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The previous error was confusing since it made it sound like you can't
link to items that are defined outside the current module.

Also suggested importing the item.
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camelid committed Oct 2, 2020
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8 changes: 4 additions & 4 deletions src/librustdoc/passes/collect_intra_doc_links.rs
Expand Up @@ -1575,17 +1575,17 @@ fn resolution_failure(
_ => None,
};
// See if this was a module: `[path]` or `[std::io::nope]`
if let Some(module) = last_found_module {
let module_name = collector.cx.tcx.item_name(module);
if let Some(_module) = last_found_module {
let note = format!(
"the module `{}` contains no item named `{}`",
module_name, unresolved
"there is no item named `{}` in scope",
unresolved
);
if let Some(span) = sp {
diag.span_label(span, &note);
} else {
diag.note(&note);
}
diag.help(&format!("did you mean to import `{}`?", unresolved));
// If the link has `::` in it, assume it was meant to be an intra-doc link.
// Otherwise, the `[]` might be unrelated.
// FIXME: don't show this for autolinks (`<>`), `()` style links, or reference links
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Expand Up @@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ error: unresolved link to `v2`
--> $DIR/deny-intra-link-resolution-failure.rs:3:6
|
LL | /// [v2]
| ^^ the module `deny_intra_link_resolution_failure` contains no item named `v2`
| ^^ there is no item named `v2` in scope
|
note: the lint level is defined here
--> $DIR/deny-intra-link-resolution-failure.rs:1:9
|
LL | #![deny(broken_intra_doc_links)]
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
= help: did you mean to import `v2`?
= help: to escape `[` and `]` characters, add '\' before them like `\[` or `\]`

error: aborting due to previous error
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15 changes: 10 additions & 5 deletions src/test/rustdoc-ui/intra-link-errors.rs
Expand Up @@ -6,23 +6,28 @@

/// [path::to::nonexistent::module]
//~^ ERROR unresolved link
//~| NOTE `intra_link_errors` contains no item named `path`
//~| NOTE there is no item named `path` in scope
//~| HELP did you mean to import `path`?

/// [path::to::nonexistent::macro!]
//~^ ERROR unresolved link
//~| NOTE `intra_link_errors` contains no item named `path`
//~| NOTE there is no item named `path` in scope
//~| HELP did you mean to import `path`?

/// [type@path::to::nonexistent::type]
//~^ ERROR unresolved link
//~| NOTE `intra_link_errors` contains no item named `path`
//~| NOTE there is no item named `path` in scope
//~| HELP did you mean to import `path`?

/// [std::io::not::here]
//~^ ERROR unresolved link
//~| NOTE `io` contains no item named `not`
//~| NOTE there is no item named `not` in scope
//~| HELP did you mean to import `not`?

/// [type@std::io::not::here]
//~^ ERROR unresolved link
//~| NOTE `io` contains no item named `not`
//~| NOTE there is no item named `not` in scope
//~| HELP did you mean to import `not`?

/// [std::io::Error::x]
//~^ ERROR unresolved link
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57 changes: 33 additions & 24 deletions src/test/rustdoc-ui/intra-link-errors.stderr
Expand Up @@ -2,94 +2,103 @@ error: unresolved link to `path::to::nonexistent::module`
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:7:6
|
LL | /// [path::to::nonexistent::module]
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ the module `intra_link_errors` contains no item named `path`
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ there is no item named `path` in scope
|
note: the lint level is defined here
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:1:9
|
LL | #![deny(broken_intra_doc_links)]
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
= help: did you mean to import `path`?

error: unresolved link to `path::to::nonexistent::macro`
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:11:6
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:12:6
|
LL | /// [path::to::nonexistent::macro!]
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ the module `intra_link_errors` contains no item named `path`
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ there is no item named `path` in scope
|
= help: did you mean to import `path`?

error: unresolved link to `path::to::nonexistent::type`
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:15:6
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:17:6
|
LL | /// [type@path::to::nonexistent::type]
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ the module `intra_link_errors` contains no item named `path`
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ there is no item named `path` in scope
|
= help: did you mean to import `path`?

error: unresolved link to `std::io::not::here`
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:19:6
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:22:6
|
LL | /// [std::io::not::here]
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ the module `io` contains no item named `not`
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ there is no item named `not` in scope
|
= help: did you mean to import `not`?

error: unresolved link to `std::io::not::here`
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:23:6
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:27:6
|
LL | /// [type@std::io::not::here]
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ the module `io` contains no item named `not`
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ there is no item named `not` in scope
|
= help: did you mean to import `not`?

