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| -rw-r--r-- | src/libcore/lib.rs | 5 |
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diff --git a/src/libcore/lib.rs b/src/libcore/lib.rs index 7831464756b..2a9678203e1 100644 --- a/src/libcore/lib.rs +++ b/src/libcore/lib.rs @@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ //! line. It is up to consumers of this core library to define this panic //! function; it is only required to never return. This requires a `lang` //! attribute named `panic_fmt`. +//! +//! * `rust_eh_personality` - is used by the failure mechanisms of the +//! compiler. This is often mapped to GCC's personality function, but crates +//! which do not trigger a panic can be assured that this function is never +//! called. The `lang` attribute is called `eh_personality`. // Since libcore defines many fundamental lang items, all tests live in a // separate crate, libcoretest, to avoid bizarre issues. |