Fix #73948

src/librustc_metadata/locator.rs

@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ use rustc_data_structures::fx::{FxHashMap, FxHashSet};
 use rustc_data_structures::owning_ref::OwningRef;
 use rustc_data_structures::svh::Svh;
 use rustc_data_structures::sync::MetadataRef;
-use rustc_errors::struct_span_err;
+use rustc_errors::{struct_span_err, Applicability};
 use rustc_middle::middle::cstore::{CrateSource, MetadataLoader};
 use rustc_session::config::{self, CrateType};
 use rustc_session::filesearch::{FileDoesntMatch, FileMatches, FileSearch};
@@ -1068,6 +1068,14 @@ impl CrateError {
                         err.note(&format!("the `{}` target may not be installed", locator.triple));
                     } else if crate_name == sym::profiler_builtins {
                         err.note(&"the compiler may have been built without the profiler runtime");
+                    } else if crate_name == sym::meta {
+                        err.note(&"meta is a reserved crate name");
+                        err.span_suggestion(
+                                span,
+                                "you can use `crate::` or `self::` if you intended to refer to a local module and not a crate",
+                                "crate::meta".to_string(),
+                                Applicability::MaybeIncorrect,
+                            );
                     }
                     err.span_label(span, "can't find crate");
                     err

src/test/ui/rfc-2126-extern-absolute-paths/meta.stderr

@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ error[E0463]: can't find crate for `meta`
    |
 LL | use meta;
    |     ^^^^ can't find crate
+   |
+   = note: meta is a reserved crate name
+help: you can use `crate::` or `self::` if you intended to refer to a local module and not a crate
+   |
+LL | use crate::meta;
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 error: aborting due to previous error
 

src/test/ui/suggestions/issue-73948-meta-as-module-name.fixed

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// check-only
+// run-rustfix
+// edition:2018
+
+// https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/73948
+// Tests that when `meta` is used as a module name and imported uniformly a
+// suggestion is made to make the import unambiguous with `crate::meta`
+
+mod meta {
+    pub const FOO: bool = true;
+}
+
+use crate::meta::FOO; //~ ERROR can't find crate for `meta`
+
+fn main() {
+    assert!(FOO);
+}

src/test/ui/suggestions/issue-73948-meta-as-module-name.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// check-only
+// run-rustfix
+// edition:2018
+
+// https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/73948
+// Tests that when `meta` is used as a module name and imported uniformly a
+// suggestion is made to make the import unambiguous with `crate::meta`
+
+mod meta {
+    pub const FOO: bool = true;
+}
+
+use meta::FOO; //~ ERROR can't find crate for `meta`
+
+fn main() {
+    assert!(FOO);
+}

src/test/ui/suggestions/issue-73948-meta-as-module-name.stderr

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+error[E0463]: can't find crate for `meta`
+  --> $DIR/issue-73948-meta-as-module-name.rs:13:5
+   |
+LL | use meta::FOO;
+   |     ^^^^ can't find crate
+   |
+   = note: meta is a reserved crate name
+help: you can use `crate::` or `self::` if you intended to refer to a local module and not a crate
+   |
+LL | use crate::meta::FOO;
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+error: aborting due to previous error
+
+For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0463`.