3 files changed, 33 insertions, 42 deletions

diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/lexer/mod.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/lexer/mod.rs
index e2656bea483..a35b278a4b0 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/lexer/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/lexer/mod.rs
@@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@ impl<'a> StringReader<'a> {
                     });
                     let keyword_checking_token = &token::Ident(keyword_checking_ident);
                     let last_bpos = self.pos;
-                    if keyword_checking_token.is_any_keyword() &&
+                    if keyword_checking_token.is_reserved_ident() &&
                        !keyword_checking_token.is_keyword(keywords::Static) {
                         self.err_span_(start, last_bpos, "lifetimes cannot use keyword names");
                     }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
index 5b0031b2f17..64506c4af46 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -511,14 +511,13 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
     }
 
     pub fn this_token_descr(&self) -> String {
-        let s = self.this_token_to_string();
-        if self.token.is_strict_keyword() {
-            format!("keyword `{}`", s)
-        } else if self.token.is_reserved_keyword() {
-            format!("reserved keyword `{}`", s)
-        } else {
-            format!("`{}`", s)
-        }
+        let prefix = match &self.token {
+            t if t.is_special_ident() => "reserved identifier ",
+            t if t.is_used_keyword() => "keyword ",
+            t if t.is_unused_keyword() => "reserved keyword ",
+            _ => "",
+        };
+        format!("{}`{}`", prefix, self.this_token_to_string())
     }
 
     pub fn unexpected_last<T>(&self, t: &token::Token) -> PResult<'a, T> {
@@ -637,10 +636,12 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
     }
 
     pub fn parse_ident(&mut self) -> PResult<'a, ast::Ident> {
-        self.check_strict_keywords();
-        self.check_reserved_keywords();
         match self.token {
             token::Ident(i) => {
+                if self.token.is_reserved_ident() {
+                    self.span_err(self.span, &format!("expected identifier, found {}",
+                                                      self.this_token_descr()));
+                }
                 self.bump();
                 Ok(i)
             }
@@ -713,25 +714,6 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Signal an error if the given string is a strict keyword
-    pub fn check_strict_keywords(&mut self) {
-        if self.token.is_strict_keyword() {
-            let token_str = self.this_token_to_string();
-            let span = self.span;
-            self.span_err(span,
-                          &format!("expected identifier, found keyword `{}`",
-                                  token_str));
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Signal an error if the current token is a reserved keyword
-    pub fn check_reserved_keywords(&mut self) {
-        if self.token.is_reserved_keyword() {
-            let token_str = self.this_token_to_string();
-            self.fatal(&format!("`{}` is a reserved keyword", token_str)).emit()
-        }
-    }
-
     fn check_ident(&mut self) -> bool {
         if self.token.is_ident() {
             true
@@ -2301,7 +2283,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                     ex = ExprKind::Break(lt, e);
                     hi = self.prev_span;
                 } else if self.token.is_keyword(keywords::Let) {
-                    // Catch this syntax error here, instead of in `check_strict_keywords`, so
+                    // Catch this syntax error here, instead of in `parse_ident`, so
                     // that we can explicitly mention that let is not to be used as an expression
                     let mut db = self.fatal("expected expression, found statement (`let`)");
                     db.note("variable declaration using `let` is a statement");
@@ -3540,7 +3522,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                 // Parse box pat
                 let subpat = self.parse_pat()?;
                 pat = PatKind::Box(subpat);
-            } else if self.token.is_ident() && !self.token.is_any_keyword() &&
+            } else if self.token.is_ident() && !self.token.is_reserved_ident() &&
                       self.parse_as_ident() {
                 // Parse ident @ pat
                 // This can give false positives and parse nullary enums,
@@ -3815,7 +3797,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
 
     fn is_union_item(&self) -> bool {
         self.token.is_keyword(keywords::Union) &&
-        self.look_ahead(1, |t| t.is_ident() && !t.is_any_keyword())
+        self.look_ahead(1, |t| t.is_ident() && !t.is_reserved_ident())
     }
 
     fn is_defaultness(&self) -> bool {
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs
index d6a4dc2ee96..75969cf2eb8 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ impl Lit {
 fn ident_can_begin_expr(ident: ast::Ident) -> bool {
     let ident_token: Token = Ident(ident);
 
-    !ident_token.is_any_keyword() ||
+    !ident_token.is_reserved_ident() ||
     ident_token.is_path_segment_keyword() ||
     [
         keywords::Do.name(),
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ fn ident_can_begin_expr(ident: ast::Ident) -> bool {
 fn ident_can_begin_type(ident: ast::Ident) -> bool {
     let ident_token: Token = Ident(ident);
 
-    !ident_token.is_any_keyword() ||
+    !ident_token.is_reserved_ident() ||
     ident_token.is_path_segment_keyword() ||
     [
         keywords::For.name(),
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ impl Token {
 
     pub fn is_path_start(&self) -> bool {
         self == &ModSep || self.is_qpath_start() || self.is_path() ||
-        self.is_path_segment_keyword() || self.is_ident() && !self.is_any_keyword()
+        self.is_path_segment_keyword() || self.is_ident() && !self.is_reserved_ident()
     }
 
     /// Returns `true` if the token is a given keyword, `kw`.
@@ -333,13 +333,17 @@ impl Token {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Returns `true` if the token is either a strict or reserved keyword.
-    pub fn is_any_keyword(&self) -> bool {
-        self.is_strict_keyword() || self.is_reserved_keyword()
+    // Returns true for reserved identifiers used internally for elided lifetimes,
+    // unnamed method parameters, crate root module, error recovery etc.
+    pub fn is_special_ident(&self) -> bool {
+        match self.ident() {
+            Some(id) => id.name <= keywords::DollarCrate.name(),
+            _ => false,
+        }
     }
 
-    /// Returns `true` if the token is a strict keyword.
-    pub fn is_strict_keyword(&self) -> bool {
+    /// Returns `true` if the token is a keyword used in the language.
+    pub fn is_used_keyword(&self) -> bool {
         match self.ident() {
             Some(id) => id.name >= keywords::As.name() && id.name <= keywords::While.name(),
             _ => false,
@@ -347,12 +351,17 @@ impl Token {
     }
 
     /// Returns `true` if the token is a keyword reserved for possible future use.
-    pub fn is_reserved_keyword(&self) -> bool {
+    pub fn is_unused_keyword(&self) -> bool {
         match self.ident() {
             Some(id) => id.name >= keywords::Abstract.name() && id.name <= keywords::Yield.name(),
             _ => false,
         }
     }
+
+    /// Returns `true` if the token is either a special identifier or a keyword.
+    pub fn is_reserved_ident(&self) -> bool {
+        self.is_special_ident() || self.is_used_keyword() || self.is_unused_keyword()
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, RustcEncodable, RustcDecodable, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]