diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/save/dump_csv.rs b/src/librustc_trans/save/dump_csv.rs
index e88b3980737..c5196d09e00 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/save/dump_csv.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/save/dump_csv.rs
@@ -28,19 +28,17 @@
 //! DumpCsvVisitor walks the AST and processes it.
 
 
-use super::{escape, generated_code, recorder, SaveContext, PathCollector};
+use super::{escape, generated_code, recorder, SaveContext, PathCollector, Data};
 
 use session::Session;
 
 use middle::def;
 use middle::ty::{self, Ty};
-use rustc::ast_map::NodeItem;
 
 use std::cell::Cell;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::path::Path;
 
-use syntax::ast_util;
 use syntax::ast::{self, NodeId, DefId};
 use syntax::codemap::*;
 use syntax::parse::token::{self, get_ident, keywords};
@@ -298,9 +296,11 @@ impl <'l, 'tcx> DumpCsvVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
         }
     }
 
-    fn process_method(&mut self, sig: &ast::MethodSig,
+    fn process_method(&mut self,
+                      sig: &ast::MethodSig,
                       body: Option<&ast::Block>,
-                      id: ast::NodeId, name: ast::Name,
+                      id: ast::NodeId,
+                      name: ast::Name,
                       span: Span) {
         if generated_code(span) {
             return;
@@ -308,91 +308,22 @@ impl <'l, 'tcx> DumpCsvVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
 
         debug!("process_method: {}:{}", id, token::get_name(name));
 
-        let scope_id;
-        // The qualname for a method is the trait name or name of the struct in an impl in
-        // which the method is declared in, followed by the method's name.
-        let qualname = match self.tcx.impl_of_method(ast_util::local_def(id)) {
-            Some(impl_id) => match self.tcx.map.get(impl_id.node) {
-                NodeItem(item) => {
-                    scope_id = item.id;
-                    match item.node {
-                        ast::ItemImpl(_, _, _, _, ref ty, _) => {
-                            let mut result = String::from("<");
-                            result.push_str(&ty_to_string(&**ty));
+        let method_data = self.save_ctxt.get_method_data(id, name, span);
 
-                            match self.tcx.trait_of_item(ast_util::local_def(id)) {
-                                Some(def_id) => {
-                                    result.push_str(" as ");
-                                    result.push_str(
-                                        &self.tcx.item_path_str(def_id));
-                                },
-                                None => {}
-                            }
-                            result.push_str(">");
-                            result
-                        }
-                        _ => {
-                            self.sess.span_bug(span,
-                                &format!("Container {} for method {} not an impl?",
-                                         impl_id.node, id));
-                        },
-                    }
-                },
-                _ => {
-                    self.sess.span_bug(span,
-                        &format!("Container {} for method {} is not a node item {:?}",
-                                 impl_id.node, id, self.tcx.map.get(impl_id.node)));
-                },
-            },
-            None => match self.tcx.trait_of_item(ast_util::local_def(id)) {
-                Some(def_id) => {
-                    scope_id = def_id.node;
-                    match self.tcx.map.get(def_id.node) {
-                        NodeItem(_) => {
-                            format!("::{}", self.tcx.item_path_str(def_id))
-                        }
-                        _ => {
-                            self.sess.span_bug(span,
-                                &format!("Could not find container {} for method {}",
-                                         def_id.node, id));
-                        }
-                    }
-                },
-                None => {
-                    self.sess.span_bug(span,
-                        &format!("Could not find container for method {}", id));
-                },
-            },
-        };
-
-        let qualname = &format!("{}::{}", qualname, &token::get_name(name));
-
-        // record the decl for this def (if it has one)
-        let decl_id = self.tcx.trait_item_of_item(ast_util::local_def(id))
-            .and_then(|new_id| {
-                let def_id = new_id.def_id();
-                if def_id.node != 0 && def_id != ast_util::local_def(id) {
-                    Some(def_id)
-                } else {
-                    None
-                }
-            });
-
-        let sub_span = self.span.sub_span_after_keyword(span, keywords::Fn);
         if body.is_some() {
             self.fmt.method_str(span,
-                                sub_span,
-                                id,
-                                qualname,
-                                decl_id,
-                                scope_id);
-            self.process_formals(&sig.decl.inputs, qualname);
+                                Some(method_data.span),
+                                method_data.id,
+                                &method_data.qualname,
+                                method_data.declaration,
+                                method_data.scope);
+            self.process_formals(&sig.decl.inputs, &method_data.qualname);
         } else {
             self.fmt.method_decl_str(span,
-                                     sub_span,
-                                     id,
-                                     qualname,
-                                     scope_id);
+                                     Some(method_data.span),
+                                     method_data.id,
+                                     &method_data.qualname,
+                                     method_data.scope);
         }
 
