New error message format for E0117 and E0118

src/librustc_typeck/coherence/orphan.rs

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> OrphanChecker<'cx, 'tcx> {
     fn check_item(&self, item: &hir::Item) {
         let def_id = self.tcx.map.local_def_id(item.id);
         match item.node {
-            hir::ItemImpl(_, _, _, None, _, _) => {
+            hir::ItemImpl(_, _, _, None, ref ty, _) => {
                 // For inherent impls, self type must be a nominal type
                 // defined in this crate.
                 debug!("coherence2::orphan check: inherent impl {}",
@@ -209,11 +209,11 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> OrphanChecker<'cx, 'tcx> {
                         return;
                     }
                     _ => {
-                        struct_span_err!(self.tcx.sess, item.span, E0118,
+                        struct_span_err!(self.tcx.sess, ty.span, E0118,
                                          "no base type found for inherent implementation")
-                        .span_help(item.span,
-                                   "either implement a trait on it or create a newtype to wrap it \
-                                    instead")
+                        .span_label(ty.span, &format!("impl requires a base type"))
+                        .note(&format!("either implement a trait on it or create a newtype \
+                                        to wrap it instead"))
                         .emit();
                         return;
                     }
@@ -228,12 +228,14 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> OrphanChecker<'cx, 'tcx> {
                 match traits::orphan_check(self.tcx, def_id) {
                     Ok(()) => { }
                     Err(traits::OrphanCheckErr::NoLocalInputType) => {
-                        span_err!(
+                        struct_span_err!(
                             self.tcx.sess, item.span, E0117,
-                            "the impl does not reference any \
-                             types defined in this crate; \
-                             only traits defined in the current crate can be \
-                             implemented for arbitrary types");
+                             "only traits defined in the current crate can be \
+                             implemented for arbitrary types")
+                        .span_label(item.span, &format!("impl doesn't use types inside crate"))
+                        .note(&format!("the impl does not reference any \
+                                        types defined in this crate"))
+                        .emit();
                         return;
                     }
                     Err(traits::OrphanCheckErr::UncoveredTy(param_ty)) => {

src/test/compile-fail/E0117.rs

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 // except according to those terms.
 
 impl Drop for u32 {} //~ ERROR E0117
+//~^ NOTE impl doesn't use types inside crate
+//~| NOTE the impl does not reference any types defined in this crate
 
 fn main() {
 }

src/test/compile-fail/E0118.rs

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 // except according to those terms.
 
 impl (u8, u8) { //~ ERROR E0118
+//~^ NOTE impl requires a base type
+//~| NOTE either implement a trait on it or create a newtype to wrap it instead
     fn get_state(&self) -> String {
         String::new()
     }