1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_pattern_analysis/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_pattern_analysis/src/lib.rs
index 2b85d7b26ce..129fd38725c 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_pattern_analysis/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_pattern_analysis/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #![allow(unused_crate_dependencies)]
 // tidy-alphabetical-end
 
+pub(crate) mod checks;
 pub mod constructor;
 #[cfg(feature = "rustc")]
 pub mod errors;
@@ -107,6 +108,15 @@ pub trait PatCx: Sized + fmt::Debug {
         _gapped_with: &[&DeconstructedPat<Self>],
     ) {
     }
+
+    /// The current implementation of deref patterns requires that they can't match on the same
+    /// place as a normal constructor. Since this isn't caught by type-checking, we check it in the
+    /// `PatCx` before running the analysis. This reports an error if the check fails.
+    fn report_mixed_deref_pat_ctors(
+        &self,
+        deref_pat: &DeconstructedPat<Self>,
+        normal_pat: &DeconstructedPat<Self>,
+    ) -> Self::Error;
 }
 
 /// The arm of a match expression.