Improve error messages

8 files changed, 39 insertions, 40 deletions

diff --git a/src/librustdoc/passes/collect_intra_doc_links.rs b/src/librustdoc/passes/collect_intra_doc_links.rs
index 024d333d871..f234dc5c03b 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/passes/collect_intra_doc_links.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/passes/collect_intra_doc_links.rs
@@ -1577,13 +1577,12 @@ fn resolution_failure(
                     // See if this was a module: `[path]` or `[std::io::nope]`
                     if let Some(module) = last_found_module {
                         let note = if partial_res.is_some() {
+                            // Part of the link resolved; e.g. `std::io::nonexistent`
                             let module_name = collector.cx.tcx.item_name(module);
-                            format!(
-                                "the module `{}` contains no item named `{}`",
-                                module_name, unresolved
-                            )
+                            format!("no item named `{}` in module `{}`", unresolved, module_name)
                         } else {
-                            format!("there is no item named `{}` in scope", unresolved)
+                            // None of the link resolved; e.g. `Notimported`
+                            format!("no item named `{}` in scope", unresolved)
                         };
                         if let Some(span) = sp {
                             diag.span_label(span, &note);
diff --git a/src/test/rustdoc-ui/deny-intra-link-resolution-failure.stderr b/src/test/rustdoc-ui/deny-intra-link-resolution-failure.stderr
index 889658b0867..9ec9dd4bc9a 100644
--- a/src/test/rustdoc-ui/deny-intra-link-resolution-failure.stderr
+++ b/src/test/rustdoc-ui/deny-intra-link-resolution-failure.stderr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ error: unresolved link to `v2`
   --> $DIR/deny-intra-link-resolution-failure.rs:3:6
    |
 LL | /// [v2]
-   |      ^^ there is no item named `v2` in scope
+   |      ^^ no item named `v2` in scope
    |
 note: the lint level is defined here
   --> $DIR/deny-intra-link-resolution-failure.rs:1:9
diff --git a/src/test/rustdoc-ui/intra-link-errors.rs b/src/test/rustdoc-ui/intra-link-errors.rs
index 701fd6991c4..ef928ae02f3 100644
--- a/src/test/rustdoc-ui/intra-link-errors.rs
+++ b/src/test/rustdoc-ui/intra-link-errors.rs
@@ -6,23 +6,23 @@
 
 /// [path::to::nonexistent::module]
 //~^ ERROR unresolved link
-//~| NOTE there is no item named `path` in scope
+//~| NOTE no item named `path` in scope
 
 /// [path::to::nonexistent::macro!]
 //~^ ERROR unresolved link
-//~| NOTE there is no item named `path` in scope
+//~| NOTE no item named `path` in scope
 
 /// [type@path::to::nonexistent::type]
 //~^ ERROR unresolved link
-//~| NOTE there is no item named `path` in scope
+//~| NOTE no item named `path` in scope
 
 /// [std::io::not::here]
 //~^ ERROR unresolved link
-//~| NOTE `io` contains no item named `not`
+//~| NOTE no item named `not` in module `io`
 
 /// [type@std::io::not::here]
 //~^ ERROR unresolved link
-//~| NOTE `io` contains no item named `not`
+//~| NOTE no item named `not` in module `io`
 
 /// [std::io::Error::x]
 //~^ ERROR unresolved link
diff --git a/src/test/rustdoc-ui/intra-link-errors.stderr b/src/test/rustdoc-ui/intra-link-errors.stderr
index 8b12c721f78..31e7fc48afd 100644
--- a/src/test/rustdoc-ui/intra-link-errors.stderr
+++ b/src/test/rustdoc-ui/intra-link-errors.stderr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ error: unresolved link to `path::to::nonexistent::module`
   --> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:7:6
    |
 LL | /// [path::to::nonexistent::module]
-   |      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ there is no item named `path` in scope
+   |      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ no item named `path` in scope
    |
 note: the lint level is defined here
   --> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:1:9
@@ -14,25 +14,25 @@ error: unresolved link to `path::to::nonexistent::macro`
   --> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:11:6
    |
 LL | /// [path::to::nonexistent::macro!]
-   |      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ there is no item named `path` in scope
+   |      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ no item named `path` in scope
 
 error: unresolved link to `path::to::nonexistent::type`
   --> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:15:6
    |
 LL | /// [type@path::to::nonexistent::type]
-   |      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ there is no item named `path` in scope
+   |      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ no item named `path` in scope
 
 error: unresolved link to `std::io::not::here`
   --> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:19:6
    |
 LL | /// [std::io::not::here]
-   |      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ the module `io` contains no item named `not`
+   |      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ no item named `not` in module `io`
 
 error: unresolved link to `std::io::not::here`
   --> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:23:6
    |
 LL | /// [type@std::io::not::here]
-   |      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ the module `io` contains no item named `not`
+   |      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ no item named `not` in module `io`
 