         // walk arg and return types
@@ -411,7 +342,7 @@ impl <'l, 'tcx> DumpCsvVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
 
         self.process_generic_params(&sig.generics,
                                     span,
-                                    qualname,
+                                    &method_data.qualname,
                                     id);
     }
 
@@ -432,7 +363,6 @@ impl <'l, 'tcx> DumpCsvVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
                                 parent_id: NodeId) {
         let field_data = self.save_ctxt.get_field_data(field, parent_id);
         if let Some(field_data) = field_data {
-            down_cast_data!(field_data, VariableData, self, field.span);
             self.fmt.field_str(field.span,
                                Some(field_data.span),
                                field_data.id,
@@ -738,90 +668,51 @@ impl <'l, 'tcx> DumpCsvVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
 
     fn process_path(&mut self,
                     id: NodeId,
-                    span: Span,
                     path: &ast::Path,
                     ref_kind: Option<recorder::Row>) {
-        if generated_code(span) {
-            return
+        if generated_code(path.span) {
+            return;
         }
 
-        let def_map = self.tcx.def_map.borrow();
-        if !def_map.contains_key(&id) {
-            self.sess.span_bug(span,
-                               &format!("def_map has no key for {} in visit_expr", id));
-        }
-        let def = def_map.get(&id).unwrap().full_def();
-        let sub_span = self.span.span_for_last_ident(span);
-        match def {
-            def::DefUpvar(..) |
-            def::DefLocal(..) |
-            def::DefStatic(..) |
-            def::DefConst(..) |
-            def::DefAssociatedConst(..) |
-            def::DefVariant(..) => self.fmt.ref_str(ref_kind.unwrap_or(recorder::VarRef),
-                                                    span,
-                                                    sub_span,
-                                                    def.def_id(),
-                                                    self.cur_scope),
-            def::DefStruct(def_id) => self.fmt.ref_str(recorder::TypeRef,
-                                                       span,
-                                                       sub_span,
-                                                       def_id,
-                                                       self.cur_scope),
-            def::DefTy(def_id, _) => self.fmt.ref_str(recorder::TypeRef,
-                                                      span,
-                                                      sub_span,
-                                                      def_id,
-                                                      self.cur_scope),
-            def::DefMethod(declid, provenence) => {
-                let sub_span = self.span.sub_span_for_meth_name(span);
-                let defid = if declid.krate == ast::LOCAL_CRATE {
-                    let ti = self.tcx.impl_or_trait_item(declid);
-                    match provenence {
-                        def::FromTrait(def_id) => {
-                            Some(self.tcx.trait_items(def_id)
-                                    .iter()
-                                    .find(|mr| {
-                                        mr.name() == ti.name()
-                                    })
-                                    .unwrap()
-                                    .def_id())
-                        }
-                        def::FromImpl(def_id) => {
-                            let impl_items = self.tcx.impl_items.borrow();
-                            Some(impl_items.get(&def_id)
-                                           .unwrap()
-                                           .iter()
-                                           .find(|mr| {
-                                                self.tcx.impl_or_trait_item(mr.def_id()).name()
-                                                    == ti.name()
-                                            })
-                                           .unwrap()
-                                           .def_id())
-                        }
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    None
-                };
-                self.fmt.meth_call_str(span,
-                                       sub_span,
-                                       defid,
-                                       Some(declid),
-                                       self.cur_scope);
-            },
-            def::DefFn(def_id, _) => {
