install fails earlier when no binaries can be found

src/bin/cargo/commands/fix.rs

@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ pub fn exec(config: &mut Config, args: &ArgMatches<'_>) -> CliResult {
     if let CompileFilter::Default { .. } = opts.filter {
         opts.filter = CompileFilter::Only {
             all_targets: true,
+            warn_unmatched: true,
             lib: LibRule::Default,
             bins: FilterRule::All,
             examples: FilterRule::All,

src/bin/cargo/commands/install.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::command_prelude::*;
 
 use cargo::core::{GitReference, SourceId};
-use cargo::ops;
+use cargo::ops::{self, CompileFilter, FilterRule, LibRule};
 use cargo::util::IntoUrl;
 
 pub fn cli() -> App {
@@ -137,6 +137,18 @@ pub fn exec(config: &mut Config, args: &ArgMatches<'_>) -> CliResult {
     compile_opts.build_config.requested_profile =
         args.get_profile_name(config, "release", ProfileChecking::Custom)?;
 
+    if !compile_opts.filter.is_specific() {
+        compile_opts.filter = CompileFilter::Only {
+            all_targets: false,
+            warn_unmatched: false,
+            lib: LibRule::False,
+            bins: FilterRule::All,
+            examples: FilterRule::none(),
+            benches: FilterRule::none(),
+            tests: FilterRule::none(),
+        }
+    }
+
     if args.is_present("list") {
         ops::install_list(root, config)?;
     } else {

src/cargo/ops/cargo_compile.rs

@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ pub enum CompileFilter {
     },
     Only {
         all_targets: bool,
+        warn_unmatched: bool,
         lib: LibRule,
         bins: FilterRule,
         examples: FilterRule,
@@ -714,6 +715,7 @@ impl CompileFilter {
         {
             CompileFilter::Only {
                 all_targets: false,
+                warn_unmatched: true,
                 lib: rule_lib,
                 bins: rule_bins,
                 examples: rule_exms,
@@ -730,6 +732,7 @@ impl CompileFilter {
     pub fn new_all_targets() -> CompileFilter {
         CompileFilter::Only {
             all_targets: true,
+            warn_unmatched: true,
             lib: LibRule::Default,
             bins: FilterRule::All,
             examples: FilterRule::All,
@@ -1003,6 +1006,7 @@ fn generate_targets(
             ref examples,
             ref tests,
             ref benches,
+            ..
         } => {
             if *lib != LibRule::False {
                 let mut libs = Vec::new();
@@ -1158,14 +1162,15 @@ fn unmatched_target_filters(
 ) -> CargoResult<()> {
     if let CompileFilter::Only {
         all_targets,
-        lib: _,
+        warn_unmatched,
         ref bins,
         ref examples,
         ref tests,
         ref benches,
+        ..
     } = *filter
     {
-        if units.is_empty() {
+        if units.is_empty() && warn_unmatched {
             let mut filters = String::new();
             let mut miss_count = 0;
 

tests/testsuite/install.rs

@@ -586,9 +586,9 @@ fn no_binaries() {
         .with_status(101)
         .with_stderr(
             "\
-[ERROR] there is nothing to install in `foo v0.0.1 ([..])`, because it has no binaries[..]
 [..]
-[..]",
+[..]
+[ERROR] no binaries are available for install using the selected features",
         )
         .run();
 }