Use the more informative generic type inference failure error on method calls on raw pointers

compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0699.md

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+#### Note: this error code is no longer emitted by the compiler.
+
 A method was called on a raw pointer whose inner type wasn't completely known.
 
 Erroneous code example:
 
-```compile_fail,edition2018,E0699
+```compile_fail,edition2018
 # #![deny(warnings)]
 # fn main() {
 let foo = &1;

compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/lib.rs

@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ E0695: 0695,
 E0696: 0696,
 E0697: 0697,
 E0698: 0698,
-E0699: 0699,
+E0699: 0699, // REMOVED: merged into generic inference var error
 E0700: 0700,
 E0701: 0701,
 E0703: 0703,

compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/messages.ftl

@@ -93,9 +93,6 @@ hir_typeck_lossy_provenance_ptr2int =
     .suggestion = use `.addr()` to obtain the address of a pointer
     .help = if you can't comply with strict provenance and need to expose the pointer provenance you can use `.expose_addr()` instead
 
-hir_typeck_method_call_on_unknown_raw_pointee =
-    cannot call a method on a raw pointer with an unknown pointee type
-
 hir_typeck_missing_parentheses_in_range = can't call method `{$method_name}` on type `{$ty_str}`
 
 hir_typeck_no_associated_item = no {$item_kind} named `{$item_name}` found for {$ty_prefix} `{$ty_str}`{$trait_missing_method ->

compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/errors.rs

@@ -76,13 +76,6 @@ pub struct StructExprNonExhaustive {
     pub what: &'static str,
 }
 
-#[derive(Diagnostic)]
-#[diag(hir_typeck_method_call_on_unknown_raw_pointee, code = E0699)]
-pub struct MethodCallOnUnknownRawPointee {
-    #[primary_span]
-    pub span: Span,
-}
-
 #[derive(Diagnostic)]
 #[diag(hir_typeck_functional_record_update_on_non_struct, code = E0436)]
 pub struct FunctionalRecordUpdateOnNonStruct {

compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/method/probe.rs

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use super::CandidateSource;
 use super::MethodError;
 use super::NoMatchData;
 
-use crate::errors::MethodCallOnUnknownRawPointee;
 use crate::FnCtxt;
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashSet;
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
@@ -433,13 +432,13 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             if is_suggestion.0 {
                 // Ambiguity was encountered during a suggestion. Just keep going.
                 debug!("ProbeContext: encountered ambiguity in suggestion");
-            } else if bad_ty.reached_raw_pointer && !self.tcx.features().arbitrary_self_types {
+            } else if bad_ty.reached_raw_pointer
+                && !self.tcx.features().arbitrary_self_types
+                && !self.tcx.sess.at_least_rust_2018()
+            {
                 // this case used to be allowed by the compiler,
                 // so we do a future-compat lint here for the 2015 edition
                 // (see https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/46906)
-                if self.tcx.sess.at_least_rust_2018() {
-                    self.dcx().emit_err(MethodCallOnUnknownRawPointee { span });
-                } else {
                 self.tcx.node_span_lint(
                     lint::builtin::TYVAR_BEHIND_RAW_POINTER,
                     scope_expr_id,
@@ -447,7 +446,6 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                     "type annotations needed",
                     |_| {},
                 );
-                }
             } else {
                 // Ended up encountering a type variable when doing autoderef,
                 // but it may not be a type variable after processing obligations
@@ -458,10 +456,21 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                     .unwrap_or_else(|_| span_bug!(span, "instantiating {:?} failed?", ty));
                 let ty = self.resolve_vars_if_possible(ty.value);
                 let guar = match *ty.kind() {
-                    ty::Infer(ty::TyVar(_)) => self
+                    ty::Infer(ty::TyVar(_)) => {
-                        .err_ctxt()
+                        let raw_ptr_call =
-                        .emit_inference_failure_err(self.body_id, span, ty.into(), E0282, true)
+                            bad_ty.reached_raw_pointer && !self.tcx.features().arbitrary_self_types;
-                        .emit(),
+                        let mut err = self.err_ctxt().emit_inference_failure_err(
+                            self.body_id,
+                            span,
+                            ty.into(),
+                            E0282,
+                            !raw_ptr_call,
+                        );
+                        if raw_ptr_call {
+                            err.span_label(span, "cannot call a method on a raw pointer with an unknown pointee type");
+                        }
+                        err.emit()
+                    }
                     ty::Error(guar) => guar,
                     _ => bug!("unexpected bad final type in method autoderef"),
                 };

src/tools/tidy/src/error_codes.rs

@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ fn check_error_codes_docs(
         if error_codes.iter().all(|e| e != err_code) {
             errors.push(format!(
                 "Found valid file `{}` in error code docs directory without corresponding \
-                entry in `error_code.rs`",
+                entry in `rustc_error_codes/src/lib.rs`",
                 path.display()
             ));
             return;

