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authorPatrick Walton <pcwalton@mimiga.net>2012-12-04 10:50:00 -0800
committerPatrick Walton <pcwalton@mimiga.net>2012-12-04 14:19:19 -0800
commit56ece46f7de9d1703dd39f952afac9bed22633b6 (patch)
treeede7f9ee4631628cc8603e692a0a3c1c5a00577e
parent94be14516968501306f1ed95774a3f227956e809 (diff)
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librustc: Remove all legacy pattern bindings from libsyntax and librustc. rs=refactoring
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/back/link.rs20
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/driver/driver.rs30
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/lib/llvm.rs2
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/metadata/creader.rs14
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/metadata/decoder.rs12
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/metadata/encoder.rs40
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/metadata/filesearch.rs12
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/metadata/loader.rs4
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/metadata/tyencode.rs24
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/astencode.rs24
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/borrowck/check_loans.rs34
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/borrowck/gather_loans.rs32
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/borrowck/loan.rs2
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/borrowck/mod.rs2
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/borrowck/preserve.rs12
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/check_alt.rs62
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/check_const.rs4
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/check_loop.rs16
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/const_eval.rs20
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/kind.rs12
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/lang_items.rs4
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/lint.rs15
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/liveness.rs32
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/mem_categorization.rs8
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/privacy.rs20
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/region.rs4
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/resolve.rs74
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/trans/alt.rs2
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/trans/base.rs56
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/trans/callee.rs16
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/trans/common.rs6
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/trans/consts.rs6
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/trans/controlflow.rs4
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/trans/expr.rs38
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/trans/foreign.rs46
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/trans/inline.rs6
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/trans/monomorphize.rs12
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/trans/reachable.rs12
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/trans/type_of.rs8
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/trans/type_use.rs12
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/ty.rs88
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/typeck/astconv.rs12
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/method.rs14
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/mod.rs128
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/regionmanip.rs4
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/vtable.rs14
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/writeback.rs4
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/typeck/coherence.rs8
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/typeck/collect.rs30
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/assignment.rs4
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/mod.rs6
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/region_inference.rs4
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/sub.rs2
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/to_str.rs6
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/unify.rs16
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/middle/typeck/mod.rs6
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/rustc.rc12
-rw-r--r--src/librustc/util/ppaux.rs28
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ast.rs4
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ast_map.rs18
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ast_util.rs24
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/attr.rs30
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/codemap.rs8
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/diagnostic.rs2
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/auto_serialize.rs16
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs4
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/env.rs2
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs48
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/fmt.rs4
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/pipes/check.rs10
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/pipes/pipec.rs12
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/pipes/proto.rs6
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/qquote.rs4
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/quote.rs16
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/simplext.rs52
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/source_util.rs8
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_parser.rs26
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_rules.rs16
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/tt/transcribe.rs32
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/fold.rs76
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/parse/common.rs8
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/parse/lexer.rs4
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs57
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs4
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs164
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/syntax.rc2
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/visit.rs58
87 files changed, 937 insertions, 923 deletions
diff --git a/src/librustc/back/link.rs b/src/librustc/back/link.rs
index f4ac2dee300..52b94b76fe6 100644
--- a/src/librustc/back/link.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/back/link.rs
@@ -412,12 +412,12 @@ fn build_link_meta(sess: Session, c: ast::crate, output: &Path,
         for linkage_metas.each |meta| {
             if attr::get_meta_item_name(*meta) == ~"name" {
                 match attr::get_meta_item_value_str(*meta) {
-                  Some(v) => { name = Some(v); }
+                  Some(ref v) => { name = Some((*v)); }
                   None => cmh_items.push(*meta)
                 }
             } else if attr::get_meta_item_name(*meta) == ~"vers" {
                 match attr::get_meta_item_value_str(*meta) {
-                  Some(v) => { vers = Some(v); }
+                  Some(ref v) => { vers = Some((*v)); }
                   None => cmh_items.push(*meta)
                 }
             } else { cmh_items.push(*meta); }
@@ -443,12 +443,12 @@ fn build_link_meta(sess: Session, c: ast::crate, output: &Path,
         symbol_hasher.reset();
         for cmh_items.each |m| {
             match m.node {
-              ast::meta_name_value(key, value) => {
-                symbol_hasher.write_str(len_and_str(key));
+              ast::meta_name_value(ref key, value) => {
+                symbol_hasher.write_str(len_and_str((*key)));
                 symbol_hasher.write_str(len_and_str_lit(value));
               }
-              ast::meta_word(name) => {
-                symbol_hasher.write_str(len_and_str(name));
+              ast::meta_word(ref name) => {
+                symbol_hasher.write_str(len_and_str((*name)));
               }
               ast::meta_list(_, _) => {
                 // FIXME (#607): Implement this
@@ -473,13 +473,13 @@ fn build_link_meta(sess: Session, c: ast::crate, output: &Path,
     fn crate_meta_name(sess: Session, _crate: ast::crate,
                        output: &Path, metas: provided_metas) -> ~str {
         return match metas.name {
-              Some(v) => v,
+              Some(ref v) => (*v),
               None => {
                 let name = match output.filestem() {
                   None => sess.fatal(fmt!("output file name `%s` doesn't\
                                            appear to have a stem",
                                           output.to_str())),
-                  Some(s) => s
+                  Some(ref s) => (*s)
                 };
                 warn_missing(sess, ~"name", name);
                 name
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ fn build_link_meta(sess: Session, c: ast::crate, output: &Path,
     fn crate_meta_vers(sess: Session, _crate: ast::crate,
                        metas: provided_metas) -> ~str {
         return match metas.vers {
-              Some(v) => v,
+              Some(ref v) => (*v),
               None => {
                 let vers = ~"0.0";
                 warn_missing(sess, ~"vers", vers);
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ fn symbol_hash(tcx: ty::ctxt, symbol_hasher: &hash::State, t: ty::t,
 
 fn get_symbol_hash(ccx: @crate_ctxt, t: ty::t) -> ~str {
     match ccx.type_hashcodes.find(t) {
-      Some(h) => return h,
+      Some(ref h) => return (*h),
       None => {
         let hash = symbol_hash(ccx.tcx, ccx.symbol_hasher, t, ccx.link_meta);
         ccx.type_hashcodes.insert(t, hash);
diff --git a/src/librustc/driver/driver.rs b/src/librustc/driver/driver.rs
index 6ce9934b729..a131386ba16 100644
--- a/src/librustc/driver/driver.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/driver/driver.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ fn anon_src() -> ~str { ~"<anon>" }
 
 fn source_name(input: input) -> ~str {
     match input {
-      file_input(ifile) => ifile.to_str(),
+      file_input(ref ifile) => (*ifile).to_str(),
       str_input(_) => anon_src()
     }
 }
@@ -121,13 +121,13 @@ enum input {
 fn parse_input(sess: Session, cfg: ast::crate_cfg, input: input)
     -> @ast::crate {
     match input {
-      file_input(file) => {
-        parse::parse_crate_from_file(&file, cfg, sess.parse_sess)
+      file_input(ref file) => {
+        parse::parse_crate_from_file(&(*file), cfg, sess.parse_sess)
       }
-      str_input(src) => {
+      str_input(ref src) => {
         // FIXME (#2319): Don't really want to box the source string
         parse::parse_crate_from_source_str(
-            anon_src(), @src, cfg, sess.parse_sess)
+            anon_src(), @(*src), cfg, sess.parse_sess)
       }
     }
 }
@@ -337,10 +337,10 @@ fn pretty_print_input(sess: Session, cfg: ast::crate_cfg, input: input,
             pp::space(s.s);
             pprust::synth_comment(s, int::to_str(item.id, 10u));
           }
-          pprust::node_block(s, blk) => {
+          pprust::node_block(s, ref blk) => {
             pp::space(s.s);
             pprust::synth_comment(s,
-                                  ~"block " + int::to_str(blk.node.id, 10u));
+                                  ~"block " + int::to_str((*blk).node.id, 10u));
           }
           pprust::node_expr(s, expr) => {
             pp::space(s.s);
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ fn build_session_options(binary: ~str,
     let target =
         match target_opt {
             None => host_triple(),
-            Some(s) => s
+            Some(ref s) => (*s)
         };
 
     let addl_lib_search_paths =
@@ -743,15 +743,15 @@ fn build_output_filenames(input: input,
         // have to make up a name
         // We want to toss everything after the final '.'
         let dirpath = match *odir {
-          Some(d) => d,
+          Some(ref d) => (*d),
           None => match input {
             str_input(_) => os::getcwd(),
-            file_input(ifile) => ifile.dir_path()
+            file_input(ref ifile) => (*ifile).dir_path()
           }
         };
 
         let stem = match input {
-          file_input(ifile) => ifile.filestem().get(),
+          file_input(ref ifile) => (*ifile).filestem().get(),
           str_input(_) => ~"rust_out"
         };
 
@@ -764,12 +764,12 @@ fn build_output_filenames(input: input,
         }
       }
 
