Implement RFC 1268

src/librustc/traits/select.rs

@@ -1724,7 +1724,8 @@ impl<'cx, 'gcx, 'tcx> SelectionContext<'cx, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
                 if other.evaluation == EvaluatedToOk {
                     if let ImplCandidate(victim_def) = victim.candidate {
                         let tcx = self.tcx().global_tcx();
-                        return traits::specializes(tcx, other_def, victim_def);
+                        return traits::specializes(tcx, other_def, victim_def) ||
+                            tcx.impls_are_allowed_to_overlap(other_def, victim_def);
                     }
                 }
 

src/librustc/traits/specialize/specialization_graph.rs

@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> Children {
                                                         possible_sibling,
                                                         impl_def_id);
                 if let Some(impl_header) = overlap {
+                    if tcx.impls_are_allowed_to_overlap(impl_def_id, possible_sibling) {
+                        return Ok((false, false));
+                    }
+
                     let le = specializes(tcx, impl_def_id, possible_sibling);
                     let ge = specializes(tcx, possible_sibling, impl_def_id);
 

src/librustc/ty/mod.rs

@@ -2158,6 +2158,25 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> TyCtxt<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
         queries::impl_trait_ref::get(self, DUMMY_SP, id)
     }
 
+    /// Returns true if the impls are the same polarity and are implementing
+    /// a trait which contains no items
+    pub fn impls_are_allowed_to_overlap(self, def_id1: DefId, def_id2: DefId) -> bool {
+        if !self.sess.features.borrow().overlapping_marker_traits {
+            return false;
+        }
+        let trait1_is_empty = self.impl_trait_ref(def_id1)
+            .map_or(false, |trait_ref| {
+                self.associated_item_def_ids(trait_ref.def_id).is_empty()
+            });
+        let trait2_is_empty = self.impl_trait_ref(def_id2)
+            .map_or(false, |trait_ref| {
+                self.associated_item_def_ids(trait_ref.def_id).is_empty()
+            });
+        self.trait_impl_polarity(def_id1) == self.trait_impl_polarity(def_id2)
+            && trait1_is_empty
+            && trait2_is_empty
+    }
+
     // Returns `ty::VariantDef` if `def` refers to a struct,
     // or variant or their constructors, panics otherwise.
     pub fn expect_variant_def(self, def: Def) -> &'tcx VariantDef {

src/libsyntax/feature_gate.rs

@@ -342,6 +342,9 @@ declare_features! (
 
     // See rust-lang/rfcs#1414. Allows code like `let x: &'static u32 = &42` to work.
     (active, rvalue_static_promotion, "1.15.1", Some(38865)),
+
+    // Allows overlapping impls of marker traits
+    (active, overlapping_marker_traits, "1.18.0", Some(29864)),
 );
 
 declare_features! (

src/test/compile-fail/E0120.rs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-trait MyTrait {}
+trait MyTrait { fn foo() {} }
 
 impl Drop for MyTrait {
               //~^ ERROR E0120

src/test/compile-fail/auxiliary/trait_impl_conflict.rs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 // except according to those terms.
 
 pub trait Foo {
+    fn foo() {}
 }
 
 impl Foo for isize {

src/test/compile-fail/coherence-conflicting-negative-trait-impl.rs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 // except according to those terms.
 
 #![feature(optin_builtin_traits)]
+#![feature(overlapping_marker_traits)]
 
 trait MyTrait {}
 
@@ -20,8 +21,8 @@ impl<T: MyTrait> !Send for TestType<T> {}
 //~^ ERROR conflicting implementations of trait `std::marker::Send`
 
 unsafe impl<T:'static> Send for TestType<T> {}
-//~^ ERROR conflicting implementations of trait `std::marker::Send`
 
 impl !Send for TestType<i32> {}
+//~^ ERROR conflicting implementations of trait `std::marker::Send`
 
 fn main() {}

src/test/compile-fail/coherence-default-trait-impl.rs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 #![feature(optin_builtin_traits)]
 
-trait MyTrait {}
+trait MyTrait { fn foo() {} }
 
 impl MyTrait for .. {}
 //~^ ERROR redundant default implementations of trait `MyTrait`

src/test/compile-fail/coherence-impls-send.rs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 // except according to those terms.
 