-                self.fmt.fn_call_str(span,
-                                     sub_span,
-                                     def_id,
-                                     self.cur_scope)
+        let path_data = self.save_ctxt.get_path_data(id, path);
+        match path_data {
+            Data::VariableRefData(ref vrd) => {
+                self.fmt.ref_str(ref_kind.unwrap_or(recorder::VarRef),
+                                                    path.span,
+                                                    Some(vrd.span),
+                                                    vrd.ref_id,
+                                                    vrd.scope);
+
+            }
+            Data::TypeRefData(ref trd) => {
+                self.fmt.ref_str(recorder::TypeRef,
+                                 path.span,
+                                 Some(trd.span),
+                                 trd.ref_id,
+                                 trd.scope);
+            }
+            Data::MethodCallData(ref mcd) => {
+                self.fmt.meth_call_str(path.span,
+                                       Some(mcd.span),
+                                       mcd.ref_id,
+                                       mcd.decl_id,
+                                       mcd.scope);
+            }
+            Data::FunctionCallData(fcd) => {
+                self.fmt.fn_call_str(path.span,
+                                     Some(fcd.span),
+                                     fcd.ref_id,
+                                     fcd.scope);
+            }
+            _ => {
+                self.sess.span_bug(path.span,
+                                   &format!("Unexpected data: {:?}", path_data));
             }
-            _ => self.sess.span_bug(span,
-                                    &format!("Unexpected def kind while looking \
-                                              up path in `{}`: `{:?}`",
-                                             self.span.snippet(span),
-                                             def)),
         }
-        // modules or types in the path prefix
+
+        // Modules or types in the path prefix.
+        let def_map = self.tcx.def_map.borrow();
+        let def = def_map.get(&id).unwrap().full_def();
         match def {
             def::DefMethod(did, _) => {
                 let ti = self.tcx.impl_or_trait_item(did);
@@ -861,6 +752,7 @@ impl <'l, 'tcx> DumpCsvVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
                              struct_lit_data.ref_id,
                              struct_lit_data.scope);
             let struct_def = struct_lit_data.ref_id;
+            let scope = self.save_ctxt.enclosing_scope(ex.id);
 
             for field in fields {
                 if generated_code(field.ident.span) {
@@ -869,7 +761,7 @@ impl <'l, 'tcx> DumpCsvVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
 
                 let field_data = self.save_ctxt.get_field_ref_data(field,
                                                                    struct_def,
-                                                                   self.cur_scope);
+                                                                   scope);
                 self.fmt.ref_str(recorder::VarRef,
                                  field.ident.span,
                                  Some(field_data.span),
@@ -886,18 +778,14 @@ impl <'l, 'tcx> DumpCsvVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
     fn process_method_call(&mut self,
                            ex: &ast::Expr,
                            args: &Vec<P<ast::Expr>>) {
-        let method_call = ty::MethodCall::expr(ex.id);
-        let method_id = self.tcx.tables.borrow().method_map[&method_call].def_id;
-        let (def_id, decl_id) = match self.tcx.impl_or_trait_item(method_id).container() {
-            ty::ImplContainer(_) => (Some(method_id), None),
-            ty::TraitContainer(_) => (None, Some(method_id))
-        };
-        let sub_span = self.span.sub_span_for_meth_name(ex.span);
-        self.fmt.meth_call_str(ex.span,
-                               sub_span,
-                               def_id,
-                               decl_id,
-                               self.cur_scope);
+        if let Some(call_data) = self.save_ctxt.get_expr_data(ex) {
+            down_cast_data!(call_data, MethodCallData, self, ex.span);
+            self.fmt.meth_call_str(ex.span,
+                                   Some(call_data.span),
+                                   call_data.ref_id,
+                                   call_data.decl_id,
+                                   call_data.scope);
+        }
 
