generate typed identifiers in each crate
Instead of loading the Fluent resources for every crate in
`rustc_error_messages`, each crate generates typed identifiers for its
own diagnostics and creates a static which are pulled together in the
`rustc_driver` crate and provided to the diagnostic emitter.

Signed-off-by: David Wood <david.wood@huawei.com>
2023-02-22 09:15:53 +00:00
Nicholas Nethercote
7e855d5f31 Use ThinVec in a few more AST types. 2023-02-21 11:51:56 +11:00
Nicholas Nethercote
b14b7ba5dd Use ThinVec in ast::Block. 2023-02-21 11:51:56 +11:00
Nicholas Nethercote
4143b101f9 Use ThinVec in various AST types.
This commit changes the sequence parsers to produce `ThinVec`, which
triggers numerous conversions.
2023-02-21 11:51:56 +11:00
Esteban Küber
a576514e13 Introduce -Zterminal-urls to use OSC8 for error codes
Terminals supporting the OSC8 Hyperlink Extension can support inline
anchors where the text is user defineable but clicking on it opens a
browser to a specified URLs, just like `<a href="URL">` does in HTML.

https://gist.github.com/egmontkob/eb114294efbcd5adb1944c9f3cb5feda
2023-02-09 14:52:54 +00:00
Nicholas Nethercote
a86fc727fa Rename Cursor/CursorRef as TokenTreeCursor/RefTokenTreeCursor.
This makes it clear they return token trees, and makes for a nice
comparison against `TokenCursor` which returns tokens.
2023-02-03 10:06:52 +11:00
bors
3e97763872 Auto merge of #106745 - m-ou-se:format-args-ast, r=oli-obk
Move format_args!() into AST (and expand it during AST lowering)

Implements https://github.com/rust-lang/compiler-team/issues/541

This moves FormatArgs from rustc_builtin_macros to rustc_ast_lowering. For now, the end result is the same. But this allows for future changes to do smarter things with format_args!(). It also allows Clippy to directly access the ast::FormatArgs, making things a lot easier.

This change turns the format args types into lang items. The builtin macro used to refer to them by their path. After this change, the path is no longer relevant, making it easier to make changes in `core`.

This updates clippy to use the new language items, but this doesn't yet make clippy use the ast::FormatArgs structure that's now available. That should be done after this is merged.
2023-01-26 12:44:47 +00:00
Caleb Cartwright
8e1e67dbaa Merge commit '1d8491b120' into sync-from-rustfmt 2023-01-24 14:16:03 -06:00
Deadbeef
4fb10c0ce4 parse const closures 2023-01-12 02:28:37 +00:00
Mara Bos
a1725fa1d5 Update rustfmt for ast::ExprKind::FormatArgs.
Rustfmt doesn't expand macros, so that's easy: FormatArgs nodes do not
occur in the unexpanded AST.
2023-01-12 00:25:46 +01:00
Albert Larsan
40ba0e84d5
Change src/test to tests in source files, fix tidy and tests 2023-01-11 09:32:13 +00:00
Esteban Küber
ce6b7179af Detect closures assigned to binding in block
Fix #58497.
2023-01-05 21:29:36 +00:00
bjorn3
8c000a68c5 Add missing extern crate rustc_driver 2022-12-31 17:20:13 +00:00
Nilstrieb
9067e4417e Rename Rptr to Ref in AST and HIR
The name makes a lot more sense, and `ty::TyKind` calls it `Ref` already
as well.
2022-12-28 18:52:36 +01:00
bors
2cd2070af7 Auto merge of #105160 - nnethercote:rm-Lit-token_lit, r=petrochenkov
Remove `token::Lit` from `ast::MetaItemLit`.

Currently `ast::MetaItemLit` represents the literal kind twice. This PR removes that redundancy. Best reviewed one commit at a time.

r? `@petrochenkov`
2022-12-12 05:16:50 +00:00
Matthias Krüger
c89bff29e5
Rollup merge of #104199 - SarthakSingh31:issue-97417-1, r=cjgillot
Keep track of the start of the argument block of a closure

This removes a call to `tcx.sess.source_map()` from [compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/error_reporting/mod.rs](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/compare/master...SarthakSingh31:issue-97417-1?expand=1#diff-8406bbc0d0b43d84c91b1933305df896ecdba0d1f9269e6744f13d87a2ab268a) as required by #97417.

