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Regression in return type error quality with impl trait #50652

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@sophiajt

In playing with impl trait this morning, I noticed that if you do the classic "oops, I left a ; after my return value" error, instead of the helpful message asking if you meant to have the semi-colon, you get this:

screen shot 2018-05-11 at 5 20 58 am

We should definitely try to cover this case too with the same improved error messages we have for other return types.

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    A-diagnosticsArea: Messages for errors, warnings, and lintsA-impl-traitArea: `impl Trait`. Universally / existentially quantified anonymous types with static dispatch.C-enhancementCategory: An issue proposing an enhancement or a PR with one.T-compilerRelevant to the compiler team, which will review and decide on the PR/issue.

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