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Rust compiler error · checked with rustc 1.99.0

Rust error E0770: the type of const parameters must not depend on other generic parameters

What it meansThe type of a const parameter references other generic parameters.

What rustc prints

error[E0770]: the type of const parameters must not depend on other generic parameters
 --> main.rs:1:20
  |
1 | fn foo<T, const N: T>() {} // error!
  |                    ^ the type must not depend on the parameter `T`

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.

E0770Types and traits
Activein rustc 1.99.0
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The compiler team's explanation

The type of a const parameter references other generic parameters.

Erroneous code example:

fn foo<T, const N: T>() {} // error!

To fix this error, use a concrete type for the const parameter:

fn foo<T, const N: usize>() {}

From rustc --explain E0770 (1.99.0), part of the Rust project, MIT or Apache-2.0. Official page.

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