VsCode automatically applied `rustfmt` to the files I edited under `src/tools`. I can undo that if its a problem.

r? `@cjgillot`
2022-12-03 17:37:41 +01:00
Nicholas Nethercote
2fd364acff Remove token::Lit from ast::MetaItemLit.
`token::Lit` contains a `kind` field that indicates what kind of literal
it is. `ast::MetaItemLit` currently wraps a `token::Lit` but also has
its own `kind` field. This means that `ast::MetaItemLit` encodes the
literal kind in two different ways.

This commit changes `ast::MetaItemLit` so it no longer wraps
`token::Lit`. It now contains the `symbol` and `suffix` fields from
`token::Lit`, but not the `kind` field, eliminating the redundancy.
2022-12-02 13:49:19 +11:00
Vadim Petrochenkov
b32a4edb20 rustc_ast_lowering: Stop lowering imports into multiple items
Lower them into a single item with multiple resolutions instead.
This also allows to remove additional `NodId`s and `DefId`s related to those additional items.
2022-12-01 18:51:20 +03:00
Sarthak Singh
8f705e2425 Keep track of the start of the argument block of a closure 2022-11-28 14:09:00 +05:30
Nicholas Nethercote
a60e337c88 Rename NestedMetaItem::[Ll]iteral as NestedMetaItem::[Ll]it.
We already use a mix of `Literal` and `Lit`. The latter is better
because it is shorter without causing any ambiguity.
2022-11-28 15:18:53 +11:00
Nicholas Nethercote
e4a9150872 Rename ast::Lit as ast::MetaItemLit. 2022-11-28 15:18:49 +11:00
Esteban Küber
24f80ea7d7 Fix rustfmt 2022-11-23 12:17:47 -08:00
Nicholas Nethercote
3e3a4192d8 Split MacArgs in two.
`MacArgs` is an enum with three variants: `Empty`, `Delimited`, and `Eq`. It's
used in two ways:
- For representing attribute macro arguments (e.g. in `AttrItem`), where all
  three variants are used.
- For representing function-like macros (e.g. in `MacCall` and `MacroDef`),
  where only the `Delimited` variant is used.

In other words, `MacArgs` is used in two quite different places due to them
having partial overlap. I find this makes the code hard to read. It also leads
to various unreachable code paths, and allows invalid values (such as
accidentally using `MacArgs::Empty` in a `MacCall`).

This commit splits `MacArgs` in two:
- `DelimArgs` is a new struct just for the "delimited arguments" case. It is
  now used in `MacCall` and `MacroDef`.
- `AttrArgs` is a renaming of the old `MacArgs` enum for the attribute macro
  case. Its `Delimited` variant now contains a `DelimArgs`.

Various other related things are renamed as well.

These changes make the code clearer, avoids several unreachable paths, and
disallows the invalid values.
2022-11-22 09:04:15 +11:00
Nicholas Nethercote
6b7ca2fcf2 Box ExprKind::{Closure,MethodCall}, and QSelf in expressions, types, and patterns. 2022-11-17 13:45:59 +11:00
Nicholas Nethercote
358a603f11 Use token::Lit in ast::ExprKind::Lit.
Instead of `ast::Lit`.

Literal lowering now happens at two different times. Expression literals
are lowered when HIR is crated. Attribute literals are lowered during
parsing.

This commit changes the language very slightly. Some programs that used
to not compile now will compile. This is because some invalid literals
that are removed by `cfg` or attribute macros will no longer trigger
errors. See this comment for more details:
https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/102944#issuecomment-1277476773
2022-11-16 09:41:28 +11:00
clubby789
b2da155a9a Introduce ExprKind::IncludedBytes 2022-11-11 16:31:32 +00:00
mejrs
406e1dc8eb Implement -Ztrack-diagnostics 2022-10-19 00:08:20 +02:00
Guillaume Gomez
14de94aec5 Fix unclosed HTML tag in rustfmt doc 2022-10-10 18:29:17 +02:00
Michael Goulet
d3bd6beb97 Rename AssocItemKind::TyAlias to AssocItemKind::Type 2022-10-10 02:31:37 +00:00
bors
7098c181f8 Auto merge of #96709 - jackh726:gats-stabilization, r=compiler-errors
Stabilize generic associated types

