Before making thread_local accept statements inside the const block,
this test would fail to compile as follows:
error: no rules expected the token `let`
--> library/std/tests/thread.rs:26:13
|
26 | let value = 1;
| ^^^ no rules expected this token in macro call
|
note: while trying to match meta-variable `$init:expr`
--> library/std/src/thread/local.rs:189:69
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189 | ($(#[$attr:meta])* $vis:vis static $name:ident: $t:ty = const { $init:expr }; $($rest:tt)*) => (
| ^^^^^^^^^^
David Tolnay