only set non-ADT derive error once per attribute, not per trait

src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs

@@ -783,6 +783,10 @@ impl<'a> ExtCtxt<'a> {
     pub fn span_err(&self, sp: Span, msg: &str) {
         self.parse_sess.span_diagnostic.span_err(sp, msg);
     }
+    pub fn mut_span_err(&self, sp: Span, msg: &str)
+                        -> DiagnosticBuilder<'a> {
+        self.parse_sess.span_diagnostic.mut_span_err(sp, msg)
+    }
     pub fn span_warn(&self, sp: Span, msg: &str) {
         self.parse_sess.span_diagnostic.span_warn(sp, msg);
     }

src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs

@@ -282,6 +282,32 @@ impl<'a, 'b> MacroExpander<'a, 'b> {
                     let expansion = self.expand_invoc(invoc, ext);
                     self.collect_invocations(expansion, &[])
                 } else if let InvocationKind::Attr { attr: None, traits, item } = invoc.kind {
+                    let derive_allowed = match item {
+                        Annotatable::Item(ref item) => match item.node {
+                            ast::ItemKind::Struct(..) |
+                            ast::ItemKind::Enum(..) |
+                            ast::ItemKind::Union(..) => true,
+                            _ => false,
+                        },
+                        _ => false,
+                    };
+                    if !derive_allowed {
+                        let attr = item.attrs().iter()
+                            .find(|attr| attr.check_name("derive"))
+                            .expect("`derive` attribute should exist");
+                        let span = attr.span;
+                        let mut err = self.cx.mut_span_err(span,
+                                                           "`derive` may only be applied to \
+                                                            structs, enums and unions");
+                        if let ast::AttrStyle::Inner = attr.style {
+                            let trait_list = traits.iter()
+                                .map(|t| format!("{}", t)).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+                            let suggestion = format!("#[derive({})]", trait_list.join(", "));
+                            err.span_suggestion(span, "try an outer attribute", suggestion);
+                        }
+                        err.emit();
+                    }
+
                     let item = item
                         .map_attrs(|mut attrs| { attrs.retain(|a| a.path != "derive"); attrs });
                     let item_with_markers =

src/libsyntax_ext/deriving/generic/mod.rs

@@ -428,8 +428,9 @@ impl<'a> TraitDef<'a> {
                         }
                     }
                     _ => {
-                        cx.span_err(mitem.span,
-                                    "`derive` may only be applied to structs, enums and unions");
+                        // Non-ADT derive is an error, but it should have been
+                        // set earlier; see
+                        // libsyntax/ext/expand.rs:MacroExpander::expand()
                         return;
                     }
                 };
@@ -448,8 +449,10 @@ impl<'a> TraitDef<'a> {
                 push(Annotatable::Item(P(ast::Item { attrs: attrs, ..(*newitem).clone() })))
             }
             _ => {
-                cx.span_err(mitem.span,
-                            "`derive` may only be applied to structs and enums");
+                // Non-Item derive is an error, but it should have been
+                // set earlier; see
+                // libsyntax/ext/expand.rs:MacroExpander::expand()
+                return;
             }
         }
     }

src/test/compile-fail/feature-gate/issue-43106-gating-of-derive-2.rs

@@ -8,23 +8,9 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-// `#![derive]` is interpreted (and raises errors) when it occurs at
-// contexts other than ADT definitions. This test checks cases where
-// the derive-macro does not exist.
+// This test checks cases where the derive-macro does not exist.
 
-#![derive(x3300)]
-//~^ ERROR cannot find derive macro `x3300` in this scope
-
-#[derive(x3300)]
-//~^ ERROR cannot find derive macro `x3300` in this scope
 mod derive {
-    mod inner { #![derive(x3300)] }
-    //~^ ERROR cannot find derive macro `x3300` in this scope
-
-    #[derive(x3300)]
-    //~^ ERROR cannot find derive macro `x3300` in this scope
-    fn derive() { }
-
     #[derive(x3300)]
     //~^ ERROR cannot find derive macro `x3300` in this scope
     union U { f: i32 }
@@ -36,12 +22,4 @@ mod derive {
     #[derive(x3300)]
     //~^ ERROR cannot find derive macro `x3300` in this scope
     struct S;
-
-    #[derive(x3300)]
-    //~^ ERROR cannot find derive macro `x3300` in this scope
-    type T = S;
-
-    #[derive(x3300)]
-    //~^ ERROR cannot find derive macro `x3300` in this scope
-    impl S { }
 }

src/test/compile-fail/feature-gate/issue-43106-gating-of-derive.rs

@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-// `#![derive]` is interpreted (and raises errors) when it occurs at
-// contexts other than ADT definitions. This test checks cases where
-// the derive-macro exists.
+// `#![derive]` raises errors when it occurs at contexts other than ADT
+// definitions.
 
 #![derive(Debug)]
 //~^ ERROR `derive` may only be applied to structs, enums and unions

src/test/ui/span/issue-43927-non-ADT-derive.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+#![allow(dead_code)]
+
+#![derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)] // should be an outer attribute!
+struct DerivedOn;
+
+fn main() {}

src/test/ui/span/issue-43927-non-ADT-derive.stderr

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+error: `derive` may only be applied to structs, enums and unions
+  --> $DIR/issue-43927-non-ADT-derive.rs:13:1
+   |
+13 | #![derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)] // should be an outer attribute!
+   | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try an outer attribute: `#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]`
+
+error: aborting due to previous error
+