Create more error codes

src/librustc_typeck/check/cast.rs

@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@
 
 use super::{Diverges, FnCtxt};
 
-use lint;
+use errors::DiagnosticBuilder;
 use hir::def_id::DefId;
+use lint;
 use rustc::hir;
+use rustc::session::Session;
 use rustc::traits;
 use rustc::ty::{self, Ty, TypeFoldable};
 use rustc::ty::cast::{CastKind, CastTy};
@@ -112,6 +114,18 @@ enum CastError {
     NonScalar,
 }
 
+fn make_invalid_casting_error<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx>(sess: &'a Session,
+                                              span: Span,
+                                              expr_ty: Ty<'tcx>,
+                                              cast_ty: Ty<'tcx>,
+                                              fcx: &FnCtxt<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx>)
+                                              -> DiagnosticBuilder<'a> {
+    type_error_struct!(sess, span, expr_ty, E0606,
+                       "casting `{}` as `{}` is invalid",
+                       fcx.ty_to_string(expr_ty),
+                       fcx.ty_to_string(cast_ty))
+}
+
 impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> CastCheck<'tcx> {
     pub fn new(fcx: &FnCtxt<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx>,
                expr: &'tcx hir::Expr,
@@ -146,14 +160,9 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> CastCheck<'tcx> {
         match e {
             CastError::NeedDeref => {
                 let error_span = self.span;
+                let mut err = make_invalid_casting_error(fcx.tcx.sess, self.span, self.expr_ty,
+                                                         self.cast_ty, fcx);
                 let cast_ty = fcx.ty_to_string(self.cast_ty);
-                let mut err = fcx.type_error_struct(error_span,
-                                       |actual| {
-                                           format!("casting `{}` as `{}` is invalid",
-                                                   actual,
-                                                   cast_ty)
-                                       },
-                                       self.expr_ty);
                 err.span_label(error_span,
                                format!("cannot cast `{}` as `{}`",
                                         fcx.ty_to_string(self.expr_ty),
@@ -166,13 +175,8 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> CastCheck<'tcx> {
             }
             CastError::NeedViaThinPtr |
             CastError::NeedViaPtr => {
-                let mut err = fcx.type_error_struct(self.span,
-                                                    |actual| {
-                                                        format!("casting `{}` as `{}` is invalid",
-                                                                actual,
-                                                                fcx.ty_to_string(self.cast_ty))
-                                                    },
-                                                    self.expr_ty);
+                let mut err = make_invalid_casting_error(fcx.tcx.sess, self.span, self.expr_ty,
+                                                         self.cast_ty, fcx);
                 if self.cast_ty.is_uint() {
                     err.help(&format!("cast through {} first",
                                       match e {
@@ -184,72 +188,47 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> CastCheck<'tcx> {
                 err.emit();
             }
             CastError::NeedViaInt => {
-                fcx.type_error_struct(self.span,
-                                      |actual| {
-                                          format!("casting `{}` as `{}` is invalid",
-                                                  actual,
-                                                  fcx.ty_to_string(self.cast_ty))
-                                      },
-                                      self.expr_ty)
+                make_invalid_casting_error(fcx.tcx.sess, self.span, self.expr_ty, self.cast_ty, fcx)
                    .help(&format!("cast through {} first",
                                   match e {
                                       CastError::NeedViaInt => "an integer",
                                       _ => bug!(),
