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@Kobzol Kobzol commented Aug 18, 2025

The new #[derive(From)] functionality (implemented in #144922) caused name resolution ambiguity issues (#145524). The reproducer looks e.g. like this:

mod foo {
    pub use derive_more::From;
}

use foo::*;

#[derive(From)] // ERROR: `From` is ambiguous
struct S(u32);

It's pretty unfortunate that it works like this, but I guess that there's not much to be done here, and we'll have to wait for the next edition to put the From macro into the prelude. That will probably require #139493 to land.

I created a new module in core (and re-exported it in std) called from, where I re-exported the From macro. I think that since this is a new module, it should not have the same backwards incompatibility issue.

Happy to hear suggestions about the naming - maybe it would make sense as core::macros::from::From? But we already had a precedent in the core::assert_matches module, so I just followed suit.

Fixes: #145524

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To avoid backwards compatibility problems.
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If #139493 lands, this could just be core::From and in a future version From.

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@bors r+

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📌 Commit a6a760e has been approved by petrochenkov

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Wouldn't convert be the most sensible location, right next to the corresponding trait?

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Kobzol commented Aug 18, 2025

It can't be std::convert::From, because then existing code that already imported this path would suddenly start triggering an unstable derive_from feature.

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Rollup of 19 pull requests

Successful merges:

 - #140956 (`impl PartialEq<{str,String}> for {Path,PathBuf}`)
 - #141744 (Stabilize `ip_from`)
 - #142681 (Remove the `#[no_sanitize]` attribute in favor of `#[sanitize(xyz = "on|off")]`)
 - #142871 (Trivial improve doc for transpose )
 - #144252 (Do not copy .rmeta files into the sysroot of the build compiler during check of rustc/std)
 - #144476 (rustdoc-search: search backend with partitioned suffix tree)
 - #144567 (Fix RISC-V Test Failures in ./x test for Multiple Codegen Cases)
 - #144804 (Don't warn on never to any `as` casts as unreachable)
 - #144960 ([RTE-513] Ignore sleep_until test on SGX)
 - #145013 (overhaul `&mut` suggestions in borrowck errors)
 - #145041 (rework GAT borrowck limitation error)
 - #145243 (take attr style into account in diagnostics)
 - #145405 (cleanup: use run_in_tmpdir in run-make/rustdoc-scrape-examples-paths)
 - #145432 (cg_llvm: Small cleanups to `owned_target_machine`)
 - #145484 (Remove `LlvmArchiveBuilder` and supporting code/bindings)
 - #145557 (Fix uplifting in `Assemble` step)
 - #145563 (Remove the `From` derive macro from prelude)
 - #145565 (Improve context of bootstrap errors in CI)
 - #145584 (interpret: avoid forcing all integer newtypes into memory during clear_provenance)

Failed merges:

 - #145359 (Fix bug where `rustdoc-js` tester would not pick the right `search.js` file if there is more than one)
 - #145573 (Add an experimental unsafe(force_target_feature) attribute.)

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Rollup merge of #145563 - Kobzol:remove-from-from-prelude, r=petrochenkov

Remove the `From` derive macro from prelude

The new `#[derive(From)]` functionality (implemented in #144922) caused name resolution ambiguity issues (#145524). The reproducer looks e.g. like this:

```rust
mod foo {
    pub use derive_more::From;
}

use foo::*;

#[derive(From)] // ERROR: `From` is ambiguous
struct S(u32);
```

It's pretty unfortunate that it works like this, but I guess that there's not much to be done here, and we'll have to wait for the next edition to put the `From` macro into the prelude. That will probably require #139493 to land.

I created a new module in core (and re-exported it in std) called `from`, where I re-exported the `From` macro. I *think* that since this is a new module, it should not have the same backwards incompatibility issue.

Happy to hear suggestions about the naming - maybe it would make sense as `core::macros::from::From`? But we already had a precedent in the `core::assert_matches` module, so I just followed suit.

Fixes: #145524

r? ``@petrochenkov``
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Remove the `From` derive macro from prelude

The new `#[derive(From)]` functionality (implemented in rust-lang#144922) caused name resolution ambiguity issues (rust-lang#145524). The reproducer looks e.g. like this:

```rust
mod foo {
    pub use derive_more::From;
}

use foo::*;

#[derive(From)] // ERROR: `From` is ambiguous
struct S(u32);
```

It's pretty unfortunate that it works like this, but I guess that there's not much to be done here, and we'll have to wait for the next edition to put the `From` macro into the prelude. That will probably require rust-lang#139493 to land.

I created a new module in core (and re-exported it in std) called `from`, where I re-exported the `From` macro. I *think* that since this is a new module, it should not have the same backwards incompatibility issue.

Happy to hear suggestions about the naming - maybe it would make sense as `core::macros::from::From`? But we already had a precedent in the `core::assert_matches` module, so I just followed suit.

Fixes: rust-lang#145524

r? ``@petrochenkov``
github-actions bot pushed a commit to rust-lang/rustc-dev-guide that referenced this pull request Aug 25, 2025
Rollup of 19 pull requests

Successful merges:

 - rust-lang/rust#140956 (`impl PartialEq<{str,String}> for {Path,PathBuf}`)
 - rust-lang/rust#141744 (Stabilize `ip_from`)
 - rust-lang/rust#142681 (Remove the `#[no_sanitize]` attribute in favor of `#[sanitize(xyz = "on|off")]`)
 - rust-lang/rust#142871 (Trivial improve doc for transpose )
 - rust-lang/rust#144252 (Do not copy .rmeta files into the sysroot of the build compiler during check of rustc/std)
 - rust-lang/rust#144476 (rustdoc-search: search backend with partitioned suffix tree)
 - rust-lang/rust#144567 (Fix RISC-V Test Failures in ./x test for Multiple Codegen Cases)
 - rust-lang/rust#144804 (Don't warn on never to any `as` casts as unreachable)
 - rust-lang/rust#144960 ([RTE-513] Ignore sleep_until test on SGX)
 - rust-lang/rust#145013 (overhaul `&mut` suggestions in borrowck errors)
 - rust-lang/rust#145041 (rework GAT borrowck limitation error)
 - rust-lang/rust#145243 (take attr style into account in diagnostics)
 - rust-lang/rust#145405 (cleanup: use run_in_tmpdir in run-make/rustdoc-scrape-examples-paths)
 - rust-lang/rust#145432 (cg_llvm: Small cleanups to `owned_target_machine`)
 - rust-lang/rust#145484 (Remove `LlvmArchiveBuilder` and supporting code/bindings)
 - rust-lang/rust#145557 (Fix uplifting in `Assemble` step)
 - rust-lang/rust#145563 (Remove the `From` derive macro from prelude)
 - rust-lang/rust#145565 (Improve context of bootstrap errors in CI)
 - rust-lang/rust#145584 (interpret: avoid forcing all integer newtypes into memory during clear_provenance)

Failed merges:

 - rust-lang/rust#145359 (Fix bug where `rustdoc-js` tester would not pick the right `search.js` file if there is more than one)
 - rust-lang/rust#145573 (Add an experimental unsafe(force_target_feature) attribute.)

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