Re: [PATCH v2 05/12] rust: init: make initializer values inaccessible after initializing

From: Alice Ryhl
Date: Thu Jul 20 2023 - 09:19:44 EST


> Previously the init macros would create a local variable with the name
> and hygiene of the field that is being initialized to store the value of
> the field. This would override any user defined variables. For example:
> ```
> struct Foo {
> a: usize,
> b: usize,
> }
> let a = 10;
> let foo = init!(Foo{
> a: a + 1, // This creates a local variable named `a`.
> b: a, // This refers to that variable!
> });
> let foo = Box::init!(foo)?;
> assert_eq!(foo.a, 11);
> assert_eq!(foo.b, 11);
> ```
>
> This patch changes this behavior, so the above code would panic at the
> last assertion, since `b` would have value 10.
>
> Signed-off-by: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@xxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@xxxxxxxxxx>