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RUSTSEC-2026-0173: proc-macro-error2 is unmaintained

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Refactor
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
rust
Domain
security

Research direction

No repository file or test is named. Start by locating where proc-macro-error2 2.0.1 is declared and used, review manyhow and proc-macro2-diagnostics as alternatives, then run the project’s existing tests; done means the unmaintained dependency is no longer used and the tests still pass.

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Description

proc-macro-error2 is unmaintained

Details
Status unmaintained
Package proc-macro-error2
Version 2.0.1
URL https://github.com/GnomedDev/proc-macro-error-2/issues/17
Date 2026-06-07

The author of proc-macro-error2 has confirmed that the crate is no longer maintained and recommends that users migrate away from it.

proc-macro-error2 was originally created as a maintained fork of proc-macro-error (see RUSTSEC-2024-0370). Both the original crate and this fork are now unmaintained.

Possible Alternative(s)

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Dominant language
Rust
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Forks
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Avg merge
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Merged PRs (30d)
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