Stricter checking of stability attributes + enforcement of their invariants at compile time
(+ removed dead file librustc_front/attr.rs)
I intended to enforce use of `reason` for unstable items as well (it normally presents for new items), but it turned out too intrusive, many older unstable items don't have `reason`s.
r? @aturon
I'm studying how stability works and do some refactoring along the way, so it's probably not the last PR.
This lint warning was originally intended to help against misuse of the old Rust
`int` and `uint` types in FFI bindings where the Rust `int` was not equal to the
C `int`. This confusion no longer exists (as Rust's types are now `isize` and
`usize`), and as a result the need for this lint has become much less over time.
Additionally, starting with [the RFC for libc][rfc] it's likely that `isize` and
`usize` will be quite common in FFI bindings (e.g. they're the definition of
`size_t` and `ssize_t` on many platforms).
[rfc]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/1291
This commit disables these lints to instead consider `isize` and `usize` valid
types to have in FFI signatures.
paths, and construct paths for all definitions. Also, stop rewriting
DefIds for closures, and instead just load the closure data from
the original def-id, which may be in another crate.
This lint warning was originally intended to help against misuse of the old Rust
`int` and `uint` types in FFI bindings where the Rust `int` was not equal to the
C `int`. This confusion no longer exists (as Rust's types are now `isize` and
`usize`), and as a result the need for this lint has become much less over time.
Additionally, starting with [the RFC for libc][rfc] it's likely that `isize` and
`usize` will be quite common in FFI bindings (e.g. they're the definition of
`size_t` and `ssize_t` on many platforms).
[rfc]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/1291
This commit disables these lints to instead consider `isize` and `usize` valid
types to have in FFI signatures.
This PR removes random remaining `Ident`s outside of libsyntax and performs general cleanup
In particular, interfaces of `Name` and `Ident` are tidied up, `Name`s and `Ident`s being small `Copy` aggregates are always passed to functions by value, and `Ident`s are never used as keys in maps, because `Ident` comparisons are tricky.
Although this PR closes https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/6993 there's still work related to it:
- `Name` can be made `NonZero` to compress numerous `Option<Name>`s and `Option<Ident>`s but it requires const unsafe functions.
- Implementation of `PartialEq` on `Ident` should be eliminated and replaced with explicit hygienic, non-hygienic or member-wise comparisons.
- Finally, large parts of AST can potentially be converted to `Name`s in the same way as HIR to clearly separate identifiers used in hygienic and non-hygienic contexts.
r? @nrc
Make sure Name, SyntaxContext and Ident are passed by value
Make sure Idents don't serve as keys (or parts of keys) in maps, Ident comparison is not well defined
[breaking-change] for lint authors
You must now implement LateLintPass or EarlyLintPass as well as LintPass and use either register_late_lint_pass or register_early_lint_pass, rather than register_lint_pass.
There is a minor [breaking-change] for lint authors - some functions which were previously defined on `lint::Context` have moved to a trait - `LintContext`, you may need to import that trait to avoid name resolution errors.
