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Oddity with closures that "mention" uninitialized places #2140

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@theemathas

It is unclear whether a closure is allowed to "mention" an uninitialized place, and when. Consider the following code:

fn fails() {
    let a = String::new();
    drop(a);
    let _closure = || { let _ = a; };
}

fn also_fails() {
    let a = (String::new(), String::new());
    drop(a.0);
    let _closure = || { let (_, _s) = a; };
}

fn works() {
    let a = (String::new(), String::new());
    drop(a.0);
    let _closure = || { let _s = a.1; };
}

When compiled with edition 2024 (stable rust 1.93.0), we get the following errors:

error[E0382]: use of moved value: `a`
 --> src/lib.rs:4:33
  |
2 |     let a = String::new();
  |         - move occurs because `a` has type `String`, which does not implement the `Copy` trait
3 |     drop(a);
  |          - value moved here
4 |     let _closure = || { let _ = a; };
  |                                 ^ value used here after move
  |
help: consider cloning the value if the performance cost is acceptable
  |
3 |     drop(a.clone());
  |           ++++++++

error[E0382]: use of partially moved value: `a`
  --> src/lib.rs:10:20
   |
 9 |     drop(a.0);
   |          --- value partially moved here
10 |     let _closure = || { let (_, _s) = a; };
   |                    ^^                 - use occurs due to use in closure
   |                    |
   |                    value used here after partial move
   |
   = note: partial move occurs because `a.0` has type `String`, which does not implement the `Copy` trait

For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0382`.

That is, works compiles, but fails and also_fails do not compile. This seems inconsistent. Why is this the case, and is this intended?

Co-discovered in #2121 with @Nadrieril

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