-      Some(out_file) => {
-        out_path = out_file;
+      Some(ref out_file) => {
+        out_path = (*out_file);
         obj_path = if stop_after_codegen {
-            out_file
+            (*out_file)
         } else {
-            out_file.with_filetype(obj_suffix)
+            (*out_file).with_filetype(obj_suffix)
         };
 
         if sess.building_library {
diff --git a/src/librustc/lib/llvm.rs b/src/librustc/lib/llvm.rs
index 2fdc15b330b..3f24d280437 100644
--- a/src/librustc/lib/llvm.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/lib/llvm.rs
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ fn type_to_str(names: type_names, ty: TypeRef) -> ~str {
 fn type_to_str_inner(names: type_names, outer0: ~[TypeRef], ty: TypeRef) ->
    ~str {
     match type_has_name(names, ty) {
-      option::Some(n) => return n,
+      option::Some(ref n) => return (*n),
       _ => {}
     }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc/metadata/creader.rs b/src/librustc/metadata/creader.rs
index 5a1b49b1a4c..9c734f8e698 100644
--- a/src/librustc/metadata/creader.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/metadata/creader.rs
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ fn visit_item(e: env, i: @ast::item) {
             if abi != ast::foreign_abi_cdecl &&
                abi != ast::foreign_abi_stdcall { return; }
           }
-          either::Left(msg) => e.diag.span_fatal(i.span, msg)
+          either::Left(ref msg) => e.diag.span_fatal(i.span, (*msg))
         }
 
         let cstore = e.cstore;
@@ -137,13 +137,13 @@ fn visit_item(e: env, i: @ast::item) {
             let foreign_name =
                match attr::first_attr_value_str_by_name(i.attrs,
                                                         ~"link_name") {
-                 Some(nn) => {
-                   if nn == ~"" {
+                 Some(ref nn) => {
+                   if (*nn) == ~"" {
                       e.diag.span_fatal(
                           i.span,
                           ~"empty #[link_name] not allowed; use #[nolink].");
                    }
-                   nn
+                   (*nn)
                  }
                 None => *e.intr.get(i.ident)
             };
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ fn visit_item(e: env, i: @ast::item) {
 
         for link_args.each |a| {
             match attr::get_meta_item_value_str(attr::attr_meta(*a)) {
-              Some(linkarg) => {
-                cstore::add_used_link_args(cstore, linkarg);
+              Some(ref linkarg) => {
+                cstore::add_used_link_args(cstore, (*linkarg));
               }
               None => {/* fallthrough */ }
             }
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ fn resolve_crate(e: env, ident: ast::ident, metas: ~[@ast::meta_item],
 
         let cname =
             match attr::last_meta_item_value_str_by_name(metas, ~"name") {
-              option::Some(v) => v,
+              option::Some(ref v) => (*v),
               option::None => *e.intr.get(ident)
             };
         let cmeta = @{name: cname, data: cdata,
diff --git a/src/librustc/metadata/decoder.rs b/src/librustc/metadata/decoder.rs
index 07636481de2..d1c71b95191 100644
--- a/src/librustc/metadata/decoder.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/metadata/decoder.rs
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ fn maybe_get_item_ast(intr: @ident_interner, cdata: cmd, tcx: ty::ctxt,
     let item_doc = lookup_item(id, cdata.data);
     let path = vec::init(item_path(intr, item_doc));
     match decode_inlined_item(cdata, tcx, path, item_doc) {
-      Some(ii) => csearch::found(ii),
+      Some(ref ii) => csearch::found((*ii)),
       None => {
         match item_parent_item(item_doc) {
           Some(did) => {
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ fn maybe_get_item_ast(intr: @ident_interner, cdata: cmd, tcx: ty::ctxt,
             let parent_item = lookup_item(did.node, cdata.data);
             match decode_inlined_item(cdata, tcx, path,
                                                parent_item) {
-              Some(ii) => csearch::found_parent(did, ii),
+              Some(ref ii) => csearch::found_parent(did, (*ii)),
               None => csearch::not_found
             }
           }
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ fn get_enum_variants(intr: @ident_interner, cdata: cmd, id: ast::node_id,
                                 tcx, cdata);
         let name = item_name(intr, item);
         let arg_tys = match ty::get(ctor_ty).sty {
-          ty::ty_fn(f) => f.sig.inputs.map(|a| a.ty),
+          ty::ty_fn(ref f) => (*f).sig.inputs.map(|a| a.ty),
 
           // Nullary enum variant.
           _ => ~[],
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ fn get_trait_methods(intr: @ident_interner, cdata: cmd, id: ast::node_id,
         let ty = doc_type(mth, tcx, cdata);
         let def_id = item_def_id(mth, cdata);
         let fty = match ty::get(ty).sty {
-          ty::ty_fn(f) => f,
+          ty::ty_fn(ref f) => (*f),
           _ => {
             tcx.diag.handler().bug(
                 ~"get_trait_methods: id has non-function type");
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ fn get_provided_trait_methods(intr: @ident_interner, cdata: cmd,
 
         let fty;
         match ty::get(ty).sty {
-            ty::ty_fn(f) => fty = f,
+            ty::ty_fn(ref f) => fty = (*f),
             _ => {
                 tcx.diag.handler().bug(~"get_provided_trait_methods(): id \
                                          has non-function type");
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ fn get_crate_vers(data: @~[u8]) -> ~str {
     let attrs = decoder::get_crate_attributes(data);
     return match attr::last_meta_item_value_str_by_name(
         attr::find_linkage_metas(attrs), ~"vers") {
-      Some(ver) => ver,
+      Some(ref ver) => (*ver),
       None => ~"0.0"
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc/metadata/encoder.rs b/src/librustc/metadata/encoder.rs
index f9d485cf83d..f48cdea64d0 100644
--- a/src/librustc/metadata/encoder.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/metadata/encoder.rs
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ fn encode_type(ecx: @encode_ctxt, ebml_w: Writer::Serializer, typ: ty::t) {
 fn encode_symbol(ecx: @encode_ctxt, ebml_w: Writer::Serializer, id: node_id) {
     ebml_w.start_tag(tag_items_data_item_symbol);
     let sym = match ecx.item_symbols.find(id) {
-      Some(x) => x,
+      Some(ref x) => (*x),
       None => {
         ecx.diag.handler().bug(
             fmt!("encode_symbol: id not found %d", id));
@@ -341,9 +341,9 @@ fn encode_info_for_mod(ecx: @encode_ctxt, ebml_w: Writer::Serializer,
     // Encode the reexports of this module.
     debug!("(encoding info for module) encoding reexports for %d", id);
     match ecx.reexports2.find(id) {
-        Some(exports) => {
+        Some(ref exports) => {
             debug!("(encoding info for module) found reexports for %d", id);
-            for exports.each |exp| {
+            for (*exports).each |exp| {
                 debug!("(encoding info for module) reexport '%s' for %d",
                        exp.name, id);
                 ebml_w.start_tag(tag_items_data_item_reexport);
@@ -483,8 +483,8 @@ fn encode_info_for_ctor(ecx: @encode_ctxt, ebml_w: Writer::Serializer,
         encode_type(ecx, ebml_w, its_ty);
         encode_path(ecx, ebml_w, path, ast_map::path_name(ident));
         match item {
-           Some(it) => {
-             (ecx.encode_inlined_item)(ecx, ebml_w, path, it);
+           Some(ref it) => {
+             (ecx.encode_inlined_item)(ecx, ebml_w, path, (*it));
            }
            None => {
              encode_symbol(ecx, ebml_w, id);
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ fn encode_info_for_item(ecx: @encode_ctxt, ebml_w: Writer::Serializer,
         encode_region_param(ecx, ebml_w, item);
         ebml_w.end_tag();
       }
-      item_enum(enum_definition, tps) => {
+      item_enum(ref enum_definition, tps) => {
         add_to_index();
         do ebml_w.wr_tag(tag_items_data_item) {
             encode_def_id(ebml_w, local_def(item.id));
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ fn encode_info_for_item(ecx: @encode_ctxt, ebml_w: Writer::Serializer,
             encode_type_param_bounds(ebml_w, ecx, tps);
             encode_type(ecx, ebml_w, node_id_to_type(tcx, item.id));
             encode_name(ecx, ebml_w, item.ident);
-            for enum_definition.variants.each |v| {
+            for (*enum_definition).variants.each |v| {
                 encode_variant_id(ebml_w, local_def(v.node.id));
             }
             (ecx.encode_inlined_item)(ecx, ebml_w, path, ii_item(item));
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ fn encode_info_for_item(ecx: @encode_ctxt, ebml_w: Writer::Serializer,
             encode_region_param(ecx, ebml_w, item);
         }
         encode_enum_variant_info(ecx, ebml_w, item.id,
-                                 enum_definition.variants, path, index, tps);
+                                 (*enum_definition).variants, path, index, tps);
       }
       item_class(struct_def, tps) => {
         /* First, encode the fields and methods
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ fn encode_info_for_item(ecx: @encode_ctxt, ebml_w: Writer::Serializer,
                                    vec::append(tps, m.tps));
         }
       }
-      item_trait(tps, traits, ms) => {
+      item_trait(tps, traits, ref ms) => {
         let provided_methods = dvec::DVec();
 
         add_to_index();
@@ -778,12 +778,12 @@ fn encode_info_for_item(ecx: @encode_ctxt, ebml_w: Writer::Serializer,
         encode_attributes(ebml_w, item.attrs);
         let mut i = 0u;
         for vec::each(*ty::trait_methods(tcx, local_def(item.id))) |mty| {
-            match ms[i] {
-              required(ty_m) => {
+            match (*ms)[i] {
+              required(ref ty_m) => {
                 ebml_w.start_tag(tag_item_trait_method);
-                encode_def_id(ebml_w, local_def(ty_m.id));
+                encode_def_id(ebml_w, local_def((*ty_m).id));
                 encode_name(ecx, ebml_w, mty.ident);
-                encode_type_param_bounds(ebml_w, ecx, ty_m.tps);
+                encode_type_param_bounds(ebml_w, ecx, (*ty_m).tps);
                 encode_type(ecx, ebml_w, ty::mk_fn(tcx, mty.fty));
                 encode_family(ebml_w, purity_fn_family(mty.fty.meta.purity));
                 encode_self_type(ebml_w, mty.self_ty);
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ fn encode_info_for_item(ecx: @encode_ctxt, ebml_w: Writer::Serializer,
         // method info, we output static methods with type signatures as
         // written. Here, we output the *real* type signatures. I feel like
         // maybe we should only ever handle the real type signatures.
-        for vec::each(ms) |m| {
+        for vec::each((*ms)) |m| {
             let ty_m = ast_util::trait_method_to_ty_method(*m);
             if ty_m.self_ty.node != ast::sty_static { loop; }
 
