E0220: only suggests associated types if there's only one candidate

compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/astconv/errors.rs

@@ -201,34 +201,28 @@ pub(crate) fn complain_about_assoc_type_not_found<I>(
             }
         }
 
-        // If we still couldn't find any associated type, just list them all.
+        // If we still couldn't find any associated type, and only one associated type exists,
+        // suggests using it.
 
-        if all_candidate_names.is_empty() {
-            err.help(format!(
-                "`{ty_param_name}` has no associated type, try removing `{assoc_name}`"
-            ));
-            return err.emit();
+        if all_candidate_names.len() == 1 {
+            // this should still compile, except on `#![feature(associated_type_defaults)]`
+            // where it could suggests `type A = Self::A`, thus recursing infinitely
+            let applicability = if self.tcx().features().associated_type_defaults {
+                Applicability::Unspecified
+            } else {
+                Applicability::MaybeIncorrect
+            };
+
+            err.span_suggestion(
+                assoc_name.span,
+                format!("`{ty_param_name}` has the following associated type"),
+                all_candidate_names.first().unwrap().to_string(),
+                applicability,
+            );
+        } else {
+            err.span_label(assoc_name.span, format!("associated type `{assoc_name}` not found"));
         }
 
-        let msg = if all_candidate_names.len() > 1 {
-            format!("`{ty_param_name}` has the following associated types")
-        } else {
-            format!("`{ty_param_name}` has the following associated type")
-        };
-
-        let applicability = if self.tcx().features().associated_type_defaults {
-            Applicability::Unspecified // `type A = Self::B` would suggest `type A = Self::A`
-        } else {
-            Applicability::MaybeIncorrect
-        };
-
-        err.span_suggestions(
-            assoc_name.span,
-            msg,
-            all_candidate_names.iter().map(|symbol| symbol.to_string()),
-            applicability,
-        );
-
         err.emit()
     }
 

tests/ui/associated-consts/assoc-const-eq-missing.stderr

@@ -2,25 +2,19 @@ error[E0220]: associated type `Z` not found for `Foo`
   --> $DIR/assoc-const-eq-missing.rs:15:16
    |
 LL | fn foo1<F: Foo<Z=3>>() {}
-   |                ^
-   |
-   = help: `Foo` has no associated type, try removing `Z`
+   |                ^ associated type `Z` not found
 
 error[E0220]: associated type `Z` not found for `Foo`
   --> $DIR/assoc-const-eq-missing.rs:17:16
    |
 LL | fn foo2<F: Foo<Z=usize>>() {}
-   |                ^
-   |
-   = help: `Foo` has no associated type, try removing `Z`
+   |                ^ associated type `Z` not found
 
 error[E0220]: associated type `Z` not found for `Foo`
   --> $DIR/assoc-const-eq-missing.rs:19:16
    |
 LL | fn foo3<F: Foo<Z=5>>() {}
-   |                ^
-   |
-   = help: `Foo` has no associated type, try removing `Z`
+   |                ^ associated type `Z` not found
 
 error: aborting due to 3 previous errors
 

tests/ui/associated-type-bounds/missing-trait-bound-for-assoc-fails.stderr

@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ error[E0220]: associated type `Item` not found for `M`
   --> $DIR/missing-trait-bound-for-assoc-fails.rs:4:8
    |
 LL |     M::Item: Temp,
-   |        ^^^^
-   |
-   = help: `M` has no associated type, try removing `Item`
+   |        ^^^^ associated type `Item` not found
 
 error: aborting due to 2 previous errors
 

tests/ui/associated-types/associated-types-path-1.stderr

@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ error[E0220]: associated type `A` not found for `T`
   --> $DIR/associated-types-path-1.rs:10:26
    |
 LL | pub fn f1<T>(a: T, x: T::A) {}
-   |                          ^
-   |
-   = help: `T` has no associated type, try removing `A`
+   |                          ^ associated type `A` not found
 
 error[E0221]: ambiguous associated type `A` in bounds of `T`
   --> $DIR/associated-types-path-1.rs:11:34

tests/ui/feature-gates/feature-gate-return_type_notation.cfg.stderr

@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@ error[E0220]: associated type `m` not found for `Trait`
   --> $DIR/feature-gate-return_type_notation.rs:14:17
    |
 LL | fn foo<T: Trait<m(): Send>>() {}
-   |                 ^
-   |
-   = help: `Trait` has no associated type, try removing `m`
+   |                 ^ associated type `m` not found
 
 error: aborting due to 3 previous errors
 

tests/ui/feature-gates/feature-gate-return_type_notation.cfg_current.stderr

@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@ error[E0220]: associated type `m` not found for `Trait`
   --> $DIR/feature-gate-return_type_notation.rs:17:17
    |
 LL | fn foo<T: Trait<m(): Send>>() {}
-   |                 ^
-   |
-   = help: `Trait` has no associated type, try removing `m`
+   |                 ^ associated type `m` not found
 
 error: aborting due to 3 previous errors
 

tests/ui/feature-gates/feature-gate-return_type_notation.cfg_next.stderr

@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@ error[E0220]: associated type `m` not found for `Trait`
   --> $DIR/feature-gate-return_type_notation.rs:17:17
    |
 LL | fn foo<T: Trait<m(): Send>>() {}
-   |                 ^
-   |
-   = help: `Trait` has no associated type, try removing `m`
+   |                 ^ associated type `m` not found
 
 error: aborting due to 3 previous errors