rustdoc: Link to the docs on namespaces when an unknown disambiguator is found

src/librustdoc/clean/types.rs

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ use rustc_ast::{self as ast, AttrStyle};
 use rustc_attr::{ConstStability, Deprecation, Stability, StabilityLevel};
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::{FxHashMap, FxHashSet};
 use rustc_data_structures::thin_vec::ThinVec;
-use rustc_feature::UnstableFeatures;
 use rustc_hir as hir;
 use rustc_hir::def::{CtorKind, Res};
 use rustc_hir::def_id::{CrateNum, DefId, DefIndex};
@@ -228,14 +227,9 @@ impl Item {
                                     "../".repeat(depth)
                                 }
                                 Some(&(_, _, ExternalLocation::Remote(ref s))) => s.to_string(),
-                                Some(&(_, _, ExternalLocation::Unknown)) | None => String::from(
-                                    // NOTE: intentionally doesn't pass crate name to avoid having
-                                    // different primitive links between crates
-                                    if UnstableFeatures::from_environment(None).is_nightly_build() {
-                                        "https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly"
-                                    } else {
-                                        "https://doc.rust-lang.org"
-                                    },
+                                Some(&(_, _, ExternalLocation::Unknown)) | None => format!(
+                                    "https://doc.rust-lang.org/{}",
+                                    crate::doc_rust_lang_org_channel(),
                                 ),
                             };
                             // This is a primitive so the url is done "by hand".

src/librustdoc/clean/utils.rs

@@ -521,3 +521,14 @@ crate fn has_doc_flag(attrs: ty::Attributes<'_>, flag: Symbol) -> bool {
             && attr.meta_item_list().map_or(false, |l| rustc_attr::list_contains_name(&l, flag))
     })
 }
+
+/// Return a channel suitable for using in a `doc.rust-lang.org/{channel}` format string.
+crate fn doc_rust_lang_org_channel() -> &'static str {
+    match env!("CFG_RELEASE_CHANNEL") {
+        "stable" => env!("CFG_RELEASE_NUM"),
+        "beta" => "beta",
+        "nightly" | "dev" => "nightly",
+        // custom build of rustdoc maybe? link to the stable docs just in case
+        _ => "",
+    }
+}

src/librustdoc/core.rs

@@ -498,15 +498,18 @@ crate fn run_global_ctxt(
     let mut krate = tcx.sess.time("clean_crate", || clean::krate(&mut ctxt));
 
     if krate.module.doc_value().map(|d| d.is_empty()).unwrap_or(true) {
-        let help = "The following guide may be of use:\n\
-                https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/rustdoc/how-to-write-documentation.html";
+        let help = format!(
+            "The following guide may be of use:\n\
+            https://doc.rust-lang.org/{}/rustdoc/how-to-write-documentation.html",
+            crate::doc_rust_lang_org_channel(),
+        );
         tcx.struct_lint_node(
             crate::lint::MISSING_CRATE_LEVEL_DOCS,
             DocContext::as_local_hir_id(tcx, krate.module.def_id).unwrap(),
             |lint| {
                 let mut diag =
                     lint.build("no documentation found for this crate's top-level module");
-                diag.help(help);
+                diag.help(&help);
                 diag.emit();
             },
         );

src/librustdoc/lib.rs

@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ use rustc_session::config::{make_crate_type_option, ErrorOutputType, RustcOptGro
 use rustc_session::getopts;
 use rustc_session::{early_error, early_warn};
 
+use crate::clean::utils::doc_rust_lang_org_channel;
+
 /// A macro to create a FxHashMap.
 ///
 /// Example:
@@ -597,7 +599,10 @@ fn usage(argv0: &str) {
     }
     println!("{}", options.usage(&format!("{} [options] <input>", argv0)));
     println!("    @path               Read newline separated options from `path`\n");
-    println!("More information available at https://doc.rust-lang.org/rustdoc/what-is-rustdoc.html")
+    println!(
+        "More information available at https://doc.rust-lang.org/{}/rustdoc/what-is-rustdoc.html",
+        doc_rust_lang_org_channel()
+    );
 }
 
 /// A result type used by several functions under `main()`.

src/librustdoc/passes/collect_intra_doc_links.rs

@@ -1924,7 +1924,14 @@ fn disambiguator_error(
     msg: &str,
 ) {
     diag_info.link_range = disambiguator_range;
-    report_diagnostic(cx.tcx, BROKEN_INTRA_DOC_LINKS, msg, &diag_info, |_diag, _sp| {});
+    report_diagnostic(cx.tcx, BROKEN_INTRA_DOC_LINKS, msg, &diag_info, |diag, _sp| {
+        let msg = format!(
+            "see https://doc.rust-lang.org/{}/rustdoc/linking-to-items-by-name.html#namespaces-and-disambiguators \
+             for more info about disambiguators",
+            crate::doc_rust_lang_org_channel(),
+        );
+        diag.note(&msg);
+    });
 }
 
 /// Report an ambiguity error, where there were multiple possible resolutions.

src/test/rustdoc-ui/intra-doc/email-address-localhost.stderr

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ note: the lint level is defined here
 LL | #![deny(warnings)]
    |         ^^^^^^^^
    = note: `#[deny(rustdoc::broken_intra_doc_links)]` implied by `#[deny(warnings)]`
+   = note: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/rustdoc/linking-to-items-by-name.html#namespaces-and-disambiguators for more info about disambiguators
 
 error: aborting due to previous error
 

src/test/rustdoc-ui/intra-doc/unknown-disambiguator.stderr

@@ -10,36 +10,47 @@ note: the lint level is defined here
 LL | #![deny(warnings)]
    |         ^^^^^^^^
    = note: `#[deny(rustdoc::broken_intra_doc_links)]` implied by `#[deny(warnings)]`
+   = note: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/rustdoc/linking-to-items-by-name.html#namespaces-and-disambiguators for more info about disambiguators
 
 error: unknown disambiguator `bar`
   --> $DIR/unknown-disambiguator.rs:3:35
    |
 LL | //! Linking to [foo@banana] and [`bar@banana!()`].
    |                                   ^^^
+   |
+   = note: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/rustdoc/linking-to-items-by-name.html#namespaces-and-disambiguators for more info about disambiguators
 
 error: unknown disambiguator `foo`
   --> $DIR/unknown-disambiguator.rs:9:34
    |
 LL | //! And with weird backticks: [``foo@hello``] [foo`@`hello].
    |                                  ^^^
+   |
+   = note: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/rustdoc/linking-to-items-by-name.html#namespaces-and-disambiguators for more info about disambiguators
 
 error: unknown disambiguator `foo`
   --> $DIR/unknown-disambiguator.rs:9:48
    |
 LL | //! And with weird backticks: [``foo@hello``] [foo`@`hello].
    |                                                ^^^
+   |
+   = note: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/rustdoc/linking-to-items-by-name.html#namespaces-and-disambiguators for more info about disambiguators
 
 error: unknown disambiguator ``
   --> $DIR/unknown-disambiguator.rs:6:31
    |
 LL | //! And to [no disambiguator](@nectarine) and [another](@apricot!()).
    |                               ^
+   |
+   = note: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/rustdoc/linking-to-items-by-name.html#namespaces-and-disambiguators for more info about disambiguators
 
 error: unknown disambiguator ``
   --> $DIR/unknown-disambiguator.rs:6:57
    |
 LL | //! And to [no disambiguator](@nectarine) and [another](@apricot!()).
    |                                                         ^
+   |
+   = note: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/rustdoc/linking-to-items-by-name.html#namespaces-and-disambiguators for more info about disambiguators
 
 error: aborting due to 6 previous errors