Support extern in paths

src/librustc_resolve/lib.rs

@@ -2982,6 +2982,8 @@ impl<'a> Resolver<'a> {
                     let msg = "There are too many initial `super`s.".to_string();
                     return PathResult::Failed(ident.span, msg, false);
                 }
+            } else if i == 0 && ns == TypeNS && name == keywords::Extern.name() {
+                continue;
             }
             allow_super = false;
 
@@ -2996,16 +2998,19 @@ impl<'a> Resolver<'a> {
                     // `$crate::a::b`
                     module = Some(self.resolve_crate_root(ident.node.ctxt));
                     continue
-                } else if i == 1 && self.session.features.borrow().extern_absolute_paths &&
-                                    path[0].node.name == keywords::CrateRoot.name() &&
-                                    !token::Ident(ident.node).is_path_segment_keyword() {
-                    // `::extern_crate::a::b`
-                    let crate_id = self.crate_loader.resolve_crate_from_path(name, ident.span);
-                    let crate_root =
-                        self.get_module(DefId { krate: crate_id, index: CRATE_DEF_INDEX });
-                    self.populate_module_if_necessary(crate_root);
-                    module = Some(crate_root);
-                    continue
+                } else if i == 1 && !token::Ident(ident.node).is_path_segment_keyword() {
+                    let prev_name = path[0].node.name;
+                    if prev_name == keywords::Extern.name() ||
+                       prev_name == keywords::CrateRoot.name() &&
+                       self.session.features.borrow().extern_absolute_paths {
+                        // `::extern_crate::a::b`
+                        let crate_id = self.crate_loader.resolve_crate_from_path(name, ident.span);
+                        let crate_root =
+                            self.get_module(DefId { krate: crate_id, index: CRATE_DEF_INDEX });
+                        self.populate_module_if_necessary(crate_root);
+                        module = Some(crate_root);
+                        continue
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
@@ -3015,6 +3020,7 @@ impl<'a> Resolver<'a> {
                name == keywords::SelfValue.name() && i != 0 ||
                name == keywords::SelfType.name() && i != 0 ||
                name == keywords::Super.name() && i != 0 ||
+               name == keywords::Extern.name() && i != 0 ||
                name == keywords::Crate.name() && i != 1 &&
                     path[0].node.name != keywords::CrateRoot.name() {
                 let name_str = if name == keywords::CrateRoot.name() {

src/librustc_resolve/resolve_imports.rs

@@ -604,26 +604,28 @@ impl<'a, 'b:'a> ImportResolver<'a, 'b> {
         self.current_module = directive.parent;
         let ImportDirective { ref module_path, span, .. } = *directive;
 
-        // Extern crate mode for absolute paths needs some
-        // special support for single-segment imports.
-        let extern_absolute_paths = self.session.features.borrow().extern_absolute_paths;
-        if module_path.len() == 1 && module_path[0].node.name == keywords::CrateRoot.name() {
+        // FIXME: Last path segment is treated specially in import resolution, so extern crate
+        // mode for absolute paths needs some special support for single-segment imports.
+        if module_path.len() == 1 && (module_path[0].node.name == keywords::CrateRoot.name() ||
+                                      module_path[0].node.name == keywords::Extern.name()) {
+            let is_extern = module_path[0].node.name == keywords::Extern.name() ||
+                            self.session.features.borrow().extern_absolute_paths;
             match directive.subclass {
-                GlobImport { .. } if extern_absolute_paths => {
+                GlobImport { .. } if is_extern => {
                     return Some((directive.span,
                                  "cannot glob-import all possible crates".to_string()));
                 }
                 SingleImport { source, target, .. } => {
-                    let crate_root = if source.name == keywords::Crate.name() {
+                    let crate_root = if source.name == keywords::Crate.name() &&
+                                        module_path[0].node.name != keywords::Extern.name() {
                         if target.name == keywords::Crate.name() {
                             return Some((directive.span,
                                          "crate root imports need to be explicitly named: \
                                           `use crate as name;`".to_string()));
                         } else {
                             Some(self.resolve_crate_root(source.ctxt.modern()))
                         }
-                    } else if extern_absolute_paths &&
-                              !token::Ident(source).is_path_segment_keyword() {
+                    } else if is_extern && !token::Ident(source).is_path_segment_keyword() {
                         let crate_id =
                             self.crate_loader.resolve_crate_from_path(source.name, directive.span);
                         let crate_root =

src/libsyntax/feature_gate.rs

@@ -450,6 +450,9 @@ declare_features! (
 
     // Allows use of the :lifetime macro fragment specifier
     (active, macro_lifetime_matcher, "1.24.0", Some(46895)),
+
+    // `extern` in paths
+    (active, extern_in_paths, "1.23.0", Some(44660)),
 );
 
 declare_features! (
@@ -1790,6 +1793,9 @@ impl<'a> Visitor<'a> for PostExpansionVisitor<'a> {
             if segment.identifier.name == keywords::Crate.name() {
                 gate_feature_post!(&self, crate_in_paths, segment.span,
                                    "`crate` in paths is experimental");
+            } else if segment.identifier.name == keywords::Extern.name() {
+                gate_feature_post!(&self, extern_in_paths, segment.span,
+                                   "`extern` in paths is experimental");
             }
         }
 

src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs

@@ -1387,7 +1387,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                 None
             };
             (ident, TraitItemKind::Const(ty, default), ast::Generics::default())
-        } else if self.token.is_path_start() {
+        } else if self.token.is_path_start() && !self.is_extern_non_path() {
             // trait item macro.
             // code copied from parse_macro_use_or_failure... abstraction!
             let prev_span = self.prev_span;
@@ -4037,6 +4037,10 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         self.token.is_keyword(keywords::Crate) && self.look_ahead(1, |t| t != &token::ModSep)
     }
 
