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Rust compiler error · checked with rustc 1.99.0

Rust error E0704: incorrect visibility restriction

What it meansAn incorrect visibility restriction was specified.

What rustc prints

error[E0704]: incorrect visibility restriction
 --> main.rs:2:9
  |
2 |     pub(foo) struct Bar {
  |         ^^^
  |
  = help: some possible visibility restrictions are:
          `pub(crate)`: visible only on the current crate
          `pub(super)`: visible only in the current module's parent
          `pub(in path::to::module)`: visible only on the specified path
help: make this visible only to module `foo` with `in`
  |
2 |     pub(in foo) struct Bar {
  |         ++

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.

E0704Everything else
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The compiler team's explanation

An incorrect visibility restriction was specified.

Erroneous code example:

mod foo {
    pub(foo) struct Bar {
        x: i32
    }
}

To make struct Bar only visible in module foo the in keyword should be used:

mod foo {
    pub(in crate::foo) struct Bar {
        x: i32
    }
}

For more information see the Rust Reference on Visibility.

From rustc --explain E0704 (1.99.0), part of the Rust project, MIT or Apache-2.0. Official page.

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