Use more descriptive names in dead code messages

src/librustc/middle/dead.rs

@@ -507,7 +507,8 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> DeadVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
     fn warn_dead_code(&mut self,
                       id: ast::NodeId,
                       span: codemap::Span,
-                      ident: ast::Ident) {
+                      ident: ast::Ident,
+                      node_type: &str) {
         let name = ident.as_str();
         if !name.starts_with("_") {
             self.tcx
@@ -515,7 +516,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> DeadVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
                 .add_lint(lint::builtin::DEAD_CODE,
                           id,
                           span,
-                          format!("code is never used: `{}`", name));
+                          format!("{} is never used: `{}`", node_type, name));
         }
     }
 }
@@ -523,13 +524,14 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> DeadVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
 impl<'a, 'tcx, 'v> Visitor<'v> for DeadVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
     fn visit_item(&mut self, item: &ast::Item) {
         if self.should_warn_about_item(item) {
-            self.warn_dead_code(item.id, item.span, item.ident);
+            self.warn_dead_code(item.id, item.span, item.ident, item.node.descriptive_variant());
         } else {
             match item.node {
                 ast::ItemEnum(ref enum_def, _) => {
                     for variant in enum_def.variants.iter() {
                         if self.should_warn_about_variant(&variant.node) {
-                            self.warn_dead_code(variant.node.id, variant.span, variant.node.name);
+                            self.warn_dead_code(variant.node.id, variant.span,
+                                                variant.node.name, "variant");
                         }
                     }
                 },
@@ -541,7 +543,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx, 'v> Visitor<'v> for DeadVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
 
     fn visit_foreign_item(&mut self, fi: &ast::ForeignItem) {
         if !self.symbol_is_live(fi.id, None) {
-            self.warn_dead_code(fi.id, fi.span, fi.ident);
+            self.warn_dead_code(fi.id, fi.span, fi.ident, fi.node.descriptive_variant());
         }
         visit::walk_foreign_item(self, fi);
     }
@@ -553,7 +555,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx, 'v> Visitor<'v> for DeadVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
         match fk {
             visit::FkMethod(name, _, _) => {
                 if !self.symbol_is_live(id, None) {
-                    self.warn_dead_code(id, span, name);
+                    self.warn_dead_code(id, span, name, "method");
                 }
             }
             _ => ()
@@ -563,7 +565,8 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx, 'v> Visitor<'v> for DeadVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
 
     fn visit_struct_field(&mut self, field: &ast::StructField) {
         if self.should_warn_about_field(&field.node) {
-            self.warn_dead_code(field.node.id, field.span, field.node.ident().unwrap());
+            self.warn_dead_code(field.node.id, field.span,
+                                field.node.ident().unwrap(), "struct field");
         }
 
         visit::walk_struct_field(self, field);

src/libsyntax/ast.rs

@@ -1323,6 +1323,22 @@ pub enum Item_ {
     ItemMac(Mac),
 }
 
+impl Item_ {
+    pub fn descriptive_variant(&self) -> &str {
+        match *self {
+            ItemStatic(..) => "static item",
+            ItemFn(..) => "function",
+            ItemMod(..) => "module",
+            ItemForeignMod(..) => "foreign module",
+            ItemTy(..) => "type alias",
+            ItemEnum(..) => "enum",
+            ItemStruct(..) => "struct",
+            ItemTrait(..) => "trait",
+            _ => "item"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[deriving(Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Encodable, Decodable, Hash, Show)]
 pub struct ForeignItem {
     pub ident: Ident,
@@ -1339,6 +1355,15 @@ pub enum ForeignItem_ {
     ForeignItemStatic(P<Ty>, /* is_mutbl */ bool),
 }
 
+impl ForeignItem_ {
+    pub fn descriptive_variant(&self) -> &str {
+        match *self {
+            ForeignItemFn(..) => "foreign function",
+            ForeignItemStatic(..) => "foreign static item"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[deriving(Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Encodable, Decodable, Hash, Show)]
 pub enum UnboxedClosureKind {
     FnUnboxedClosureKind,

src/test/compile-fail-fulldeps/syntax-extension-regex-unused-static.rs

@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@ extern crate regex;
 // unused variable warning).
 
 fn main() {
-    static fubar: regex::Regex = regex!("abc"); //~ ERROR code is never used: `fubar`
+    static fubar: regex::Regex = regex!("abc"); //~ ERROR static item is never used: `fubar`
 }

src/test/compile-fail/fail-no-dead-code-core.rs

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #[phase(link, plugin)] extern crate core;
 
 
-fn foo() { //~ ERROR code is never used
+fn foo() { //~ ERROR function is never used
 
     // none of these should have any dead_code exposed to the user
     fail!();

src/test/compile-fail/fail-no-dead-code.rs

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #![deny(dead_code)]
 #![allow(unreachable_code)]
 
-fn foo() { //~ ERROR code is never used
+fn foo() { //~ ERROR function is never used
 