 #![feature(optin_builtin_traits)]
+#![feature(overlapping_marker_traits)]
 
 use std::marker::Copy;
 
@@ -34,7 +35,6 @@ unsafe impl Send for [MyType] {}
 
 unsafe impl Send for &'static [NotSync] {}
 //~^ ERROR E0117
-//~| ERROR E0119
 
 fn main() {
 }

src/test/compile-fail/coherence-no-direct-lifetime-dispatch.rs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 // Test that you cannot *directly* dispatch on lifetime requirements
 
-trait MyTrait {}
+trait MyTrait { fn foo() {} }
 
 impl<T> MyTrait for T {}
 impl<T: 'static> MyTrait for T {} //~ ERROR E0119

src/test/compile-fail/coherence-overlap-all-t-and-tuple.rs

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 // Seems pretty basic, but then there was issue #24241. :)
 
 trait From<U> {
+    fn foo() {}
 }
 
 impl <T> From<T> for T {

src/test/compile-fail/coherence-overlap-messages.rs

@@ -8,22 +8,22 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-trait Foo {}
+trait Foo { fn foo() {} }
 
 impl<T> Foo for T {}
 impl<U> Foo for U {} //~ ERROR conflicting implementations of trait `Foo`:
 
-trait Bar {}
+trait Bar { fn bar() {} }
 
 impl<T> Bar for (T, u8) {}
 impl<T> Bar for (u8, T) {} //~ ERROR conflicting implementations of trait `Bar` for type `(u8, u8)`:
 
-trait Baz<T> {}
+trait Baz<T> { fn baz() {} }
 
 impl<T> Baz<u8> for T {}
 impl<T> Baz<T> for u8 {} //~ ERROR conflicting implementations of trait `Baz<u8>` for type `u8`:
 
-trait Quux<U, V> {}
+trait Quux<U, V> { fn quux() {} }
 
 impl<T, U, V> Quux<U, V> for T {}
 impl<T, U> Quux<U, U> for T {} //~ ERROR conflicting implementations of trait `Quux<_, _>`:

src/test/compile-fail/coherence-projection-conflict-orphan.rs

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 // due to the orphan rules. Therefore, `A::Item` may yet turn out to
 // be `i32`.
 
-pub trait Foo<P> {}
+pub trait Foo<P> { fn foo() {} }
 
 pub trait Bar {
     type Output: 'static;

src/test/compile-fail/coherence-projection-conflict-ty-param.rs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 
-pub trait Foo<P> {}
+pub trait Foo<P> { fn foo() {} }
 
 impl <P, T: Foo<P>> Foo<P> for Option<T> {}
 

src/test/compile-fail/coherence-projection-conflict.rs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 
-pub trait Foo<P> {}
+pub trait Foo<P> { fn foo() {} }
 
 pub trait Bar {
     type Output: 'static;

src/test/compile-fail/coherence_copy_like_err_fundamental_struct.rs

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ extern crate coherence_copy_like_lib as lib;
 
 struct MyType { x: i32 }
 
-trait MyTrait { }
+trait MyTrait { fn foo() {} }
 impl<T: lib::MyCopy> MyTrait for T { }
 
 // `MyFundamentalStruct` is declared fundamental, so we can test that

src/test/compile-fail/coherence_copy_like_err_fundamental_struct_ref.rs

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ extern crate coherence_copy_like_lib as lib;
 
 struct MyType { x: i32 }
 
-trait MyTrait { }
+trait MyTrait { fn foo() {} }
 impl<T: lib::MyCopy> MyTrait for T { }
 
 // `MyFundamentalStruct` is declared fundamental, so we can test that

src/test/compile-fail/coherence_copy_like_err_fundamental_struct_tuple.rs

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ extern crate coherence_copy_like_lib as lib;
 
 struct MyType { x: i32 }
 
-trait MyTrait { }
+trait MyTrait { fn foo() {} }
 
 impl<T: lib::MyCopy> MyTrait for T { }
 

src/test/compile-fail/coherence_copy_like_err_struct.rs

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ extern crate coherence_copy_like_lib as lib;
 
 struct MyType { x: i32 }
 
-trait MyTrait { }
+trait MyTrait { fn foo() {} }
 impl<T: lib::MyCopy> MyTrait for T { }
 
