Add AliasKind::Weak for type aliases.

Only use it when the type alias contains an opaque type.

Also does wf-checking on such type aliases.

Author: oli-obk

compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/error_reporting/mod.rs

@@ -1824,12 +1824,13 @@ impl<'tcx> InferCtxtPrivExt<'tcx> for TypeErrCtxt<'_, 'tcx> {
                 ty::Alias(ty::Projection, ..) => Some(12),
                 ty::Alias(ty::Inherent, ..) => Some(13),
                 ty::Alias(ty::Opaque, ..) => Some(14),
-                ty::Never => Some(15),
-                ty::Adt(..) => Some(16),
-                ty::Generator(..) => Some(17),
-                ty::Foreign(..) => Some(18),
-                ty::GeneratorWitness(..) => Some(19),
-                ty::GeneratorWitnessMIR(..) => Some(20),
+                ty::Alias(ty::Weak, ..) => Some(15),
+                ty::Never => Some(16),
+                ty::Adt(..) => Some(17),
+                ty::Generator(..) => Some(18),
+                ty::Foreign(..) => Some(19),
+                ty::GeneratorWitness(..) => Some(20),
+                ty::GeneratorWitnessMIR(..) => Some(21),
                 ty::Placeholder(..) | ty::Bound(..) | ty::Infer(..) | ty::Error(_) => None,
             }
         }

compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/error_reporting/suggestions.rs

@@ -3198,6 +3198,29 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeErrCtxtExt<'tcx> for TypeErrCtxt<'_, 'tcx> {
                     )
                 });
             }
+            ObligationCauseCode::TypeAlias(ref nested, span, def_id) => {
+                // #74711: avoid a stack overflow
+                ensure_sufficient_stack(|| {
+                    self.note_obligation_cause_code(
+                        body_id,
+                        err,
+                        predicate,
+                        param_env,
+                        nested,
+                        obligated_types,
+                        seen_requirements,
+                    )
+                });
+                let mut multispan = MultiSpan::from(span);
+                multispan.push_span_label(span, "required by this bound");
+                err.span_note(
+                    multispan,
+                    format!(
+                        "required by a bound on the type alias `{}`",
+                        self.infcx.tcx.item_name(def_id)
+                    ),
+                );
+            }
             ObligationCauseCode::FunctionArgumentObligation {
                 arg_hir_id,
                 call_hir_id,