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-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_resolve/src/diagnostics.rs20
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/diagnostics.rs b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/diagnostics.rs
index e69a9d0aeca..0c9d306081e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/diagnostics.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/diagnostics.rs
@@ -1607,7 +1607,17 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Resolver<'a, 'tcx> {
         let mut err =
             struct_span_err!(self.tcx.sess, ident.span, E0603, "{} `{}` is private", descr, ident);
         err.span_label(ident.span, &format!("private {}", descr));
-        if let Some(span) = ctor_fields_span {
+
+        let mut non_exhaustive = None;
+        // If an ADT is foreign and marked as `non_exhaustive`, then that's
+        // probably why we have the privacy error.
+        // Otherwise, point out if the struct has any private fields.
+        if let Some(def_id) = res.opt_def_id()
+            && !def_id.is_local()
+            && let Some(attr) = self.tcx.get_attr(def_id, sym::non_exhaustive)
+        {
+            non_exhaustive = Some(attr.span);
+        } else if let Some(span) = ctor_fields_span {
             err.span_label(span, "a constructor is private if any of the fields is private");
             if let Res::Def(_, d) = res && let Some(fields) = self.field_visibility_spans.get(&d) {
                 err.multipart_suggestion_verbose(
@@ -1656,6 +1666,14 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Resolver<'a, 'tcx> {
             if !first && binding.vis.is_public() {
                 note_span.push_span_label(def_span, "consider importing it directly");
             }
+            // Final step in the import chain, point out if the ADT is `non_exhaustive`
+            // which is probably why this privacy violation occurred.
+            if next_binding.is_none() && let Some(span) = non_exhaustive {
+                note_span.push_span_label(
+                    span,
+                    format!("cannot be constructed because it is `#[non_exhaustive]`"),
+                );
+            }
             err.span_note(note_span, &msg);
         }