Closes #44265

r? `@nikomatsakis`

#  Status of the discussion 

* [x] There have been several serious concerns raised, [summarized here](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/96709#issuecomment-1129311660).
* [x] There has also been a [deep-dive comment](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/96709#issuecomment-1167220240) explaining some of the "patterns of code" that are enabled by GATs, based on use-cases posted to this thread or on the tracking issue.
* [x] We have modeled some aspects of GATs in [a-mir-formality](https://github.com/nikomatsakis/a-mir-formality) to give better confidence in how they will be resolved in the future. [You can read a write-up here](https://github.com/rust-lang/types-team/blob/master/minutes/2022-07-08-implied-bounds-and-wf-checking.md).
* [x] The major points of the discussion have been [summarized on the GAT initiative repository](https://rust-lang.github.io/generic-associated-types-initiative/mvp.html).
* [x] [FCP has been proposed](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/96709#issuecomment-1129311660) and we are awaiting final decisions and discussion amidst the relevant team members.

# Stabilization proposal

This PR proposes the stabilization of `#![feature(generic_associated_types)]`. While there a number of future additions to be made and bugs to be fixed (both discussed below), properly doing these will require significant language design and will ultimately likely be backwards-compatible. Given the overwhelming desire to have some form of generic associated types (GATs) available on stable and the stability of the "simple" uses, stabilizing the current subset of GAT features is almost certainly the correct next step.

Tracking issue: #44265
Initiative: https://rust-lang.github.io/generic-associated-types-initiative/
RFC: https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/blob/master/text/1598-generic_associated_types.md
Version: 1.65 (2022-08-22 => beta, 2022-11-03 => stable).

## Motivation

There are a myriad of potential use cases for GATs. Stabilization unblocks probable future language features (e.g. async functions in traits), potential future standard library features (e.g. a `LendingIterator` or some form of `Iterator` with a lifetime generic), and a plethora of user use cases (some of which can be seen just by scrolling through the tracking issue and looking at all the issues linking to it).

There are a myriad of potential use cases for GATs. First, there are many users that have chosen to not use GATs primarily because they are not stable (some of which can be seen just by scrolling through the tracking issue and looking at all the issues linking to it). Second, while language feature desugaring isn't *blocked* on stabilization, it gives more confidence on using the feature. Likewise, library features like `LendingIterator` are not necessarily blocked on stabilization to be implemented unstably; however few, if any, public-facing APIs actually use unstable features.

This feature has a long history of design, discussion, and developement - the RFC was first introduced roughly 6 years ago. While there are still a number of features left to implement and bugs left to fix, it's clear that it's unlikely those will have backwards-incompatibility concerns. Additionally, the bugs that do exist do not strongly impede the most-common use cases.

## What is stabilized

The primary language feature stabilized here is the ability to have generics on associated types, as so. Additionally, where clauses on associated types will now be accepted, regardless if the associated type is generic or not.

```rust
trait ATraitWithGATs {
    type Assoc<'a, T> where T: 'a;
}

trait ATraitWithoutGATs<'a, T> {
    type Assoc where T: 'a;
}
```

When adding an impl for a trait with generic associated types, the generics for the associated type are copied as well. Note that where clauses are allowed both after the specified type and before the equals sign; however, the latter is a warn-by-default deprecation.

```rust
struct X;
struct Y;

impl ATraitWithGATs for X {
    type Assoc<'a, T> = &'a T
      where T: 'a;
}
impl ATraitWithGATs for Y {
    type Assoc<'a, T>
      where T: 'a
    = &'a T;
}
```

To use a GAT in a function, generics are specified on the associated type, as if it was a struct or enum. GATs can also be specified in trait bounds:

```rust
fn accepts_gat<'a, T>(t: &'a T) -> T::Assoc<'a, T>
  where for<'x> T: ATraitWithGATs<Assoc<'a, T> = &'a T> {
    ...
}
```

GATs can also appear in trait methods. However, depending on how they are used, they may confer where clauses on the associated type definition. More information can be found [here](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/87479). Briefly, where clauses are required when those bounds can be proven in the methods that *construct* the GAT or other associated types that use the GAT in the trait. This allows impls to have maximum flexibility in the types defined for the associated type.

