Add ‘help’ messages to rustc

src/librustc/driver/session.rs

@@ -97,12 +97,18 @@ impl Session {
     pub fn span_end_note(&self, sp: Span, msg: &str) {
         self.diagnostic().span_end_note(sp, msg)
     }
+    pub fn span_help(&self, sp: Span, msg: &str) {
+        self.diagnostic().span_help(sp, msg)
+    }
     pub fn fileline_note(&self, sp: Span, msg: &str) {
         self.diagnostic().fileline_note(sp, msg)
     }
     pub fn note(&self, msg: &str) {
         self.diagnostic().handler().note(msg)
     }
+    pub fn help(&self, msg: &str) {
+        self.diagnostic().handler().note(msg)
+    }
     pub fn span_bug(&self, sp: Span, msg: &str) -> ! {
         self.diagnostic().span_bug(sp, msg)
     }

src/librustc/middle/borrowck/mod.rs

@@ -624,6 +624,10 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> BorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
         self.tcx.sess.span_end_note(s, m);
     }
 
+    pub fn span_help(&self, s: Span, m: &str) {
+        self.tcx.sess.span_help(s, m);
+    }
+
     pub fn bckerr_to_string(&self, err: &BckError) -> String {
         match err.code {
             err_mutbl => {

src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/error_reporting.rs

@@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ErrorReportingHelpers for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                                               opt_explicit_self, generics);
         let msg = format!("consider using an explicit lifetime \
                            parameter as shown: {}", suggested_fn);
-        self.tcx.sess.span_note(span, msg.as_slice());
+        self.tcx.sess.span_help(span, msg.as_slice());
     }
 
     fn report_inference_failure(&self,

src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/test.rs

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ use middle::typeck::infer::lub::Lub;
 use middle::typeck::infer::glb::Glb;
 use syntax::codemap;
 use syntax::codemap::{Span, CodeMap, DUMMY_SP};
-use syntax::diagnostic::{Level, RenderSpan, Bug, Fatal, Error, Warning, Note};
+use syntax::diagnostic::{Level, RenderSpan, Bug, Fatal, Error, Warning, Note, Help};
 use syntax::{ast, ast_map};
 use util::ppaux::{ty_to_string, UserString};
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ struct ExpectErrorEmitter {
 fn remove_message(e: &mut ExpectErrorEmitter, msg: &str, lvl: Level) {
     match lvl {
         Bug | Fatal | Error => { }
-        Warning | Note => { return; }
+        Warning | Note | Help => { return; }
     }
 
     debug!("Error: {}", msg);

src/libsyntax/diagnostic.rs

@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ impl SpanHandler {
     pub fn span_end_note(&self, sp: Span, msg: &str) {
         self.handler.custom_emit(&self.cm, FullSpan(sp), msg, Note);
     }
+    pub fn span_help(&self, sp: Span, msg: &str) {
+        self.handler.emit(Some((&self.cm, sp)), msg, Help);
+    }
     pub fn fileline_note(&self, sp: Span, msg: &str) {
         self.handler.custom_emit(&self.cm, FileLine(sp), msg, Note);
     }
@@ -164,6 +167,9 @@ impl Handler {
     pub fn note(&self, msg: &str) {
         self.emit.borrow_mut().emit(None, msg, None, Note);
     }
+    pub fn help(&self, msg: &str) {
+        self.emit.borrow_mut().emit(None, msg, None, Help);
+    }
     pub fn bug(&self, msg: &str) -> ! {
         self.emit.borrow_mut().emit(None, msg, None, Bug);
         fail!(ExplicitBug);
@@ -216,6 +222,7 @@ pub enum Level {
     Error,
     Warning,
     Note,
+    Help,
 }
 
