Improve diagnostics for const a: = expr;

compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/item.rs

@@ -1179,10 +1179,11 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
 
         // Parse the type of a `const` or `static mut?` item.
         // That is, the `":" $ty` fragment.
-        let ty = if self.eat(&token::Colon) {
-            self.parse_ty()?
-        } else {
-            self.recover_missing_const_type(id, m)
+        let ty = match (self.eat(&token::Colon), self.check(&token::Eq) | self.check(&token::Semi))
+        {
+            // If there wasn't a `:` or the colon was followed by a `=` or `;` recover a missing type.
+            (true, false) => self.parse_ty()?,
+            (colon, _) => self.recover_missing_const_type(colon, m),
         };
 
         let expr = if self.eat(&token::Eq) { Some(self.parse_expr()?) } else { None };
@@ -1190,9 +1191,9 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         Ok((id, ty, expr))
     }
 
-    /// We were supposed to parse `:` but the `:` was missing.
+    /// We were supposed to parse `":" $ty` but the `:` or the type was missing.
     /// This means that the type is missing.
-    fn recover_missing_const_type(&mut self, id: Ident, m: Option<Mutability>) -> P<Ty> {
+    fn recover_missing_const_type(&mut self, colon_present: bool, m: Option<Mutability>) -> P<Ty> {
         // Construct the error and stash it away with the hope
         // that typeck will later enrich the error with a type.
         let kind = match m {
@@ -1200,18 +1201,25 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
             Some(Mutability::Not) => "static",
             None => "const",
         };
-        let mut err = self.struct_span_err(id.span, &format!("missing type for `{kind}` item"));
+
+        let colon = match colon_present {
+            true => "",
+            false => ":",
+        };
+
+        let span = self.prev_token.span.shrink_to_hi();
+        let mut err = self.struct_span_err(span, &format!("missing type for `{kind}` item"));
         err.span_suggestion(
-            id.span,
+            span,
             "provide a type for the item",
-            format!("{id}: <type>"),
+            format!("{colon} <type>"),
             Applicability::HasPlaceholders,
         );
-        err.stash(id.span, StashKey::ItemNoType);
+        err.stash(span, StashKey::ItemNoType);
 
         // The user intended that the type be inferred,
         // so treat this as if the user wrote e.g. `const A: _ = expr;`.
-        P(Ty { kind: TyKind::Infer, span: id.span, id: ast::DUMMY_NODE_ID, tokens: None })
+        P(Ty { kind: TyKind::Infer, span, id: ast::DUMMY_NODE_ID, tokens: None })
     }
 
     /// Parses an enum declaration.

compiler/rustc_typeck/src/collect/type_of.rs

@@ -801,6 +801,9 @@ fn infer_placeholder_type<'a>(
     match tcx.sess.diagnostic().steal_diagnostic(span, StashKey::ItemNoType) {
         Some(mut err) => {
             if !ty.references_error() {
+                // Only suggest adding `:` if it was missing (and suggested by parsing diagnostic)
+                let colon = if span == item_ident.span.shrink_to_hi() { ":" } else { "" };
+
                 // The parser provided a sub-optimal `HasPlaceholders` suggestion for the type.
                 // We are typeck and have the real type, so remove that and suggest the actual type.
                 // FIXME(eddyb) this looks like it should be functionality on `Diagnostic`.
@@ -816,7 +819,7 @@ fn infer_placeholder_type<'a>(
                     err.span_suggestion(
                         span,
                         &format!("provide a type for the {item}", item = kind),
-                        format!("{}: {}", item_ident, sugg_ty),
+                        format!("{colon} {sugg_ty}"),
                         Applicability::MachineApplicable,
                     );
                 } else {