@@ -971,19 +971,19 @@ fn write_int(writer: io::Writer, &&n: int) {
 
 fn encode_meta_item(ebml_w: Writer::Serializer, mi: meta_item) {
     match mi.node {
-      meta_word(name) => {
+      meta_word(ref name) => {
         ebml_w.start_tag(tag_meta_item_word);
         ebml_w.start_tag(tag_meta_item_name);
-        ebml_w.writer.write(str::to_bytes(name));
+        ebml_w.writer.write(str::to_bytes((*name)));
         ebml_w.end_tag();
         ebml_w.end_tag();
       }
-      meta_name_value(name, value) => {
+      meta_name_value(ref name, value) => {
         match value.node {
           lit_str(value) => {
             ebml_w.start_tag(tag_meta_item_name_value);
             ebml_w.start_tag(tag_meta_item_name);
-            ebml_w.writer.write(str::to_bytes(name));
+            ebml_w.writer.write(str::to_bytes((*name)));
             ebml_w.end_tag();
             ebml_w.start_tag(tag_meta_item_value);
             ebml_w.writer.write(str::to_bytes(*value));
@@ -993,10 +993,10 @@ fn encode_meta_item(ebml_w: Writer::Serializer, mi: meta_item) {
           _ => {/* FIXME (#623): encode other variants */ }
         }
       }
-      meta_list(name, items) => {
+      meta_list(ref name, items) => {
         ebml_w.start_tag(tag_meta_item_list);
         ebml_w.start_tag(tag_meta_item_name);
-        ebml_w.writer.write(str::to_bytes(name));
+        ebml_w.writer.write(str::to_bytes((*name)));
         ebml_w.end_tag();
         for items.each |inner_item| {
             encode_meta_item(ebml_w, **inner_item);
diff --git a/src/librustc/metadata/filesearch.rs b/src/librustc/metadata/filesearch.rs
index 5d03bbf4f6f..be4968636f1 100644
--- a/src/librustc/metadata/filesearch.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/metadata/filesearch.rs
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ fn mk_filesearch(maybe_sysroot: Option<Path>,
                 make_target_lib_path(&self.sysroot,
                                      self.target_triple));
             match get_cargo_lib_path_nearest() {
-              result::Ok(p) => paths.push(p),
+              result::Ok(ref p) => paths.push((*p)),
               result::Err(_) => ()
             }
             match get_cargo_lib_path() {
-              result::Ok(p) => paths.push(p),
+              result::Ok(ref p) => paths.push((*p)),
               result::Err(_) => ()
             }
             paths
@@ -110,14 +110,14 @@ fn make_target_lib_path(sysroot: &Path,
 
 fn get_default_sysroot() -> Path {
     match os::self_exe_path() {
-      option::Some(p) => p.pop(),
+      option::Some(ref p) => (*p).pop(),
       option::None => fail ~"can't determine value for sysroot"
     }
 }
 
 fn get_sysroot(maybe_sysroot: Option<Path>) -> Path {
     match maybe_sysroot {
-      option::Some(sr) => sr,
+      option::Some(ref sr) => (*sr),
       option::None => get_default_sysroot()
     }
 }
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ fn get_cargo_sysroot() -> Result<Path, ~str> {
 
 fn get_cargo_root() -> Result<Path, ~str> {
     match os::getenv(~"CARGO_ROOT") {
-        Some(_p) => result::Ok(Path(_p)),
+        Some(ref _p) => result::Ok(Path((*_p))),
         None => match os::homedir() {
-          Some(_q) => result::Ok(_q.push(".cargo")),
+          Some(ref _q) => result::Ok((*_q).push(".cargo")),
           None => result::Err(~"no CARGO_ROOT or home directory")
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc/metadata/loader.rs b/src/librustc/metadata/loader.rs
index 512bf454750..b1a4fcc24cd 100644
--- a/src/librustc/metadata/loader.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/metadata/loader.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ type ctxt = {
 
 fn load_library_crate(cx: ctxt) -> {ident: ~str, data: @~[u8]} {
     match find_library_crate(cx) {
-      Some(t) => return t,
+      Some(ref t) => return (*t),
       None => {
         cx.diag.span_fatal(
             cx.span, fmt!("can't find crate for `%s`",
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ fn crate_name_from_metas(metas: ~[@ast::meta_item]) -> ~str {
     match vec::last_opt(name_items) {
       Some(i) => {
         match attr::get_meta_item_value_str(i) {
-          Some(n) => n,
+          Some(ref n) => (*n),
           // FIXME (#2406): Probably want a warning here since the user
           // is using the wrong type of meta item.
           _ => fail
diff --git a/src/librustc/metadata/tyencode.rs b/src/librustc/metadata/tyencode.rs
index 9dbdf9fe493..a928d2d55bb 100644
--- a/src/librustc/metadata/tyencode.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/metadata/tyencode.rs
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@ fn enc_mt(w: io::Writer, cx: @ctxt, mt: ty::mt) {
 }
 
 fn enc_opt<T>(w: io::Writer, t: Option<T>, enc_f: fn(T)) {
-    match t {
-      None => w.write_char('n'),
-      Some(v) => {
+    match &t {
+      &None => w.write_char('n'),
+      &Some(ref v) => {
         w.write_char('s');
-        enc_f(v);
+        enc_f((*v));
       }
     }
 }
@@ -237,18 +237,18 @@ fn enc_sty(w: io::Writer, cx: @ctxt, st: ty::sty) {
           ty_f64 => w.write_str(&"MF"),
         }
       }
-      ty::ty_enum(def, substs) => {
+      ty::ty_enum(def, ref substs) => {
         w.write_str(&"t[");
         w.write_str((cx.ds)(def));
         w.write_char('|');
-        enc_substs(w, cx, substs);
+        enc_substs(w, cx, (*substs));
         w.write_char(']');
       }
-      ty::ty_trait(def, substs, vstore) => {
+      ty::ty_trait(def, ref substs, vstore) => {
         w.write_str(&"x[");
         w.write_str((cx.ds)(def));
         w.write_char('|');
-        enc_substs(w, cx, substs);
+        enc_substs(w, cx, (*substs));
         enc_vstore(w, cx, vstore);
         w.write_char(']');
       }
@@ -284,8 +284,8 @@ fn enc_sty(w: io::Writer, cx: @ctxt, st: ty::sty) {
         }
         w.write_char(']');
       }
-      ty::ty_fn(f) => {
-        enc_ty_fn(w, cx, f);
+      ty::ty_fn(ref f) => {
+        enc_ty_fn(w, cx, (*f));
       }
       ty::ty_infer(ty::TyVar(id)) => {
         w.write_char('X');
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ fn enc_sty(w: io::Writer, cx: @ctxt, st: ty::sty) {
           enc_proto(w, p);
       }
       ty::ty_opaque_box => w.write_char('B'),
-      ty::ty_class(def, substs) => {
+      ty::ty_class(def, ref substs) => {
           debug!("~~~~ %s", ~"a[");
           w.write_str(&"a[");
           let s = (cx.ds)(def);
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ fn enc_sty(w: io::Writer, cx: @ctxt, st: ty::sty) {
           w.write_str(s);
           debug!("~~~~ %s", ~"|");
           w.write_char('|');
-          enc_substs(w, cx, substs);
+          enc_substs(w, cx, (*substs));
           debug!("~~~~ %s", ~"]");
           w.write_char(']');
       }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/astencode.rs b/src/librustc/middle/astencode.rs
index 49d3fdab437..87d7710a289 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/astencode.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/astencode.rs
@@ -282,11 +282,11 @@ fn simplify_ast(ii: ast::inlined_item) -> ast::inlined_item {
       ast::ii_foreign(i) => {
         ast::ii_foreign(fld.fold_foreign_item(i))
       }
-      ast::ii_dtor(dtor, nm, tps, parent_id) => {
-        let dtor_body = fld.fold_block(dtor.node.body);
+      ast::ii_dtor(ref dtor, nm, tps, parent_id) => {
+        let dtor_body = fld.fold_block((*dtor).node.body);
         ast::ii_dtor({node: {body: dtor_body,
-                              .. dtor.node},
-            .. dtor}, nm, tps, parent_id)
+                              .. (*dtor).node},
+            .. (*dtor)}, nm, tps, parent_id)
       }
     }
 }
@@ -315,16 +315,16 @@ fn renumber_ast(xcx: extended_decode_ctxt, ii: ast::inlined_item)
       ast::ii_foreign(i) => {
         ast::ii_foreign(fld.fold_foreign_item(i))
       }
-      ast::ii_dtor(dtor, nm, tps, parent_id) => {
-        let dtor_body = fld.fold_block(dtor.node.body);
-        let dtor_attrs = fld.fold_attributes(dtor.node.attrs);
+      ast::ii_dtor(ref dtor, nm, tps, parent_id) => {
+        let dtor_body = fld.fold_block((*dtor).node.body);
+        let dtor_attrs = fld.fold_attributes((*dtor).node.attrs);
         let new_params = fold::fold_ty_params(tps, fld);
-        let dtor_id = fld.new_id(dtor.node.id);
+        let dtor_id = fld.new_id((*dtor).node.id);
         let new_parent = xcx.tr_def_id(parent_id);
-        let new_self = fld.new_id(dtor.node.self_id);
+        let new_self = fld.new_id((*dtor).node.self_id);
         ast::ii_dtor({node: {id: dtor_id, attrs: dtor_attrs,
                 self_id: new_self, body: dtor_body},
-                        .. dtor},
+                        .. (*dtor)},
           nm, new_params, new_parent)
       }
      }
@@ -497,8 +497,8 @@ impl method_origin: tr {
           typeck::method_static(did) => {
             typeck::method_static(did.tr(xcx))
           }
-          typeck::method_param(mp) => {
-            typeck::method_param({trait_id:mp.trait_id.tr(xcx),.. mp})
+          typeck::method_param(ref mp) => {
+            typeck::method_param({trait_id:(*mp).trait_id.tr(xcx),.. (*mp)})
           }
           typeck::method_trait(did, m, vstore) => {
             typeck::method_trait(did.tr(xcx), m, vstore)
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/check_loans.rs b/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/check_loans.rs
index 1a7c78dce14..7ff7c48f54a 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/check_loans.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/check_loans.rs
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ impl purity_cause : cmp::Eq {
                     _ => false
                 }
             }
-            pc_cmt(e0a) => {
+            pc_cmt(ref e0a) => {
                 match (*other) {
-                    pc_cmt(e0b) => e0a == e0b,
+                    pc_cmt(ref e0b) => (*e0a) == (*e0b),
                     _ => false
                 }
             }
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ impl check_loan_ctxt {
         loop {
             match pure_map.find(scope_id) {
               None => (),
-              Some(e) => return Some(pc_cmt(e))
+              Some(ref e) => return Some(pc_cmt((*e)))
             }
 
