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+# `compile_error`
+
+The tracking issue for this feature is: [#40872]
+
+[#29599]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/40872
+
+------------------------
+
+The `compile_error` feature adds a macro which will generate a compilation
+error with the specified error message.
+
+## Examples
+
+```rust
+#![feature(compile_error)]
+
+fn main() {
+    compile_error!("The error message"); //ERROR The error message
+}
+```