         // walk receiver and args
         visit::walk_exprs(self, &args);
@@ -1129,8 +1017,11 @@ impl<'l, 'tcx, 'v> Visitor<'v> for DumpCsvVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
                                    trait_item.span, &*ty, &*expr);
             }
             ast::MethodTraitItem(ref sig, ref body) => {
-                self.process_method(sig, body.as_ref().map(|x| &**x),
-                                    trait_item.id, trait_item.ident.name, trait_item.span);
+                self.process_method(sig,
+                                    body.as_ref().map(|x| &**x),
+                                    trait_item.id,
+                                    trait_item.ident.name,
+                                    trait_item.span);
             }
             ast::ConstTraitItem(_, None) |
             ast::TypeTraitItem(..) => {}
@@ -1144,8 +1035,11 @@ impl<'l, 'tcx, 'v> Visitor<'v> for DumpCsvVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
                                    impl_item.span, &ty, &expr);
             }
             ast::MethodImplItem(ref sig, ref body) => {
-                self.process_method(sig, Some(body), impl_item.id,
-                                    impl_item.ident.name, impl_item.span);
+                self.process_method(sig,
+                                    Some(body),
+                                    impl_item.id,
+                                    impl_item.ident.name,
+                                    impl_item.span);
             }
             ast::TypeImplItem(_) |
             ast::MacImplItem(_) => {}
@@ -1191,7 +1085,7 @@ impl<'l, 'tcx, 'v> Visitor<'v> for DumpCsvVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
                 visit::walk_expr(self, ex);
             }
             ast::ExprPath(_, ref path) => {
-                self.process_path(ex.id, path.span, path, None);
+                self.process_path(ex.id, path, None);
                 visit::walk_expr(self, ex);
             }
             ast::ExprStruct(ref path, ref fields, ref base) =>
@@ -1287,6 +1181,7 @@ impl<'l, 'tcx, 'v> Visitor<'v> for DumpCsvVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
 
         // This is to get around borrow checking, because we need mut self to call process_path.
         let mut paths_to_process = vec![];
+
         // process collected paths
         for &(id, ref p, immut, ref_kind) in &collector.collected_paths {
             let def_map = self.tcx.def_map.borrow();
@@ -1323,11 +1218,12 @@ impl<'l, 'tcx, 'v> Visitor<'v> for DumpCsvVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
                             def)
             }
         }
+
         for &(id, ref path, ref_kind) in &paths_to_process {
-            self.process_path(id, path.span, path, ref_kind);
+            self.process_path(id, path, ref_kind);
         }
         visit::walk_expr_opt(self, &arm.guard);
-        self.visit_expr(&*arm.body);
+        self.visit_expr(&arm.body);
     }
 
     fn visit_stmt(&mut self, s: &ast::Stmt) {
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/save/mod.rs b/src/librustc_trans/save/mod.rs
index 9d66e99df30..4e0b34b7ef8 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/save/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/save/mod.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ use std::env;
 use std::fs::{self, File};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
+use rustc::ast_map::NodeItem;
+
 use syntax::{attr};
 use syntax::ast::{self, NodeId, DefId};
 use syntax::ast_util;
@@ -61,6 +63,10 @@ pub enum Data {
     VariableRefData(VariableRefData),
     /// Data for a reference to a type or trait.
     TypeRefData(TypeRefData),
+    /// Data about a function call.
+    FunctionCallData(FunctionCallData),
+    /// Data about a method call.
+    MethodCallData(MethodCallData),
 }
 
 /// Data for all kinds of functions and methods.
@@ -120,7 +126,7 @@ pub struct ImplData {
 }
 
 /// Data for the use of some item (e.g., the use of a local variable, which
-/// will refere to that variables declaration (by ref_id)).
+/// will refer to that variables declaration (by ref_id)).
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct VariableRefData {
     pub name: String,
@@ -137,6 +143,24 @@ pub struct TypeRefData {
     pub ref_id: DefId,
 }
 
+/// Data about a function call.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct FunctionCallData {
+    pub span: Span,
+    pub scope: NodeId,
+    pub ref_id: DefId,
+}
+
+/// Data about a method call.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct MethodCallData {
+    pub span: Span,
+    pub scope: NodeId,
+    pub ref_id: Option<DefId>,
+    pub decl_id: Option<DefId>,
+}
+
+
 
 impl<'l, 'tcx: 'l> SaveContext<'l, 'tcx> {
     pub fn new(tcx: &'l ty::ctxt<'tcx>,
@@ -172,7 +196,7 @@ impl<'l, 'tcx: 'l> SaveContext<'l, 'tcx> {
                     qualname: qualname,
                     declaration: None,
                     span: sub_span.unwrap(),
-                    scope: self.tcx.map.get_enclosing_scope(item.id).unwrap_or(0),
+                    scope: self.enclosing_scope(item.id),
                 })
             }
             ast::ItemStatic(ref typ, mt, ref expr) => {
@@ -191,7 +215,7 @@ impl<'l, 'tcx: 'l> SaveContext<'l, 'tcx> {
                     name: get_ident(item.ident).to_string(),
                     qualname: qualname,
                     span: sub_span.unwrap(),
-                    scope: self.tcx.map.get_enclosing_scope(item.id).unwrap_or(0),
+                    scope: self.enclosing_scope(item.id),
                     value: value,
                     type_value: ty_to_string(&typ),
                 })
@@ -205,7 +229,7 @@ impl<'l, 'tcx: 'l> SaveContext<'l, 'tcx> {
                     name: get_ident(item.ident).to_string(),
                     qualname: qualname,
                     span: sub_span.unwrap(),
-                    scope: self.tcx.map.get_enclosing_scope(item.id).unwrap_or(0),
+                    scope: self.enclosing_scope(item.id),
                     value: self.span_utils.snippet(expr.span),
                     type_value: ty_to_string(&typ),
                 })
@@ -223,7 +247,7 @@ impl<'l, 'tcx: 'l> SaveContext<'l, 'tcx> {
                     name: get_ident(item.ident).to_string(),
                     qualname: qualname,
                     span: sub_span.unwrap(),
-                    scope: self.tcx.map.get_enclosing_scope(item.id).unwrap_or(0),
+                    scope: self.enclosing_scope(item.id),
                     filename: filename,
                 })
             },
@@ -237,14 +261,14 @@ impl<'l, 'tcx: 'l> SaveContext<'l, 'tcx> {
                     value: val,
                     span: sub_span.unwrap(),
                     qualname: enum_name,
-                    scope: self.tcx.map.get_enclosing_scope(item.id).unwrap_or(0),
+                    scope: self.enclosing_scope(item.id),
                 })
             },
             ast::ItemImpl(_, _, _, ref trait_ref, ref typ, _) => {
                 let mut type_data = None;
                 let sub_span;
 
-                let parent = self.tcx.map.get_enclosing_scope(item.id).unwrap_or(0);
+                let parent = self.enclosing_scope(item.id);
 
                 match typ.node {
                     // Common case impl for a struct or something basic.
@@ -281,34 +305,114 @@ impl<'l, 'tcx: 'l> SaveContext<'l, 'tcx> {
         }
     }
 
-    // FIXME: we ought to be able to get the parent id ourselves, but we can't
-    // for now.
-    pub fn get_field_data(&self, field: &ast::StructField, parent: NodeId) -> Option<Data> {
+    pub fn get_field_data(&self, field: &ast::StructField, scope: NodeId) -> Option<VariableData> {
         match field.node.kind {
             ast::NamedField(ident, _) => {
                 let name = get_ident(ident);
                 let qualname = format!("::{}::{}",
-                                       self.tcx.map.path_to_string(parent),
+                                       self.tcx.map.path_to_string(scope),
                                        name);
                 let typ = self.tcx.node_types().get(&field.node.id).unwrap()
                                                .to_string();
                 let sub_span = self.span_utils.sub_span_before_token(field.span, token::Colon);
-                Some(Data::VariableData(VariableData {
+                Some(VariableData {
                     id: field.node.id,
                     name: get_ident(ident).to_string(),
                     qualname: qualname,
                     span: sub_span.unwrap(),
-                    scope: parent,
+                    scope: scope,
                     value: "".to_owned(),
                     type_value: typ,
-                }))
+                })
             },
             _ => None,
         }
     }
 
