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Document how ptr::drop_in_place behaves when dropping a slice panics #64407

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gnzlbg opened this issue Sep 12, 2019 · 1 comment
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Document how ptr::drop_in_place behaves when dropping a slice panics #64407

gnzlbg opened this issue Sep 12, 2019 · 1 comment
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A-docs Area: documentation for any part of the project, including the compiler, standard library, and tools A-FFI Area: Foreign function interface (FFI) C-enhancement Category: An issue proposing an enhancement or a PR with one. T-lang Relevant to the language team, which will review and decide on the PR/issue.

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gnzlbg commented Sep 12, 2019

When dropping a slice [T] using ptr::drop_in_place, a T::drop can panic. I can't find any documentation of what the behavior of the program is in that case.
@jonas-schievink jonas-schievink added A-FFI Area: Foreign function interface (FFI) C-enhancement Category: An issue proposing an enhancement or a PR with one. A-docs Area: documentation for any part of the project, including the compiler, standard library, and tools T-libs-api Relevant to the library API team, which will review and decide on the PR/issue. labels Sep 12, 2019
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gnzlbg commented Sep 12, 2019

I've posted on the open issue in the reference (rust-lang/reference#348 (comment)). Once that is resolved, we should update the docs here:

@Centril Centril added T-lang Relevant to the language team, which will review and decide on the PR/issue. and removed T-libs-api Relevant to the library API team, which will review and decide on the PR/issue. labels Sep 13, 2019
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