Improve 'cannot contain emoji' error.

compiler/rustc_interface/src/passes.rs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use rustc_codegen_ssa::traits::CodegenBackend;
 use rustc_data_structures::parallel;
 use rustc_data_structures::sync::{Lrc, OnceCell, WorkerLocal};
 use rustc_data_structures::temp_dir::MaybeTempDir;
-use rustc_errors::{ErrorReported, PResult};
+use rustc_errors::{Applicability, ErrorReported, PResult};
 use rustc_expand::base::ExtCtxt;
 use rustc_hir::def_id::{StableCrateId, LOCAL_CRATE};
 use rustc_hir::Crate;
@@ -456,10 +456,26 @@ pub fn configure_and_expand(
         identifiers.sort_by_key(|&(key, _)| key);
         for (ident, mut spans) in identifiers.into_iter() {
             spans.sort();
-            sess.diagnostic().span_err(
-                MultiSpan::from(spans),
-                &format!("identifiers cannot contain emoji: `{}`", ident),
-            );
+            if ident == sym::ferris {
+                let first_span = spans[0];
+                sess.diagnostic()
+                    .struct_span_err(
+                        MultiSpan::from(spans),
+                        "Ferris cannot be used as an identifier",
+                    )
+                    .span_suggestion(
+                        first_span,
+                        "try using their name instead",
+                        "ferris".to_string(),
+                        Applicability::MaybeIncorrect,
+                    )
+                    .emit();
+            } else {
+                sess.diagnostic().span_err(
+                    MultiSpan::from(spans),
+                    &format!("identifiers cannot contain emoji: `{}`", ident),
+                );
+            }
         }
     });
 

compiler/rustc_span/src/symbol.rs

@@ -627,6 +627,7 @@ symbols! {
         fdiv_fast,
         feature,
         fence,
+        ferris: "🦀",
         fetch_update,
         ffi,
         ffi_const,

src/test/ui/parser/emoji-identifiers.rs

@@ -13,4 +13,7 @@ fn main() {
     let _ = i_like_to_😄_a_lot() ➖ 4; //~ ERROR cannot find function `i_like_to_😄_a_lot` in this scope
     //~^ ERROR identifiers cannot contain emoji
     //~| ERROR unknown start of token: \u{2796}
+
+    let 🦀 = 1;//~ ERROR Ferris cannot be used as an identifier
+    dbg!(🦀);
 }

src/test/ui/parser/emoji-identifiers.stderr

@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ LL | fn i_like_to_😅_a_lot() -> 👀 {
 LL |     let _ = i_like_to_😄_a_lot() ➖ 4;
    |             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: a function with a similar name exists: `i_like_to_😅_a_lot`
 
+error: Ferris cannot be used as an identifier
+  --> $DIR/emoji-identifiers.rs:17:9
+   |
+LL |     let 🦀 = 1;
+   |         ^^ help: try using their name instead: `ferris`
+LL |     dbg!(🦀);
+   |          ^^
+
 error: identifiers cannot contain emoji: `ABig👩👩👧👧Family`
   --> $DIR/emoji-identifiers.rs:1:8
    |
@@ -77,7 +85,7 @@ LL |     👀::full_of✨()
    |         function or associated item not found in `👀`
    |         help: there is an associated function with a similar name: `full_of_✨`
 
-error: aborting due to 9 previous errors
+error: aborting due to 10 previous errors
 
 Some errors have detailed explanations: E0425, E0599.
 For more information about an error, try `rustc --explain E0425`.