```
% rustc ui/type-check/cannot_infer_local_or_vec.rs -Z external-macro-backtrace
error[E0282]: type annotations needed
  --> <vec macros>:3:1
   |
1  | / ( $ elem : expr ; $ n : expr ) => (
2  | | $ crate :: vec :: from_elem ( $ elem , $ n ) ) ; ( $ ( $ x : expr ) , * ) => (
3  | | < [ _ ] > :: into_vec ( box [ $ ( $ x ) , * ] ) ) ; ( $ ( $ x : expr , ) * )
   | | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
   | | |
   | | cannot infer type for `T`
4  | | => ( vec ! [ $ ( $ x ) , * ] )
   | |______________________________- in this expansion of `vec!`
   |
  ::: ui/type-check/cannot_infer_local_or_vec.rs
   |
12 |       let x = vec![];
   |           -   ------ in this macro invocation
   |           |
   |           consider giving `x` a type

error: aborting due to previous error
```