Verified Solution[rust-lang/rust] [ICE]: `ptr_metadata_ty_or_tail applied to unexpected type`
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### ROOT CAUSE
The issue arises from a recursive type definition where `Bar::Assoc2` refers back to itself through a `Result`, causing an infinite recursion during type evaluation. This leads to a compiler crash due to an internal error in handling the recursive type.
### CODE FIX
To fix this, we need to break the recursion by defining `Bar::Assoc2` as a non-recursive type. Here's the corrected code:
```rust
trait Trait {
type Assoc2;
}
struct Bar;
impl Trait for Bar {
type Assoc2 = Result<(), ()>; // Changed to a non-recursive type
}
struct Foo {
field: ::Assoc2,
}
static BAR: u8 = 42;
static FOO2: &Foo = unsafe { std::mem::transmute(&BAR) };
fn main() {}
```
This change replaces the recursive `Result` type with a non-recursive one, preventing the infinite recursion and the subsequent compiler error.
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