Associated item module hints

[leonardo-m]

fn foo(n: usize) {
    assert!(n <= u32::MAX as usize);
}
fn main() {}

Gives:

error[E0599]: no associated item named `MAX` found for type `u32` in the current scope
 --> ...\test.rs:2:18
  |
2 |     assert!(n <= u32::MAX as usize);
  |                  ^^^^^^^^ associated item not found in `u32`

error: aborting due to previous error

For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0599`.

Perhaps here we want to give a hint where to find the u32::MAX?

[estebank]

I'm convinced there's an open ticket for this, but I'm failing to find it. Closest I could find was #29841.

[estebank]

This case in particular could be handled explicitly, I believe, as I don't think we have this problem in general in std, only for the numeric types. That being said, if someone has the time to build a generic solution, that'd be of course more useful than a targeted approach.

[estebank]

Found it! #26760

[leonardo-m]

Close?