             match region_map.find(scope_id) {
@@ -224,14 +224,14 @@ impl check_loan_ctxt {
 
         let callee_ty = ty::node_id_to_type(tcx, callee_id);
         match ty::get(callee_ty).sty {
-          ty::ty_fn(fn_ty) => {
-            match fn_ty.meta.purity {
+          ty::ty_fn(ref fn_ty) => {
+            match (*fn_ty).meta.purity {
               ast::pure_fn => return, // case (c) above
               ast::impure_fn | ast::unsafe_fn | ast::extern_fn => {
                 self.report_purity_error(
                     pc, callee_span,
                     fmt!("access to %s function",
-                         pprust::purity_to_str(fn_ty.meta.purity)));
+                         pprust::purity_to_str((*fn_ty).meta.purity)));
               }
             }
           }
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ impl check_loan_ctxt {
         // is not visible from the outside
         match self.purity(ex.id) {
           None => (),
-          Some(pc @ pc_cmt(_)) => {
+          Some(pc_cmt(_)) => {
             // Subtle: Issue #3162.  If we are enforcing purity
             // because there is a reference to aliasable, mutable data
             // that we require to be immutable, we can't allow writes
@@ -377,7 +377,9 @@ impl check_loan_ctxt {
             // because that aliasable data might have been located on
             // the current stack frame, we don't know.
             self.report_purity_error(
-                pc, ex.span, at.ing_form(self.bccx.cmt_to_str(cmt)));
+                self.purity(ex.id).get(),
+                ex.span,
+                at.ing_form(self.bccx.cmt_to_str(cmt)));
           }
           Some(pc_pure_fn) => {
             if cmt.lp.is_none() {
@@ -446,13 +448,13 @@ impl check_loan_ctxt {
                 sp,
                 fmt!("%s prohibited in pure context", msg));
           }
-          pc_cmt(e) => {
-            if self.reported.insert(e.cmt.id, ()) {
+          pc_cmt(ref e) => {
+            if self.reported.insert((*e).cmt.id, ()) {
                 self.tcx().sess.span_err(
-                    e.cmt.span,
+                    (*e).cmt.span,
                     fmt!("illegal borrow unless pure: %s",
-                         self.bccx.bckerr_to_str(e)));
-                self.bccx.note_and_explain_bckerr(e);
+                         self.bccx.bckerr_to_str((*e))));
+                self.bccx.note_and_explain_bckerr((*e));
                 self.tcx().sess.span_note(
                     sp,
                     fmt!("impure due to %s", msg));
@@ -538,12 +540,12 @@ impl check_loan_ctxt {
                   args: ~[@ast::expr]) {
         match self.purity(expr.id) {
           None => {}
-          Some(pc) => {
+          Some(ref pc) => {
             self.check_pure_callee_or_arg(
-                pc, callee, callee_id, callee_span);
+                (*pc), callee, callee_id, callee_span);
             for args.each |arg| {
                 self.check_pure_callee_or_arg(
-                    pc, Some(*arg), arg.id, arg.span);
+                    (*pc), Some(*arg), arg.id, arg.span);
             }
           }
         }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/gather_loans.rs b/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/gather_loans.rs
index 5383db78aec..3320414ee0f 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/gather_loans.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/gather_loans.rs
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ fn req_loans_in_expr(ex: @ast::expr,
         }
 
         match self.bccx.method_map.find(ex.id) {
-            Some(method_map_entry) => {
-                match method_map_entry.explicit_self {
+            Some(ref method_map_entry) => {
+                match (*method_map_entry).explicit_self {
                     ast::sty_by_ref => {
                         let rcvr_cmt = self.bccx.cat_expr(rcvr);
                         self.guarantee_valid(rcvr_cmt, m_imm, scope_r);
@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@ fn req_loans_in_expr(ex: @ast::expr,
         visit::visit_expr(ex, self, vt);
       }
 
-      ast::expr_match(ex_v, arms) => {
+      ast::expr_match(ex_v, ref arms) => {
         let cmt = self.bccx.cat_expr(ex_v);
-        for arms.each |arm| {
+        for (*arms).each |arm| {
             for arm.pats.each |pat| {
                 self.gather_pat(cmt, *pat, arm.body.node.id, ex.id);
             }
@@ -228,19 +228,19 @@ fn req_loans_in_expr(ex: @ast::expr,
       }
 
       // see explanation attached to the `root_ub` field:
-      ast::expr_while(cond, body) => {
+      ast::expr_while(cond, ref body) => {
         // during the condition, can only root for the condition
         self.root_ub = cond.id;
         (vt.visit_expr)(cond, self, vt);
 
         // during body, can only root for the body
-        self.root_ub = body.node.id;
-        (vt.visit_block)(body, self, vt);
+        self.root_ub = (*body).node.id;
+        (vt.visit_block)((*body), self, vt);
       }
 
       // see explanation attached to the `root_ub` field:
-      ast::expr_loop(body, _) => {
-        self.root_ub = body.node.id;
+      ast::expr_loop(ref body, _) => {
+        self.root_ub = (*body).node.id;
         visit::visit_expr(ex, self, vt);
       }
 
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ impl gather_loan_ctxt {
           // error will be reported.
           Some(_) => {
               match self.bccx.loan(cmt, scope_r, req_mutbl) {
-                  Err(e) => { self.bccx.report(e); }
+                  Err(ref e) => { self.bccx.report((*e)); }
                   Ok(move loans) => {
                       self.add_loans(cmt, req_mutbl, scope_r, move loans);
                   }
@@ -364,8 +364,8 @@ impl gather_loan_ctxt {
                     // rooted.  good.
                     self.bccx.stable_paths += 1;
                 }
-                Ok(pc_if_pure(e)) => {
-                    debug!("result of preserve: %?", pc_if_pure(e));
+                Ok(pc_if_pure(ref e)) => {
+                    debug!("result of preserve: %?", pc_if_pure((*e)));
 
                     // we are only able to guarantee the validity if
                     // the scope is pure
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ impl gather_loan_ctxt {
                             // if the scope is some block/expr in the
                             // fn, then just require that this scope
                             // be pure
-                            self.req_maps.pure_map.insert(pure_id, e);
+                            self.req_maps.pure_map.insert(pure_id, (*e));
                             self.bccx.req_pure_paths += 1;
 
                             debug!("requiring purity for scope %?",
@@ -390,14 +390,14 @@ impl gather_loan_ctxt {
                             // otherwise, we can't enforce purity for
                             // that scope, so give up and report an
                             // error
-                            self.bccx.report(e);
+                            self.bccx.report((*e));
                         }
                     }
                 }
-                Err(e) => {
+                Err(ref e) => {
                     // we cannot guarantee the validity of this pointer
                     debug!("result of preserve: error");
-                    self.bccx.report(e);
+                    self.bccx.report((*e));
                 }
             }
           }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/loan.rs b/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/loan.rs
index 649c3e0eefe..7dc68fa0b4b 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/loan.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/loan.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ impl borrowck_ctxt {
             loans: ~[]
         };
         match lc.loan(cmt, mutbl) {
-          Err(e) => Err(e),
+          Err(ref e) => Err((*e)),
           Ok(()) => {
               let LoanContext {loans, _} = move lc;
               Ok(loans)
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/mod.rs b/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/mod.rs
index de7b7c37c3d..c5a02c978f9 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/mod.rs
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ impl borrowck_ctxt {
     fn report_if_err(bres: bckres<()>) {
         match bres {
           Ok(()) => (),
-          Err(e) => self.report(e)
+          Err(ref e) => self.report((*e))
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/preserve.rs b/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/preserve.rs
index a8201cc9d11..1243b9baf5f 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/preserve.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/preserve.rs
@@ -178,9 +178,9 @@ priv impl &preserve_ctxt {
                     debug!("must root @T, otherwise purity req'd");
                     self.attempt_root(cmt, base, derefs)
                   }
-                  Err(e) => {
+                  Err(ref e) => {
                     debug!("must root @T, err: %s",
-                           self.bccx.bckerr_to_str(e));
+                           self.bccx.bckerr_to_str((*e)));
                     self.attempt_root(cmt, base, derefs)
                   }
                 }
@@ -274,13 +274,13 @@ priv impl &preserve_ctxt {
           }
 