tests/ui/editions/edition-raw-pointer-method-2018.rs

@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
 fn main() {
     let x = 0;
     let y = &x as *const _;
+    //~^ error: type annotations needed
     let _ = y.is_null();
-    //~^ error: cannot call a method on a raw pointer with an unknown pointee type [E0699]
 }

tests/ui/editions/edition-raw-pointer-method-2018.stderr

@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
-error[E0699]: cannot call a method on a raw pointer with an unknown pointee type
+error[E0282]: type annotations needed for `*const _`
-  --> $DIR/edition-raw-pointer-method-2018.rs:9:15
+  --> $DIR/edition-raw-pointer-method-2018.rs:8:9
    |
+LL |     let y = &x as *const _;
+   |         ^
+LL |
 LL |     let _ = y.is_null();
-   |               ^^^^^^^
+   |               ------- cannot call a method on a raw pointer with an unknown pointee type
+   |
+help: consider giving `y` an explicit type, where the placeholders `_` are specified
+   |
+LL |     let y: *const _ = &x as *const _;
+   |          ++++++++++
 
 error: aborting due to 1 previous error
 
-For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0699`.
+For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0282`.

tests/ui/methods/call_method_unknown_pointee.rs

@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ fn main() {
     let ptr = &val as *const u32;
     unsafe {
         let _a: i32 = (ptr as *const _).read();
-        //~^ ERROR cannot call a method on a raw pointer with an unknown pointee type [E0699]
+        //~^ ERROR type annotations needed
         let b = ptr as *const _;
+        //~^ ERROR type annotations needed
         let _b: u8 = b.read();
-        //~^ ERROR cannot call a method on a raw pointer with an unknown pointee type [E0699]
         let _c = (ptr as *const u8).read(); // we know the type here
     }
 
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ fn main() {
     let ptr = &mut val as *mut u32;
     unsafe {
         let _a: i32 = (ptr as *mut _).read();
-        //~^ ERROR cannot call a method on a raw pointer with an unknown pointee type [E0699]
+        //~^ ERROR type annotations needed
         let b = ptr as *mut _;
+        //~^ ERROR type annotations needed
         b.write(10);
-        //~^ ERROR cannot call a method on a raw pointer with an unknown pointee type [E0699]
         (ptr as *mut i32).write(1000); // we know the type here
     }
 }

tests/ui/methods/call_method_unknown_pointee.stderr

@@ -1,27 +1,49 @@
-error[E0699]: cannot call a method on a raw pointer with an unknown pointee type
+error[E0282]: type annotations needed
   --> $DIR/call_method_unknown_pointee.rs:10:41
    |
 LL |         let _a: i32 = (ptr as *const _).read();
    |                                         ^^^^
+   |                                         |
+   |                                         cannot infer type
+   |                                         cannot call a method on a raw pointer with an unknown pointee type
 
-error[E0699]: cannot call a method on a raw pointer with an unknown pointee type
+error[E0282]: type annotations needed for `*const _`
-  --> $DIR/call_method_unknown_pointee.rs:13:24
+  --> $DIR/call_method_unknown_pointee.rs:12:13
    |
+LL |         let b = ptr as *const _;
+   |             ^
+LL |
 LL |         let _b: u8 = b.read();
-   |                        ^^^^
+   |                        ---- cannot call a method on a raw pointer with an unknown pointee type
+   |
+help: consider giving `b` an explicit type, where the placeholders `_` are specified
+   |
+LL |         let b: *const _ = ptr as *const _;
+   |              ++++++++++
 
-error[E0699]: cannot call a method on a raw pointer with an unknown pointee type
+error[E0282]: type annotations needed
   --> $DIR/call_method_unknown_pointee.rs:21:39
    |
 LL |         let _a: i32 = (ptr as *mut _).read();
    |                                       ^^^^
+   |                                       |
+   |                                       cannot infer type
+   |                                       cannot call a method on a raw pointer with an unknown pointee type
 
-error[E0699]: cannot call a method on a raw pointer with an unknown pointee type
+error[E0282]: type annotations needed for `*mut _`
-  --> $DIR/call_method_unknown_pointee.rs:24:11
+  --> $DIR/call_method_unknown_pointee.rs:23:13
    |
+LL |         let b = ptr as *mut _;
+   |             ^
+LL |
 LL |         b.write(10);
-   |           ^^^^^
+   |           ----- cannot call a method on a raw pointer with an unknown pointee type
+   |
+help: consider giving `b` an explicit type, where the placeholders `_` are specified
+   |
+LL |         let b: *mut _ = ptr as *mut _;
+   |              ++++++++
 
 error: aborting due to 4 previous errors
 
-For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0699`.
+For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0282`.