Improve error messages when illegal lifetimes are used

src/test/compile-fail/regions-in-consts.rs

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-const c_x: &'blk int = &22; //~ ERROR only the static region is allowed here
-const c_y: &int = &22; //~ ERROR only the static region is allowed here
+const c_x: &'blk int = &22; //~ ERROR Illegal lifetime &blk: only 'static is allowed here
+const c_y: &int = &22; //~ ERROR Illegal anonymous lifetime: only 'static is allowed here
 const c_z: &'static int = &22;
 
 fn main() {

src/test/compile-fail/regions-in-enums.rs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 enum yes0<'lt> {
     // This will eventually be legal (and in fact the only way):
-    X3(&'lt uint) //~ ERROR named regions other than `self` are not allowed as part of a type declaration
+    X3(&'lt uint) //~ ERROR Illegal lifetime &lt: only 'self is allowed allowed as part of a type declaration
 }
 
 enum yes1 {
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ enum yes1 {
 }
 
 enum yes2 {
-    X5(&'foo uint) //~ ERROR named regions other than `self` are not allowed as part of a type declaration
+    X5(&'foo uint) //~ ERROR Illegal lifetime &foo: only 'self is allowed allowed as part of a type declaration
 }
 
 fn main() {}

src/test/compile-fail/regions-in-structs.rs

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 // except according to those terms.
 
 struct yes0<'self> {
-  x: &uint, //~ ERROR anonymous region types are not permitted here
+  x: &uint, //~ ERROR Illegal anonymous lifetime: anonymous lifetimes are not permitted here
 }
 
 struct yes1<'self> {
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ struct yes1<'self> {
 }
 
 struct yes2<'self> {
-  x: &'foo uint, //~ ERROR named regions other than `self` are not allowed as part of a type declaration
+  x: &'foo uint, //~ ERROR Illegal lifetime &foo: only 'self is allowed allowed as part of a type declaration
 }
 
 fn main() {}

src/test/compile-fail/regions-in-type-items.rs

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 // except according to those terms.
 
 type item_ty_yes0 = {
-    x: &uint //~ ERROR anonymous region types are not permitted here
+    x: &uint //~ ERROR Illegal anonymous lifetime: anonymous lifetimes are not permitted here
 };
 
 type item_ty_yes1 = {
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type item_ty_yes1 = {
 };
 
 type item_ty_yes2 = {
-    x: &'foo uint //~ ERROR named regions other than `self` are not allowed as part of a type declaration
+    x: &'foo uint //~ ERROR Illegal lifetime &foo: only 'self is allowed allowed as part of a type declaration
 };
 
 fn main() {}