 impl fmt::Show for Level {
@@ -227,6 +234,7 @@ impl fmt::Show for Level {
             Fatal | Error => "error".fmt(f),
             Warning => "warning".fmt(f),
             Note => "note".fmt(f),
+            Help => "help".fmt(f),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -236,7 +244,8 @@ impl Level {
         match self {
             Bug | Fatal | Error => term::color::BRIGHT_RED,
             Warning => term::color::BRIGHT_YELLOW,
-            Note => term::color::BRIGHT_GREEN
+            Note => term::color::BRIGHT_GREEN,
+            Help => term::color::BRIGHT_CYAN,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -293,15 +302,6 @@ fn print_diagnostic(dst: &mut EmitterWriter, topic: &str, lvl: Level,
         Some(code) => {
             let style = term::attr::ForegroundColor(term::color::BRIGHT_MAGENTA);
             try!(print_maybe_styled(dst, format!(" [{}]", code.clone()).as_slice(), style));
-            match dst.registry.as_ref().and_then(|registry| registry.find_description(code)) {
-                Some(_) => {
-                    try!(write!(&mut dst.dst,
-                        " (pass `--explain {}` to see a detailed explanation)",
-                        code
-                    ));
-                }
-                None => ()
-            }
         }
         None => ()
     }
@@ -401,7 +401,20 @@ fn emit(dst: &mut EmitterWriter, cm: &codemap::CodeMap, rsp: RenderSpan,
             try!(highlight_lines(dst, cm, sp, lvl, lines));
         }
     }
-    print_macro_backtrace(dst, cm, sp)
+    try!(print_macro_backtrace(dst, cm, sp));
+    match code {
+        Some(code) =>
+            match dst.registry.as_ref().and_then(|registry| registry.find_description(code)) {
+                Some(_) => {
+                    try!(print_diagnostic(dst, ss.as_slice(), Help,
+                                          format!("pass `--explain {}` to see a detailed \
+                                                   explanation", code).as_slice(), None));
+                }
+                None => ()
+            },
+        None => (),
+    }
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 fn highlight_lines(err: &mut EmitterWriter,

src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs

@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ impl<'a> ExtCtxt<'a> {
         self.print_backtrace();
         self.parse_sess.span_diagnostic.span_note(sp, msg);
     }
+    pub fn span_help(&self, sp: Span, msg: &str) {
+        self.print_backtrace();
+        self.parse_sess.span_diagnostic.span_help(sp, msg);
+    }
     pub fn bug(&self, msg: &str) -> ! {
         self.print_backtrace();
         self.parse_sess.span_diagnostic.handler().bug(msg);

src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs

@@ -959,6 +959,9 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
     pub fn span_note(&mut self, sp: Span, m: &str) {
         self.sess.span_diagnostic.span_note(sp, m)
     }
+    pub fn span_help(&mut self, sp: Span, m: &str) {
+        self.sess.span_diagnostic.span_help(sp, m)
+    }
     pub fn bug(&mut self, m: &str) -> ! {
         self.sess.span_diagnostic.span_bug(self.span, m)
     }

src/test/compile-fail/lifetime-inference-give-expl-lifetime-param-2.rs

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ impl<'r> Itble<'r, uint, Range<uint>> for (uint, uint) {
 }
 
 fn check<'r, I: Iterator<uint>, T: Itble<'r, uint, I>>(cont: &T) -> bool {
-//~^ NOTE: consider using an explicit lifetime parameter as shown: fn check<'r, I: Iterator<uint>, T: Itble<'r, uint, I>>(cont: &'r T) -> bool
+//~^ HELP: consider using an explicit lifetime parameter as shown: fn check<'r, I: Iterator<uint>, T: Itble<'r, uint, I>>(cont: &'r T) -> bool
     let cont_iter = cont.iter(); //~ ERROR: cannot infer
     let result = cont_iter.fold(Some(0u16), |state, val| {
         state.map_or(None, |mask| {

