cmd/compile: use quotes to wrap user-supplied token

Use quotes to wrap user-supplied token in the syntax error message.
Updates #65790

Change-Id: I631a63df4a6bb8615b7850a324d812190bc15f30
GitHub-Last-Rev: f291e1d5a6adee558d21bb7e0a3a17471bad7eb6
GitHub-Pull-Request: golang/go#65840
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/565518
Reviewed-by: Carlos Amedee <carlos@golang.org>
Reviewed-by: Robert Griesemer <gri@google.com>
LUCI-TryBot-Result: Go LUCI <golang-scoped@luci-project-accounts.iam.gserviceaccount.com>

6 files changed, 24 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/parser.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/parser.go
index 1569b5e987..f75f86587a 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/parser.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/parser.go
@@ -267,7 +267,9 @@ func (p *parser) syntaxErrorAt(pos Pos, msg string) {
 	// determine token string
 	var tok string
 	switch p.tok {
-	case _Name, _Semi:
+	case _Name:
+		tok = "`" + p.lit + "'"
+	case _Semi:
 		tok = p.lit
 	case _Literal:
 		tok = "literal " + p.lit
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/testdata/issue20789.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/testdata/issue20789.go
index 0d5988b9a6..8a6db6d2ee 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/testdata/issue20789.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/testdata/issue20789.go
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 // Line 9 must end in EOF for this test (no newline).
 
 package e
-func([<-chan<-[func /* ERROR unexpected u */ u){go
\ No newline at end of file
+func([<-chan<-[func /* ERROR unexpected `u' */ u){go
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/testdata/issue47704.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/testdata/issue47704.go
index e4cdad148f..aab3790560 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/testdata/issue47704.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/testdata/issue47704.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ package p
 func _() {
 	_ = m[] // ERROR expected operand
 	_ = m[x,]
-	_ = m[x /* ERROR unexpected a */ a b c d]
+	_ = m[x /* ERROR unexpected `a' */ a b c d]
 }
 
 // test case from the issue
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/testdata/issue49205.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/testdata/issue49205.go
index bbcc950c5c..9b6c769703 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/testdata/issue49205.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/testdata/issue49205.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ package p
 // test case from issue
 
 type _ interface{
-	m /* ERROR unexpected int in interface type; possibly missing semicolon or newline or } */ int
+	m /* ERROR unexpected `int' in interface type; possibly missing semicolon or newline or } */ int
 }
 
 // other cases where the fix for this issue affects the error message
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ const (
 	x int = 10 /* ERROR unexpected literal "foo" in grouped declaration; possibly missing semicolon or newline or \) */ "foo"
 )
 
-var _ = []int{1, 2, 3 /* ERROR unexpected int in composite literal; possibly missing comma or } */ int }
+var _ = []int{1, 2, 3 /* ERROR unexpected `int' in composite literal; possibly missing comma or } */ int }
 
 type _ struct {
 	x y /* ERROR syntax error: unexpected comma in struct type; possibly missing semicolon or newline or } */ ,
 }
 
-func f(a, b c /* ERROR unexpected d in parameter list; possibly missing comma or \) */ d) {
-	f(a, b, c /* ERROR unexpected d in argument list; possibly missing comma or \) */ d)
+func f(a, b c /* ERROR unexpected `d' in parameter list; possibly missing comma or \) */ d) {
+	f(a, b, c /* ERROR unexpected `d' in argument list; possibly missing comma or \) */ d)
 }
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/testdata/issue52391.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/testdata/issue52391.go
index f2098ceadb..42b71cc83a 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/testdata/issue52391.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/testdata/issue52391.go
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ type _ interface {
 	(int) | (string)
 	(int) | ~(string)
 	(/* ERROR unexpected ~ */ ~int)
-	(int /* ERROR unexpected \| */ | /* ERROR unexpected string */ string /* ERROR unexpected \) */ )
+	(int /* ERROR unexpected \| */ | /* ERROR unexpected `string' */ string /* ERROR unexpected \) */ )
 }
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/testdata/issue65970.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/testdata/issue65970.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..07ffd12678
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/testdata/issue65970.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// Copyright 2023 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package p
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+func f() {
+	int status // ERROR syntax error: unexpected `status' at end of statement
+	fmt.Println(status)
+}