Don't resolve type var roots in point_at_expr_source_of_inferred_type

Author: compiler-errors

compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/demand.rs

@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             lt_op: |_| self.tcx.lifetimes.re_erased,
             ct_op: |c| c,
             ty_op: |t| match *t.kind() {
-                ty::Infer(ty::TyVar(vid)) => self.tcx.mk_ty_infer(ty::TyVar(self.root_var(vid))),
+                ty::Infer(ty::TyVar(_)) => self.tcx.mk_ty_var(ty::TyVid::from_u32(0)),
                 ty::Infer(ty::IntVar(_)) => {
                     self.tcx.mk_ty_infer(ty::IntVar(ty::IntVid { index: 0 }))
                 }
@@ -333,13 +333,15 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                             // inferred in this method call.
                             let arg = &args[i];
                             let arg_ty = self.node_ty(arg.hir_id);
+                            if !arg.span.overlaps(mismatch_span) {
                             err.span_label(
                                 arg.span,
                                 &format!(
                                     "this is of type `{arg_ty}`, which causes `{ident}` to be \
                                      inferred as `{ty}`",
                                 ),
                             );
+                            }
                             param_args.insert(param_ty, (arg, arg_ty));
                         }
                     }

tests/ui/typeck/bad-type-in-vec-push.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// The error message here still is pretty confusing.
+
+fn main() {
+    let mut result = vec![1];
+    // The type of `result` is constrained to be `Vec<{integer}>` here.
+    // But the logic we use to find what expression constrains a type
+    // is not sophisticated enough to know this.
+
+    let mut vector = Vec::new();
+    vector.sort();
+    result.push(vector);
+    //~^ ERROR mismatched types
+    // So it thinks that the type of `result` is constrained here.
+}

tests/ui/typeck/bad-type-in-vec-push.stderr

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+error[E0308]: mismatched types
+  --> $DIR/bad-type-in-vec-push.rs:11:17
+   |
+LL |     vector.sort();
+   |     ------ here the type of `vector` is inferred to be `Vec<_>`
+LL |     result.push(vector);
+   |            ---- ^^^^^^
+   |            |    |
+   |            |    expected integer, found struct `Vec`
+   |            |    this is of type `Vec<_>`, which causes `result` to be inferred as `Vec<{integer}>`
+   |            arguments to this method are incorrect
+   |
+   = note: expected type `{integer}`
+            found struct `Vec<_>`
+note: associated function defined here
+  --> $SRC_DIR/alloc/src/vec/mod.rs:LL:COL
+
+error: aborting due to previous error
+
+For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0308`.