check_match: improve diagnostics for let A = 2; with const A: i32 = 3

src/librustc/hir/map/mod.rs

@@ -1064,6 +1064,14 @@ impl<'hir> Map<'hir> {
         self.as_local_hir_id(id).map(|id| self.span(id))
     }
 
+    pub fn res_span(&self, res: Res) -> Option<Span> {
+        match res {
+            Res::Err => None,
+            Res::Local(id) => Some(self.span(id)),
+            res => self.span_if_local(res.opt_def_id()?),
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn node_to_string(&self, id: HirId) -> String {
         hir_id_to_string(self, id, true)
     }

src/librustc_mir/hair/pattern/check_match.rs

@@ -270,20 +270,51 @@ impl<'tcx> MatchVisitor<'_, 'tcx> {
                 "refutable pattern in {}: {} not covered",
                 origin, joined_patterns
             );
-            err.span_label(pat.span, match &pat.kind {
+            match &pat.kind {
                 hir::PatKind::Path(hir::QPath::Resolved(None, path))
-                    if path.segments.len() == 1 && path.segments[0].args.is_none() => {
-                    format!("interpreted as {} {} pattern, not new variable",
-                            path.res.article(), path.res.descr())
+                    if path.segments.len() == 1 && path.segments[0].args.is_none() =>
+                {
+                    const_not_var(&mut err, cx.tcx, pat, path);
                 }
-                _ => pattern_not_convered_label(&witnesses, &joined_patterns),
-            });
+                _ => {
+                    err.span_label(
+                        pat.span,
+                        pattern_not_covered_label(&witnesses, &joined_patterns),
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+
             adt_defined_here(cx, &mut err, pattern_ty, &witnesses);
             err.emit();
         });
     }
 }
 
+/// A path pattern was interpreted as a constant, not a new variable.
+/// This caused an irrefutable match failure in e.g. `let`.
+fn const_not_var(err: &mut DiagnosticBuilder<'_>, tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, pat: &Pat, path: &hir::Path) {
+    let descr = path.res.descr();
+    err.span_label(pat.span, format!(
+        "interpreted as {} {} pattern, not a new variable",
+        path.res.article(),
+        descr,
+    ));
+
+    err.span_suggestion(
+        pat.span,
+        "introduce a variable instead",
+        format!("{}_var", path.segments[0].ident).to_lowercase(),
+        // Cannot use `MachineApplicable` as it's not really *always* correct
+        // because there may be such an identifier in scope or the user maybe
+        // really wanted to match against the constant. This is quite unlikely however.
+        Applicability::MaybeIncorrect,
+    );
+
+    if let Some(span) = tcx.hir().res_span(path.res) {
+        err.span_label(span, format!("{} defined here", descr));
+    }
+}
+
 fn check_for_bindings_named_same_as_variants(cx: &MatchVisitor<'_, '_>, pat: &Pat) {
     pat.walk(|p| {
         if let hir::PatKind::Binding(_, _, ident, None) = p.kind {
@@ -449,7 +480,7 @@ fn check_exhaustive<'tcx>(
         cx.tcx.sess, sp,
         format!("non-exhaustive patterns: {} not covered", joined_patterns),
     );
-    err.span_label(sp, pattern_not_convered_label(&witnesses, &joined_patterns));
+    err.span_label(sp, pattern_not_covered_label(&witnesses, &joined_patterns));
     adt_defined_here(cx, &mut err, scrut_ty, &witnesses);
     err.help(
         "ensure that all possible cases are being handled, \
@@ -475,7 +506,7 @@ fn joined_uncovered_patterns(witnesses: &[super::Pat<'_>]) -> String {
     }
 }
 
