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Rust errors / Attributes, macros and features

Rust compiler error · checked with rustc 1.99.0

Rust error E0635: unknown feature `nonexistent_rust_feature`

What it meansThe #![feature] attribute specified an unknown feature.

What rustc prints

error[E0635]: unknown feature `nonexistent_rust_feature`
 --> main.rs:1:12
  |
1 | #![feature(nonexistent_rust_feature)] // error: unknown feature
  |            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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.

E0635Attributes, macros and features
Activein rustc 1.99.0
4related errors linked below

The compiler team's explanation

The #![feature] attribute specified an unknown feature.

Erroneous code example:

#![feature(nonexistent_rust_feature)] // error: unknown feature

From rustc --explain E0635 (1.99.0), part of the Rust project, MIT or Apache-2.0. Official page.

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