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rust-analyzer picks up rustc's lexer, generated lints refresh

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rust-analyzer upgraded to rustc_lexer and now handles forced keywords (k#), closing a parsing mismatch with rustc that the compiler-team Zulip thread traced to this kind of drift.

feat: Upgrade rustc_lexer and handle forced keywords (`k#`) rust-lang/rust-analyzer

by ChayimFriedman2

The parser now goes through rustc_lexer and understands forced keywords written with the k# prefix, which used to be a point where rust-analyzer's tokenization diverged from rustc's. The author notes it is best reviewed commit-by-commit, with the second commit a mechanical search and replace.

Update generated lints and target features rust-lang/rust-analyzer

by workflows-rust-analyzer

The weekly sync regenerated crates/ide-db/src/generated/lints.rs and crates/hir-ty/src/generated/target_features.rs, so editor diagnostics track the current lint set and target features without a manual bump.

Merge pull request #1996 from rust-lang/renovate/swatinem-rust-cache-2.x rust-lang/blog.rust-lang.org

by Jakub Beránek

rust-lang/blog.rust-lang.org moved Swatinem/rust-cache to v2.9.3, a CI build-dependency bump with no effect on published content.

Merge pull request #526 from renovate-bot/renovate/major-github-actions rust-lang/a-mir-formality

by tiif

Elsewhere it was housekeeping: a-mir-formality took a major GitHub Actions dependency update, and crates.io-index recorded routine crate updates for crcbl-phys, crcbl-ecs, crcbl-frame, rift-discord, and nopaldb.

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What shipped in Rust on November 1, 2026?
rust-analyzer upgraded to rustc_lexer and now handles forced keywords (k#), closing a parsing mismatch with rustc that the compiler-team Zulip thread traced to this kind of drift. In total, 56 commits, 5 pull requests, and 1 releases landed.
Who contributed to Rust on November 1, 2026?
5 developers shipped this update, including bors, workflows-rust-analyzer, ChayimFriedman2, Jakub Beránek, and tiif.
What were the notable Rust updates?
feat: Upgrade rustc_lexer and handle forced keywords (`k#`), Update generated lints and target features, and Merge pull request #1996 from rust-lang/renovate/swatinem-rust-cache-2.x.