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-rw-r--r--src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/Parsers.scala4
-rw-r--r--src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/diagnostic/messages.scala17
2 files changed, 19 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/Parsers.scala b/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/Parsers.scala
index 4926ebb9f..95626846d 100644
--- a/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/Parsers.scala
+++ b/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/Parsers.scala
@@ -1742,8 +1742,8 @@ object Parsers {
if (owner == nme.CONSTRUCTOR && (result.isEmpty || (result.head take 1 exists (_.mods is Implicit)))) {
in.token match {
case LBRACKET => syntaxError("no type parameters allowed here")
- case EOF => incompleteInputError("auxiliary constructor needs non-implicit parameter list")
- case _ => syntaxError("auxiliary constructor needs non-implicit parameter list", start)
+ case EOF => incompleteInputError(AuxConstructorNeedsNonImplicitParameter())
+ case _ => syntaxError(AuxConstructorNeedsNonImplicitParameter(), start)
}
}
result
diff --git a/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/diagnostic/messages.scala b/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/diagnostic/messages.scala
index bec49e728..02aa850c5 100644
--- a/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/diagnostic/messages.scala
+++ b/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/diagnostic/messages.scala
@@ -715,4 +715,21 @@ object messages {
|""".stripMargin
}
}
+
+ case class AuxConstructorNeedsNonImplicitParameter()(implicit ctx:Context) extends Message(26) {
+ val kind = "Syntax"
+ val msg = "auxiliary constructor needs non-implicit parameter list"
+ val explanation =
+ hl"""Only the primary constructor is allowed an ${"implicit"} parameter list;
+ |auxiliary constructors need a non-implicit parameter list. When a primary
+ |constructor has an implicit argslist, auxiliary constructors that call the
+ |primary constructor must specify the implicit value.
+ |
+ |To resolve this issue check for:
+ | - forgotten parenthesis on ${"this"} (${"def this() = // ..."})
+ | - auxiliary constructors specify the implicit value
+ |""".stripMargin
+ }
+
+
}