Delay function resolution error until typeck

compiler/rustc_errors/src/lib.rs

@@ -460,6 +460,7 @@ pub enum StashKey {
     ItemNoType,
     UnderscoreForArrayLengths,
     EarlySyntaxWarning,
+    CallIntoMethod,
 }
 
 fn default_track_diagnostic(_: &Diagnostic) {}

compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/callee.rs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use super::method::MethodCallee;
 use super::{DefIdOrName, Expectation, FnCtxt, TupleArgumentsFlag};
 use crate::type_error_struct;
 
-use rustc_errors::{struct_span_err, Applicability, Diagnostic};
+use rustc_errors::{struct_span_err, Applicability, Diagnostic, StashKey};
 use rustc_hir as hir;
 use rustc_hir::def::{self, Namespace, Res};
 use rustc_hir::def_id::DefId;
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ pub fn check_legal_trait_for_method_call(
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
 enum CallStep<'tcx> {
     Builtin(Ty<'tcx>),
     DeferredClosure(LocalDefId, ty::FnSig<'tcx>),
@@ -188,6 +189,10 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                 return None;
             }
 
+            ty::Error(_) => {
+                return None;
+            }
+
             _ => {}
         }
 
@@ -394,6 +399,17 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             }
             ty::FnPtr(sig) => (sig, None),
             _ => {
+                if let hir::ExprKind::Path(hir::QPath::Resolved(_, path)) = &callee_expr.kind
+                    && let [segment] = path.segments
+                    && let Some(mut diag) = self
+                        .tcx
+                        .sess
+                        .diagnostic()
+                        .steal_diagnostic(segment.ident.span, StashKey::CallIntoMethod)
+                {
+                    diag.emit();
+                }
+
                 self.report_invalid_callee(call_expr, callee_expr, callee_ty, arg_exprs);
 
                 // This is the "default" function signature, used in case of error.

compiler/rustc_resolve/src/diagnostics.rs

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ impl<'a> Resolver<'a> {
     }
 
     fn report_with_use_injections(&mut self, krate: &Crate) {
-        for UseError { mut err, candidates, def_id, instead, suggestion, path } in
+        for UseError { mut err, candidates, def_id, instead, suggestion, path, is_call } in
             self.use_injections.drain(..)
         {
             let (span, found_use) = if let Some(def_id) = def_id.as_local() {
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ impl<'a> Resolver<'a> {
             } else {
                 (None, FoundUse::No)
             };
+
             if !candidates.is_empty() {
                 show_candidates(
                     &self.session,
@@ -140,10 +141,15 @@ impl<'a> Resolver<'a> {
                     IsPattern::No,
                     path,
                 );
+                err.emit();
             } else if let Some((span, msg, sugg, appl)) = suggestion {
                 err.span_suggestion(span, msg, sugg, appl);
+                err.emit();
+            } else if let [segment] = path.as_slice() && is_call {
+                err.stash(segment.ident.span, rustc_errors::StashKey::CallIntoMethod);
+            } else {
+                err.emit();
             }
-            err.emit();
         }
     }
 

compiler/rustc_resolve/src/late.rs

@@ -3263,6 +3263,7 @@ impl<'a: 'ast, 'b, 'ast> LateResolutionVisitor<'a, 'b, 'ast> {
                     instead,
                     suggestion,
                     path: path.into(),
+                    is_call: source.is_call(),
                 });
             }
 
@@ -3327,6 +3328,7 @@ impl<'a: 'ast, 'b, 'ast> LateResolutionVisitor<'a, 'b, 'ast> {
                     instead: false,
                     suggestion: None,
                     path: path.into(),
+                    is_call: source.is_call(),
                 });
             } else {
                 err.cancel();

compiler/rustc_resolve/src/lib.rs

@@ -674,6 +674,8 @@ struct UseError<'a> {
     /// Path `Segment`s at the place of use that failed. Used for accurate suggestion after telling
     /// the user to import the item directly.
     path: Vec<Segment>,
+    /// Whether the expected source is a call
+    is_call: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Debug)]