Auto merge of #83062 - JohnTitor:improve-reassign-err, r=davidtwco

Improve the wording for the `can't reassign` error

Follow-up for #71976 (comment).
Fixes #66736

compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/stmt.rs

@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         Ok(P(ast::Local { ty, pat, init, id: DUMMY_NODE_ID, span: lo.to(hi), attrs, tokens: None }))
     }
 
-    /// Parses the RHS of a local variable declaration (e.g., '= 14;').
+    /// Parses the RHS of a local variable declaration (e.g., `= 14;`).
     fn parse_initializer(&mut self, eq_optional: bool) -> PResult<'a, Option<P<Expr>>> {
         let eq_consumed = match self.token.kind {
             token::BinOpEq(..) => {
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                     "=".to_string(),
                     Applicability::MaybeIncorrect,
                 )
+                .help("if you meant to overwrite, remove the `let` binding")
                 .emit();
                 self.bump();
                 true

src/test/ui/parser/let-binop.stderr

@@ -3,18 +3,24 @@ error: can't reassign to an uninitialized variable
    |
 LL |     let a: i8 *= 1;
    |               ^^ help: initialize the variable
+   |
+   = help: if you meant to overwrite, remove the `let` binding
 
 error: can't reassign to an uninitialized variable
   --> $DIR/let-binop.rs:6:11
    |
 LL |     let b += 1;
    |           ^^ help: initialize the variable
+   |
+   = help: if you meant to overwrite, remove the `let` binding
 
 error: can't reassign to an uninitialized variable
   --> $DIR/let-binop.rs:8:11
    |
 LL |     let c *= 1;
    |           ^^ help: initialize the variable
+   |
+   = help: if you meant to overwrite, remove the `let` binding
 
 error: aborting due to 3 previous errors