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Edit rustc_typeck top-level docs Edit punctuation and wording in note on type variables vs. type parameters. Also add missing punctuation and two inter-doc links.
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@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ The types of top-level items, which never contain unbound type
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variables, are stored directly into the `tcx` typeck_results.
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N.B., a type variable is not the same thing as a type parameter. A
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type variable is rather an "instance" of a type parameter: that is,
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given a generic function `fn foo<T>(t: T)`: while checking the
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type variable is an instance of a type parameter. That is,
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given a generic function `fn foo<T>(t: T)`, while checking the
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function `foo`, the type `ty_param(0)` refers to the type `T`, which
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is treated in abstract. When `foo()` is called, however, `T` will be
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is treated in abstract. However, when `foo()` is called, `T` will be
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substituted for a fresh type variable `N`. This variable will
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eventually be resolved to some concrete type (which might itself be
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type parameter).
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a type parameter).
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*/
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@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ The type checker is responsible for:
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1. Determining the type of each expression.
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2. Resolving methods and traits.
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3. Guaranteeing that most type rules are met. ("Most?", you say, "why most?"
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Well, dear reader, read on)
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Well, dear reader, read on.)
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The main entry point is `check_crate()`. Type checking operates in
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The main entry point is [`check_crate()`]. Type checking operates in
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several major phases:
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1. The collect phase first passes over all items and determines their
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@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ several major phases:
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containing function). Inference is used to supply types wherever
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they are unknown. The actual checking of a function itself has
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several phases (check, regionck, writeback), as discussed in the
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documentation for the `check` module.
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documentation for the [`check`] module.
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The type checker is defined into various submodules which are documented
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independently:
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