2 files changed, 48 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/lexer/mod.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/lexer/mod.rs
index 96584a580f1..b7e8a880e7e 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/lexer/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/lexer/mod.rs
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ pub struct StringReader<'a> {
     /// The raw source span which *does not* take `override_span` into account
     span_src_raw: Span,
     open_braces: Vec<(token::DelimToken, Span)>,
+    /// The type and spans for all braces that have different indentation.
+    ///
+    /// Used only for error recovery when arriving to EOF with mismatched braces.
+    suspicious_open_spans: Vec<(token::DelimToken, Span, Span)>,
     crate override_span: Option<Span>,
     last_unclosed_found_span: Option<Span>,
 }
@@ -216,6 +220,7 @@ impl<'a> StringReader<'a> {
             span: syntax_pos::DUMMY_SP,
             span_src_raw: syntax_pos::DUMMY_SP,
             open_braces: Vec::new(),
+            suspicious_open_spans: Vec::new(),
             override_span,
             last_unclosed_found_span: None,
         }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/lexer/tokentrees.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/lexer/tokentrees.rs
index e2fd7faf903..e6ad3b9203e 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/lexer/tokentrees.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/lexer/tokentrees.rs
@@ -49,9 +49,26 @@ impl<'a> StringReader<'a> {
                 let msg = "this file contains an un-closed delimiter";
                 let mut err = self.sess.span_diagnostic.struct_span_err(self.span, msg);
                 for &(_, sp) in &self.open_braces {
-                    err.span_help(sp, "did you mean to close this delimiter?");
+                    err.span_label(sp, "un-closed delimiter");
                 }
 
+                if let Some((delim, _)) = self.open_braces.last() {
+                    if let Some((d, open_sp, close_sp)) = self.suspicious_open_spans.iter()
+                        .filter(|(d, _, _)| delim == d)
+                        .next()  // these are in reverse order as they get inserted on close, but
+                    {            // we want the last open/first close
+                        if d == delim {
+                            err.span_label(
+                                *open_sp,
+                                "this delimiter might not be properly closed...",
+                            );
+                            err.span_label(
+                                *close_sp,
+                                "...as it matches this but it has different indentation",
+                            );
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
                 Err(err)
             },
             token::OpenDelim(delim) => {
@@ -70,11 +87,20 @@ impl<'a> StringReader<'a> {
                 // Expand to cover the entire delimited token tree
                 let span = pre_span.with_hi(self.span.hi());
 
+                let sm = self.sess.source_map();
                 match self.token {
                     // Correct delimiter.
                     token::CloseDelim(d) if d == delim => {
-                        self.open_braces.pop().unwrap();
-
+                        let (open_brace, open_brace_span) = self.open_braces.pop().unwrap();
+                        if let Some(current_padding) = sm.span_to_margin(self.span) {
+                            if let Some(padding) = sm.span_to_margin(open_brace_span) {
+                                if current_padding != padding {
+                                    self.suspicious_open_spans.push(
+                                        (open_brace, open_brace_span, self.span),
+                                    );
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
                         // Parse the close delimiter.
                         self.real_token();
                     }
@@ -94,8 +120,21 @@ impl<'a> StringReader<'a> {
                             // delimiter. The previous unclosed delimiters could actually be
                             // closed! The parser just hasn't gotten to them yet.
                             if let Some(&(_, sp)) = self.open_braces.last() {
-                                err.span_label(sp, "unclosed delimiter");
+                                err.span_label(sp, "un-closed delimiter");
                             };
+                            if let Some(current_padding) = sm.span_to_margin(self.span) {
+                                for (brace, brace_span) in &self.open_braces {
+                                    if let Some(padding) = sm.span_to_margin(*brace_span) {
+                                        // high likelihood of these two corresponding
+                                        if current_padding == padding && brace == &other {
+                                            err.span_label(
+                                                *brace_span,
+                                                "close delimiter possibly meant for this",
+                                            );
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
                             err.emit();
                         }
                         self.open_braces.pop().unwrap();