To take a relatively simple example:

```rust
trait Iterable {
    type Item<'a>;
    type Iterator<'a>: Iterator<Item = Self::Item<'a>>;

    fn iter<'x>(&'x self) -> Self::Iterator<'x>;
    //^ We know that `Self: 'a` for `Iterator<'a>`, so we require that bound on `Iterator`
    //  `Iterator` uses `Self::Item`, so we also require a `Self: 'a` on `Item` too
}
```

A couple well-explained examples are available in a previous [blog post](https://blog.rust-lang.org/2021/08/03/GATs-stabilization-push.html).

## What isn't stabilized/implemented

### Universal type/const quantification

Currently, you can write a bound like `X: for<'a> Trait<Assoc<'a> = &'a ()>`. However, you cannot currently write `for<T> X: Trait<Assoc<T> = T>` or `for<const N> X: Trait<Assoc<N> = [usize; N]>`.

Here is an example where this is needed:

```rust
trait Foo {}

trait Trait {
    type Assoc<F: Foo>;
}

trait Trait2: Sized {
    fn foo<F: Foo, T: Trait<Assoc<F> = F>>(_t: T);
}
```

In the above example, the *caller* must specify `F`, which is likely not what is desired.

### Object-safe GATs

Unlike non-generic associated types, traits with GATs are not currently object-safe. In other words the following are not allowed:

```rust
trait Trait {
    type Assoc<'a>;
}

fn foo(t: &dyn for<'a> Trait<Assoc<'a> = &'a ()>) {}
         //^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ not allowed

let ty: Box<dyn for<'a> Trait<Assoc<'a> = &'a ()>>;
          //^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ not allowed
```

### Higher-kinded types

You cannot write currently (and there are no current plans to implement this):

```rust
struct Struct<'a> {}

fn foo(s: for<'a> Struct<'a>) {}
```

## Tests

There are many tests covering GATs that can be found in  `src/test/ui/generic-associated-types`. Here, I'll list (in alphanumeric order) tests highlight some important behavior or contain important patterns.

- `./parse/*`: Parsing of GATs in traits and impls, and the trait path with GATs
- `./collections-project-default.rs`: Interaction with associated type defaults
- `./collections.rs`: The `Collection` pattern
- `./const-generics-gat-in-trait-return-type-*.rs`: Const parameters
- `./constraint-assoc-type-suggestion.rs`: Emit correct syntax in suggestion
- `./cross-crate-bounds.rs`: Ensure we handles bounds across crates the same
- `./elided-in-expr-position.rs`: Disallow lifetime elision in return position
- `./gat-in-trait-path-undeclared-lifetime.rs`: Ensure we error on undeclared lifetime in trait path
- `./gat-in-trait-path.rs`: Base trait path case
- `./gat-trait-path-generic-type-arg.rs`: Don't allow shadowing of parameters
- `./gat-trait-path-parenthesised-args.rs`: Don't allow paranthesized args in trait path
- `./generic-associated-types-where.rs`: Ensure that we require where clauses from trait to be met on impl
- `./impl_bounds.rs`: Check that the bounds on GATs in an impl are checked
- `./issue-76826.rs`: `Windows` pattern
- `./issue-78113-lifetime-mismatch-dyn-trait-box.rs`: Implicit 'static diagnostics
- `./issue-84931.rs`: Ensure that we have a where clause on GAT to ensure trait parameter lives long enough
- `./issue-87258_a.rs`: Unconstrained opaque type with TAITs
- `./issue-87429-2.rs`: Ensure we can use bound vars in the bounds
- `./issue-87429-associated-type-default.rs`: Ensure bounds hold with associated type defaults, for both trait and impl
- `./issue-87429-specialization.rs`: Check that bounds hold under specialization
- `./issue-88595.rs`: Under the outlives lint, we require a bound for both trait and GAT lifetime when trait lifetime is used in function
- `./issue-90014.rs`: Lifetime bounds are checked with TAITs
- `./issue-91139.rs`: Under migrate mode, but not NLL, we don't capture implied bounds from HRTB lifetimes used in a function and GATs
- `./issue-91762.rs`: We used to too eagerly pick param env candidates when normalizing with GATs. We now require explicit parameters specified.
- `./issue-95305.rs`: Disallow lifetime elision in trait paths
- `./iterable.rs`: `Iterable` pattern
- `./method-unsatified-assoc-type-predicate.rs`: Print predicates with GATs correctly in method resolve error
- `./missing_lifetime_const.rs`: Ensure we must specify lifetime args (not elidable)
- `./missing-where-clause-on-trait.rs`: Ensure we don't allow stricter bounds on impl than trait
- `./parameter_number_and_kind_impl.rs`: Ensure paramters on GAT in impl match GAT in trait
- `./pointer_family.rs`: `PointerFamily` pattern
- `./projection-bound-cycle.rs`: Don't allow invalid cycles to prove bounds
- `./self-outlives-lint.rs`: Ensures that an e.g. `Self: 'a` is written on the traits GAT if that bound can be implied from the GAT usage in the trait
- `./shadowing.rs`: Don't allow lifetime shadowing in params
- `./streaming_iterator.rs`: `StreamingIterator`(`LendingIterator`) pattern
- `./trait-objects.rs`: Disallow trait objects for traits with GATs
- `./variance_constraints.rs`: Require that GAT substs be invariant

