max_value() vs MAX

[snowe2010]

I'm not sure if I'm calling this wrong, but when I try to use

let inf = std::u32::max_value();

I get the error:

src\main.rs:3:13: 3:32 error: unresolved name `std::u32::max_value` [E0425]
src\main.rs:3   let inf = std::u32::max_value();

, but following PR #11790 it looks like it should be

let inf = std::u32::MAX;

which of course works. None of this is a problem, except the documentation says to use max_value()

https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/primitive.u32.html

Please let me know if I'm doing something wrong though.

[Gankra]

The problem is that u32::max_value is on the u32 type, but std::u32 is the u32 module.

let inf = u32::max_value();

works.

[snowe2010]

oh great! Thank you. I guess I'll close this then.

[Gankra]

This is definitely a problematic thing, though. @steveklabnik do you think there's anything that can be done here?

[bluss]

Can we remove the std::u32 module and its relatives? It's so useless.. http://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/std/u32/index.html

Maybe just hide it?

[Gankra]

It's waiting on associated consts, iirc.

[steveklabnik]

We link to the module from primitive pages and vice versa, so I'm not really sure there's much to do. I mean, other than add examples, which will happen as part of #29358

[Gankra]

SGTM, closing in favour of that.