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Rollup merge of #124488 - est31:arbitrary_expressions_error, r=pnkfelix

Add a note to the ArbitraryExpressionInPattern error

The current "arbitrary expressions aren't allowed in patterns" error is confusing, as it fires for code where it *looks* like a pattern but the compiler still treats it as an expression. That this is due to the `:expr` fragment specifier forcing the expression-ness property on the code.

In the test suite, the "arbitrary expressions aren't allowed in patterns" error can only be found in combination with macro_rules macros that force expression-ness of their content, namely via `:expr` metavariables. I also can't come up with cases where there would be an expression instead of a pattern, so I think it's always coming from an `:expr`.

In order to make the error less confusing, this adds a note explaining the weird `:expr` fragment behaviour.

Fixes #99380
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Matthias Krüger 2024-04-29 22:37:51 +02:00 committed by GitHub
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@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ ast_lowering_abi_specified_multiple_times =
ast_lowering_arbitrary_expression_in_pattern =
arbitrary expressions aren't allowed in patterns
.pattern_from_macro_note = the `expr` fragment specifier forces the metavariable's content to be an expression
ast_lowering_argument = argument

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@ -368,6 +368,8 @@ pub struct NeverPatternWithGuard {
pub struct ArbitraryExpressionInPattern {
#[primary_span]
pub span: Span,
#[note(ast_lowering_pattern_from_macro_note)]
pub pattern_from_macro_note: bool,
}
#[derive(Diagnostic)]

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@ -339,7 +339,11 @@ impl<'a, 'hir> LoweringContext<'a, 'hir> {
ExprKind::Path(..) if allow_paths => {}
ExprKind::Unary(UnOp::Neg, inner) if matches!(inner.kind, ExprKind::Lit(_)) => {}
_ => {
let guar = self.dcx().emit_err(ArbitraryExpressionInPattern { span: expr.span });
let pattern_from_macro = expr.is_approximately_pattern();
let guar = self.dcx().emit_err(ArbitraryExpressionInPattern {
span: expr.span,
pattern_from_macro_note: pattern_from_macro,
});
return self.arena.alloc(self.expr_err(expr.span, guar));
}
}