## Remaining bugs and open issues

A full list of remaining open issues can be found at: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/labels/F-generic_associated_types

There are some `known-bug` tests in-tree at `src/test/ui/generic-associated-types/bugs`.

Here I'll categorize most of those that GAT bugs (or involve a pattern found more with GATs), but not those that include GATs but not a GAT issue in and of itself. (I also won't include issues directly for things listed elsewhere here.)

Using the concrete type of a GAT instead of the projection type can give errors, since lifetimes are chosen to be early-bound vs late-bound.
- #85533
- #87803

In certain cases, we can run into cycle or overflow errors. This is more generally a problem with associated types.
- #87755
- #87758

Bounds on an associatd type need to be proven by an impl, but where clauses need to be proven by the usage. This can lead to confusion when users write one when they mean the other.
- #87831
- #90573

We sometimes can't normalize closure signatures fully. Really an asociated types issue, but might happen a bit more frequently with GATs, since more obvious place for HRTB lifetimes.
- #88382

When calling a function, we assign types to parameters "too late", after we already try (and fail) to normalize projections. Another associated types issue that might pop up more with GATs.
- #88460
- #96230

We don't fully have implied bounds for lifetimes appearing in GAT trait paths, which can lead to unconstrained type errors.
- #88526

Suggestion for adding lifetime bounds can suggest unhelpful fixes (`T: 'a` instead of `Self: 'a`), but the next compiler error after making the suggested change is helpful.
- #90816
- #92096
- #95268

We can end up requiring that `for<'a> I: 'a` when we really want `for<'a where I: 'a> I: 'a`. This can leave unhelpful errors than effectively can't be satisfied unless `I: 'static`. Requires bigger changes and not only GATs.
- #91693

Unlike with non-generic associated types, we don't eagerly normalize with param env candidates. This is intended behavior (for now), to avoid accidentaly stabilizing picking arbitrary impls.
- #91762

Some Iterator adapter patterns (namely `filter`) require Polonius or unsafe to work.
- #92985

## Potential Future work

### Universal type/const quantification

No work has been done to implement this. There are also some questions around implied bounds.

###  Object-safe GATs

The intention is to make traits with GATs object-safe. There are some design work to be done around well-formedness rules and general implementation.

### GATified std lib types

It would be helpful to either introduce new std lib traits (like `LendingIterator`) or to modify existing ones (adding a `'a` generic to `Iterator::Item`). There also a number of other candidates, like `Index`/`IndexMut` and `Fn`/`FnMut`/`FnOnce`.

