error[E0753]: expected outer doc comment --> $DIR/doc-comment-in-if-statement.rs:2:13 | LL | if true /*!*/ {} | ^^^^^ | = note: inner doc comments like this (starting with `//!` or `/*!`) can only appear before items help: you might have meant to write a regular comment | LL - if true /*!*/ {} LL + if true /**/ {} | error: outer attributes are not allowed on `if` and `else` branches --> $DIR/doc-comment-in-if-statement.rs:2:13 | LL | if true /*!*/ {} | -- ^^^^^ -- the attributes are attached to this branch | | | the branch belongs to this `if` | help: remove the attributes | LL - if true /*!*/ {} LL + if true {} | error: aborting due to 2 previous errors For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0753`.