-fn pattern_not_convered_label(witnesses: &[super::Pat<'_>], joined_patterns: &str) -> String {
+fn pattern_not_covered_label(witnesses: &[super::Pat<'_>], joined_patterns: &str) -> String {
     format!("pattern{} {} not covered", rustc_errors::pluralise!(witnesses.len()), joined_patterns)
 }
 

src/librustc_typeck/astconv.rs

@@ -1368,11 +1368,8 @@ impl<'o, 'tcx> dyn AstConv<'tcx> + 'o {
                     span,
                     format!("associated type `{}` must be specified", assoc_item.ident),
                 );
-                if item_def_id.is_local() {
-                    err.span_label(
-                        tcx.def_span(*item_def_id),
-                        format!("`{}` defined here", assoc_item.ident),
-                    );
+                if let Some(sp) = tcx.hir().span_if_local(*item_def_id) {
+                    err.span_label(sp, format!("`{}` defined here", assoc_item.ident));
                 }
                 if suggest {
                     if let Ok(snippet) = tcx.sess.source_map().span_to_snippet(

src/librustc_typeck/check/callee.rs

@@ -351,16 +351,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
 
                     err.span_label(call_expr.span, "call expression requires function");
 
-                    let def_span = match def {
-                        Res::Err => None,
-                        Res::Local(id) => {
-                            Some(self.tcx.hir().span(id))
-                        },
-                        _ => def
-                            .opt_def_id()
-                            .and_then(|did| self.tcx.hir().span_if_local(did)),
-                    };
-                    if let Some(span) = def_span {
+                    if let Some(span) = self.tcx.hir().res_span(def) {
                         let label = match (unit_variant, inner_callee_path) {
                             (Some(path), _) => format!("`{}` defined here", path),
                             (_, Some(hir::QPath::Resolved(_, path))) => format!(

src/test/ui/consts/const-pattern-irrefutable.stderr

@@ -1,20 +1,38 @@
 error[E0005]: refutable pattern in local binding: `0u8..=1u8` and `3u8..=std::u8::MAX` not covered
   --> $DIR/const-pattern-irrefutable.rs:12:9
    |
+LL | const a: u8 = 2;
+   | ---------------- constant defined here
+...
 LL |     let a = 4;
-   |         ^ interpreted as a constant pattern, not new variable
+   |         ^
+   |         |
+   |         interpreted as a constant pattern, not a new variable
+   |         help: introduce a variable instead: `a_var`
 
 error[E0005]: refutable pattern in local binding: `0u8..=1u8` and `3u8..=std::u8::MAX` not covered
   --> $DIR/const-pattern-irrefutable.rs:13:9
    |
+LL |     pub const b: u8 = 2;
+   |     -------------------- constant defined here
+...
 LL |     let c = 4;
-   |         ^ interpreted as a constant pattern, not new variable
+   |         ^
+   |         |
+   |         interpreted as a constant pattern, not a new variable
+   |         help: introduce a variable instead: `c_var`
 
 error[E0005]: refutable pattern in local binding: `0u8..=1u8` and `3u8..=std::u8::MAX` not covered
   --> $DIR/const-pattern-irrefutable.rs:14:9
    |
+LL |     pub const d: u8 = 2;
+   |     -------------------- constant defined here
+...
 LL |     let d = 4;
-   |         ^ interpreted as a constant pattern, not new variable
+   |         ^
+   |         |
+   |         interpreted as a constant pattern, not a new variable
+   |         help: introduce a variable instead: `d_var`
 
 error: aborting due to 3 previous errors
 

src/test/ui/suggestions/const-pat-non-exaustive-let-new-var.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+fn main() {
+    let A = 3;
+    //~^ ERROR refutable pattern in local binding: `std::i32::MIN..=1i32` and
+    //~| interpreted as a constant pattern, not a new variable
+    //~| HELP introduce a variable instead
+    //~| SUGGESTION a_var
+
+    const A: i32 = 2;
+    //~^ constant defined here
+}

src/test/ui/suggestions/const-pat-non-exaustive-let-new-var.stderr

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+error[E0005]: refutable pattern in local binding: `std::i32::MIN..=1i32` and `3i32..=std::i32::MAX` not covered
+  --> $DIR/const-pat-non-exaustive-let-new-var.rs:2:9
+   |
+LL |     let A = 3;
+   |         ^
+   |         |
+   |         interpreted as a constant pattern, not a new variable
+   |         help: introduce a variable instead: `a_var`
+...
+LL |     const A: i32 = 2;
+   |     ----------------- constant defined here
+
+error: aborting due to previous error
+
+For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0005`.