2 files changed, 24 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/Global.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/Global.scala
index 8d72fd76bd..a54b92cef8 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/Global.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/Global.scala
@@ -96,6 +96,20 @@ class Global(var currentSettings: Settings, var reporter: Reporter)
 
   def erasurePhase: Phase = if (currentRun.isDefined) currentRun.erasurePhase else NoPhase
 
+  /* Override `newStubSymbol` defined in `SymbolTable` to provide us access
+   * to the last tree to typer, whose position is the trigger of stub errors. */
+  override def newStubSymbol(owner: Symbol,
+                             name: Name,
+                             missingMessage: String,
+                             isPackage: Boolean = false): Symbol = {
+    val stubSymbol = super.newStubSymbol(owner, name, missingMessage, isPackage)
+    val stubErrorPosition = {
+      val lastTreeToTyper = analyzer.lastTreeToTyper
+      if (lastTreeToTyper != EmptyTree) lastTreeToTyper.pos else stubSymbol.pos
+    }
+    stubSymbol.setPos(stubErrorPosition)
+  }
+
   // platform specific elements
 
   protected class GlobalPlatform extends {
diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/symtab/classfile/ClassfileParser.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/symtab/classfile/ClassfileParser.scala
index 9b73f203e0..e51877225f 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/symtab/classfile/ClassfileParser.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/symtab/classfile/ClassfileParser.scala
@@ -1030,8 +1030,11 @@ abstract class ClassfileParser {
       val sflags      = jflags.toScalaFlags
       val owner       = ownerForFlags(jflags)
       val scope       = getScope(jflags)
-      def newStub(name: Name) =
-        owner.newStubSymbol(name, s"Class file for ${entry.externalName} not found").setFlag(JAVA)
+      def newStub(name: Name) = {
+        val stub = owner.newStubSymbol(name, s"Class file for ${entry.externalName} not found")
+        stub.setPos(owner.pos)
+        stub.setFlag(JAVA)
+      }
 
       val (innerClass, innerModule) = if (file == NoAbstractFile) {
         (newStub(name.toTypeName), newStub(name.toTermName))
@@ -1152,7 +1155,11 @@ abstract class ClassfileParser {
         if (enclosing == clazz) entry.scope lookup name
         else lookupMemberAtTyperPhaseIfPossible(enclosing, name)
       )
-      def newStub = enclosing.newStubSymbol(name, s"Unable to locate class corresponding to inner class entry for $name in owner ${entry.outerName}")
+      def newStub = {
+        enclosing
+          .newStubSymbol(name, s"Unable to locate class corresponding to inner class entry for $name in owner ${entry.outerName}")
+          .setPos(enclosing.pos)
+      }
       member.orElse(newStub)
     }
   }