2 files changed, 24 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/diagnostics/macros.rs b/src/libsyntax/diagnostics/macros.rs
index b0260e1180f..b4af7205c42 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/diagnostics/macros.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/diagnostics/macros.rs
@@ -49,3 +49,25 @@ macro_rules! span_err(
         ($session).span_err_with_code($span, format!($($arg),*).as_slice(), stringify!($code))
     })
 )
+
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! span_warn(
+    ($session:expr, $span:expr, $code:ident, $($arg:expr),*) => ({
+        __diagnostic_used!($code);
+        ($session).span_warn_with_code($span, format!($($arg),*).as_slice(), stringify!($code))
+    })
+)
+
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! span_note(
+    ($session:expr, $span:expr, $($arg:expr),*) => ({
+        ($session).span_note($span, format!($($arg),*).as_slice())
+    })
+)
+
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! register_diagnostics(
+    ($($code:tt),*) => (
+        $(register_diagnostic!($code))*
+    )
+)
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/diagnostics/plugin.rs b/src/libsyntax/diagnostics/plugin.rs
index 6582d2e44c8..209296989fa 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/diagnostics/plugin.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/diagnostics/plugin.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ pub fn expand_diagnostic_used(ecx: &mut ExtCtxt, span: Span,
     with_registered_diagnostics(|diagnostics| {
         if !diagnostics.contains_key(&code.name) {
             ecx.span_err(span, format!(
-                "unknown diagnostic code {}", token::get_ident(code).get()
+                "unknown diagnostic code {}; add to librustc/diagnostics.rs",
+                token::get_ident(code).get()
             ).as_slice());
         }
         ()