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`pub(super)` is treated like `pub`

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
52/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
rust
Domain
compilers

Research direction

Start in the name-resolution code for the boltlang-hir-def crate and trace how visibility modifiers are handled. Check how pub(super) is represented and where it is treated like pub; done means parent-only items are rejected when referenced from outside the parent while public items remain accessible.

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Description

bug scope:types

Name resolution treats pub(super) like pub, so an item that should only be visible to the parent can be used from anywhere.

Crates: boltlang-hir-def.

Dominant language
Rust
Stars
54
Forks
3
Avg merge
7m
Merged PRs (30d)
28

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