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Private lifetime inference

Rust Internals [Unofficial] March 17, 2026
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This is false, but I don't have enough time/motivation to explain in detail. Simply put, inferring a valid lifetime constraints is much more complex than checking user annotated lifetimes. (Well, obviously assuming you don't want the compiler reject all non-trivial code).

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