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Allow basic math/... expressions in the const syntax

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#1,488 opened on Feb 5, 2022

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Context: Discord discussion

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Modify the parser to accept expressions (e.g., arithmetic, function calls) in const declarations, then extend the type checker to verify compile time evaluability, and finally update code generation to emit the computed constant.
Tech stack
rust
Domain
compilers
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Feature
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3
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1-2 days
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Active
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Clear
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RustCompiler design
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30