           // the base requires purity too, that's fine
-          Ok(pc_if_pure(e)) => {
-            Ok(pc_if_pure(e))
+          Ok(pc_if_pure(ref e)) => {
+            Ok(pc_if_pure((*e)))
           }
 
           // base is not stable, doesn't matter
-          Err(e) => {
-            Err(e)
+          Err(ref e) => {
+            Err((*e))
           }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/check_alt.rs b/src/librustc/middle/check_alt.rs
index 7ec20dddffe..bb50597dab7 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/check_alt.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/check_alt.rs
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ fn check_crate(tcx: ty::ctxt, crate: @crate) {
 fn check_expr(tcx: ty::ctxt, ex: @expr, &&s: (), v: visit::vt<()>) {
     visit::visit_expr(ex, s, v);
     match ex.node {
-      expr_match(scrut, arms) => {
-        check_arms(tcx, arms);
+      expr_match(scrut, ref arms) => {
+        check_arms(tcx, (*arms));
         /* Check for exhaustiveness */
          // Check for empty enum, because is_useful only works on inhabited
          // types.
        let pat_ty = node_id_to_type(tcx, scrut.id);
-       if arms.is_empty() {
+       if (*arms).is_empty() {
            if !type_is_empty(tcx, pat_ty) {
                // We know the type is inhabited, so this must be wrong
                tcx.sess.span_err(ex.span, fmt!("non-exhaustive patterns: \
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ fn check_expr(tcx: ty::ctxt, ex: @expr, &&s: (), v: visit::vt<()>) {
        }
        match ty::get(pat_ty).sty {
           ty_enum(did, _) => {
-              if (*enum_variants(tcx, did)).is_empty() && arms.is_empty() {
+              if (*enum_variants(tcx, did)).is_empty() && (*arms).is_empty() {
 
                return;
             }
           }
           _ => { /* We assume only enum types can be uninhabited */ }
        }
-       let arms = vec::concat(vec::filter_map(arms, unguarded_pat));
+       let arms = vec::concat(vec::filter_map((*arms), unguarded_pat));
        check_exhaustive(tcx, ex.span, arms);
      }
      _ => ()
@@ -95,17 +95,17 @@ fn check_exhaustive(tcx: ty::ctxt, sp: span, pats: ~[@pat]) {
     let ext = match is_useful(tcx, vec::map(pats, |p| ~[*p]), ~[wild()]) {
       not_useful => return, // This is good, wildcard pattern isn't reachable
       useful_ => None,
-      useful(ty, ctor) => {
+      useful(ty, ref ctor) => {
         match ty::get(ty).sty {
           ty::ty_bool => {
-            match ctor {
+            match (*ctor) {
               val(const_bool(true)) => Some(~"true"),
               val(const_bool(false)) => Some(~"false"),
               _ => None
             }
           }
           ty::ty_enum(id, _) => {
-              let vid = match ctor { variant(id) => id,
+              let vid = match (*ctor) { variant(id) => id,
               _ => fail ~"check_exhaustive: non-variant ctor" };
             match vec::find(*ty::enum_variants(tcx, id),
                                 |v| v.id == vid) {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ fn check_exhaustive(tcx: ty::ctxt, sp: span, pats: ~[@pat]) {
       }
     };
     let msg = ~"non-exhaustive patterns" + match ext {
-      Some(s) => ~": " + s + ~" not covered",
+      Some(ref s) => ~": " + (*s) + ~" not covered",
       None => ~""
     };
     tcx.sess.span_err(sp, msg);
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ impl ctor : cmp::Eq {
         match ((*self), (*other)) {
             (single, single) => true,
             (variant(did_self), variant(did_other)) => did_self == did_other,
-            (val(cv_self), val(cv_other)) => cv_self == cv_other,
-            (range(cv0_self, cv1_self), range(cv0_other, cv1_other)) => {
-                cv0_self == cv0_other && cv1_self == cv1_other
+            (val(ref cv_self), val(ref cv_other)) => (*cv_self) == (*cv_other),
+            (range(ref cv0_self, ref cv1_self), range(ref cv0_other, ref cv1_other)) => {
+                (*cv0_self) == (*cv0_other) && (*cv1_self) == (*cv1_other)
             }
             (single, _) | (variant(_), _) | (val(_), _) | (range(*), _) => {
                 false
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ fn is_useful(tcx: ty::ctxt, m: matrix, v: ~[@pat]) -> useful {
                     is_useful_specialized(tcx, m, v, val(const_bool(false)),
                                           0u, left_ty)
                   }
-                  u => u
+                  ref u => (*u)
                 }
               }
               ty::ty_enum(eid, _) => {
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ fn is_useful(tcx: ty::ctxt, m: matrix, v: ~[@pat]) -> useful {
                     match is_useful_specialized(tcx, m, v, variant(va.id),
                                               va.args.len(), left_ty) {
                       not_useful => (),
-                      u => return u
+                      ref u => return (*u)
                     }
                 }
                 not_useful
@@ -205,18 +205,18 @@ fn is_useful(tcx: ty::ctxt, m: matrix, v: ~[@pat]) -> useful {
               }
             }
           }
-          Some(ctor) => {
+          Some(ref ctor) => {
             match is_useful(tcx, vec::filter_map(m, |r| default(tcx, *r) ),
                           vec::tail(v)) {
-              useful_ => useful(left_ty, ctor),
-              u => u
+              useful_ => useful(left_ty, (*ctor)),
+              ref u => (*u)
             }
           }
         }
       }
-      Some(v0_ctor) => {
-        let arity = ctor_arity(tcx, v0_ctor, left_ty);
-        is_useful_specialized(tcx, m, v, v0_ctor, arity, left_ty)
+      Some(ref v0_ctor) => {
+        let arity = ctor_arity(tcx, (*v0_ctor), left_ty);
+        is_useful_specialized(tcx, m, v, (*v0_ctor), arity, left_ty)
       }
     }
 }
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ fn is_useful_specialized(tcx: ty::ctxt, m: matrix, v: ~[@pat], ctor: ctor,
         tcx, ms, specialize(tcx, v, ctor, arity, lty).get());
     match could_be_useful {
       useful_ => useful(lty, ctor),
-      u => u
+      ref u => (*u)
     }
 }
 
@@ -362,10 +362,10 @@ fn specialize(tcx: ty::ctxt, r: ~[@pat], ctor_id: ctor, arity: uint,
             let const_expr = lookup_const_by_id(tcx, did).get();
             let e_v = eval_const_expr(tcx, const_expr);
             let match_ = match ctor_id {
-                val(v) => compare_const_vals(e_v, v) == 0,
-                range(c_lo, c_hi) => {
-                    compare_const_vals(c_lo, e_v) >= 0 &&
-                        compare_const_vals(c_hi, e_v) <= 0
+                val(ref v) => compare_const_vals(e_v, (*v)) == 0,
+                range(ref c_lo, ref c_hi) => {
+                    compare_const_vals((*c_lo), e_v) >= 0 &&
+                        compare_const_vals((*c_hi), e_v) <= 0
                 }
                 single => true,
                 _ => fail ~"type error"
@@ -456,10 +456,10 @@ fn specialize(tcx: ty::ctxt, r: ~[@pat], ctor_id: ctor, arity: uint,
       pat_lit(expr) => {
         let e_v = eval_const_expr(tcx, expr);
         let match_ = match ctor_id {
-          val(v) => compare_const_vals(e_v, v) == 0,
-          range(c_lo, c_hi) => {
-            compare_const_vals(c_lo, e_v) >= 0 &&
-                compare_const_vals(c_hi, e_v) <= 0
+          val(ref v) => compare_const_vals(e_v, (*v)) == 0,
+          range(ref c_lo, ref c_hi) => {
+            compare_const_vals((*c_lo), e_v) >= 0 &&
+                compare_const_vals((*c_hi), e_v) <= 0
           }
           single => true,
           _ => fail ~"type error"
@@ -468,8 +468,8 @@ fn specialize(tcx: ty::ctxt, r: ~[@pat], ctor_id: ctor, arity: uint,
       }
       pat_range(lo, hi) => {
         let (c_lo, c_hi) = match ctor_id {
-          val(v) => (v, v),
-          range(lo, hi) => (lo, hi),
+          val(ref v) => ((*v), (*v)),
+          range(ref lo, ref hi) => ((*lo), (*hi)),
           single => return Some(vec::tail(r)),
           _ => fail ~"type error"
         };
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/check_const.rs b/src/librustc/middle/check_const.rs
index 2b7516a3a67..4639c1f31f3 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/check_const.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/check_const.rs
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ fn check_item(sess: Session, ast_map: ast_map::map,
         (v.visit_expr)(ex, true, v);
         check_item_recursion(sess, ast_map, def_map, it);
       }
-      item_enum(enum_definition, _) => {
-        for enum_definition.variants.each |var| {
+      item_enum(ref enum_definition, _) => {
+        for (*enum_definition).variants.each |var| {
             do option::iter(&var.node.disr_expr) |ex| {
                 (v.visit_expr)(*ex, true, v);
             }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/check_loop.rs b/src/librustc/middle/check_loop.rs
index 433b1f81099..5ff186126fb 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/check_loop.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/check_loop.rs
@@ -22,23 +22,23 @@ fn check_crate(tcx: ty::ctxt, crate: @crate) {
         },
         visit_expr: |e: @expr, cx: ctx, v: visit::vt<ctx>| {
             match e.node {
-              expr_while(e, b) => {
+              expr_while(e, ref b) => {
                 (v.visit_expr)(e, cx, v);
-                (v.visit_block)(b, {in_loop: true,.. cx}, v);
+                (v.visit_block)((*b), {in_loop: true,.. cx}, v);
               }
-              expr_loop(b, _) => {
-                (v.visit_block)(b, {in_loop: true,.. cx}, v);
+              expr_loop(ref b, _) => {
+                (v.visit_block)((*b), {in_loop: true,.. cx}, v);
               }
               expr_fn(_, _, _, _) => {
                 visit::visit_expr(e, {in_loop: false, can_ret: true}, v);
               }
-              expr_fn_block(_, b, _) => {
-                (v.visit_block)(b, {in_loop: false, can_ret: false}, v);
+              expr_fn_block(_, ref b, _) => {
+                (v.visit_block)((*b), {in_loop: false, can_ret: false}, v);
               }
-              expr_loop_body(@{node: expr_fn_block(_, b, _), _}) => {
+              expr_loop_body(@{node: expr_fn_block(_, ref b, _), _}) => {
                 let proto = ty::ty_fn_proto(ty::expr_ty(tcx, e));
                 let blk = (proto == ProtoBorrowed);
-                (v.visit_block)(b, {in_loop: true, can_ret: blk}, v);
+                (v.visit_block)((*b), {in_loop: true, can_ret: blk}, v);
               }
               expr_break(_) => {
                 if !cx.in_loop {
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/const_eval.rs b/src/librustc/middle/const_eval.rs
index 389412b2413..5b3eb1e7266 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/const_eval.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/const_eval.rs
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ fn classify(e: @expr,
                   }
               }
 
