Explicitly state root package in extendedLocationText

compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/printing/PlainPrinter.scala

@@ -601,6 +601,8 @@ class PlainPrinter(_ctx: Context) extends Printer {
 
   def extendedLocationText(sym: Symbol): Text =
     if (!sym.exists) ""
+    else if isEmptyPrefix(sym.owner) then
+      " in the root package"
     else {
       def recur(ownr: Symbol, innerLocation: String): Text = {
         def nextOuter(innerKind: String): Text =

tests/neg/i18678.check

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+-- [E007] Type Mismatch Error: tests/neg/i18678.scala:11:14 ------------------------------------------------------------
+11 |def u: Unit = () // error
+   |              ^^
+   |              Found:    Unit
+   |              Required: Unit²
+   |
+   |              where:    Unit  is a class in package scala
+   |                        Unit² is a class in the root package
+   |
+   | longer explanation available when compiling with `-explain`
+-- [E007] Type Mismatch Error: tests/neg/i18678.scala:12:20 ------------------------------------------------------------
+12 |def bool: Boolean = true // error
+   |                    ^^^^
+   |                    Found:    (true : Boolean)
+   |                    Required: Boolean²
+   |
+   |                    where:    Boolean  is a class in package scala
+   |                              Boolean² is a class in the root package
+   |
+   | longer explanation available when compiling with `-explain`
+-- [E007] Type Mismatch Error: tests/neg/i18678.scala:13:14 ------------------------------------------------------------
+13 |def b: Byte = 1: scala.Byte // error
+   |              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |              Found:    Byte
+   |              Required: Byte²
+   |
+   |              where:    Byte  is a class in package scala
+   |                        Byte² is a class in the root package
+   |
+   | longer explanation available when compiling with `-explain`
+-- [E007] Type Mismatch Error: tests/neg/i18678.scala:14:15 ------------------------------------------------------------
+14 |def s: Short = 2: scala.Short // error
+   |               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |               Found:    Short
+   |               Required: Short²
+   |
+   |               where:    Short  is a class in package scala
+   |                         Short² is a class in the root package
+   |
+   | longer explanation available when compiling with `-explain`
+-- [E007] Type Mismatch Error: tests/neg/i18678.scala:15:13 ------------------------------------------------------------
+15 |def i: Int = 3 // error
+   |             ^
+   |             Found:    (3 : Int)
+   |             Required: Int²
+   |
+   |             where:    Int  is a class in package scala
+   |                       Int² is a class in the root package
+   |
+   | longer explanation available when compiling with `-explain`
+-- [E007] Type Mismatch Error: tests/neg/i18678.scala:16:14 ------------------------------------------------------------
+16 |def l: Long = 4L // error
+   |              ^^
+   |              Found:    (4L : Long)
+   |              Required: Long²
+   |
+   |              where:    Long  is a class in package scala
+   |                        Long² is a class in the root package
+   |
+   | longer explanation available when compiling with `-explain`
+-- [E007] Type Mismatch Error: tests/neg/i18678.scala:17:15 ------------------------------------------------------------
+17 |def f: Float = 5.6 // error
+   |               ^^^
+   |               Found:    (5.6d : Double)
+   |               Required: Float
+   |
+   | longer explanation available when compiling with `-explain`
+-- [E007] Type Mismatch Error: tests/neg/i18678.scala:18:16 ------------------------------------------------------------
+18 |def d: Double = 6.7d // error
+   |                ^^^^
+   |                Found:    (6.7d : Double)
+   |                Required: Double²
+   |
+   |                where:    Double  is a class in package scala
+   |                          Double² is a class in the root package
+   |
+   | longer explanation available when compiling with `-explain`
+-- [E007] Type Mismatch Error: tests/neg/i18678.scala:19:14 ------------------------------------------------------------
+19 |def c: Char = 'a' // error
+   |              ^^^
+   |              Found:    ('a' : Char)
+   |              Required: Char²
+   |
+   |              where:    Char  is a class in package scala
+   |                        Char² is a class in the root package
+   |
+   | longer explanation available when compiling with `-explain`

tests/neg/i18678.scala

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+class Unit
+class Boolean
+class Byte
+class Short
+class Int
+class Long
+class Double
+class Float
+class Char
+
+def u: Unit = () // error
+def bool: Boolean = true // error
+def b: Byte = 1: scala.Byte // error
+def s: Short = 2: scala.Short // error
+def i: Int = 3 // error
+def l: Long = 4L // error
+def f: Float = 5.6 // error
+def d: Double = 6.7d // error
+def c: Char = 'a' // error

tests/neg/lambda-rename.check

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
    |                                 Found:    HK[[Y] =>> Foo[(X, X)]]
    |                                 Required: HK[[X²] =>> Foo[(X², X²)]]
    |
-   |                                 where:    X  is a class
+   |                                 where:    X  is a class in the root package
    |                                           X² is a type variable
    |
    | longer explanation available when compiling with `-explain`
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@
    |                                 Required: HK[[Y] =>> Foo[(X², X²)]]
    |
    |                                 where:    X  is a type variable
-   |                                           X² is a class
+   |                                           X² is a class in the root package
    |
    | longer explanation available when compiling with `-explain`