src/test/compile-fail/lifetime-inference-give-expl-lifetime-param-3.rs

@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@
 
 struct Bar<'x, 'y, 'z> { bar: &'y int, baz: int }
 fn bar1<'a>(x: &Bar) -> (&'a int, &'a int, &'a int) {
-//~^ NOTE: consider using an explicit lifetime parameter as shown: fn bar1<'b, 'c, 'a>(x: &'a Bar<'b, 'a, 'c>) -> (&'a int, &'a int, &'a int)
+//~^ HELP: consider using an explicit lifetime parameter as shown: fn bar1<'b, 'c, 'a>(x: &'a Bar<'b, 'a, 'c>) -> (&'a int, &'a int, &'a int)
     (x.bar, &x.baz, &x.baz)
     //~^ ERROR: cannot infer
     //~^^ ERROR: cannot infer
     //~^^^ ERROR: cannot infer
 }
 
 fn bar2<'a, 'b, 'c>(x: &Bar<'a, 'b, 'c>) -> (&'a int, &'a int, &'a int) {
-//~^ NOTE: consider using an explicit lifetime parameter as shown: fn bar2<'a, 'c>(x: &'a Bar<'a, 'a, 'c>) -> (&'a int, &'a int, &'a int)
+//~^ HELP: consider using an explicit lifetime parameter as shown: fn bar2<'a, 'c>(x: &'a Bar<'a, 'a, 'c>) -> (&'a int, &'a int, &'a int)
     (x.bar, &x.baz, &x.baz)
     //~^ ERROR: cannot infer
     //~^^ ERROR: cannot infer

src/test/compile-fail/lifetime-inference-give-expl-lifetime-param.rs

@@ -12,23 +12,23 @@
 
 struct Foo<'x> { bar: int }
 fn foo1<'a>(x: &Foo) -> &'a int {
-//~^ NOTE: consider using an explicit lifetime parameter as shown: fn foo1<'a>(x: &'a Foo) -> &'a int
+//~^ HELP: consider using an explicit lifetime parameter as shown: fn foo1<'a>(x: &'a Foo) -> &'a int
     &x.bar //~ ERROR: cannot infer
 }
 
 fn foo2<'a, 'b>(x: &'a Foo) -> &'b int {
-//~^ NOTE: consider using an explicit lifetime parameter as shown: fn foo2<'a>(x: &'a Foo) -> &'a int
+//~^ HELP: consider using an explicit lifetime parameter as shown: fn foo2<'a>(x: &'a Foo) -> &'a int
     &x.bar //~ ERROR: cannot infer
 }
 
 fn foo3<'a>(x: &Foo) -> (&'a int, &'a int) {
-//~^ NOTE: consider using an explicit lifetime parameter as shown: fn foo3<'a>(x: &'a Foo) -> (&'a int, &'a int)
+//~^ HELP: consider using an explicit lifetime parameter as shown: fn foo3<'a>(x: &'a Foo) -> (&'a int, &'a int)
     (&x.bar, &x.bar) //~ ERROR: cannot infer
     //~^ ERROR: cannot infer
 }
 
 fn foo4<'a, 'b>(x: &'a Foo) -> (&'b int, &'a int, &'b int) {
-//~^ NOTE: consider using an explicit lifetime parameter as shown: fn foo4<'a>(x: &'a Foo) -> (&'a int, &'a int, &'a int)
+//~^ HELP: consider using an explicit lifetime parameter as shown: fn foo4<'a>(x: &'a Foo) -> (&'a int, &'a int, &'a int)
     (&x.bar, &x.bar, &x.bar) //~ ERROR: cannot infer
     //~^ ERROR: cannot infer
 }
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ struct Cat<'x, T> { cat: &'x int, t: T }
 struct Dog<'y> { dog: &'y int }
 
 fn cat2<'x, 'y>(x: Cat<'x, Dog<'y>>) -> &'x int {
-//~^ NOTE: consider using an explicit lifetime parameter as shown: fn cat2<'x>(x: Cat<'x, Dog<'x>>) -> &'x int
+//~^ HELP: consider using an explicit lifetime parameter as shown: fn cat2<'x>(x: Cat<'x, Dog<'x>>) -> &'x int
     x.t.dog //~ ERROR: cannot infer
 }