error: unresolved link to `std::io::Error::x`
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:27:6
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:32:6
|
LL | /// [std::io::Error::x]
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ the struct `Error` has no field or associated item named `x`

error: unresolved link to `std::io::ErrorKind::x`
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:31:6
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:36:6
|
LL | /// [std::io::ErrorKind::x]
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ the enum `ErrorKind` has no variant or associated item named `x`

error: unresolved link to `f::A`
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:35:6
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:40:6
|
LL | /// [f::A]
| ^^^^ `f` is a function, not a module or type, and cannot have associated items

error: unresolved link to `f::A`
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:39:6
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:44:6
|
LL | /// [f::A!]
| ^^^^^ `f` is a function, not a module or type, and cannot have associated items

error: unresolved link to `S::A`
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:43:6
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:48:6
|
LL | /// [S::A]
| ^^^^ the struct `S` has no field or associated item named `A`

error: unresolved link to `S::fmt`
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:47:6
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:52:6
|
LL | /// [S::fmt]
| ^^^^^^ the struct `S` has no field or associated item named `fmt`

error: unresolved link to `E::D`
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:51:6
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:56:6
|
LL | /// [E::D]
| ^^^^ the enum `E` has no variant or associated item named `D`

error: unresolved link to `u8::not_found`
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:55:6
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:60:6
|
LL | /// [u8::not_found]
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ the builtin type `u8` has no associated item named `not_found`

error: unresolved link to `std::primitive::u8::not_found`
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:59:6
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:64:6
|
LL | /// [std::primitive::u8::not_found]
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ the builtin type `u8` has no associated item named `not_found`

error: unresolved link to `Vec::into_iter`
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:63:6
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:68:6
|
LL | /// [type@Vec::into_iter]
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Expand All @@ -98,7 +107,7 @@ LL | /// [type@Vec::into_iter]
| help: to link to the associated function, add parentheses: `Vec::into_iter()`

error: unresolved link to `S`
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:68:6
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:73:6
|
LL | /// [S!]
| ^^
Expand All @@ -107,7 +116,7 @@ LL | /// [S!]
| help: to link to the struct, prefix with `struct@`: `struct@S`

error: unresolved link to `T::g`
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:86:6
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:91:6
|
LL | /// [type@T::g]
| ^^^^^^^^^
Expand All @@ -116,13 +125,13 @@ LL | /// [type@T::g]
| help: to link to the associated function, add parentheses: `T::g()`

error: unresolved link to `T::h`
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:91:6
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:96:6
|
LL | /// [T::h!]
| ^^^^^ the trait `T` has no macro named `h`

error: unresolved link to `S::h`
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:78:6
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:83:6
|
LL | /// [type@S::h]
| ^^^^^^^^^
Expand All @@ -131,7 +140,7 @@ LL | /// [type@S::h]
| help: to link to the associated function, add parentheses: `S::h()`

error: unresolved link to `m`
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:98:6
--> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:103:6
|
LL | /// [m()]
| ^^^
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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion src/test/rustdoc-ui/intra-link-span-ice-55723.stderr
Expand Up @@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ error: unresolved link to `i`
--> $DIR/intra-link-span-ice-55723.rs:9:10
|
LL | /// (arr[i])
| ^ the module `intra_link_span_ice_55723` contains no item named `i`
| ^ there is no item named `i` in scope
|
note: the lint level is defined here
--> $DIR/intra-link-span-ice-55723.rs:1:9
|
LL | #![deny(broken_intra_doc_links)]
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
= help: did you mean to import `i`?
= help: to escape `[` and `]` characters, add '\' before them like `\[` or `\]`

error: aborting due to previous error
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12 changes: 8 additions & 4 deletions src/test/rustdoc-ui/intra-links-warning-crlf.stderr
Expand Up @@ -2,33 +2,37 @@ warning: unresolved link to `error`
--> $DIR/intra-links-warning-crlf.rs:7:6
|
LL | /// [error]
| ^^^^^ the module `intra_links_warning_crlf` contains no item named `error`
| ^^^^^ there is no item named `error` in scope
|
= note: `#[warn(broken_intra_doc_links)]` on by default
= help: did you mean to import `error`?
= help: to escape `[` and `]` characters, add '\' before them like `\[` or `\]`

warning: unresolved link to `error1`
--> $DIR/intra-links-warning-crlf.rs:12:11
|
LL | /// docs [error1]
| ^^^^^^ the module `intra_links_warning_crlf` contains no item named `error1`
| ^^^^^^ there is no item named `error1` in scope
|
= help: did you mean to import `error1`?
= help: to escape `[` and `]` characters, add '\' before them like `\[` or `\]`

warning: unresolved link to `error2`
--> $DIR/intra-links-warning-crlf.rs:15:11
|
LL | /// docs [error2]
| ^^^^^^ the module `intra_links_warning_crlf` contains no item named `error2`
| ^^^^^^ there is no item named `error2` in scope
|
= help: did you mean to import `error2`?
= help: to escape `[` and `]` characters, add '\' before them like `\[` or `\]`

warning: unresolved link to `error`
--> $DIR/intra-links-warning-crlf.rs:23:20
|
LL | * It also has an [error].
| ^^^^^ the module `intra_links_warning_crlf` contains no item named `error`
| ^^^^^ there is no item named `error` in scope
|
= help: did you mean to import `error`?
= help: to escape `[` and `]` characters, add '\' before them like `\[` or `\]`

warning: 4 warnings emitted
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