Suggest correct code when encountering an incorrect trait bound refer…

…encing the current trait

src/librustc_typeck/astconv.rs

@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ pub struct PathSeg(pub DefId, pub usize);
 pub trait AstConv<'tcx> {
     fn tcx<'a>(&'a self) -> TyCtxt<'tcx>;
 
+    fn item_def_id(&self) -> Option<DefId>;
+
     /// Returns predicates in scope of the form `X: Foo`, where `X` is
     /// a type parameter `X` with the given id `def_id`. This is a
     /// subset of the full set of predicates.
@@ -1759,17 +1761,31 @@ impl<'o, 'tcx> dyn AstConv<'tcx> + 'o {
                    -> Ty<'tcx>
     {
         let tcx = self.tcx();
+
         let trait_def_id = tcx.parent(item_def_id).unwrap();
 
+        debug!("qpath_to_ty: trait_def_id={:?}", trait_def_id);
+
         self.prohibit_generics(slice::from_ref(item_segment));
 
         let self_ty = if let Some(ty) = opt_self_ty {
             ty
         } else {
             let path_str = tcx.def_path_str(trait_def_id);
+
+            // If the trait in segment is the same as the trait defining the item,
+            // use the `<Self as ..>` syntax in the error.
+            debug!("qpath_to_ty: self.item_def_id()={:?}",  self.item_def_id());
+
+            let type_name = if self.item_def_id() == Some(trait_def_id) {
+                "Self"
+            } else {
+                "Type"
+            };
+
             self.report_ambiguous_associated_type(
                 span,
-                "Type",
+                type_name,
                 &path_str,
                 item_segment.ident.name,
             );

src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs

@@ -2279,6 +2279,10 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> AstConv<'tcx> for FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
         self.tcx
     }
 
+    fn item_def_id(&self) -> Option<DefId> {
+        None
+    }
+
     fn get_type_parameter_bounds(&self, _: Span, def_id: DefId) -> ty::GenericPredicates<'tcx> {
         let tcx = self.tcx;
         let hir_id = tcx.hir().as_local_hir_id(def_id).unwrap();

src/librustc_typeck/collect.rs

@@ -182,6 +182,10 @@ impl AstConv<'tcx> for ItemCtxt<'tcx> {
         self.tcx
     }
 
+    fn item_def_id(&self) -> Option<DefId> {
+        Some(self.item_def_id)
+    }
+
     fn get_type_parameter_bounds(&self, span: Span, def_id: DefId) -> ty::GenericPredicates<'tcx> {
         self.tcx
             .at(span)

src/test/ui/associated-types/associated-types-in-ambiguous-context.rs

@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ trait Grab {
     //~^ ERROR ambiguous associated type
 }
 
+trait Bar {}
+
+trait Foo where Foo::Assoc: Bar {
+//~^ ERROR ambiguous associated type
+    type Assoc;
+}
+
 type X = std::ops::Deref::Target;
 //~^ ERROR ambiguous associated type
 

src/test/ui/associated-types/associated-types-in-ambiguous-context.stderr

@@ -5,7 +5,13 @@ LL | fn get<T:Get,U:Get>(x: T, y: U) -> Get::Value {}
    |                                    ^^^^^^^^^^ help: use fully-qualified syntax: `<Type as Get>::Value`
 
 error[E0223]: ambiguous associated type
-  --> $DIR/associated-types-in-ambiguous-context.rs:15:10
+  --> $DIR/associated-types-in-ambiguous-context.rs:17:17
+   |
+LL | trait Foo where Foo::Assoc: Bar {
+   |                 ^^^^^^^^^^ help: use fully-qualified syntax: `<Self as Foo>::Assoc`
+
+error[E0223]: ambiguous associated type
+  --> $DIR/associated-types-in-ambiguous-context.rs:22:10
    |
 LL | type X = std::ops::Deref::Target;
    |          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: use fully-qualified syntax: `<Type as std::ops::Deref>::Target`
@@ -16,6 +22,6 @@ error[E0223]: ambiguous associated type
 LL |     fn grab(&self) -> Grab::Value;
    |                       ^^^^^^^^^^^ help: use fully-qualified syntax: `<Type as Grab>::Value`
 
-error: aborting due to 3 previous errors
+error: aborting due to 4 previous errors
 
 For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0223`.