                                   }))
                    .emit();
             }
+            CastError::IllegalCast => {
+                make_invalid_casting_error(fcx.tcx.sess, self.span, self.expr_ty, self.cast_ty, fcx)
+                    .emit();
+            }
+            CastError::DifferingKinds => {
+                make_invalid_casting_error(fcx.tcx.sess, self.span, self.expr_ty, self.cast_ty, fcx)
+                    .note("vtable kinds may not match")
+                    .emit();
+            }
             CastError::CastToBool => {
                 struct_span_err!(fcx.tcx.sess, self.span, E0054, "cannot cast as `bool`")
                     .span_label(self.span, "unsupported cast")
                     .help("compare with zero instead")
                     .emit();
             }
             CastError::CastToChar => {
-                fcx.type_error_message(self.span,
-                                       |actual| {
-                                           format!("only `u8` can be cast as `char`, not `{}`",
-                                                   actual)
-                                       },
-                                       self.expr_ty);
+                type_error_struct!(fcx.tcx.sess, self.span, self.expr_ty, E0604,
+                                 "only `u8` can be cast as `char`, not `{}`", self.expr_ty).emit();
             }
             CastError::NonScalar => {
-                fcx.type_error_message(self.span,
-                                       |actual| {
-                                           format!("non-scalar cast: `{}` as `{}`",
-                                                   actual,
-                                                   fcx.ty_to_string(self.cast_ty))
-                                       },
-                                       self.expr_ty);
-            }
-            CastError::IllegalCast => {
-                fcx.type_error_message(self.span,
-                                       |actual| {
-                                           format!("casting `{}` as `{}` is invalid",
-                                                   actual,
-                                                   fcx.ty_to_string(self.cast_ty))
-                                       },
-                                       self.expr_ty);
+                type_error_struct!(fcx.tcx.sess, self.span, self.expr_ty, E0605,
+                                 "non-primitive cast: `{}` as `{}`",
+                                 self.expr_ty,
+                                 fcx.ty_to_string(self.cast_ty))
+                                .note("an `as` expression can only be used to convert between \
+                                       primitive types. Consider using the `From` trait")
+                                .emit();
             }
             CastError::SizedUnsizedCast => {
-                fcx.type_error_message(self.span,
-                                       |actual| {
-                                           format!("cannot cast thin pointer `{}` to fat pointer \
-                                                    `{}`",
-                                                   actual,
-                                                   fcx.ty_to_string(self.cast_ty))
-                                       },
-                                       self.expr_ty)
-            }
-            CastError::DifferingKinds => {
-                fcx.type_error_struct(self.span,
-                                       |actual| {
-                                           format!("casting `{}` as `{}` is invalid",
-                                                   actual,
-                                                   fcx.ty_to_string(self.cast_ty))
-                                       },
-                                       self.expr_ty)
-                    .note("vtable kinds may not match")
-                    .emit();
+                type_error_struct!(fcx.tcx.sess, self.span, self.expr_ty, E0607,
+                                 "cannot cast thin pointer `{}` to fat pointer `{}`",
+                                 self.expr_ty,
+                                 fcx.ty_to_string(self.cast_ty)).emit();
             }
         }
     }

