Grammar: Paths

src/attributes.md

@@ -11,15 +11,16 @@
 >    `#[` MetaItem `]`
 >
 > _MetaItem_ :\
->       IDENTIFIER\
->    | IDENTIFIER `=` LITERAL\
->    | IDENTIFIER `(` _MetaSeq_ `)`
+>       [_SimplePath_]\
+> &nbsp;&nbsp; | [_SimplePath_] `=` [_LiteralExpression_]<sub>_without suffix_</sub>\
+> &nbsp;&nbsp; | [_SimplePath_] `(` _MetaSeq_<sup>?</sup> `)`
 >
 > _MetaSeq_ :\
-> &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; EMPTY\
-> &nbsp;&nbsp; | _MetaItem_\
-> &nbsp;&nbsp; | LITERAL\
-> &nbsp;&nbsp; | _MetaItem_ `,` _MetaSeq_
+> &nbsp;&nbsp; _MetaItemInner_ ( `,` MetaItemInner )<sup>\*</sup> `,`<sup>?</sup>
+>
+> _MetaItemInner_ :\
+> &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; _MetaItem_\
+> &nbsp;&nbsp; | [_LiteralExpression_]<sub>_without suffix_</sub>
 
 An _attribute_ is a general, free-form metadatum that is interpreted according
 to name, convention, and language and compiler version. Attributes are modeled
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ Attributes may appear as any of:
 * An identifier followed by a parenthesized list of sub-attribute arguments
   which include literals
 
+Literal values must not include integer or float type suffixes.
+
 _Inner attributes_, written with a bang ("!") after the hash ("#"), apply to the
 item that the attribute is declared within. _Outer attributes_, written without
 the bang after the hash, apply to the thing that follows the attribute.
@@ -522,6 +525,8 @@ impl<T: PartialEq> PartialEq for Foo<T> {
 
 You can implement `derive` for your own traits through [procedural macros].
 
+[_LiteralExpression_]: expressions/literal-expr.html
+[_SimplePath_]: paths.html#simple-paths
 [Doc comments]: comments.html#doc-comments
 [The Rustdoc Book]: ../rustdoc/the-doc-attribute.html
 [procedural macros]: procedural-macros.html

src/expressions/method-call-expr.md

@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 # Method-call expressions
 
+> **<sup>Syntax</sup>**\
+> _MethodCallExpression_ :\
+> &nbsp;&nbsp; [_Expression_] `.` [_PathExprSegment_] `(`[_CallParams_]<sup>?</sup> `)`
+
 A _method call_ consists of an expression (the *receiver*) followed by a single
-dot, an [identifier], and a parenthesized expression-list. Method calls are
+dot, an expression path segment, and a parenthesized expression-list. Method calls are
 resolved to associated [methods] on specific traits, either statically
 dispatching to a method if the exact `self`-type of the left-hand-side is known,
 or dynamically dispatching if the left-hand-side expression is an indirect
@@ -93,7 +97,9 @@ method and you'll be fine.
 
 </div>
 
-[IDENTIFIER]: identifiers.html
+[_CallParams_]: expressions/call-expr.html
+[_Expression_]: expressions.html
+[_PathExprSegment_]: paths.html#paths-in-expressions
 [visible]: visibility-and-privacy.html
 [array]: types.html#array-and-slice-types
 [trait objects]: types.html#trait-objects

src/expressions/operator-expr.md

@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ let y = false && panic!(); // false, doesn't evaluate `panic!()`
 
 > **<sup>Syntax</sup>**\
 > _TypeCastExpression_ :\
-> &nbsp;&nbsp; [_Expression_] `as` [_PathInExpression_]
+> &nbsp;&nbsp; [_Expression_] `as` [_TypeNoBounds_]
 
 A type cast expression is denoted with the binary operator `as`.
 
@@ -460,4 +460,4 @@ assert_eq!(x, 14);
 [_CompoundAssignmentExpression_]: #compound-assignment-expressions
 
 [_Expression_]: expressions.html
-[_PathInExpression_]: paths.html
+[_TypeNoBounds_]: types.html