-              ast::expr_struct(_, fs, None) |
-              ast::expr_rec(fs, None) => {
-                let cs = do vec::map(fs) |f| {
+              ast::expr_struct(_, ref fs, None) |
+              ast::expr_rec(ref fs, None) => {
+                let cs = do vec::map((*fs)) |f| {
                     if f.node.mutbl == ast::m_imm {
                         classify(f.node.expr, def_map, tcx)
                     } else {
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ impl const_val : cmp::Eq {
             (const_float(a), const_float(b)) => a == b,
             (const_int(a), const_int(b)) => a == b,
             (const_uint(a), const_uint(b)) => a == b,
-            (const_str(a), const_str(b)) => a == b,
+            (const_str(ref a), const_str(ref b)) => (*a) == (*b),
             (const_bool(a), const_bool(b)) => a == b,
             (const_float(_), _) | (const_int(_), _) | (const_uint(_), _) |
             (const_str(_), _) | (const_bool(_), _) => false
@@ -233,8 +233,8 @@ impl const_val : cmp::Eq {
 
 fn eval_const_expr(tcx: middle::ty::ctxt, e: @expr) -> const_val {
     match eval_const_expr_partial(tcx, e) {
-        Ok(r) => r,
-        Err(s) => fail s
+        Ok(ref r) => (*r),
+        Err(ref s) => fail (*s)
     }
 }
 
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ fn eval_const_expr_partial(tcx: middle::ty::ctxt, e: @expr)
           Ok(const_uint(i)) => Ok(const_uint(-i)),
           Ok(const_str(_)) => Err(~"Negate on string"),
           Ok(const_bool(_)) => Err(~"Negate on boolean"),
-          err => err
+          ref err => (*err)
         }
       }
       expr_unary(not, inner) => {
@@ -438,10 +438,10 @@ fn compare_const_vals(a: const_val, b: const_val) -> int {
             1
         }
     }
-    (const_str(a), const_str(b)) => {
-        if a == b {
+    (const_str(ref a), const_str(ref b)) => {
+        if (*a) == (*b) {
             0
-        } else if a < b {
+        } else if (*a) < (*b) {
             -1
         } else {
             1
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/kind.rs b/src/librustc/middle/kind.rs
index 5c6c99d7a1c..443c7286410 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/kind.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/kind.rs
@@ -308,8 +308,8 @@ fn check_expr(e: @expr, cx: ctx, v: visit::vt<ctx>) {
         check_copy_ex(cx, ls, false, reason);
         check_copy_ex(cx, rs, false, reason);
       }
-      expr_rec(fields, def) | expr_struct(_, fields, def) => {
-        for fields.each |field| { maybe_copy(cx, field.node.expr,
+      expr_rec(ref fields, def) | expr_struct(_, ref fields, def) => {
+        for (*fields).each |field| { maybe_copy(cx, field.node.expr,
                                    Some(("record or struct fields require \
                                           copyable arguments", ""))); }
         match def {
@@ -318,13 +318,13 @@ fn check_expr(e: @expr, cx: ctx, v: visit::vt<ctx>) {
             let t = ty::expr_ty(cx.tcx, ex);
             let ty_fields = match ty::get(t).sty {
               ty::ty_rec(f) => f,
-              ty::ty_class(did, substs) =>
-                  ty::class_items_as_fields(cx.tcx, did, &substs),
+              ty::ty_class(did, ref substs) =>
+                  ty::class_items_as_fields(cx.tcx, did, &(*substs)),
               _ => cx.tcx.sess.span_bug(ex.span,
                                         ~"bad base expr type in record")
             };
             for ty_fields.each |tf| {
-                if !vec::any(fields, |f| f.node.ident == tf.ident ) &&
+                if !vec::any((*fields), |f| f.node.ident == tf.ident ) &&
                     !ty::kind_can_be_copied(ty::type_kind(cx.tcx, tf.mt.ty)) {
                     cx.tcx.sess.span_err(e.span,
                                          ~"copying a noncopyable value");
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ fn check_cast_for_escaping_regions(
     // worries.
     let target_ty = ty::expr_ty(cx.tcx, target);
     let target_substs = match ty::get(target_ty).sty {
-      ty::ty_trait(_, substs, _) => {substs}
+      ty::ty_trait(_, ref substs, _) => {(*substs)}
       _ => { return; /* not a cast to a trait */ }
     };
 
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/lang_items.rs b/src/librustc/middle/lang_items.rs
index 0a00ad88a60..919d24035f8 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/lang_items.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/lang_items.rs
@@ -153,10 +153,10 @@ impl LanguageItemCollector {
     fn match_and_collect_meta_item(item_def_id: def_id,
                                    meta_item: meta_item) {
         match meta_item.node {
-            meta_name_value(key, literal) => {
+            meta_name_value(ref key, literal) => {
                 match literal.node {
                     lit_str(value) => {
-                        self.match_and_collect_item(item_def_id, key, *value);
+                        self.match_and_collect_item(item_def_id, (*key), *value);
                     }
                     _ => {} // Skip.
                 }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/lint.rs b/src/librustc/middle/lint.rs
index ef67cb69ede..e290add25e9 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/lint.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/lint.rs
@@ -303,8 +303,8 @@ impl ctxt {
                   ast::meta_list(_, metas) => {
                     for metas.each |meta| {
                         match meta.node {
-                          ast::meta_word(lintname) => {
-                            triples.push((*meta, *level, lintname));
+                          ast::meta_word(ref lintname) => {
+                            triples.push((*meta, *level, *lintname));
                           }
                           _ => {
                             self.sess.span_err(
@@ -547,9 +547,9 @@ fn check_item_type_limits(cx: ty::ctxt, it: @ast::item) {
     let visit = item_stopping_visitor(visit::mk_simple_visitor(@{
         visit_expr: fn@(e: @ast::expr) {
             match e.node {
-                ast::expr_binary(binop, @l, @r) => {
-                    if is_comparison(binop)
-                       && !check_limits(cx, binop, &l, &r) {
+                ast::expr_binary(ref binop, @ref l, @ref r) => {
+                    if is_comparison(*binop)
+                       && !check_limits(cx, *binop, l, r) {
                         cx.sess.span_lint(
                             type_limits, e.id, it.id, e.span,
                             ~"comparison is useless due to type limits");
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ fn check_item_non_camel_case_types(cx: ty::ctxt, it: @ast::item) {
       ast::item_trait(*) => {
         check_case(cx, it.ident, it.id, it.id, it.span)
       }
-      ast::item_enum(enum_definition, _) => {
+      ast::item_enum(ref enum_definition, _) => {
         check_case(cx, it.ident, it.id, it.id, it.span);
         for enum_definition.variants.each |variant| {
             check_case(cx, variant.node.name,
@@ -782,6 +782,7 @@ fn check_pat(tcx: ty::ctxt, pat: @ast::pat) {
                     span,
                     fmt!("binding `%s` should use ref or copy mode",
                          tcx.sess.str_of(path_to_ident(path))));
+                tcx.bad_bindings.insert(id, ());
             }
           }
         }
@@ -806,7 +807,7 @@ fn check_fn(tcx: ty::ctxt, fk: visit::fn_kind, decl: ast::fn_decl,
 fn check_fn_deprecated_modes(tcx: ty::ctxt, fn_ty: ty::t, decl: ast::fn_decl,
                              span: span, id: ast::node_id) {
     match ty::get(fn_ty).sty {
-        ty::ty_fn(fn_ty) => {
+        ty::ty_fn(ref fn_ty) => {
             let mut counter = 0;
             for vec::each2(fn_ty.sig.inputs, decl.inputs) |arg_ty, arg_ast| {
                 counter += 1;
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/liveness.rs b/src/librustc/middle/liveness.rs
index 5ed06c2aab3..c24c267bc36 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/liveness.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/liveness.rs
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ impl Liveness {
               self.propagate_through_expr(e, succ)
           }
 
-          expr_fn(_, _, blk, _) | expr_fn_block(_, blk, _) => {
+          expr_fn(_, _, ref blk, _) | expr_fn_block(_, ref blk, _) => {
               debug!("%s is an expr_fn or expr_fn_block",
                    expr_to_str(expr, self.tcx.sess.intr()));
 
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ impl Liveness {
               The next-node for a break is the successor of the entire
               loop. The next-node for a continue is the top of this loop.
               */
-              self.with_loop_nodes(blk.node.id, succ,
+              self.with_loop_nodes((*blk).node.id, succ,
                   self.live_node(expr.id, expr.span), || {
 