src/librustc_typeck/diagnostics.rs

@@ -4208,6 +4208,104 @@ println!("{}", v[2]);
 ```
 "##,
 
+E0604: r##"
+A cast to `char` was attempted on a type other than `u8`.
+
+Erroneous code example:
+
+```compile_fail,E0604
+0u32 as char; // error: only `u8` can be cast as `char`, not `u32`
+```
+
+As the error message indicates, only `u8` can be cast into `char`. Example:
+
+```
+let c = 86u8 as char; // ok!
+assert_eq!(c, 'V');
+```
+
+For more information about casts, take a look at The Book:
+https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/first-edition/casting-between-types.html
+"##,
+
+E0605: r##"
+An invalid cast was attempted.
+
+Erroneous code examples:
+
+```compile_fail,E0605
+let x = 0u8;
+x as Vec<u8>; // error: non-primitive cast: `u8` as `std::vec::Vec<u8>`
+
+// Another example
+
+let v = 0 as *const u8; // So here, `v` is a `*const u8`.
+v as &u8; // error: non-primitive cast: `*const u8` as `&u8`
+```
+
+Only primitive types can be cast into each other. Examples:
+
+```
+let x = 0u8;
+x as u32; // ok!
+
+let v = 0 as *const u8;
+v as *const i8; // ok!
+```
+
+For more information about casts, take a look at The Book:
+https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/first-edition/casting-between-types.html
+"##,
+
+E0606: r##"
+An incompatible cast was attempted.
+
+Erroneous code example:
+
+```compile_fail,E0606
+let x = &0u8; // Here, `x` is a `&u8`.
+let y: u32 = x as u32; // error: casting `&u8` as `u32` is invalid
+```
+
+When casting, keep in mind that only primitive types can be cast into each
+other. Example:
+
+```
+let x = &0u8;
+let y: u32 = *x as u32; // We dereference it first and then cast it.
+```
+
+For more information about casts, take a look at The Book:
+https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/first-edition/casting-between-types.html
+"##,
+
+E0607: r##"
+A cast between a thin and a fat pointer was attempted.
+
+Erroneous code example:
+
+```compile_fail,E0607
+let v = 0 as *const u8;
+v as *const [u8];
+```
+
+First: what are thin and fat pointers?
+
+Thin pointers are "simple" pointers: they are purely a reference to a memory
+address.
+
+Fat pointers are pointers referencing Dynamically Sized Types (also called DST).
+DST don't have a statically known size, therefore they can only exist behind
+some kind of pointers that contain additional information. Slices and trait
+objects are DSTs. In the case of slices, the additional information the fat
+pointer holds is their size.
+
+To fix this error, don't try to cast directly between thin and fat pointers.
+
+For more information about casts, take a look at The Book:
+https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/first-edition/casting-between-types.html
+"##,
+
 E0609: r##"
 Attempted to access a non-existent field in a struct.
 

src/test/compile-fail/E0604.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+fn main() {
+    1u32 as char; //~ ERROR E0604
+}

src/test/compile-fail/E0605.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+fn main() {
+    let x = 0u8;
+    x as Vec<u8>; //~ ERROR E0605
+                  //~| NOTE an `as` expression can only be used to convert between primitive types
+
+    let v = 0 as *const u8;
+    v as &u8; //~ ERROR E0605
+              //~| NOTE an `as` expression can only be used to convert between primitive types
+}

src/test/compile-fail/E0606.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+fn main() {
+    &0u8 as u8; //~ ERROR E0606
+}

src/test/compile-fail/E0607.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+fn main() {
+    let v = 0 as *const u8;
+    v as *const [u8]; //~ ERROR E0607
+}

src/test/compile-fail/cast-from-nil.rs

@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-// error-pattern: non-scalar cast: `()` as `u32`
+// error-pattern: non-primitive cast: `()` as `u32`
 fn main() { let u = (assert!(true) as u32); }

src/test/compile-fail/cast-to-bare-fn.rs

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ fn foo(_x: isize) { }
 fn main() {
     let v: u64 = 5;
     let x = foo as extern "C" fn() -> isize;
-    //~^ ERROR non-scalar cast
+    //~^ ERROR non-primitive cast
     let y = v as extern "Rust" fn(isize) -> (isize, isize);
-    //~^ ERROR non-scalar cast
+    //~^ ERROR non-primitive cast
     y(x());
 }

src/test/compile-fail/cast-to-nil.rs

@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-// error-pattern: non-scalar cast: `u32` as `()`
+// error-pattern: non-primitive cast: `u32` as `()`
 fn main() { let u = 0u32 as (); }

src/test/compile-fail/closure-no-fn-3.rs

@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
 fn main() {
     let b = 0u8;
     let baz: fn() -> u8 = (|| { b }) as fn() -> u8;
-    //~^ ERROR non-scalar cast
+    //~^ ERROR non-primitive cast
 }

src/test/compile-fail/coerce-to-bang-cast.rs

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ fn cast_a() {
 }
 
 fn cast_b() {
-    let y = 22 as !; //~ ERROR non-scalar cast
+    let y = 22 as !; //~ ERROR non-primitive cast
 }
 
 fn main() { }

src/test/compile-fail/fat-ptr-cast.rs

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ fn main() {
     a as isize; //~ ERROR casting
     a as i16; //~ ERROR casting `&[i32]` as `i16` is invalid
     a as u32; //~ ERROR casting `&[i32]` as `u32` is invalid
-    b as usize; //~ ERROR non-scalar cast
+    b as usize; //~ ERROR non-primitive cast
     p as usize;
     //~^ ERROR casting
     //~^^ HELP cast through a thin pointer

src/test/compile-fail/issue-10991.rs

@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
 
 fn main() {
     let nil = ();
-    let _t = nil as usize; //~ ERROR: non-scalar cast: `()` as `usize`
+    let _t = nil as usize; //~ ERROR: non-primitive cast: `()` as `usize`
 }

src/test/compile-fail/issue-22289.rs

@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 // except according to those terms.
 
 fn main() {
-    0 as &std::any::Any; //~ ERROR non-scalar cast
+    0 as &std::any::Any; //~ ERROR non-primitive cast
 }