 error: unresolved link to `std::io::Error::x`
   --> $DIR/intra-link-errors.rs:27:6
diff --git a/src/test/rustdoc-ui/intra-link-span-ice-55723.stderr b/src/test/rustdoc-ui/intra-link-span-ice-55723.stderr
index 1e4cfb5be01..d8afa9e7efd 100644
--- a/src/test/rustdoc-ui/intra-link-span-ice-55723.stderr
+++ b/src/test/rustdoc-ui/intra-link-span-ice-55723.stderr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ error: unresolved link to `i`
   --> $DIR/intra-link-span-ice-55723.rs:9:10
    |
 LL | /// （arr[i]）
-   |           ^ there is no item named `i` in scope
+   |           ^ no item named `i` in scope
    |
 note: the lint level is defined here
   --> $DIR/intra-link-span-ice-55723.rs:1:9
diff --git a/src/test/rustdoc-ui/intra-links-warning-crlf.stderr b/src/test/rustdoc-ui/intra-links-warning-crlf.stderr
index 0bf820adbf6..67c48378fd2 100644
--- a/src/test/rustdoc-ui/intra-links-warning-crlf.stderr
+++ b/src/test/rustdoc-ui/intra-links-warning-crlf.stderr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ warning: unresolved link to `error`
   --> $DIR/intra-links-warning-crlf.rs:7:6
    |
 LL | /// [error]
-   |      ^^^^^ there is no item named `error` in scope
+   |      ^^^^^ no item named `error` in scope
    |
    = note: `#[warn(broken_intra_doc_links)]` on by default
    = help: to escape `[` and `]` characters, add '\' before them like `\[` or `\]`
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ warning: unresolved link to `error1`
   --> $DIR/intra-links-warning-crlf.rs:12:11
    |
 LL | /// docs [error1]
-   |           ^^^^^^ there is no item named `error1` in scope
+   |           ^^^^^^ no item named `error1` in scope
    |
    = help: to escape `[` and `]` characters, add '\' before them like `\[` or `\]`
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ warning: unresolved link to `error2`
   --> $DIR/intra-links-warning-crlf.rs:15:11
    |
 LL | /// docs [error2]
-   |           ^^^^^^ there is no item named `error2` in scope
+   |           ^^^^^^ no item named `error2` in scope
    |
    = help: to escape `[` and `]` characters, add '\' before them like `\[` or `\]`
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ warning: unresolved link to `error`
   --> $DIR/intra-links-warning-crlf.rs:23:20
    |
 LL |  * It also has an [error].
-   |                    ^^^^^ there is no item named `error` in scope
+   |                    ^^^^^ no item named `error` in scope
    |
    = help: to escape `[` and `]` characters, add '\' before them like `\[` or `\]`
 
diff --git a/src/test/rustdoc-ui/intra-links-warning.stderr b/src/test/rustdoc-ui/intra-links-warning.stderr
index b1b89dad8a3..4cdb8bbdde7 100644
--- a/src/test/rustdoc-ui/intra-links-warning.stderr
+++ b/src/test/rustdoc-ui/intra-links-warning.stderr
@@ -10,37 +10,37 @@ warning: unresolved link to `Bar::foo`
   --> $DIR/intra-links-warning.rs:3:35
    |
 LL |        //! Test with [Foo::baz], [Bar::foo], ...
-   |                                   ^^^^^^^^ there is no item named `Bar` in scope
+   |                                   ^^^^^^^^ no item named `Bar` in scope
 
 warning: unresolved link to `Uniooon::X`
   --> $DIR/intra-links-warning.rs:6:13
    |
 LL |      //! , [Uniooon::X] and [Qux::Z].
-   |             ^^^^^^^^^^ there is no item named `Uniooon` in scope
+   |             ^^^^^^^^^^ no item named `Uniooon` in scope
 
 warning: unresolved link to `Qux::Z`
   --> $DIR/intra-links-warning.rs:6:30
    |
 LL |      //! , [Uniooon::X] and [Qux::Z].
-   |                              ^^^^^^ there is no item named `Qux` in scope
+   |                              ^^^^^^ no item named `Qux` in scope
 
 warning: unresolved link to `Uniooon::X`
   --> $DIR/intra-links-warning.rs:10:14
    |
 LL |       //! , [Uniooon::X] and [Qux::Z].
-   |              ^^^^^^^^^^ there is no item named `Uniooon` in scope
+   |              ^^^^^^^^^^ no item named `Uniooon` in scope
 
 warning: unresolved link to `Qux::Z`
   --> $DIR/intra-links-warning.rs:10:31
    |
 LL |       //! , [Uniooon::X] and [Qux::Z].
-   |                               ^^^^^^ there is no item named `Qux` in scope
+   |                               ^^^^^^ no item named `Qux` in scope
 