src/expressions/path-expr.md

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Path expressions
 
+> **<sup>Syntax</sup>**\
+> _PathExpression_ :\
+> &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [_PathInExpression_]\
+> &nbsp;&nbsp; | [_QualifiedPathInExpression_]
+
 A [path] used as an expression context denotes either a local
 variable or an item. Path expressions that resolve to local or static variables
 are [place expressions], other paths are [value expressions]. Using a
@@ -19,8 +24,10 @@ let push_integer = Vec::<i32>::push;
 let slice_reverse = <[i32]>::reverse;
 ```
 
+[_PathInExpression_]: paths.html#paths-in-expressions
+[_QualifiedPathInExpression_]: paths.html#qualified-paths
 [place expressions]: expressions.html#place-expressions-and-value-expressions
 [value expressions]: expressions.html#place-expressions-and-value-expressions
 [path]: paths.html
 [`static mut`]: items/static-items.html#mutable-statics
-[`unsafe` block]: expressions/block-expr.html#unsafe-blocks
+[`unsafe` block]: expressions/block-expr.html#unsafe-blocks

src/items/structs.md

@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@
 >
 > _StructField_ :\
 > &nbsp;&nbsp; [_OuterAttribute_]<sup>\*</sup>\
-> &nbsp;&nbsp; [_Visibility_]
+> &nbsp;&nbsp; [_Visibility_]<sup>?</sup>\
 > &nbsp;&nbsp; [IDENTIFIER] `:` [_Type_]
 >
 > _TupleFields_ :\
 > &nbsp;&nbsp; _TupleField_ (`,` _TupleField_)<sup>\*</sup> `,`<sup>?</sup>
 >
 > _TupleField_ :\
 > &nbsp;&nbsp; [_OuterAttribute_]<sup>\*</sup>\
-> &nbsp;&nbsp; [_Visibility_]
+> &nbsp;&nbsp; [_Visibility_]<sup>?</sup>\
 > &nbsp;&nbsp; [_Type_]
 
 A _struct_ is a nominal [struct type] defined with the keyword `struct`.

src/items/use-declarations.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 > **<sup>Syntax:</sup>**\
 > _UseDeclaration_ :\
-> &nbsp;&nbsp; ([_Visibility_])<sup>?</sup> `use` _UseTree_ `;`
+> &nbsp;&nbsp; [_Visibility_]<sup>?</sup> `use` _UseTree_ `;`
 >
 > _UseTree_ :\
 > &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ([_SimplePath_]<sup>?</sup> `::`)<sup>?</sup> `*`\
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ fn main() {
 }
 ```
 
+## `use` Visibility
+
 Like items, `use` declarations are private to the containing module, by
 default. Also like items, a `use` declaration can be public, if qualified by
 the `pub` keyword. Such a `use` declaration serves to _re-export_ a name. A
@@ -82,32 +84,32 @@ mod quux {
 In this example, the module `quux` re-exports two public names defined in
 `foo`.
 
-Also note that the paths contained in `use` items are relative to the crate
-root. So, in the previous example, the `use` refers to `quux::foo::{bar, baz}`,
-and not simply to `foo::{bar, baz}`. This also means that top-level module
-declarations should be at the crate root if direct usage of the declared
-modules within `use` items is desired. It is also possible to use `self` and
-`super` at the beginning of a `use` item to refer to the current and direct
-parent modules respectively. All rules regarding accessing declared modules in
-`use` declarations apply to both module declarations and `extern crate`
-declarations.
+## `use` Paths
+
+Paths in `use` items must start with a crate name or one of the [path
+qualifiers] `crate`, `self`, `super`, or `::`. `crate` refers to the current
+crate. `self` refers to the current module. `super` refers to the parent
+module. `::` can be used to explicitly refer to a crate, requiring an extern
+crate name to follow.
 
 An example of what will and will not work for `use` items:
+<!-- Note: This example works as-is in either 2015 or 2018. -->
 
 ```rust
 # #![allow(unused_imports)]
-use foo::baz::foobaz;    // good: foo is at the root of the crate
+use std::path::{self, Path, PathBuf};  // good: std is a crate name
+use crate::foo::baz::foobaz;    // good: foo is at the root of the crate
 
 mod foo {
 
     mod example {
         pub mod iter {}
     }
 
-    use foo::example::iter; // good: foo is at crate root
-//  use example::iter;      // bad:  example is not at the crate root
+    use crate::foo::example::iter; // good: foo is at crate root
+//  use example::iter;      // bad: relative paths are not allowed without `self`
     use self::baz::foobaz;  // good: self refers to module 'foo'
-    use foo::bar::foobar;   // good: foo is at crate root
+    use crate::foo::bar::foobar;   // good: foo is at crate root
 
     pub mod bar {
         pub fn foobar() { }
@@ -122,6 +124,33 @@ mod foo {
 fn main() {}
 ```
 
+> **Edition Differences**: In the 2015 Edition, `use` paths also allow
+> accessing items in the crate root. Using the example above, the following
+> `use` paths work in 2015 but not 2018:
+>
+> ```rust,ignore
+> use foo::example::iter;
+> use ::foo::baz::foobaz;
+> ```
+>
+> In the 2018 Edition, if an in-scope item has the same name as an external
+> crate, then `use` of that crate name requires a leading `::` to
+> unambiguously select the crate name. This is to retain compatibility with
+> potential future changes. <!-- uniform_paths future-proofing -->
+>
+> ```rust,edition2018
+> // use std::fs; // Error, this is ambiguous.
+> use ::std::fs;  // Imports from the `std` crate, not the module below.
+> use self::std::fs as self_fs;  // Imports the module below.
+>
+> mod std {
+>     pub mod fs {}
+> }
+> # fn main() {}
+> ```
+
+
 [IDENTIFIER]: identifiers.html
-[_SimplePath_]: paths.html
+[_SimplePath_]: paths.html#simple-paths
 [_Visibility_]: visibility-and-privacy.html
+[path qualifiers]: paths.html#path-qualifiers