rust/src/test/compile-fail/regions-escape-loop-via-variable.rs

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fn main() {
    let x = 3is;

    // Here, the variable `p` gets inferred to a type with a lifetime
    // of the loop body.  The regionck then determines that this type
    // is invalid.
    let mut p = &x;

    loop {
        let x = 1is + *p;
        p = &x; //~ ERROR `x` does not live long enough
    }
}