1 files changed, 30 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
index 06e7b465784..adf080a27a3 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-use ast::{self, Block, Ident, NodeId, PatKind, Path};
+use ast::{self, Block, Ident, LitKind, NodeId, PatKind, Path};
 use ast::{MacStmtStyle, StmtKind, ItemKind};
 use attr::{self, HasAttrs};
 use source_map::{ExpnInfo, MacroBang, MacroAttribute, dummy_spanned, respan};
@@ -1549,7 +1549,35 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Folder for InvocationCollector<'a, 'b> {
                         }
                     }
                 } else {
-                    items.push(noop_fold_meta_list_item(it, self));
+                    let mut err = self.cx.struct_span_err(
+                        it.span,
+                        &format!("expected path to external documentation"),
+                    );
+
+                    // Check if the user erroneously used `doc(include(...))` syntax.
+                    let literal = it.meta_item_list().and_then(|list| {
+                        if list.len() == 1 {
+                            list[0].literal().map(|literal| &literal.node)
+                        } else {
+                            None
+                        }
+                    });
+
+                    let (path, applicability) = match &literal {
+                        Some(LitKind::Str(path, ..)) => {
+                            (path.to_string(), Applicability::MachineApplicable)
+                        }
+                        _ => (String::from("<path>"), Applicability::HasPlaceholders),
+                    };
+
+                    err.span_suggestion_with_applicability(
+                        it.span,
+                        "provide a file path with `=`",
+                        format!("include = \"{}\"", path),
+                        applicability,
+                    );
+
+                    err.emit();
                 }
             }