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authorKornel <kornel@geekhood.net>2017-08-07 18:23:15 +0100
committerKornel <kornel@geekhood.net>2017-08-07 18:23:15 +0100
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Hint correct extern constant syntax
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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
index ca362ec9368..c34317e649d 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -6007,7 +6007,9 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         }
 
         if self.check_keyword(keywords::Const) {
-            return Err(self.span_fatal(self.span, "extern items cannot be `const`"));
+            let mut err = self.span_fatal(self.span, "extern items cannot be `const`");
+            err.help("use `static` instead");
+            return Err(err);
         }
 
         // FIXME #5668: this will occur for a macro invocation: