Fix lifetime elision region accounting

This merges accumulate_regions_in_type with ty_fold::collect_regions.
Fixes #26638

src/librustc/middle/infer/higher_ranked/mod.rs

@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ fn fold_regions_in<'tcx, T, F>(tcx: &ty::ctxt<'tcx>,
     where T: TypeFoldable<'tcx>,
           F: FnMut(ty::Region, ty::DebruijnIndex) -> ty::Region,
 {
-    unbound_value.fold_with(&mut ty_fold::RegionFolder::new(tcx, &mut |region, current_depth| {
+    ty_fold::fold_regions(tcx, unbound_value, &mut false, |region, current_depth| {
         // we should only be encountering "escaping" late-bound regions here,
         // because the ones at the current level should have been replaced
         // with fresh variables
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ fn fold_regions_in<'tcx, T, F>(tcx: &ty::ctxt<'tcx>,
         });
 
         fldr(region, ty::DebruijnIndex::new(current_depth))
-    }))
+    })
 }
 
 impl<'a,'tcx> InferCtxtExt for InferCtxt<'a,'tcx> {
@@ -437,11 +437,10 @@ impl<'a,'tcx> InferCtxtExt for InferCtxt<'a,'tcx> {
         let escaping_types =
             self.type_variables.borrow().types_escaping_snapshot(&snapshot.type_snapshot);
 
-        let escaping_region_vars: FnvHashSet<_> =
+        let mut escaping_region_vars = FnvHashSet();
-            escaping_types
+        for ty in &escaping_types {
-            .iter()
+            ty_fold::collect_regions(self.tcx, ty, &mut escaping_region_vars);
-            .flat_map(|&t| ty_fold::collect_regions(self.tcx, &t))
+        }
-            .collect();
 
         region_vars.retain(|&region_vid| {
             let r = ty::ReInfer(ty::ReVar(region_vid));
@@ -649,7 +648,7 @@ pub fn plug_leaks<'a,'tcx,T>(infcx: &InferCtxt<'a,'tcx>,
     // binder is that we encountered in `value`. The caller is
     // responsible for ensuring that (a) `value` contains at least one
     // binder and (b) that binder is the one we want to use.
-    let result = ty_fold::fold_regions(infcx.tcx, &value, |r, current_depth| {
+    let result = ty_fold::fold_regions(infcx.tcx, &value, &mut false, |r, current_depth| {
         match inv_skol_map.get(&r) {
             None => r,
             Some(br) => {

src/librustc/middle/ty.rs

@@ -1713,6 +1713,16 @@ impl Region {
             _ => false,
         }
     }
+
+    /// Returns the depth of `self` from the (1-based) binding level `depth`
+    pub fn from_depth(&self, depth: u32) -> Region {
+        match *self {
+            ty::ReLateBound(debruijn, r) => ty::ReLateBound(DebruijnIndex {
+                depth: debruijn.depth - (depth - 1)
+            }, r),
+            r => r
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Eq, Ord, Hash,
@@ -6783,60 +6793,6 @@ pub enum ExplicitSelfCategory {
     ByBoxExplicitSelfCategory,
 }
 
-impl<'tcx> TyS<'tcx> {
-    /// Pushes all the lifetimes in the given type onto the given list. A
-    /// "lifetime in a type" is a lifetime specified by a reference or a lifetime
-    /// in a list of type substitutions. This does *not* traverse into nominal
-    /// types, nor does it resolve fictitious types.
-    pub fn accumulate_lifetimes_in_type(&self, accumulator: &mut Vec<ty::Region>) {
-        for ty in self.walk() {
-            match ty.sty {
-                TyRef(region, _) => {
-                    accumulator.push(*region)
-                }
-                TyTrait(ref t) => {
-                    accumulator.push_all(t.principal.0.substs.regions().as_slice());
-                }
-                TyEnum(_, substs) |
-                TyStruct(_, substs) => {
-                    accum_substs(accumulator, substs);
-                }
-                TyClosure(_, substs) => {
-                    accum_substs(accumulator, substs);
-                }
-                TyBool |
-                TyChar |
-                TyInt(_) |
-                TyUint(_) |
-                TyFloat(_) |
-                TyBox(_) |
-                TyStr |
-                TyArray(_, _) |
-                TySlice(_) |
-                TyRawPtr(_) |
-                TyBareFn(..) |
-                TyTuple(_) |
-                TyProjection(_) |
-                TyParam(_) |
-                TyInfer(_) |
-                TyError => {
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        fn accum_substs(accumulator: &mut Vec<Region>, substs: &Substs) {
-            match substs.regions {
-                subst::ErasedRegions => {}
-                subst::NonerasedRegions(ref regions) => {
-                    for region in regions {
-                        accumulator.push(*region)
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 /// A free variable referred to in a function.
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, RustcEncodable, RustcDecodable)]
 pub struct Freevar {
@@ -6917,7 +6873,8 @@ impl<'tcx> ctxt<'tcx> {
         where T: TypeFoldable<'tcx>
     {
         let bound0_value = bound2_value.skip_binder().skip_binder();
-        let value = ty_fold::fold_regions(self, bound0_value, |region, current_depth| {
+        let value = ty_fold::fold_regions(self, bound0_value, &mut false,
+                                          |region, current_depth| {
             match region {
                 ty::ReLateBound(debruijn, br) if debruijn.depth >= current_depth => {
                     // should be true if no escaping regions from bound2_value

src/librustc/middle/ty_fold.rs

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ use std::rc::Rc;
 use syntax::abi;
 use syntax::ast;
 use syntax::owned_slice::OwnedSlice;
-use util::nodemap::FnvHashMap;
+use util::nodemap::{FnvHashMap, FnvHashSet};
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Two generic traits
@@ -783,38 +783,51 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx, F> TypeFolder<'tcx> for BottomUpFolder<'a, 'tcx, F> where
 
 pub struct RegionFolder<'a, 'tcx: 'a> {
     tcx: &'a ty::ctxt<'tcx>,
+    skipped_regions: &'a mut bool,
     current_depth: u32,
     fld_r: &'a mut (FnMut(ty::Region, u32) -> ty::Region + 'a),
 }
 
 impl<'a, 'tcx> RegionFolder<'a, 'tcx> {
-    pub fn new<F>(tcx: &'a ty::ctxt<'tcx>, fld_r: &'a mut F) -> RegionFolder<'a, 'tcx>
+    pub fn new<F>(tcx: &'a ty::ctxt<'tcx>,
+                  skipped_regions: &'a mut bool,
+                  fld_r: &'a mut F) -> RegionFolder<'a, 'tcx>
         where F : FnMut(ty::Region, u32) -> ty::Region
     {
         RegionFolder {
             tcx: tcx,
+            skipped_regions: skipped_regions,
             current_depth: 1,
             fld_r: fld_r,
         }
     }
 }
 
-pub fn collect_regions<'tcx,T>(tcx: &ty::ctxt<'tcx>, value: &T) -> Vec<ty::Region>
+/// Collects the free and escaping regions in `value` into `region_set`. Returns
+/// whether any late-bound regions were skipped
+pub fn collect_regions<'tcx,T>(tcx: &ty::ctxt<'tcx>,
+                               value: &T,
+                               region_set: &mut FnvHashSet<ty::Region>) -> bool
     where T : TypeFoldable<'tcx>
 {
-    let mut vec = Vec::new();
+    let mut have_bound_regions = false;
-    fold_regions(tcx, value, |r, _| { vec.push(r); r });
+    fold_regions(tcx, value, &mut have_bound_regions,
-    vec
+                 |r, d| { region_set.insert(r.from_depth(d)); r });
+    have_bound_regions
 }
 
+/// Folds the escaping and free regions in `value` using `f`, and
+/// sets `skipped_regions` to true if any late-bound region was found
+/// and skipped.
 pub fn fold_regions<'tcx,T,F>(tcx: &ty::ctxt<'tcx>,
                               value: &T,
+                              skipped_regions: &mut bool,
                               mut f: F)
                               -> T
     where F : FnMut(ty::Region, u32) -> ty::Region,
           T : TypeFoldable<'tcx>,
 {
-    value.fold_with(&mut RegionFolder::new(tcx, &mut f))
+    value.fold_with(&mut RegionFolder::new(tcx, skipped_regions, &mut f))
 }
 
 impl<'a, 'tcx> TypeFolder<'tcx> for RegionFolder<'a, 'tcx>
@@ -834,6 +847,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> TypeFolder<'tcx> for RegionFolder<'a, 'tcx>
             ty::ReLateBound(debruijn, _) if debruijn.depth < self.current_depth => {
                 debug!("RegionFolder.fold_region({:?}) skipped bound region (current depth={})",
                        r, self.current_depth);
+                *self.skipped_regions = true;
                 r
             }
             _ => {
@@ -989,7 +1003,7 @@ pub fn shift_regions<'tcx, T:TypeFoldable<'tcx>>(tcx: &ty::ctxt<'tcx>,
     debug!("shift_regions(value={:?}, amount={})",
            value, amount);
 
-    value.fold_with(&mut RegionFolder::new(tcx, &mut |region, _current_depth| {
+    value.fold_with(&mut RegionFolder::new(tcx, &mut false, &mut |region, _current_depth| {
         shift_region(region, amount)
     }))
 }

src/librustc/middle/ty_walk.rs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 // except according to those terms.
 
 //! An iterator over the type substructure.
+//! WARNING: this does not keep track of the region depth.
 
 use middle::ty::{self, Ty};
 use std::iter::Iterator;

src/librustc_typeck/astconv.rs

@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ use middle::traits;
 use middle::ty::{self, RegionEscape, Ty, ToPredicate, HasTypeFlags};
 use middle::ty_fold;
 use rscope::{self, UnelidableRscope, RegionScope, ElidableRscope, ExplicitRscope,
-             ObjectLifetimeDefaultRscope, ShiftedRscope, BindingRscope};
+             ObjectLifetimeDefaultRscope, ShiftedRscope, BindingRscope,
+             ElisionFailureInfo, ElidedLifetime};
 use util::common::{ErrorReported, FN_OUTPUT_NAME};
 use util::nodemap::FnvHashSet;
 
@@ -186,6 +187,58 @@ pub fn ast_region_to_region(tcx: &ty::ctxt, lifetime: &ast::Lifetime)
     r
 }
 
+fn report_elision_failure(
+    tcx: &ty::ctxt,
+    default_span: Span,
+    params: Vec<ElisionFailureInfo>)
+{
+    let mut m = String::new();
+    let len = params.len();
+    for (i, info) in params.into_iter().enumerate() {
+        let ElisionFailureInfo {
+            name, lifetime_count: n, have_bound_regions
+        } = info;
+
+        let help_name = if name.is_empty() {
+            format!("argument {}", i + 1)
+        } else {
+            format!("`{}`", name)
+        };
+
+        m.push_str(&(if n == 1 {
+            help_name
+        } else {
+            format!("one of {}'s {} elided {}lifetimes", help_name, n,
+                    if have_bound_regions { "free " } else { "" } )
+        })[..]);
+
+        if len == 2 && i == 0 {
+            m.push_str(" or ");
+        } else if i + 2 == len {
+            m.push_str(", or ");
+        } else if i + 1 != len {
+            m.push_str(", ");
+        }
+    }
+    if len == 1 {
+        fileline_help!(tcx.sess, default_span,
+                       "this function's return type contains a borrowed value, but \
+                        the signature does not say which {} it is borrowed from",
+                       m);
+    } else if len == 0 {
+        fileline_help!(tcx.sess, default_span,
+                       "this function's return type contains a borrowed value, but \
+                        there is no value for it to be borrowed from");
+        fileline_help!(tcx.sess, default_span,
+                       "consider giving it a 'static lifetime");
+    } else {
+        fileline_help!(tcx.sess, default_span,
+                       "this function's return type contains a borrowed value, but \
+                        the signature does not say whether it is borrowed from {}",
+                       m);
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn opt_ast_region_to_region<'tcx>(
     this: &AstConv<'tcx>,
     rscope: &RegionScope,
@@ -197,61 +250,15 @@ pub fn opt_ast_region_to_region<'tcx>(
             ast_region_to_region(this.tcx(), lifetime)
         }
 
-        None => {
+        None => match rscope.anon_regions(default_span, 1) {
-            match rscope.anon_regions(default_span, 1) {
+            Ok(rs) => rs[0],
-                Err(v) => {
+            Err(params) => {
-                    debug!("optional region in illegal location");
+                span_err!(this.tcx().sess, default_span, E0106,
-                    span_err!(this.tcx().sess, default_span, E0106,
+                          "missing lifetime specifier");
-                        "missing lifetime specifier");
+                if let Some(params) = params {
-                    match v {
+                    report_elision_failure(this.tcx(), default_span, params);
-                        Some(v) => {
-                            let mut m = String::new();
-                            let len = v.len();
-                            for (i, (name, n)) in v.into_iter().enumerate() {
-                                let help_name = if name.is_empty() {
-                                    format!("argument {}", i + 1)
-                                } else {
-                                    format!("`{}`", name)
-                                };
-
-                                m.push_str(&(if n == 1 {
-                                    help_name
-                                } else {
-                                    format!("one of {}'s {} elided lifetimes", help_name, n)
-                                })[..]);
-
-                                if len == 2 && i == 0 {
-                                    m.push_str(" or ");
-                                } else if i + 2 == len {
-                                    m.push_str(", or ");
-                                } else if i + 1 != len {
-                                    m.push_str(", ");
-                                }
-                            }
-                            if len == 1 {
-                                fileline_help!(this.tcx().sess, default_span,
-                                    "this function's return type contains a borrowed value, but \
-                                     the signature does not say which {} it is borrowed from",
-                                    m);
-                            } else if len == 0 {
-                                fileline_help!(this.tcx().sess, default_span,
-                                    "this function's return type contains a borrowed value, but \
-                                     there is no value for it to be borrowed from");
-                                fileline_help!(this.tcx().sess, default_span,
-                                    "consider giving it a 'static lifetime");
-                            } else {
-                                fileline_help!(this.tcx().sess, default_span,
-                                    "this function's return type contains a borrowed value, but \
-                                     the signature does not say whether it is borrowed from {}",
-                                    m);
-                            }
-                        }
-                        None => {},
-                    }
-                    ty::ReStatic
                 }
-
+                ty::ReStatic
-                Ok(rs) => rs[0],
             }
         }
     };
@@ -505,48 +512,54 @@ fn convert_angle_bracketed_parameters<'tcx>(this: &AstConv<'tcx>,
 /// Returns the appropriate lifetime to use for any output lifetimes
 /// (if one exists) and a vector of the (pattern, number of lifetimes)
 /// corresponding to each input type/pattern.
-fn find_implied_output_region(input_tys: &[Ty], input_pats: Vec<String>)
+fn find_implied_output_region<'tcx>(tcx: &ty::ctxt<'tcx>,
-                              -> (Option<ty::Region>, Vec<(String, usize)>)
+                                    input_tys: &[Ty<'tcx>],
+                                    input_pats: Vec<String>) -> ElidedLifetime
 {
-    let mut lifetimes_for_params: Vec<(String, usize)> = Vec::new();
+    let mut lifetimes_for_params = Vec::new();
     let mut possible_implied_output_region = None;
 
     for (input_type, input_pat) in input_tys.iter().zip(input_pats) {
-        let mut accumulator = Vec::new();
+        let mut regions = FnvHashSet();
-        input_type.accumulate_lifetimes_in_type(&mut accumulator);
+        let have_bound_regions = ty_fold::collect_regions(tcx,
+                                                          input_type,
+                                                          &mut regions);
 
-        if accumulator.len() == 1 {
+        debug!("find_implied_output_regions: collected {:?} from {:?} \
+                have_bound_regions={:?}", &regions, input_type, have_bound_regions);
+
+        if regions.len() == 1 {
             // there's a chance that the unique lifetime of this
             // iteration will be the appropriate lifetime for output
             // parameters, so lets store it.
-            possible_implied_output_region = Some(accumulator[0])
+            possible_implied_output_region = regions.iter().cloned().next();
         }
 
-        lifetimes_for_params.push((input_pat, accumulator.len()));
+        lifetimes_for_params.push(ElisionFailureInfo {
+            name: input_pat,
+            lifetime_count: regions.len(),
+            have_bound_regions: have_bound_regions
+        });
     }
 
-    let implied_output_region =
+    if lifetimes_for_params.iter().map(|e| e.lifetime_count).sum::<usize>() == 1 {
-        if lifetimes_for_params.iter().map(|&(_, n)| n).sum::<usize>() == 1 {
+        Ok(possible_implied_output_region.unwrap())
-            assert!(possible_implied_output_region.is_some());
+    } else {
-            possible_implied_output_region
+        Err(Some(lifetimes_for_params))
-        } else {
+    }
-            None
-        };
-    (implied_output_region, lifetimes_for_params)
 }
 
 fn convert_ty_with_lifetime_elision<'tcx>(this: &AstConv<'tcx>,
-                                          implied_output_region: Option<ty::Region>,
+                                          elided_lifetime: ElidedLifetime,
-                                          param_lifetimes: Vec<(String, usize)>,
                                           ty: &ast::Ty)
                                           -> Ty<'tcx>
 {
-    match implied_output_region {
+    match elided_lifetime {
-        Some(implied_output_region) => {
+        Ok(implied_output_region) => {
             let rb = ElidableRscope::new(implied_output_region);
             ast_ty_to_ty(this, &rb, ty)
         }
-        None => {
+        Err(param_lifetimes) => {
             // All regions must be explicitly specified in the output
             // if the lifetime elision rules do not apply. This saves
             // the user from potentially-confusing errors.
@@ -576,8 +589,7 @@ fn convert_parenthesized_parameters<'tcx>(this: &AstConv<'tcx>,
                    .collect::<Vec<Ty<'tcx>>>();
 
     let input_params: Vec<_> = repeat(String::new()).take(inputs.len()).collect();
-    let (implied_output_region,
+    let implied_output_region = find_implied_output_region(this.tcx(), &inputs, input_params);
-         params_lifetimes) = find_implied_output_region(&*inputs, input_params);
 
     let input_ty = this.tcx().mk_tup(inputs);
 
@@ -585,8 +597,7 @@ fn convert_parenthesized_parameters<'tcx>(this: &AstConv<'tcx>,
         Some(ref output_ty) => {
             (convert_ty_with_lifetime_elision(this,
                                               implied_output_region,
-                                              params_lifetimes,
+                                              &output_ty),
-                                              &**output_ty),
              output_ty.span)
         }
         None => {
@@ -1705,7 +1716,7 @@ fn ty_of_method_or_bare_fn<'a, 'tcx>(this: &AstConv<'tcx>,
     // here), if self is by-reference, then the implied output region is the
     // region of the self parameter.
     let mut explicit_self_category_result = None;
-    let (self_ty, mut implied_output_region) = match opt_self_info {
+    let (self_ty, implied_output_region) = match opt_self_info {
         None => (None, None),
         Some(self_info) => {
             // This type comes from an impl or trait; no late-bound
@@ -1756,19 +1767,18 @@ fn ty_of_method_or_bare_fn<'a, 'tcx>(this: &AstConv<'tcx>,
     // Second, if there was exactly one lifetime (either a substitution or a
     // reference) in the arguments, then any anonymous regions in the output
     // have that lifetime.
-    let lifetimes_for_params = if implied_output_region.is_none() {
+    let implied_output_region = match implied_output_region {
-        let input_tys = if self_ty.is_some() {
+        Some(r) => Ok(r),
-            // Skip the first argument if `self` is present.
+        None => {
-            &self_and_input_tys[1..]
+            let input_tys = if self_ty.is_some() {
-        } else {
+                // Skip the first argument if `self` is present.
-            &self_and_input_tys[..]
+                &self_and_input_tys[1..]
-        };
+            } else {
+                &self_and_input_tys[..]
+            };
 
-        let (ior, lfp) = find_implied_output_region(input_tys, input_pats);
+            find_implied_output_region(this.tcx(), input_tys, input_pats)
-        implied_output_region = ior;
+        }
-        lfp
-    } else {
-        vec![]
     };
 
     let output_ty = match decl.output {
@@ -1777,8 +1787,7 @@ fn ty_of_method_or_bare_fn<'a, 'tcx>(this: &AstConv<'tcx>,
         ast::Return(ref output) =>
             ty::FnConverging(convert_ty_with_lifetime_elision(this,
                                                               implied_output_region,
-                                                              lifetimes_for_params,
+                                                              &output)),
-                                                              &**output)),
         ast::DefaultReturn(..) => ty::FnConverging(this.tcx().mk_nil()),
         ast::NoReturn(..) => ty::FnDiverging
     };

src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ use middle::ty::{Disr, ParamTy, ParameterEnvironment};
 use middle::ty::{self, HasTypeFlags, RegionEscape, ToPolyTraitRef, Ty};
 use middle::ty::{MethodCall, MethodCallee};
 use middle::ty_fold::{TypeFolder, TypeFoldable};
-use rscope::RegionScope;
+use rscope::{ElisionFailureInfo, RegionScope};
 use session::Session;
 use {CrateCtxt, lookup_full_def, require_same_types};
 use TypeAndSubsts;
@@ -1796,7 +1796,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> RegionScope for FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
     }
 
     fn anon_regions(&self, span: Span, count: usize)
-                    -> Result<Vec<ty::Region>, Option<Vec<(String, usize)>>> {
+                    -> Result<Vec<ty::Region>, Option<Vec<ElisionFailureInfo>>> {
         Ok((0..count).map(|_| {
             self.infcx().next_region_var(infer::MiscVariable(span))
         }).collect())

src/librustc_typeck/collect.rs

@@ -2248,7 +2248,7 @@ fn check_method_self_type<'a, 'tcx, RS:RegionScope>(
          * before we really have a `ParameterEnvironment` to check.
          */
 
-        ty_fold::fold_regions(tcx, value, |region, _| {
+        ty_fold::fold_regions(tcx, value, &mut false, |region, _| {
             match region {
                 ty::ReEarlyBound(data) => {
                     let def_id = local_def(data.param_id);

src/librustc_typeck/rscope.rs

@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ use std::cell::Cell;
 use std::iter::repeat;
 use syntax::codemap::Span;
 
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct ElisionFailureInfo {
+    pub name: String,
+    pub lifetime_count: usize,
+    pub have_bound_regions: bool
+}
+
+pub type ElidedLifetime = Result<ty::Region, Option<Vec<ElisionFailureInfo>>>;
+
 /// Defines strategies for handling regions that are omitted.  For
 /// example, if one writes the type `&Foo`, then the lifetime of
 /// this reference has been omitted. When converting this
@@ -30,7 +39,7 @@ pub trait RegionScope {
     fn anon_regions(&self,
                     span: Span,
                     count: usize)
-                    -> Result<Vec<ty::Region>, Option<Vec<(String, usize)>>>;
+                    -> Result<Vec<ty::Region>, Option<Vec<ElisionFailureInfo>>>;
 
     /// If an object omits any explicit lifetime bound, and none can
     /// be derived from the object traits, what should we use? If
@@ -51,16 +60,16 @@ impl RegionScope for ExplicitRscope {
     fn anon_regions(&self,
                     _span: Span,
                     _count: usize)
-                    -> Result<Vec<ty::Region>, Option<Vec<(String, usize)>>> {
+                    -> Result<Vec<ty::Region>, Option<Vec<ElisionFailureInfo>>> {
         Err(None)
     }
 }
 
 // Same as `ExplicitRscope`, but provides some extra information for diagnostics
-pub struct UnelidableRscope(Vec<(String, usize)>);
+pub struct UnelidableRscope(Option<Vec<ElisionFailureInfo>>);
 
 impl UnelidableRscope {
-    pub fn new(v: Vec<(String, usize)>) -> UnelidableRscope {
+    pub fn new(v: Option<Vec<ElisionFailureInfo>>) -> UnelidableRscope {
         UnelidableRscope(v)
     }
 }
@@ -73,9 +82,9 @@ impl RegionScope for UnelidableRscope {
     fn anon_regions(&self,
                     _span: Span,
                     _count: usize)
-                    -> Result<Vec<ty::Region>, Option<Vec<(String, usize)>>> {
+                    -> Result<Vec<ty::Region>, Option<Vec<ElisionFailureInfo>>> {
         let UnelidableRscope(ref v) = *self;
-        Err(Some(v.clone()))
+        Err(v.clone())
     }
 }
 
@@ -104,7 +113,7 @@ impl RegionScope for ElidableRscope {
     fn anon_regions(&self,
                     _span: Span,
                     count: usize)
-                    -> Result<Vec<ty::Region>, Option<Vec<(String, usize)>>>
+                    -> Result<Vec<ty::Region>, Option<Vec<ElisionFailureInfo>>>
     {
         Ok(repeat(self.default).take(count).collect())
     }
@@ -141,7 +150,7 @@ impl RegionScope for BindingRscope {
     fn anon_regions(&self,
                     _: Span,
                     count: usize)
-                    -> Result<Vec<ty::Region>, Option<Vec<(String, usize)>>>
+                    -> Result<Vec<ty::Region>, Option<Vec<ElisionFailureInfo>>>
     {
         Ok((0..count).map(|_| self.next_region()).collect())
     }
@@ -177,7 +186,7 @@ impl<'r> RegionScope for ObjectLifetimeDefaultRscope<'r> {
     fn anon_regions(&self,
                     span: Span,
                     count: usize)
-                    -> Result<Vec<ty::Region>, Option<Vec<(String, usize)>>>
+                    -> Result<Vec<ty::Region>, Option<Vec<ElisionFailureInfo>>>
     {
         self.base_scope.anon_regions(span, count)
     }
@@ -204,7 +213,7 @@ impl<'r> RegionScope for ShiftedRscope<'r> {
     fn anon_regions(&self,
                     span: Span,
                     count: usize)
-                    -> Result<Vec<ty::Region>, Option<Vec<(String, usize)>>>
+                    -> Result<Vec<ty::Region>, Option<Vec<ElisionFailureInfo>>>
     {
         match self.base_scope.anon_regions(span, count) {
             Ok(mut v) => {

src/test/compile-fail/issue-26638.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Copyright 2015 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.
+
+fn parse_type(iter: Box<Iterator<Item=&str>+'static>) -> &str { iter.next() }
+//~^ ERROR missing lifetime specifier [E0106]
+//~^^ HELP 2 elided lifetimes
+
+fn parse_type_2(iter: fn(&u8)->&u8) -> &str { iter() }
+//~^ ERROR missing lifetime specifier [E0106]
+//~^^ HELP 0 elided free lifetimes
+
+fn main() {}