-    // FIXME: we ought to be able to get the parent id ourselves, but we can't
-    // for now.
+    // FIXME would be nice to take a MethodItem here, but the ast provides both
+    // trait and impl flavours, so the caller must do the disassembly.
+    pub fn get_method_data(&self,
+                           id: ast::NodeId,
+                           name: ast::Name,
+                           span: Span) -> FunctionData {
+        // The qualname for a method is the trait name or name of the struct in an impl in
+        // which the method is declared in, followed by the method's name.
+        let qualname = match self.tcx.impl_of_method(ast_util::local_def(id)) {
+            Some(impl_id) => match self.tcx.map.get(impl_id.node) {
+                NodeItem(item) => {
+                    match item.node {
+                        ast::ItemImpl(_, _, _, _, ref ty, _) => {
+                            let mut result = String::from("<");
+                            result.push_str(&ty_to_string(&**ty));
+
+                            match self.tcx.trait_of_item(ast_util::local_def(id)) {
+                                Some(def_id) => {
+                                    result.push_str(" as ");
+                                    result.push_str(
+                                        &self.tcx.item_path_str(def_id));
+                                },
+                                None => {}
+                            }
+                            result.push_str(">");
+                            result
+                        }
+                        _ => {
+                            self.tcx.sess.span_bug(span,
+                                &format!("Container {} for method {} not an impl?",
+                                         impl_id.node, id));
+                        },
+                    }
+                },
+                _ => {
+                    self.tcx.sess.span_bug(span,
+                        &format!("Container {} for method {} is not a node item {:?}",
+                                 impl_id.node, id, self.tcx.map.get(impl_id.node)));
+                },
+            },
+            None => match self.tcx.trait_of_item(ast_util::local_def(id)) {
+                Some(def_id) => {
+                    match self.tcx.map.get(def_id.node) {
+                        NodeItem(_) => {
+                            format!("::{}", self.tcx.item_path_str(def_id))
+                        }
+                        _ => {
+                            self.tcx.sess.span_bug(span,
+                                &format!("Could not find container {} for method {}",
+                                         def_id.node, id));
+                        }
+                    }
+                },
+                None => {
+                    self.tcx.sess.span_bug(span,
+                        &format!("Could not find container for method {}", id));
+                },
+            },
+        };
+
+        let qualname = format!("{}::{}", qualname, &token::get_name(name));
+
+        let decl_id = self.tcx.trait_item_of_item(ast_util::local_def(id))
+            .and_then(|new_id| {
+                let def_id = new_id.def_id();
+                if def_id.node != 0 && def_id != ast_util::local_def(id) {
+                    Some(def_id)
+                } else {
+                    None
+                }
+            });
+
+        let sub_span = self.span_utils.sub_span_after_keyword(span, keywords::Fn);
+
+        FunctionData {
+            id: id,
+            name: token::get_name(name).to_string(),
+            qualname: qualname,
+            declaration: decl_id,
+            span: sub_span.unwrap(),
+            scope: self.enclosing_scope(id),
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn get_trait_ref_data(&self,
                               trait_ref: &ast::TraitRef,
                               parent: NodeId)
@@ -337,7 +441,7 @@ impl<'l, 'tcx: 'l> SaveContext<'l, 'tcx> {
                                 return Some(Data::VariableRefData(VariableRefData {
                                     name: get_ident(ident.node).to_string(),
                                     span: sub_span.unwrap(),
-                                    scope: self.tcx.map.get_enclosing_scope(expr.id).unwrap_or(0),
+                                    scope: self.enclosing_scope(expr.id),
                                     ref_id: f.id,
                                 }));
                             }
@@ -360,7 +464,7 @@ impl<'l, 'tcx: 'l> SaveContext<'l, 'tcx> {
                         let sub_span = self.span_utils.span_for_last_ident(path.span);
                         Some(Data::TypeRefData(TypeRefData {
                             span: sub_span.unwrap(),
-                            scope: self.tcx.map.get_enclosing_scope(expr.id).unwrap_or(0),
+                            scope: self.enclosing_scope(expr.id),
                             ref_id: def_id,
                         }))
                     }
@@ -372,6 +476,25 @@ impl<'l, 'tcx: 'l> SaveContext<'l, 'tcx> {
                     }
                 }
             }