 warning: unresolved link to `Qux:Y`
   --> $DIR/intra-links-warning.rs:14:13
    |
 LL |        /// [Qux:Y]
-   |             ^^^^^ there is no item named `Qux:Y` in scope
+   |             ^^^^^ no item named `Qux:Y` in scope
    |
    = help: to escape `[` and `]` characters, add '\' before them like `\[` or `\]`
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ warning: unresolved link to `error`
   --> $DIR/intra-links-warning.rs:58:30
    |
 LL |  * time to introduce a link [error]*/
-   |                              ^^^^^ there is no item named `error` in scope
+   |                              ^^^^^ no item named `error` in scope
    |
    = help: to escape `[` and `]` characters, add '\' before them like `\[` or `\]`
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ warning: unresolved link to `error`
   --> $DIR/intra-links-warning.rs:64:30
    |
 LL |  * time to introduce a link [error]
-   |                              ^^^^^ there is no item named `error` in scope
+   |                              ^^^^^ no item named `error` in scope
    |
    = help: to escape `[` and `]` characters, add '\' before them like `\[` or `\]`
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ LL | #[doc = "single line [error]"]
            
            single line [error]
                         ^^^^^
-   = note: there is no item named `error` in scope
+   = note: no item named `error` in scope
    = help: to escape `[` and `]` characters, add '\' before them like `\[` or `\]`
 
 warning: unresolved link to `error`
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ LL | #[doc = "single line with \"escaping\" [error]"]
            
            single line with "escaping" [error]
                                         ^^^^^
-   = note: there is no item named `error` in scope
+   = note: no item named `error` in scope
    = help: to escape `[` and `]` characters, add '\' before them like `\[` or `\]`
 
 warning: unresolved link to `error`
@@ -98,14 +98,14 @@ LL | | /// [error]
            
            [error]
             ^^^^^
-   = note: there is no item named `error` in scope
+   = note: no item named `error` in scope
    = help: to escape `[` and `]` characters, add '\' before them like `\[` or `\]`
 
 warning: unresolved link to `error1`
   --> $DIR/intra-links-warning.rs:80:11
    |
 LL | /// docs [error1]
-   |           ^^^^^^ there is no item named `error1` in scope
+   |           ^^^^^^ no item named `error1` in scope
    |
    = help: to escape `[` and `]` characters, add '\' before them like `\[` or `\]`
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ warning: unresolved link to `error2`
   --> $DIR/intra-links-warning.rs:82:11
    |
 LL | /// docs [error2]
-   |           ^^^^^^ there is no item named `error2` in scope
+   |           ^^^^^^ no item named `error2` in scope
    |
    = help: to escape `[` and `]` characters, add '\' before them like `\[` or `\]`
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ warning: unresolved link to `BarA`
   --> $DIR/intra-links-warning.rs:21:10
    |
 LL | /// bar [BarA] bar
-   |          ^^^^ there is no item named `BarA` in scope
+   |          ^^^^ no item named `BarA` in scope
    |
    = help: to escape `[` and `]` characters, add '\' before them like `\[` or `\]`
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ warning: unresolved link to `BarB`
   --> $DIR/intra-links-warning.rs:27:9
    |
 LL |  * bar [BarB] bar
-   |         ^^^^ there is no item named `BarB` in scope
+   |         ^^^^ no item named `BarB` in scope
    |
    = help: to escape `[` and `]` characters, add '\' before them like `\[` or `\]`
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ warning: unresolved link to `BarC`
   --> $DIR/intra-links-warning.rs:34:6
    |
 LL | bar [BarC] bar
-   |      ^^^^ there is no item named `BarC` in scope
+   |      ^^^^ no item named `BarC` in scope
    |
    = help: to escape `[` and `]` characters, add '\' before them like `\[` or `\]`
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ LL | #[doc = "Foo\nbar [BarD] bar\nbaz"]
            
            bar [BarD] bar
                 ^^^^
-   = note: there is no item named `BarD` in scope
+   = note: no item named `BarD` in scope
    = help: to escape `[` and `]` characters, add '\' before them like `\[` or `\]`
 
 warning: unresolved link to `BarF`
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ LL | f!("Foo\nbar [BarF] bar\nbaz");
            
            bar [BarF] bar
                 ^^^^
-   = note: there is no item named `BarF` in scope
+   = note: no item named `BarF` in scope
    = help: to escape `[` and `]` characters, add '\' before them like `\[` or `\]`
    = note: this warning originates in a macro (in Nightly builds, run with -Z macro-backtrace for more info)
 
diff --git a/src/test/rustdoc-ui/lint-group.stderr b/src/test/rustdoc-ui/lint-group.stderr
index 1cdd786acb4..32be90193fe 100644
--- a/src/test/rustdoc-ui/lint-group.stderr
+++ b/src/test/rustdoc-ui/lint-group.stderr
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ error: unresolved link to `error`
   --> $DIR/lint-group.rs:9:29
    |
 LL | /// what up, let's make an [error]
-   |                             ^^^^^ there is no item named `error` in scope
+   |                             ^^^^^ no item named `error` in scope
    |
 note: the lint level is defined here
   --> $DIR/lint-group.rs:7:9