The `plugin` attribute was malformed. Erroneous code example: ```compile_fail,E0498 #![feature(plugin)] #![plugin(foo(args))] // error: invalid argument #![plugin(bar="test")] // error: invalid argument ``` The `#[plugin]` attribute should take a single argument: the name of the plugin. For example, for the plugin `foo`: ```ignore (requires external plugin crate) #![feature(plugin)] #![plugin(foo)] // ok! ``` See the [`plugin` feature] section of the Unstable book for more details. [`plugin` feature]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/unstable-book/language-features/plugin.html