                  // the construction of a closure itself is not important,
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ impl Liveness {
               })
           }
 
-          expr_if(cond, then, els) => {
+          expr_if(cond, ref then, els) => {
             //
             //     (cond)
             //       |
@@ -1096,24 +1096,24 @@ impl Liveness {
             //   (  succ  )
             //
             let else_ln = self.propagate_through_opt_expr(els, succ);
-            let then_ln = self.propagate_through_block(then, succ);
+            let then_ln = self.propagate_through_block((*then), succ);
             let ln = self.live_node(expr.id, expr.span);
             self.init_from_succ(ln, else_ln);
             self.merge_from_succ(ln, then_ln, false);
             self.propagate_through_expr(cond, ln)
           }
 
-          expr_while(cond, blk) => {
-            self.propagate_through_loop(expr, Some(cond), blk, succ)
+          expr_while(cond, ref blk) => {
+            self.propagate_through_loop(expr, Some(cond), (*blk), succ)
           }
 
           // Note that labels have been resolved, so we don't need to look
           // at the label ident
-          expr_loop(blk, _) => {
-            self.propagate_through_loop(expr, None, blk, succ)
+          expr_loop(ref blk, _) => {
+            self.propagate_through_loop(expr, None, (*blk), succ)
           }
 
-          expr_match(e, arms) => {
+          expr_match(e, ref arms) => {
             //
             //      (e)
             //       |
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ impl Liveness {
             let ln = self.live_node(expr.id, expr.span);
             self.init_empty(ln, succ);
             let mut first_merge = true;
-            for arms.each |arm| {
+            for (*arms).each |arm| {
                 let body_succ =
                     self.propagate_through_block(arm.body, succ);
                 let guard_succ =
@@ -1223,16 +1223,16 @@ impl Liveness {
             self.propagate_through_expr(element, succ)
           }
 
-          expr_rec(fields, with_expr) => {
+          expr_rec(ref fields, with_expr) => {
             let succ = self.propagate_through_opt_expr(with_expr, succ);
-            do fields.foldr(succ) |field, succ| {
+            do (*fields).foldr(succ) |field, succ| {
                 self.propagate_through_expr(field.node.expr, succ)
             }
           }
 
-          expr_struct(_, fields, with_expr) => {
+          expr_struct(_, ref fields, with_expr) => {
             let succ = self.propagate_through_opt_expr(with_expr, succ);
-            do fields.foldr(succ) |field, succ| {
+            do (*fields).foldr(succ) |field, succ| {
                 self.propagate_through_expr(field.node.expr, succ)
             }
           }
@@ -1294,8 +1294,8 @@ impl Liveness {
             succ
           }
 
-          expr_block(blk) => {
-            self.propagate_through_block(blk, succ)
+          expr_block(ref blk) => {
+            self.propagate_through_block((*blk), succ)
           }
 
           expr_mac(*) => {
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/mem_categorization.rs b/src/librustc/middle/mem_categorization.rs
index c38778d5dff..f202a81f049 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/mem_categorization.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/mem_categorization.rs
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ fn opt_deref_kind(t: ty::t) -> Option<deref_kind> {
         Some(deref_ptr(uniq_ptr))
       }
 
-      ty::ty_fn(f) if f.meta.proto == ast::ProtoUniq => {
+      ty::ty_fn(ref f) if (*f).meta.proto == ast::ProtoUniq => {
         Some(deref_ptr(uniq_ptr))
       }
 
@@ -325,8 +325,8 @@ fn opt_deref_kind(t: ty::t) -> Option<deref_kind> {
         Some(deref_ptr(region_ptr(r)))
       }
 
-      ty::ty_fn(f) if f.meta.proto == ast::ProtoBorrowed => {
-        Some(deref_ptr(region_ptr(f.meta.region)))
+      ty::ty_fn(ref f) if (*f).meta.proto == ast::ProtoBorrowed => {
+        Some(deref_ptr(region_ptr((*f).meta.region)))
       }
 
       ty::ty_box(*) |
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ fn opt_deref_kind(t: ty::t) -> Option<deref_kind> {
         Some(deref_ptr(gc_ptr))
       }
 
-      ty::ty_fn(f) if f.meta.proto == ast::ProtoBox => {
+      ty::ty_fn(ref f) if (*f).meta.proto == ast::ProtoBox => {
         Some(deref_ptr(gc_ptr))
       }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/privacy.rs b/src/librustc/middle/privacy.rs
index 6ba46a71d4e..e2f95cd270f 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/privacy.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/privacy.rs
@@ -131,14 +131,14 @@ fn check_crate(tcx: ty::ctxt, method_map: &method_map, crate: @ast::crate) {
                     match tcx.items.find(trait_id.node) {
                         Some(node_item(item, _)) => {
                             match item.node {
-                                item_trait(_, _, methods) => {
-                                    if method_num >= methods.len() {
+                                item_trait(_, _, ref methods) => {
+                                    if method_num >= (*methods).len() {
                                         tcx.sess.span_bug(span, ~"method \
                                                                   number \
                                                                   out of \
                                                                   range?!");
                                     }
-                                    match methods[method_num] {
+                                    match (*methods)[method_num] {
                                         provided(method)
                                              if method.vis == private &&
                                              !privileged_items
@@ -212,10 +212,10 @@ fn check_crate(tcx: ty::ctxt, method_map: &method_map, crate: @ast::crate) {
                                             field access");
                                     check_field(expr.span, id, ident);
                                 }
-                                Some(entry) => {
+                                Some(ref entry) => {
                                     debug!("(privacy checking) checking \
                                             impl method");
-                                    check_method(expr.span, &entry.origin);
+                                    check_method(expr.span, &(*entry).origin);
                                 }
                             }
                         }
@@ -233,22 +233,22 @@ fn check_crate(tcx: ty::ctxt, method_map: &method_map, crate: @ast::crate) {
                                                       ~"method call not in \
                                                         method map");
                                 }
-                                Some(entry) => {
+                                Some(ref entry) => {
                                     debug!("(privacy checking) checking \
                                             impl method");
-                                    check_method(expr.span, &entry.origin);
+                                    check_method(expr.span, &(*entry).origin);
                                 }
                             }
                         }
                         _ => {}
                     }
                 }
-                expr_struct(_, fields, _) => {
+                expr_struct(_, ref fields, _) => {
                     match ty::get(ty::expr_ty(tcx, expr)).sty {
                         ty_class(id, _) => {
                             if id.crate != local_crate ||
                                     !privileged_items.contains(&(id.node)) {
-                                for fields.each |field| {
+                                for (*fields).each |field| {
                                         debug!("(privacy checking) checking \
                                                 field in struct literal");
                                     check_field(expr.span, id,
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ fn check_crate(tcx: ty::ctxt, method_map: &method_map, crate: @ast::crate) {
                                     !privileged_items.contains(&(id.node)) {
                                 match tcx.def_map.get(expr.id) {
                                     def_variant(_, variant_id) => {
-                                        for fields.each |field| {
+                                        for (*fields).each |field| {
                                                 debug!("(privacy checking) \
                                                         checking field in \
                                                         struct variant \
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/region.rs b/src/librustc/middle/region.rs
index 658c19b6ac8..a1e5a98915a 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/region.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/region.rs
@@ -697,8 +697,8 @@ fn determine_rp_in_ty(ty: @ast::Ty,
         visit_mt(mt, cx, visitor);
       }
 
-      ast::ty_rec(fields) => {
-        for fields.each |field| {
+      ast::ty_rec(ref fields) => {
+        for (*fields).each |field| {
             visit_mt(field.node.mt, cx, visitor);
         }
       }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/resolve.rs b/src/librustc/middle/resolve.rs
index 21bd01b6f91..aeefbef64ee 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/resolve.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/resolve.rs
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ impl NameBindings {
     /// Returns the module node if applicable.
     fn get_module_if_available() -> Option<@Module> {
         match self.type_def {
-            Some(type_def) => type_def.module_def,
+            Some(ref type_def) => (*type_def).module_def,
             None => None
         }
     }
@@ -666,14 +666,14 @@ impl NameBindings {
             TypeNS => {
                 match self.type_def {
                     None => None,
-                    Some(type_def) => {
+                    Some(ref type_def) => {
                         // FIXME (#3784): This is reallllly questionable.
                         // Perhaps the right thing to do is to merge def_mod
                         // and def_ty.
-                        match type_def.type_def {
+                        match (*type_def).type_def {
                             Some(type_def) => Some(type_def),
                             None => {
-                                match type_def.module_def {
+                                match (*type_def).module_def {
                                     Some(module_def) => {
                                         module_def.def_id.map(|def_id|
                                             def_mod(*def_id))
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ impl NameBindings {
             TypeNS => {
                 match self.type_def {
                     None => None,
-                    Some(type_def) => Some(type_def.privacy)
+                    Some(ref type_def) => Some((*type_def).privacy)
                 }
             }
             ValueNS => {
@@ -1166,14 +1166,14 @@ impl Resolver {
                     (privacy, def_ty(local_def(item.id)), sp);
             }
 
-            item_enum(enum_definition, _) => {
+            item_enum(ref enum_definition, _) => {
                 let (name_bindings, new_parent) =
                     self.add_child(ident, parent, ForbidDuplicateTypes, sp);
 
                 (*name_bindings).define_type
                     (privacy, def_ty(local_def(item.id)), sp);
 
-                for enum_definition.variants.each |variant| {
+                for (*enum_definition).variants.each |variant| {
                     self.build_reduced_graph_for_variant(*variant,
                         local_def(item.id),
                         // inherited => privacy of the enum item
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ impl Resolver {
                 visit_item(item, parent, visitor);
             }
 