     // none of these should have any dead_code exposed to the user
     fail!();

src/test/compile-fail/lint-dead-code-1.rs

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pub use foo2::Bar2;
 pub trait Sized {}
 
 mod foo {
-    pub struct Bar; //~ ERROR: code is never used
+    pub struct Bar; //~ ERROR: struct is never used
 }
 
 mod foo2 {
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ mod foo2 {
 }
 
 pub static pub_static: int = 0;
-static priv_static: int = 0; //~ ERROR: code is never used
+static priv_static: int = 0; //~ ERROR: static item is never used
 static used_static: int = 0;
 pub static used_static2: int = used_static;
 static USED_STATIC: int = 0;
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static STATIC_USED_IN_ENUM_DISCRIMINANT: int = 10;
 
 pub type typ = *const UsedStruct4;
 pub struct PubStruct;
-struct PrivStruct; //~ ERROR: code is never used
+struct PrivStruct; //~ ERROR: struct is never used
 struct UsedStruct1 {
     #[allow(dead_code)]
     x: int
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ pub enum pub_enum { foo1, bar1 }
 pub enum pub_enum2 { a(*const StructUsedInEnum) }
 pub enum pub_enum3 { Foo = STATIC_USED_IN_ENUM_DISCRIMINANT }
 
-enum priv_enum { foo2, bar2 } //~ ERROR: code is never used
+enum priv_enum { foo2, bar2 } //~ ERROR: enum is never used
 enum used_enum {
     foo3,
-    bar3 //~ ERROR code is never used
+    bar3 //~ ERROR variant is never used
 }
 
 fn f<T>() {}
@@ -87,17 +87,17 @@ pub fn pub_fn() {
     }
     f::<StructUsedInGeneric>();
 }
-fn priv_fn() { //~ ERROR: code is never used
+fn priv_fn() { //~ ERROR: function is never used
     let unused_struct = PrivStruct;
 }
 fn used_fn() {}
 
-fn foo() { //~ ERROR: code is never used
+fn foo() { //~ ERROR: function is never used
     bar();
     let unused_enum = foo2;
 }
 
-fn bar() { //~ ERROR: code is never used
+fn bar() { //~ ERROR: function is never used
     foo();
 }
 

src/test/compile-fail/lint-dead-code-2.rs

@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ impl Bar for Foo {
 
 fn live_fn() {}
 
-fn dead_fn() {} //~ ERROR: code is never used
+fn dead_fn() {} //~ ERROR: function is never used
 
 #[main]
-fn dead_fn2() {} //~ ERROR: code is never used
+fn dead_fn2() {} //~ ERROR: function is never used
 
 fn used_fn() {}
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ fn start(_: int, _: *const *const u8) -> int {
 }
 
 // this is not main
-fn main() { //~ ERROR: code is never used
+fn main() { //~ ERROR: function is never used
     dead_fn();
     dead_fn2();
 }

src/test/compile-fail/lint-dead-code-3.rs

@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@ extern {
     fn extern_foo();
 }
 
-struct Foo; //~ ERROR: code is never used
+struct Foo; //~ ERROR: struct is never used
 impl Foo {
-    fn foo(&self) { //~ ERROR: code is never used
+    fn foo(&self) { //~ ERROR: method is never used
         bar()
     }
 }
 
-fn bar() { //~ ERROR: code is never used
+fn bar() { //~ ERROR: function is never used
-    fn baz() {} //~ ERROR: code is never used
+    fn baz() {} //~ ERROR: function is never used
 
     Foo.foo();
     baz();
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ mod blah {
     }
 }
 
-enum c_void {} //~ ERROR: code is never used
+enum c_void {} //~ ERROR: enum is never used
 extern {
-    fn free(p: *const c_void); //~ ERROR: code is never used
+    fn free(p: *const c_void); //~ ERROR: foreign function is never used
 }
 
 // Check provided method

src/test/compile-fail/lint-dead-code-4.rs

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use std::num;
 
 struct Foo {
     x: uint,
-    b: bool, //~ ERROR: code is never used
+    b: bool, //~ ERROR: struct field is never used
     marker: std::kinds::marker::NoCopy
 }
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ enum XYZ {
     X, //~ ERROR variant is never used
     Y { //~ ERROR variant is never used
         a: String,
-        b: int //~ ERROR: code is never used
+        b: int //~ ERROR: struct field is never used
     },
     Z
 }
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ fn field_match_in_patterns(b: XYZ) -> String {
 }
 
 struct Bar {
-    x: uint, //~ ERROR: code is never used
+    x: uint, //~ ERROR: struct field is never used
     b: bool,
     _guard: ()
 }

src/test/compile-fail/lint-dead-code-5.rs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 enum Enum1 {
     Variant1(int),
-    Variant2 //~ ERROR: code is never used
+    Variant2 //~ ERROR: variant is never used
 }
 
 enum Enum2 {