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Rust compiler error · checked with rustc 1.99.0

Rust error E0093: unrecognized intrinsic function: `foo`

What it meansAn unknown intrinsic function was declared.

What rustc prints

error[E0093]: unrecognized intrinsic function: `foo`
 --> main.rs:5:11
  |
5 | unsafe fn foo(); // error: unrecognized intrinsic function: `foo`
  |           ^^^ unrecognized intrinsic
  |
  = help: if you're adding an intrinsic, be sure to update `check_intrinsic_type`

Real output of rustc 1.99.0 compiling the official example below (2021 edition). Your names and line numbers will differ; the first line is the part to match.

E0093Names, paths and imports
Activein rustc 1.99.0
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The compiler team's explanation

An unknown intrinsic function was declared.

Erroneous code example:

#![feature(intrinsics)]
#![allow(internal_features)]

#[rustc_intrinsic]
unsafe fn foo(); // error: unrecognized intrinsic function: `foo`

fn main() {
    unsafe {
        foo();
    }
}

Please check you didn't make a mistake in the function's name. All intrinsic functions are defined in library/core/src/intrinsics in the Rust source code.

From rustc --explain E0093 (1.99.0), part of the Rust project, MIT or Apache-2.0. Official page.

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