rustc_resolve: improve const generic errors

Signed-off-by: Usman Akinyemi <usmanakinyemi202@gmail.com>

Author: Unique-Usman

compiler/rustc_resolve/src/build_reduced_graph.rs

@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ impl<'a, 'ra, 'tcx> BuildReducedGraphVisitor<'a, 'ra, 'tcx> {
             }
 
             // These items live in both the type and value namespaces.
-            ItemKind::Struct(ident, _, ref vdata) => {
+            ItemKind::Struct(ident, ref generics, ref vdata) => {
                 self.build_reduced_graph_for_struct_variant(
                     vdata.fields(),
                     ident,
@@ -947,6 +947,7 @@ impl<'a, 'ra, 'tcx> BuildReducedGraphVisitor<'a, 'ra, 'tcx> {
                         .struct_constructors
                         .insert(local_def_id, (ctor_res, ctor_vis.to_def_id(), ret_fields));
                 }
+                self.r.struct_generics.insert(local_def_id, generics.clone());
             }
 
             ItemKind::Union(ident, _, ref vdata) => {

compiler/rustc_resolve/src/errors.rs

@@ -883,6 +883,21 @@ pub(crate) struct UnexpectedResChangeTyToConstParamSugg {
     pub applicability: Applicability,
 }
 
+#[derive(Subdiagnostic)]
+#[suggestion(
+    "you might have meant to introduce a const parameter `{$item_name}` on the {$item_location}",
+    code = "{snippet}",
+    applicability = "machine-applicable",
+    style = "verbose"
+)]
+pub(crate) struct UnexpectedMissingConstParameter {
+    #[primary_span]
+    pub span: Span,
+    pub snippet: String,
+    pub item_name: String,
+    pub item_location: String,
+}
+
 #[derive(Subdiagnostic)]
 #[multipart_suggestion(
     "you might have meant to write a const parameter here",

compiler/rustc_resolve/src/late.rs

@@ -4425,7 +4425,7 @@ impl<'a, 'ast, 'ra, 'tcx> LateResolutionVisitor<'a, 'ast, 'ra, 'tcx> {
         let Finalize { node_id, path_span, .. } = finalize;
         let report_errors = |this: &mut Self, res: Option<Res>| {
             if this.should_report_errs() {
-                let (err, candidates) = this.smart_resolve_report_errors(
+                let (mut err, candidates) = this.smart_resolve_report_errors(
                     path,
                     None,
                     path_span,
@@ -4436,7 +4436,8 @@ impl<'a, 'ast, 'ra, 'tcx> LateResolutionVisitor<'a, 'ast, 'ra, 'tcx> {
 
                 let def_id = this.parent_scope.module.nearest_parent_mod();
                 let instead = res.is_some();
-                let suggestion = if let Some((start, end)) = this.diag_metadata.in_range
+                let (suggestion, const_err) = if let Some((start, end)) =
+                    this.diag_metadata.in_range
                     && path[0].ident.span.lo() == end.span.lo()
                     && !matches!(start.kind, ExprKind::Lit(_))
                 {
@@ -4448,22 +4449,30 @@ impl<'a, 'ast, 'ra, 'tcx> LateResolutionVisitor<'a, 'ast, 'ra, 'tcx> {
                         span = span.with_lo(span.lo() + BytePos(1));
                         sugg = "";
                     }
-                    Some((
-                        span,
-                        "you might have meant to write `.` instead of `..`",
-                        sugg.to_string(),
-                        Applicability::MaybeIncorrect,
-                    ))
+                    (
+                        Some((
+                            span,
+                            "you might have meant to write `.` instead of `..`",
+                            sugg.to_string(),
+                            Applicability::MaybeIncorrect,
+                        )),
+                        None,
+                    )
                 } else if res.is_none()
                     && let PathSource::Type
                     | PathSource::Expr(_)
                     | PathSource::PreciseCapturingArg(..) = source
                 {
                     this.suggest_adding_generic_parameter(path, source)
                 } else {
-                    None
+                    (None, None)
                 };
 
+                if let Some(const_err) = const_err {
+                    err.cancel();
+                    err = const_err;
+                }
+
                 let ue = UseError {
                     err,
                     candidates,