### Reduce the need for `for<'a>`

Seen [here](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/1598#issuecomment-2611378730). One possible syntax:

```rust
trait Iterable {
    type Iter<'a>: Iterator<Item = Self::Item<'a>>;
}

fn foo<T>() where T: Iterable, T::Item<let 'a>: Display { } //note the `let`!
```

### Better implied bounds on higher-ranked things

Currently if we have a `type Item<'a> where self: 'a`, and a `for<'a> T: Iterator<Item<'a> = &'a ()`, this requires `for<'a> Self: 'a`. Really, we want `for<'a where T: 'a> ...`

There was some mentions of this all the back in the RFC thread [here](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/1598#issuecomment-264340514).

## Alternatives

### Make generics on associated type in bounds a binder

Imagine the bound `for<'a> T: Trait<Item<'a>= &'a ()>`. It might be that `for<'a>` is "too large" and it should instead be `T: Trait<for<'a> Item<'a>= &'a ()>`. Brought up in RFC thread [here](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/1598#issuecomment-229443863) and in a few places since.

Another related question: Is `for<'a>` the right syntax? Maybe `where<'a>`? Also originally found in RFC thread [here](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/1598#issuecomment-261639969).

### Stabilize lifetime GATs first

This has been brought up a few times. The idea is to only allow GATs with lifetime parameters to in initial stabilization. This was probably most useful prior to actual implementation. At this point, lifetimes, types, and consts are all implemented and work. It feels like an arbitrary split without strong reason.

## History

* On 2016-04-30, [RFC opened](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/1598)
* On 2017-09-02, RFC merged and [tracking issue opened](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/44265)
* On 2017-10-23, [Move Generics from MethodSig to TraitItem and ImplItem](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/44766)
* On 2017-12-01, [Generic Associated Types Parsing & Name Resolution](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/45904)
* On 2017-12-15, [https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/46706](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/46706)
* On 2018-04-23, [Feature gate where clauses on associated types](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/49368)
* On 2018-05-10, [Extend tests for RFC1598 (GAT)](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/49423)
* On 2018-05-24, [Finish implementing GATs (Chalk)](https://github.com/rust-lang/chalk/pull/134)
* On 2019-12-21, [Make GATs less ICE-prone](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/67160)
* On 2020-02-13, [fix lifetime shadowing check in GATs](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/68938)
* On 2020-06-20, [Projection bound validation](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/72788)
* On 2020-10-06, [Separate projection bounds and predicates](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/73905)
* On 2021-02-05, [Generic associated types in trait paths](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/79554)
* On 2021-02-06, [Trait objects do not work with generic associated types](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/81823)
* On 2021-04-28, [Make traits with GATs not object safe](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/84622)
* On 2021-05-11, [Improve diagnostics for GATs](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/82272)
* On 2021-07-16, [Make GATs no longer an incomplete feature](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/84623)
* On 2021-07-16, [Replace associated item bound vars with placeholders when projecting](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/86993)
* On 2021-07-26, [GATs: Decide whether to have defaults for `where Self: 'a`](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/87479)
* On 2021-08-25, [Normalize projections under binders](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/85499)
* On 2021-08-03, [The push for GATs stabilization](https://blog.rust-lang.org/2021/08/03/GATs-stabilization-push.html)
* On 2021-08-12, [Detect stricter constraints on gats where clauses in impls vs trait](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/88336)
* On 2021-09-20, [Proposal: Change syntax of where clauses on type aliases](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/89122)
* On 2021-11-06, [Implementation of GATs outlives lint](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/89970)
* On 2021-12-29. [Parse and suggest moving where clauses after equals for type aliases](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/92118)
* On 2022-01-15, [Ignore static lifetimes for GATs outlives lint](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/92865)
* On 2022-02-08, [Don't constrain projection predicates with inference vars in GAT substs](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/92917)
* On 2022-02-15, [Rework GAT where clause check](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/93820)
* On 2022-02-19, [Only mark projection as ambiguous if GAT substs are constrained](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/93892)
* On 2022-03-03, [Support GATs in Rustdoc](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/94009)
* On 2022-03-06, [Change location of where clause on GATs](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/90076)
* On 2022-05-04, [A shiny future with GATs blog post](https://jackh726.github.io/rust/2022/05/04/a-shiny-future-with-gats.html)
* On 2022-05-04, [Stabilization PR](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/96709)
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