private constants should not be accessed from outer namespace

[tamaroning]

It is also true for static items?

I tried this code:

pub mod module_a {
    const CONST_I32: i32 = 0;
}

fn main() {
    let _ = module_a::CONST_I32;
}

I expected to see this happen:

error[E0603]: constant `CONST_I32` is private
 --> <source>:6:23
  |
6 |     let _ = module_a::CONST_I32;
  |                       ^^^^^^^^^ private constant
  |
note: the constant `CONST_I32` is defined here
 --> <source>:2:5
  |
2 |     const CONST_I32: i32 = 0;
  |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

error: aborting due to previous error

Instead, this happened: compiled.

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• What version of Rust GCC were you using, git sha if possible.

[CohenArthur]

Yeah, this is also true for static items: https://play.rust-lang.org/?version=stable&mode=debug&edition=2021&gist=127506396739337c8e60b56c91427c69

Thanks for the report!