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impl ... for Box<CoreType> in alloc should not require #[cfg(not(test))] #135100

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@joshtriplett

library/alloc/src/ffi/c_str.rs has:

#[cfg(not(test))]
#[stable(feature = "box_from_c_str", since = "1.17.0")]
impl From<&CStr> for Box<CStr> {

As far as I can tell, #[cfg(not(test))] is a workaround for something like #87534, as evidenced by error messages like:
note: the crate `alloc` is compiled multiple times, possibly with different configurations

alloc is being compiled a second time as part of tests, and the two compilations are conflicting.

  1. This workaround shouldn't be necessary.

  2. This should be much better documented, so it doesn't send people on multi-hour debugging adventures when they try to write new trait impls in alloc.

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