Confusing `owned_box` error message since nightly-2019-09-04

[phil-opp]

Test Program:

// lib.rs

#![no_std]

pub fn foo() {
    pub struct Writer;
    write!(Writer, "");
}

Error message on nightly [9af1775 2019-09-02] and before:

error[E0599]: no method named `write_fmt` found for type `foo::Writer` in the current scope
 --> src/lib.rs:5:5
  |
4 |     pub struct Writer;
  |     ------------------ method `write_fmt` not found for this
5 |     write!(Writer, "");
  |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  |
  = help: items from traits can only be used if the trait is implemented and in scope
  = note: the following trait defines an item `write_fmt`, perhaps you need to implement it:
          candidate #1: `core::fmt::Write`
  = note: this error originates in a macro outside of the current crate (in Nightly builds, run with -Z external-macro-backtrace for more info)

Error message since nightly [b9de4ef 2019-09-03]:

error: requires `owned_box` lang_item

error: aborting due to previous error

Diff Between the Nightlies: 9af1775...b9de4ef

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Reported by @wgfm and @ambye85 in phil-opp/blog_os#405 (comment).

[12101111]

I'm testing this with cargo-bisect-rustc
regression in b9de4ef
Maybe #64056 cause it

[Centril]

cc @estebank -- I think we need to be more graceful by checking if liballoc exists or not or not requiring the language items.

[12101111]

PR #64056 fix #62373, show more suggestions on method take Box<Self> ,Pin<Self>, Arc<Self> or Rc<Self> when method not found

        if let Some(mut err) = self.report_method_error(
            span,
            rcvr_t,
            segment.ident,
            SelfSource::MethodCall(rcvr),
            error,
            Some(args),
        ) {
            if let ty::Adt(..) = rcvr_t.sty {
                // Try alternative arbitrary self types that could fulfill this call.
                // FIXME: probe for all types that *could* be arbitrary self-types, not
                // just this whitelist.
                let box_rcvr_t = self.tcx.mk_box(rcvr_t);
                try_alt_rcvr(&mut err, box_rcvr_t);
                let pin_rcvr_t = self.tcx.mk_lang_item(
                    rcvr_t,
                    lang_items::PinTypeLangItem,
                );
                try_alt_rcvr(&mut err, pin_rcvr_t);
                let arc_rcvr_t = self.tcx.mk_lang_item(rcvr_t, lang_items::Arc);
                try_alt_rcvr(&mut err, arc_rcvr_t);
                let rc_rcvr_t = self.tcx.mk_lang_item(rcvr_t, lang_items::Rc);
                try_alt_rcvr(&mut err, rc_rcvr_t);
            }
            err.emit();
        }

However,Box , Arc and Rc don't exist in core, but in alloc.

#![no_std]
extern crate alloc;

fn main() {
    pub struct Writer;
    write!(Writer, "");
}

Error message of this code:

error: no global memory allocator found but one is required; link to std or add `#[global_allocator]` to a static item that implements the GlobalAlloc trait.

error: `#[panic_handler]` function required, but not found

error: language item required, but not found: `eh_personality`

error: `#[alloc_error_handler]` function required, but not found

error[E0599]: no method named `write_fmt` found for type `main::Writer` in the current scope
 --> src/main.rs:6:5
  |
5 |     pub struct Writer;
  |     ------------------ method `write_fmt` not found for this
6 |     write!(Writer, "");
  |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ method not found in `main::Writer`
  |
  = help: items from traits can only be used if the trait is implemented and in scope
  = note: the following trait defines an item `write_fmt`, perhaps you need to implement it:
          candidate #1: `core::fmt::Write`
  = note: this error originates in a macro outside of the current crate (in Nightly builds, run with -Z external-macro-backtrace for more info)

error: aborting due to 5 previous errors

[Centril]

Mentoring instructions:

• Change mk_lang_item to return Option<Ty<'tcx>> and use self.lang_items().require(lang_item) instead of require_lang_item.

• Make try_alt_rcvr take in recv_t and call mk_lang_item instead and return early if let None = new_rcvr_t. Also be sure to not use mk_box.

• Include tests like above and make sure to check for Box, Rc, and Arc.

• Use ./x.py -i test src/test/ui --stage 1 --bless --pass check to update the tests.