From fdbaaac245673d8dbf7bcc21ebedc833693434f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nilotpal Gupta <nilotpalgupta0701@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2025 11:10:32 +0530
Subject: Fix format string grammar in docs and improve alignment error message

---
 compiler/rustc_parse_format/src/lib.rs | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'compiler/rustc_parse_format/src')

diff --git a/compiler/rustc_parse_format/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_parse_format/src/lib.rs
index 8e4da7923fc..5cda0b813d2 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_parse_format/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_parse_format/src/lib.rs
@@ -858,7 +858,9 @@ impl<'input> Parser<'input> {
             self.errors.insert(
                 0,
                 ParseError {
-                    description: "expected format parameter to occur after `:`".to_owned(),
+                    description:
+                        "expected alignment specifier after `:` in format string; example: `{:>?}`"
+                            .to_owned(),
                     note: None,
                     label: format!("expected `{}` to occur after `:`", alignment),
                     span: range,
-- 
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