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The GP is missing a small bit of context: because this construct is now const, it can be used in const contexts, like to initialize a static variable. Doing so

The GP is missing a small bit of context: because this construct is now const, it can be used in const contexts, like to initialize a static variable. Doing so didn't work in 1.68, but does now in 1.69.

phkahler 4y ago
But older code will still work with the new compiler right?
- mkj 4y ago
  Yes
- estebank 4y ago
  That is the Rust stability commitment: Rust code will always* compile with any subsequent release. * Modulo soundness bugs being fixed. I've personally encountered 2 instances of that since 1.0, and they all occurred before 2017.