Misleading error message, privacy error reported as type error #64684
Description
mod foo {
pub struct Foo {
private: i32,
}
}
use foo::Foo;
fn main() {
let mut foo = Foo { private: 0_usize };
}Errors:
Compiling playground v0.0.1 (/playground)
error[E0308]: mismatched types
--> src/main.rs:11:34
|
11 | let mut foo = Foo { private: 0_usize } ;
| ^^^^^^^ expected i32, found usize
error: aborting due to previous error
For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0308`.
error: Could not compile `playground`.
To learn more, run the command again with --verbose.
The error message here is incorrect. Whether the types match or not is irrelevant, because the field is private. The error should say something like this instead (playground):
error[E0451]: field `private` of struct `foo::Foo` is private
--> src/main.rs:10:25
|
10 | let mut foo = Foo { private: 0_i32 };
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ field `private` is private
error: aborting due to previous error