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Prefix and infix operators with the same symbol clash

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
50/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
rust
Domain
compilers

Research direction

Start by reading the operator name definition and duplicate-name checks in the boltlang-hir-def crate. Trace how prefix and infix operators are represented and resolved; the issue is done when both forms can be defined with distinct names without triggering a duplicate-definition error.

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Description

bug scope:types

fn -x and fn a - b define the same name, -, so defining both is "defined more than once". Prefix operators need names of their own.

Crates: boltlang-hir-def.

Dominant language
Rust
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