Fix up some ‘help’ messages

Author: ftxqxd

src/librustc/middle/resolve_lifetime.rs

@@ -462,11 +462,11 @@ impl<'a> LifetimeContext<'a> {
                             format!("lifetime name `{}` shadows another \
                                     lifetime name that is already in scope",
                                     token::get_name(lifetime.name)).as_slice());
-                        self.sess.span_help(
+                        self.sess.span_note(
                             lifetime_def.span,
                             format!("shadowed lifetime `{}` declared here",
                                     token::get_name(lifetime.name)).as_slice());
-                        self.sess.span_help(
+                        self.sess.span_note(
                             lifetime.span,
                             "shadowed lifetimes are deprecated \
                              and will become a hard error before 1.0");

src/librustc_typeck/astconv.rs

@@ -893,14 +893,14 @@ fn ast_ty_to_trait_ref<'tcx>(this: &AstConv<'tcx>,
                       pprust::ty_to_string(ty));
             match ty.node {
                 ast::TyRptr(None, ref mut_ty) => {
-                    span_note!(this.tcx().sess, ty.span,
+                    span_help!(this.tcx().sess, ty.span,
                                "perhaps you meant `&{}({} +{})`? (per RFC 438)",
                                ppaux::mutability_to_string(mut_ty.mutbl),
                                pprust::ty_to_string(&*mut_ty.ty),
                                pprust::bounds_to_string(bounds));
                 }
                ast::TyRptr(Some(ref lt), ref mut_ty) => {
-                    span_note!(this.tcx().sess, ty.span,
+                    span_help!(this.tcx().sess, ty.span,
                                "perhaps you meant `&{} {}({} +{})`? (per RFC 438)",
                                pprust::lifetime_to_string(lt),
                                ppaux::mutability_to_string(mut_ty.mutbl),
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ fn ast_ty_to_trait_ref<'tcx>(this: &AstConv<'tcx>,
                 }
 
                 _ => {
-                    span_note!(this.tcx().sess, ty.span,
+                    span_help!(this.tcx().sess, ty.span,
                                "perhaps you forgot parentheses? (per RFC 438)");
                 }
             }

src/librustc_typeck/check/closure.rs

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pub fn check_expr_closure<'a,'tcx>(fcx: &FnCtxt<'a,'tcx>,
 
                     fcx.ccx.tcx.sess.span_err(
                         expr.span,
-                        "can't infer the \"kind\" of the closure, explicitly annotate it. e.g. \
+                        "can't infer the \"kind\" of the closure; explicitly annotate it; e.g. \
                         `|&:| {}`");
                 },
                 Some((sig, kind)) => {

src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs

@@ -2921,7 +2921,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                     "Chained comparison operators require parentheses");
                 if op == BiLt && outer_op == BiGt {
                     self.span_help(op_span,
-                        "Use ::< instead of < if you meant to specify type arguments.");
+                        "use ::< instead of < if you meant to specify type arguments");
                 }
             }
             _ => {}

src/test/compile-fail/hrtb-precedence-of-plus-error-message.rs

@@ -19,17 +19,17 @@ trait Bar {
 struct Foo<'a> {
     a: &'a Bar+'a,
         //~^ ERROR E0178
-        //~^^ NOTE perhaps you meant `&'a (Bar + 'a)`?
+        //~^^ HELP perhaps you meant `&'a (Bar + 'a)`?
 
     b: &'a mut Bar+'a,
         //~^ ERROR E0178
-        //~^^ NOTE perhaps you meant `&'a mut (Bar + 'a)`?
+        //~^^ HELP perhaps you meant `&'a mut (Bar + 'a)`?
 
     c: Box<Bar+'a>, // OK, no paren needed in this context
 
     d: fn() -> Bar+'a,
         //~^ ERROR E0178
-        //~^^ NOTE perhaps you forgot parentheses
+        //~^^ HELP perhaps you forgot parentheses
         //~^^^ WARN deprecated syntax
 }
 

src/test/compile-fail/require-parens-for-chained-comparison.rs

@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ fn main() {
 
     f<X>();
     //~^ ERROR: Chained comparison operators require parentheses
-    //~^^ HELP: Use ::< instead of < if you meant to specify type arguments.
+    //~^^ HELP: use ::< instead of < if you meant to specify type arguments
 }

src/test/compile-fail/shadowed-lifetime.rs

@@ -13,18 +13,18 @@
 struct Foo<'a>(&'a isize);
 
 impl<'a> Foo<'a> {
-    //~^ HELP shadowed lifetime `'a` declared here
+    //~^ NOTE shadowed lifetime `'a` declared here
     fn shadow_in_method<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a isize {
         //~^ WARNING lifetime name `'a` shadows another lifetime name that is already in scope
-        //~| HELP deprecated
+        //~| NOTE deprecated
         self.0
     }
 
     fn shadow_in_type<'b>(&'b self) -> &'b isize {
-        //~^ HELP shadowed lifetime `'b` declared here
+        //~^ NOTE shadowed lifetime `'b` declared here
         let x: for<'b> fn(&'b isize) = panic!();
         //~^ WARNING lifetime name `'b` shadows another lifetime name that is already in scope
-        //~| HELP deprecated
+        //~| NOTE deprecated
         self.0
     }
 

src/test/compile-fail/unsized2.rs

@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ pub fn main() {
     f<type>();
     //~^ ERROR expected identifier, found keyword `type`
     //~^^ ERROR: Chained comparison operators require parentheses
-    //~^^^ HELP: Use ::< instead of < if you meant to specify type arguments.
+    //~^^^ HELP: use ::< instead of < if you meant to specify type arguments
 }