+            ast::ExprMethodCall(..) => {
+                let method_call = ty::MethodCall::expr(expr.id);
+                let method_id = self.tcx.tables.borrow().method_map[&method_call].def_id;
+                let (def_id, decl_id) = match self.tcx.impl_or_trait_item(method_id).container() {
+                    ty::ImplContainer(_) => (Some(method_id), None),
+                    ty::TraitContainer(_) => (None, Some(method_id))
+                };
+                let sub_span = self.span_utils.sub_span_for_meth_name(expr.span);
+                let parent = self.enclosing_scope(expr.id);
+                Some(Data::MethodCallData(MethodCallData {
+                    span: sub_span.unwrap(),
+                    scope: parent,
+                    ref_id: def_id,
+                    decl_id: decl_id,
+                }))
+            }
+            ast::ExprPath(_, ref path) => {
+                Some(self.get_path_data(expr.id, path))
+            }
             _ => {
                 // FIXME
                 unimplemented!();
@@ -379,6 +502,90 @@ impl<'l, 'tcx: 'l> SaveContext<'l, 'tcx> {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn get_path_data(&self,
+                         id: NodeId,
+                         path: &ast::Path)
+                         -> Data {
+        let def_map = self.tcx.def_map.borrow();
+        if !def_map.contains_key(&id) {
+            self.tcx.sess.span_bug(path.span,
+                                   &format!("def_map has no key for {} in visit_expr", id));
+        }
+        let def = def_map.get(&id).unwrap().full_def();
+        let sub_span = self.span_utils.span_for_last_ident(path.span);
+        match def {
+            def::DefUpvar(..) |
+            def::DefLocal(..) |
+            def::DefStatic(..) |
+            def::DefConst(..) |
+            def::DefAssociatedConst(..) |
+            def::DefVariant(..) => {
+                Data::VariableRefData(VariableRefData {
+                    name: self.span_utils.snippet(sub_span.unwrap()),
+                    span: sub_span.unwrap(),
+                    scope: self.enclosing_scope(id),
+                    ref_id: def.def_id(),
+                })
+            }
+            def::DefStruct(def_id) | def::DefTy(def_id, _) => {
+                Data::TypeRefData(TypeRefData {
+                    span: sub_span.unwrap(),
+                    ref_id: def_id,
+                    scope: self.enclosing_scope(id),
+                })
+            }
+            def::DefMethod(decl_id, provenence) => {
+                let sub_span = self.span_utils.sub_span_for_meth_name(path.span);
+                let def_id = if decl_id.krate == ast::LOCAL_CRATE {
+                    let ti = self.tcx.impl_or_trait_item(decl_id);
+                    match provenence {
+                        def::FromTrait(def_id) => {
+                            Some(self.tcx.trait_items(def_id)
+                                    .iter()
+                                    .find(|mr| {
+                                        mr.name() == ti.name()
+                                    })
+                                    .unwrap()
+                                    .def_id())
+                        }
+                        def::FromImpl(def_id) => {
+                            let impl_items = self.tcx.impl_items.borrow();
+                            Some(impl_items.get(&def_id)
+                                           .unwrap()
+                                           .iter()
+                                           .find(|mr| {
+                                                self.tcx.impl_or_trait_item(mr.def_id()).name()
+                                                    == ti.name()
+                                            })
+                                           .unwrap()
+                                           .def_id())
+                        }
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    None
+                };
+                Data::MethodCallData(MethodCallData {
+                    span: sub_span.unwrap(),
+                    scope: self.enclosing_scope(id),
+                    ref_id: def_id,
+                    decl_id: Some(decl_id),
+                })
+            },
+            def::DefFn(def_id, _) => {
+                Data::FunctionCallData(FunctionCallData {
+                    ref_id: def_id,
+                    span: sub_span.unwrap(),
+                    scope: self.enclosing_scope(id),
+                })
+            }
+            _ => self.tcx.sess.span_bug(path.span,
+                                        &format!("Unexpected def kind while looking \
+                                                  up path in `{}`: `{:?}`",
+                                                 self.span_utils.snippet(path.span),
+                                                 def)),
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn get_field_ref_data(&self,
                               field_ref: &ast::Field,
                               struct_id: DefId,
@@ -420,6 +627,10 @@ impl<'l, 'tcx: 'l> SaveContext<'l, 'tcx> {
         }
     }
 
