Update never-type-fallback for never type stabilization - #384
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| > [!NOTE] | ||
| > The changes previously documented in this chapter are no longer edition-specific as of Rust CURRENT_RUSTC_VERSION. | ||
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| > Never type (`!`) to any type ("never-to-any") coercions now fall back to never type (`!`) rather than to unit type (`()`) on all editions. | ||
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| > The `dependency_on_unit_never_type_fallback` lint, which handled the migration, has also been removed. | ||
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| > The description of "never-to-any" coercions below is kept for informational purposes. |
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Would it make sense to leave the rest of the document as-is, instead only mentioning here that it applies only to Rust < CURRENT_RUSTC_VERSION?
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This updates for the never type stabilization proposed in rust-lang/rust#155499.
cc @WaffleLapkin
This is a draft because the version number will need to be updated.