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note that calling drop() explicitly is a compiler error #35710

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Expand Up @@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ pub trait Drop {
///
/// After this function is over, the memory of `self` will be deallocated.
///
/// This function cannot be called explicitly. This is compiler error
/// [0040]. However, the [`std::mem::drop`] function in the prelude can be
/// used to call the argument's `Drop` implementation.
///
/// [0040]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/error-index.html#E0040
/// [`std::mem::drop`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/mem/fn.drop.html
///
/// # Panics
///
/// Given that a `panic!` will call `drop()` as it unwinds, any `panic!` in
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