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Type aliases cannot be used in main function signature #4500

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TomAFrench opened this issue Mar 7, 2024 · 1 comment · Fixed by #4505
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Type aliases cannot be used in main function signature #4500

TomAFrench opened this issue Mar 7, 2024 · 1 comment · Fixed by #4505
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Aim

I'm trying to compile the program

type Foo = u8;

fn main(x: Foo) {

}

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Should compile successfully

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Compilation fails with error

error: Only sized types may be used in the entry point to a program
  ┌─ /home/tom/Programming/aztec/noir/temp/src/main.nr:3:12
  │
3 │ fn main(x: Foo) {
  │            --- Slices, references, or any type containing them may not be used in main or a contract function
  │

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jfecher commented Mar 7, 2024

github-merge-queue bot pushed a commit that referenced this issue Mar 7, 2024
# Description

## Problem\*

Resolves #4500

## Summary\*

This was due to this check
https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/blob/master/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir_def/types.rs#L706-L709
which was needed since we checked if types were valid for main during
name resolution - which is before we know type aliases are not cyclic.
I've moved this check to type checking instead.

## Additional Context



## Documentation\*

Check one:
- [x] No documentation needed.
- [ ] Documentation included in this PR.
- [ ] **[Exceptional Case]** Documentation to be submitted in a separate
PR.

# PR Checklist\*

- [x] I have tested the changes locally.
- [x] I have formatted the changes with [Prettier](https://prettier.io/)
and/or `cargo fmt` on default settings.
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