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actual "crate root" file not identified in diagnostics #157001

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// inside some file that is inside a crate's tests
#![feature(something)]

Current output

warning: the `#![feature]` attribute can only be used at the crate root

Desired output

warning: the `#![feature]` attribute can only be used at the crate root

...

help: add `#![feature(something)]` to path/to/crate/root/lib.rs

Rationale and extra context

Normally the crate root file is fairly obvious but there are cases, like with integration tests, where it is not. Even for more experienced programmers, "crate root" can be a slightly puzzling turn of phrase.

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Rust Version

rustc 1.96.0-nightly (55e86c996 2026-04-02)
binary: rustc
commit-hash: 55e86c996809902e8bbad512cfb4d2c18be446d9
commit-date: 2026-04-02
host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
release: 1.96.0-nightly
LLVM version: 22.1.2

Anything else?

Issue is an extraction from #144935 (comment)

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