Detect double reference when applying binary op

src/librustc_typeck/check/op.rs

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 use super::FnCtxt;
 use hir::def_id::DefId;
-use rustc::ty::{Ty, TypeFoldable, PreferMutLvalue};
+use rustc::ty::{Ty, TypeFoldable, PreferMutLvalue, TypeVariants};
 use rustc::infer::type_variable::TypeVariableOrigin;
 use syntax::ast;
 use syntax::symbol::Symbol;
@@ -204,6 +204,22 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
                             "binary operation `{}` cannot be applied to type `{}`",
                             op.node.as_str(),
                             lhs_ty);
+
+                        if let TypeVariants::TyRef(_, ref ty_mut) = lhs_ty.sty {
+                            if !self.infcx.type_moves_by_default(ty_mut.ty, lhs_expr.span) &&
+                                self.lookup_op_method(expr, ty_mut.ty, vec![rhs_ty_var],
+                                    Symbol::intern(name), trait_def_id,
+                                    lhs_expr).is_ok() {
+                                err.span_note(
+                                    lhs_expr.span,
+                                    &format!(
+                                        "this is a reference of type that `{}` can be applied to, \
+                                        you need to dereference this variable once for this \
+                                        operation to work",
+                                    op.node.as_str()));
+                            }
+                        }
+
                         let missing_trait = match op.node {
                             hir::BiAdd    => Some("std::ops::Add"),
                             hir::BiSub    => Some("std::ops::Sub"),

src/test/compile-fail/binary-op-on-double-ref.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Copyright 2012-2016 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+fn main() {
+    let v = vec![1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9];
+    let vr = v.iter().filter(|x| {
+        x % 2 == 0
+        //~^ ERROR binary operation `%` cannot be applied to type `&&{integer}`
+        //~| NOTE this is a reference of type that `%` can be applied to
+        //~| NOTE an implementation of `std::ops::Rem` might be missing for `&&{integer}`
+    });
+    println!("{:?}", vr);
+}

src/test/compile-fail/str-concat-on-double-ref.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Copyright 2012-2016 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+fn main() {
+    let a: &String = &"1".to_owned();
+    let b: &str = &"2";
+    let c = a + b;
+    //~^ ERROR binary operation `+` cannot be applied to type `&std::string::String`
+    //~| NOTE an implementation of `std::ops::Add` might be missing for `&std::string::String`
+    println!("{:?}", c);
+}