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diff --git a/src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0743.md b/src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0743.md index aaf19d8478c..1780fe59cbd 100644 --- a/src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0743.md +++ b/src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0743.md @@ -1,11 +1,17 @@ -C-variadic has been used on a non-foreign function. +The C-variadic type `...` has been nested inside another type. Erroneous code example: ```compile_fail,E0743 -fn foo2(x: u8, ...) {} // error! +#![feature(c_variadic)] + +fn foo2(x: u8, y: &...) {} // error! ``` -Only foreign functions can use C-variadic (`...`). It is used to give an -undefined number of parameters to a given function (like `printf` in C). The -equivalent in Rust would be to use macros directly. +Only foreign functions can use the C-variadic type (`...`). +In such functions, `...` may only occur non-nested. +That is, `y: &'a ...` is not allowed. + +A C-variadic type is used to give an undefined number +of parameters to a given function (like `printf` in C). +The equivalent in Rust would be to use macros directly. |