+    fn is_extern_non_path(&self) -> bool {
+        self.token.is_keyword(keywords::Extern) && self.look_ahead(1, |t| t != &token::ModSep)
+    }
+
     fn eat_auto_trait(&mut self) -> bool {
         if self.token.is_keyword(keywords::Auto)
             && self.look_ahead(1, |t| t.is_keyword(keywords::Trait))
@@ -4152,10 +4156,12 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         // like a path (1 token), but it fact not a path.
         // `union::b::c` - path, `union U { ... }` - not a path.
         // `crate::b::c` - path, `crate struct S;` - not a path.
+        // `extern::b::c` - path, `extern crate c;` - not a path.
         } else if self.token.is_path_start() &&
                   !self.token.is_qpath_start() &&
                   !self.is_union_item() &&
-                  !self.is_crate_vis() {
+                  !self.is_crate_vis() &&
+                  !self.is_extern_non_path() {
             let pth = self.parse_path(PathStyle::Expr)?;
 
             if !self.eat(&token::Not) {
@@ -5236,7 +5242,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                          -> PResult<'a, (Ident, Vec<ast::Attribute>, ast::Generics,
                              ast::ImplItemKind)> {
         // code copied from parse_macro_use_or_failure... abstraction!
-        if self.token.is_path_start() {
+        if self.token.is_path_start() && !self.is_extern_non_path() {
             // Method macro.
 
             let prev_span = self.prev_span;
@@ -6238,7 +6244,8 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
             return Ok(Some(item));
         }
 
-        if self.eat_keyword(keywords::Extern) {
+        if self.check_keyword(keywords::Extern) && self.is_extern_non_path() {
+            self.bump(); // `extern`
             if self.eat_keyword(keywords::Crate) {
                 return Ok(Some(self.parse_item_extern_crate(lo, visibility, attrs)?));
             }

src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs

@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ impl Token {
             Some(id) => id.name == keywords::Super.name() ||
                         id.name == keywords::SelfValue.name() ||
                         id.name == keywords::SelfType.name() ||
+                        id.name == keywords::Extern.name() ||
                         id.name == keywords::Crate.name() ||
                         id.name == keywords::DollarCrate.name(),
             None => false,

src/test/parse-fail/keyword-extern-as-identifier.rs → src/test/compile-fail/keyword-extern-as-identifier.rs

@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-// compile-flags: -Z parse-only
-
-// This file was auto-generated using 'src/etc/generate-keyword-tests.py extern'
+#![feature(extern_in_paths)]
 
 fn main() {
-    let extern = "foo"; //~ error: expected pattern, found keyword `extern`
+    let extern = 0; //~ ERROR expected unit struct/variant or constant, found module `extern`
 }

src/test/compile-fail/rfc-2126-extern-in-paths/auxiliary/xcrate.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct S;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Z;

src/test/compile-fail/rfc-2126-extern-in-paths/non-existent-1.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+#![feature(extern_in_paths)]
+
+use extern::xcrate::S; //~ ERROR can't find crate for `xcrate`
+
+fn main() {}

src/test/compile-fail/rfc-2126-extern-in-paths/non-existent-2.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+#![feature(extern_in_paths)]
+
+fn main() {
+    let s = extern::xcrate::S; //~ ERROR can't find crate for `xcrate`
+}

src/test/compile-fail/rfc-2126-extern-in-paths/non-existent-3.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+#![feature(extern_in_paths)]
+
+use extern::ycrate; //~ ERROR can't find crate for `ycrate`
+
+fn main() {}

src/test/compile-fail/rfc-2126-extern-in-paths/single-segment.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+// aux-build:xcrate.rs
+
+#![feature(extern_in_paths)]
+
+use extern; //~ ERROR unresolved import `extern`
+            //~^ NOTE no `extern` in the root
+use extern::*; //~ ERROR unresolved import `extern::*`
+               //~^ NOTE cannot glob-import all possible crates
+
+fn main() {
+    let s = extern::xcrate; //~ ERROR expected value, found module `extern::xcrate`
+                            //~^ NOTE not a value
+}

src/test/run-pass/rfc-2126-extern-absolute-paths/extern.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+// aux-build:xcrate.rs
+
+#![feature(extern_in_paths)]
+
+use extern::xcrate::Z;
+
+fn f() {
+    use extern::xcrate;
+    use extern::xcrate as ycrate;
+    let s = xcrate::S;
+    assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", s), "S");
+    let z = ycrate::Z;
+    assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", z), "Z");
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let s = extern::xcrate::S;
+    assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", s), "S");
+    let z = Z;
+    assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", z), "Z");
+}

src/test/ui/feature-gate-extern_in_paths.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+struct S;
+
+fn main() {
+    let _ = extern::std::vec::Vec::new(); //~ ERROR `extern` in paths is experimental
+}

src/test/ui/feature-gate-extern_in_paths.stderr

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+error: `extern` in paths is experimental (see issue #44660)
+  --> $DIR/feature-gate-extern_in_paths.rs:14:13
+   |
+14 |     let _ = extern::std::vec::Vec::new(); //~ ERROR `extern` in paths is experimental
+   |             ^^^^^^
+   |
+   = help: add #![feature(extern_in_paths)] to the crate attributes to enable
+
+error: aborting due to previous error
+