Heat up the ICE-y error reporting

rest in peace match bool <3

4 files changed, 45 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/error.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/error.rs
index 1669c59d7f1..4f359caf31d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/error.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/error.rs
@@ -228,12 +228,17 @@ impl<'tcx> ty::TyS<'tcx> {
             ty::Adt(def, _) => format!("{} `{}`", def.descr(), tcx.def_path_str(def.did)).into(),
             ty::Foreign(def_id) => format!("extern type `{}`", tcx.def_path_str(def_id)).into(),
             ty::Array(t, n) => {
+                if t.is_simple_ty() {
+                    return format!("array `{}`", self).into();
+                }
+
                 let n = tcx.lift(n).unwrap();
-                match n.try_eval_usize(tcx, ty::ParamEnv::empty()) {
-                    _ if t.is_simple_ty() => format!("array `{}`", self).into(),
-                    Some(n) => format!("array of {} element{}", n, pluralize!(n)).into(),
-                    None => "array".into(),
+                if let ty::ConstKind::Value(v) = n.val {
+                    if let Some(n) = v.try_to_machine_usize(tcx) {
+                        return format!("array of {} element{}", n, pluralize!(n)).into();
+                    }
                 }
+                "array".into()
             }
             ty::Slice(ty) if ty.is_simple_ty() => format!("slice `{}`", self).into(),
             ty::Slice(_) => "slice".into(),
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir/src/const_eval/eval_queries.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir/src/const_eval/eval_queries.rs
index 252f5e7ef2f..ed450c0c2a0 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir/src/const_eval/eval_queries.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir/src/const_eval/eval_queries.rs
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ pub fn eval_to_const_value_raw_provider<'tcx>(
     tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
     key: ty::ParamEnvAnd<'tcx, GlobalId<'tcx>>,
 ) -> ::rustc_middle::mir::interpret::EvalToConstValueResult<'tcx> {
-    // see comment in const_eval_raw_provider for what we're doing here
+    // see comment in eval_to_allocation_raw_provider for what we're doing here
     if key.param_env.reveal() == Reveal::All {
         let mut key = key;
         key.param_env = key.param_env.with_user_facing();
diff --git a/src/test/ui/const-generics/issue-79518-default_trait_method_normalization.rs b/src/test/ui/const-generics/issue-79518-default_trait_method_normalization.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8f02bfb937a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/const-generics/issue-79518-default_trait_method_normalization.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#![feature(const_generics, const_evaluatable_checked)]
+#![allow(incomplete_features)]
+
+// This test is a minimized reproduction for #79518 where
+// during error handling for the type mismatch we would try
+// to evaluate std::mem::size_of::<Self::Assoc> causing an ICE
+
+trait Foo {
+    type Assoc: PartialEq;
+    const AssocInstance: Self::Assoc;
+
+    fn foo()
+    where
+        [(); std::mem::size_of::<Self::Assoc>()]: ,
+    {
+        Self::AssocInstance == [(); std::mem::size_of::<Self::Assoc>()];
+        //~^ Error: mismatched types
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() {}
diff --git a/src/test/ui/const-generics/issue-79518-default_trait_method_normalization.stderr b/src/test/ui/const-generics/issue-79518-default_trait_method_normalization.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c90774e944f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/const-generics/issue-79518-default_trait_method_normalization.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+error[E0308]: mismatched types
+  --> $DIR/issue-79518-default_trait_method_normalization.rs:16:32
+   |
+LL |         Self::AssocInstance == [(); std::mem::size_of::<Self::Assoc>()];
+   |                                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ expected associated type, found array `[(); _]`
+   |
+   = note: expected associated type `<Self as Foo>::Assoc`
+                        found array `[(); _]`
+   = help: consider constraining the associated type `<Self as Foo>::Assoc` to `[(); _]` or calling a method that returns `<Self as Foo>::Assoc`
+   = note: for more information, visit https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch19-03-advanced-traits.html
+
+error: aborting due to previous error
+
+For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0308`.