 // `MyStruct` is not declared fundamental, therefore this would

src/test/compile-fail/coherence_copy_like_err_tuple.rs

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ extern crate coherence_copy_like_lib as lib;
 
 struct MyType { x: i32 }
 
-trait MyTrait { }
+trait MyTrait { fn foo() {} }
 impl<T: lib::MyCopy> MyTrait for T { }
 
 // Tuples are not fundamental, therefore this would require that

src/test/compile-fail/feature-gate-overlapping_marker_traits.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+use std::fmt::{Debug, Display};
+
+trait MyMarker {}
+
+impl<T: Display> MyMarker for T {}
+impl<T: Debug> MyMarker for T {}
+//~^ ERROR E0119
+
+fn main() {}

src/test/compile-fail/overlap-marker-trait.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+// Test for RFC 1268: we allow overlapping impls of marker traits,
+// that is, traits without items. In this case, a type `T` is
+// `MyMarker` if it is either `Debug` or `Display`. This test just
+// checks that we don't consider **all** types to be `MyMarker`.  See
+// also the companion test in
+// `run-pass/overlap-permitted-for-marker-traits.rs`.
+
+#![feature(overlapping_marker_traits)]
+#![feature(optin_builtin_traits)]
+
+use std::fmt::{Debug, Display};
+
+trait Marker {}
+
+impl<T: Debug> Marker for T {}
+impl<T: Display> Marker for T {}
+
+fn is_marker<T: Marker>() { }
+
+struct NotDebugOrDisplay;
+
+fn main() {
+    // Debug && Display:
+    is_marker::<i32>();
+
+    // Debug && !Display:
+    is_marker::<Vec<i32>>();
+
+    // !Debug && !Display
+    is_marker::<NotDebugOrDisplay>(); //~ ERROR
+}

src/test/compile-fail/specialization/specialization-overlap.rs

@@ -10,19 +10,19 @@
 
 #![feature(specialization)]
 
-trait Foo {}
+trait Foo { fn foo() {} }
 impl<T: Clone> Foo for T {}
 impl<T> Foo for Vec<T> {} //~ ERROR E0119
 
-trait Bar {}
+trait Bar { fn bar() {} }
 impl<T> Bar for (T, u8) {}
 impl<T> Bar for (u8, T) {} //~ ERROR E0119
 
-trait Baz<U> {}
+trait Baz<U> { fn baz() {} }
 impl<T> Baz<T> for u8 {}
 impl<T> Baz<u8> for T {} //~ ERROR E0119
 
-trait Qux {}
+trait Qux { fn qux() {} }
 impl<T: Clone> Qux for T {}
 impl<T: Eq> Qux for T {} //~ ERROR E0119
 

src/test/run-pass/overlap-doesnt-conflict-with-specialization.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+#![feature(overlapping_marker_traits)]
+#![feature(specialization)]
+
+trait MyMarker {}
+
+impl<T> MyMarker for T {}
+impl<T> MyMarker for Vec<T> {}
+
+fn foo<T: MyMarker>(t: T) -> T {
+    t
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    assert_eq!(1, foo(1));
+    assert_eq!(2.0, foo(2.0));
+    assert_eq!(vec![1], foo(vec![1]));
+}

src/test/run-pass/overlap-permitted-for-marker-traits-neg.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+#![feature(overlapping_marker_traits)]
+#![feature(optin_builtin_traits)]
+
+// Overlapping negative impls for `MyStruct` are permitted:
+struct MyStruct;
+impl !Send for MyStruct {}
+impl !Send for MyStruct {}
+
+fn main() {
+}

src/test/run-pass/overlap-permitted-for-marker-traits.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+// Tests for RFC 1268: we allow overlapping impls of marker traits,
+// that is, traits without items. In this case, a type `T` is
+// `MyMarker` if it is either `Debug` or `Display`.
+
+#![feature(overlapping_marker_traits)]
+#![feature(optin_builtin_traits)]
+
+use std::fmt::{Debug, Display};
+
+trait MyMarker {}
+
+impl<T: Debug> MyMarker for T {}
+impl<T: Display> MyMarker for T {}
+
+fn foo<T: MyMarker>(t: T) -> T {
+    t
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    // Debug && Display:
+    assert_eq!(1, foo(1));
+    assert_eq!(2.0, foo(2.0));
+
+    // Debug && !Display:
+    assert_eq!(vec![1], foo(vec![1]));
+}