+    #[inline]
+    fn enclosing_scope(&self, id: NodeId) -> NodeId {
+        self.tcx.map.get_enclosing_scope(id).unwrap_or(0)
+    }
 }
 
 // An AST visitor for collecting paths from patterns.
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
index 4aa313f3e66..53befc092da 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
@@ -60,14 +60,14 @@ pub fn expand_expr(e: P<ast::Expr>, fld: &mut MacroExpander) -> P<ast::Expr> {
             };
 
             // Keep going, outside-in.
-            //
             let fully_expanded = fld.fold_expr(expanded_expr);
+            let span = fld.new_span(span);
             fld.cx.bt_pop();
 
             fully_expanded.map(|e| ast::Expr {
                 id: ast::DUMMY_NODE_ID,
                 node: e.node,
-                span: fld.new_span(span),
+                span: span,
             })
         }
 
@@ -367,7 +367,8 @@ pub fn expand_expr(e: P<ast::Expr>, fld: &mut MacroExpander) -> P<ast::Expr> {
 /// of expansion and the mark which must be applied to the result.
 /// Our current interface doesn't allow us to apply the mark to the
 /// result until after calling make_expr, make_items, etc.
-fn expand_mac_invoc<T, F, G>(mac: ast::Mac, span: codemap::Span,
+fn expand_mac_invoc<T, F, G>(mac: ast::Mac,
+                             span: codemap::Span,
                              parse_thunk: F,
                              mark_thunk: G,
                              fld: &mut MacroExpander)
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
index 03c788aee58..81ae607fea2 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -1566,12 +1566,13 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
     // Assumes that the leading `<` has been parsed already.
     pub fn parse_qualified_path(&mut self, mode: PathParsingMode)
                                 -> PResult<(QSelf, ast::Path)> {
+        let span = self.last_span;
         let self_type = try!(self.parse_ty_sum());
         let mut path = if try!(self.eat_keyword(keywords::As)) {
             try!(self.parse_path(LifetimeAndTypesWithoutColons))
         } else {
             ast::Path {
-                span: self.span,
+                span: span,
                 global: false,
                 segments: vec![]
             }
@@ -1598,9 +1599,6 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         };
         path.segments.extend(segments);
 
-        if path.segments.len() == 1 {
-            path.span.lo = self.last_span.lo;
-        }
         path.span.hi = self.last_span.hi;
 
         Ok((qself, path))
diff --git a/src/test/run-make/save-analysis/foo.rs b/src/test/run-make/save-analysis/foo.rs
index 07b99dff4e0..4981ea475d3 100644
--- a/src/test/run-make/save-analysis/foo.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-make/save-analysis/foo.rs
@@ -364,3 +364,18 @@ impl<'a> Pattern<'a> for CharEqPattern {
 }
 
 struct CharSearcher<'a>(<CharEqPattern as Pattern<'a>>::Searcher);
+
+pub trait Error {
+}
+
+impl Error + 'static {
+    pub fn is<T: Error + 'static>(&self) -> bool {
+        panic!()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Error + 'static + Send {
+    pub fn is<T: Error + 'static>(&self) -> bool {
+        <Error + 'static>::is::<T>(self)
+    }
+}