-            item_trait(_, _, methods) => {
+            item_trait(_, _, ref methods) => {
                 let (name_bindings, new_parent) =
                     self.add_child(ident, parent, ForbidDuplicateTypes, sp);
 
@@ -1287,7 +1287,7 @@ impl Resolver {
                 // We only need to create the module if the trait has static
                 // methods, so check that first.
                 let mut has_static_methods = false;
-                for methods.each |method| {
+                for (*methods).each |method| {
                     let ty_m = trait_method_to_ty_method(*method);
                     match ty_m.self_ty.node {
                         sty_static => {
@@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@ impl Resolver {
 
                 // Add the names of all the methods to the trait info.
                 let method_names = @HashMap();
-                for methods.each |method| {
+                for (*methods).each |method| {
                     let ty_m = trait_method_to_ty_method(*method);
 
                     let ident = ty_m.ident;
@@ -1403,11 +1403,11 @@ impl Resolver {
                                      variant.span);
                 self.structs.insert(local_def(variant.node.id), ());
             }
-            enum_variant_kind(enum_definition) => {
+            enum_variant_kind(ref enum_definition) => {
                 (*child).define_type(privacy,
                                      def_ty(local_def(variant.node.id)),
                                      variant.span);
-                for enum_definition.variants.each |variant| {
+                for (*enum_definition).variants.each |variant| {
                     self.build_reduced_graph_for_variant(*variant, item_id,
                                                          parent_privacy,
                                                          parent, visitor);
@@ -1475,8 +1475,8 @@ impl Resolver {
                                                         subclass,
                                                         view_path.span);
                         }
-                        view_path_list(_, source_idents, _) => {
-                            for source_idents.each |source_ident| {
+                        view_path_list(_, ref source_idents, _) => {
+                            for (*source_idents).each |source_ident| {
                                 let name = source_ident.node.name;
                                 let subclass = @SingleImport(name,
                                                              name,
@@ -1527,9 +1527,9 @@ impl Resolver {
                                                    unsupported");
                         }
 
-                        view_path_list(path, path_list_idents, _) => {
+                        view_path_list(path, ref path_list_idents, _) => {
                             if path.idents.len() == 1u &&
-                                    path_list_idents.len() == 0 {
+                                    (*path_list_idents).len() == 0 {
 
                                 self.session.span_warn(view_item.span,
                                                        ~"this syntax for \
@@ -1546,7 +1546,7 @@ impl Resolver {
                                                            in this module");
                                 }
 
-                                for path_list_idents.each |path_list_ident| {
+                                for (*path_list_idents).each |path_list_ident| {
                                     let ident = path_list_ident.node.name;
                                     let id = path_list_ident.node.id;
                                     module_.exported_names.insert(ident, id);
@@ -2838,8 +2838,8 @@ impl Resolver {
         match self.resolve_item_in_lexical_scope(module_, name, TypeNS) {
             Success(target) => {
                 match target.bindings.type_def {
-                    Some(type_def) => {
-                        match type_def.module_def {
+                    Some(ref type_def) => {
+                        match (*type_def).module_def {
                             None => {
                                 error!("!!! (resolving module in lexical \
                                         scope) module wasn't actually a \
@@ -3541,9 +3541,9 @@ impl Resolver {
 
             // enum item: resolve all the variants' discrs,
             // then resolve the ty params
-            item_enum(enum_def, type_parameters) => {
+            item_enum(ref enum_def, type_parameters) => {
 
-                for enum_def.variants.each() |variant| {
+                for (*enum_def).variants.each() |variant| {
                     do variant.node.disr_expr.iter() |dis_expr| {
                         // resolve the discriminator expr
                         // as a constant
@@ -3588,7 +3588,7 @@ impl Resolver {
                                             visitor);
             }
 
-            item_trait(type_parameters, traits, methods) => {
+            item_trait(type_parameters, traits, ref methods) => {
                 // Create a new rib for the self type.
                 let self_type_rib = @Rib(NormalRibKind);
                 (*self.type_ribs).push(self_type_rib);
@@ -3623,30 +3623,30 @@ impl Resolver {
                         }
                     }
 
-                    for methods.each |method| {
+                    for (*methods).each |method| {
                         // Create a new rib for the method-specific type
                         // parameters.
                         //
                         // XXX: Do we need a node ID here?
 
                         match *method {
-                          required(ty_m) => {
+                          required(ref ty_m) => {
                             do self.with_type_parameter_rib
-                                (HasTypeParameters(&ty_m.tps,
+                                (HasTypeParameters(&(*ty_m).tps,
                                                    item.id,
                                                    type_parameters.len(),
                                         MethodRibKind(item.id, Required))) {
 
                                 // Resolve the method-specific type
                                 // parameters.
-                                self.resolve_type_parameters(ty_m.tps,
+                                self.resolve_type_parameters((*ty_m).tps,
                                                              visitor);
 
-                                for ty_m.decl.inputs.each |argument| {
+                                for (*ty_m).decl.inputs.each |argument| {
                                     self.resolve_type(argument.ty, visitor);
                                 }
 
-                                self.resolve_type(ty_m.decl.output, visitor);
+                                self.resolve_type((*ty_m).decl.output, visitor);
                             }
                           }
                           provided(m) => {
@@ -3705,7 +3705,7 @@ impl Resolver {
                 }
             }
 
-            item_fn(fn_decl, _, ty_params, block) => {
+            item_fn(fn_decl, _, ty_params, ref block) => {
                 // If this is the main function, we must record it in the
                 // session.
                 //
@@ -3726,7 +3726,7 @@ impl Resolver {
                                          item.id,
                                          0,
                                          OpaqueFunctionRibKind),
-                                      block,
+                                      (*block),
                                       NoSelfBinding,
                                       NoCaptureClause,
                                       visitor);
@@ -3966,13 +3966,13 @@ impl Resolver {
                 None => {
                     // Nothing to do.
                 }
-                Some(destructor) => {
+                Some(ref destructor) => {
                     self.resolve_function(NormalRibKind,
                                           None,
                                           NoTypeParameters,
-                                          destructor.node.body,
+                                          (*destructor).node.body,
                                           HasSelfBinding
-                                            (destructor.node.self_id),
+                                            ((*destructor).node.self_id),
                                           NoCaptureClause,
                                           visitor);
                 }
@@ -4892,12 +4892,12 @@ impl Resolver {
                 visit_expr(expr, (), visitor);
             }
 
-            expr_fn(_, fn_decl, block, capture_clause) |
-            expr_fn_block(fn_decl, block, capture_clause) => {
-                self.resolve_function(FunctionRibKind(expr.id, block.node.id),
+            expr_fn(_, fn_decl, ref block, capture_clause) |
+            expr_fn_block(fn_decl, ref block, capture_clause) => {
+                self.resolve_function(FunctionRibKind(expr.id, (*block).node.id),
                                       Some(@fn_decl),
                                       NoTypeParameters,
-                                      block,
+                                      (*block),
                                       NoSelfBinding,
                                       HasCaptureClause(capture_clause),
                                       visitor);
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/trans/alt.rs b/src/librustc/middle/trans/alt.rs
index bc26338a624..90ac9a9ce3c 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/trans/alt.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/trans/alt.rs
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ fn extract_variant_args(bcx: block, pat_id: ast::node_id,
     let _icx = bcx.insn_ctxt("alt::extract_variant_args");
     let ccx = bcx.fcx.ccx;
     let enum_ty_substs = match ty::get(node_id_type(bcx, pat_id)).sty {
-      ty::ty_enum(id, substs) => { assert id == vdefs.enm; substs.tps }
+      ty::ty_enum(id, ref substs) => { assert id == vdefs.enm; (*substs).tps }
       _ => bcx.sess().bug(~"extract_variant_args: pattern has non-enum type")
     };
     let mut blobptr = val;
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/trans/base.rs b/src/librustc/middle/trans/base.rs
index 7114fb9fb23..e5f1ae5d0b8 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/trans/base.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/trans/base.rs
@@ -576,14 +576,14 @@ fn iter_structural_ty(cx: block, av: ValueRef, t: ty::t,
             cx = f(cx, llfld_a, *arg);
         }
       }
-      ty::ty_enum(tid, substs) => {
+      ty::ty_enum(tid, ref substs) => {
         let variants = ty::enum_variants(cx.tcx(), tid);
         let n_variants = (*variants).len();
 
         // Cast the enums to types we can GEP into.
         if n_variants == 1u {
             return iter_variant(cx, av, variants[0],
-                             substs.tps, tid, f);
+                             (*substs).tps, tid, f);
         }
 
         let ccx = cx.ccx();
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ fn iter_structural_ty(cx: block, av: ValueRef, t: ty::t,
             AddCase(llswitch, C_int(ccx, variant.disr_val), variant_cx.llbb);
             let variant_cx =
                 iter_variant(variant_cx, llunion_a_ptr, *variant,
-                             substs.tps, tid, f);
+                             (*substs).tps, tid, f);
             Br(variant_cx, next_cx.llbb);
         }
         return next_cx;
@@ -754,8 +754,8 @@ fn need_invoke(bcx: block) -> bool {
     let mut cur = bcx;
     loop {
         match cur.kind {
-          block_scope(inf) => {
-            for vec::each(inf.cleanups) |cleanup| {
+          block_scope(ref inf) => {
+            for vec::each((*inf).cleanups) |cleanup| {
                 match *cleanup {
                   clean(_, cleanup_type) | clean_temp(_, _, cleanup_type) => {
                     if cleanup_type == normal_exit_and_unwind {
@@ -789,9 +789,9 @@ fn in_lpad_scope_cx(bcx: block, f: fn(scope_info)) {
     let mut bcx = bcx;
     loop {
         match bcx.kind {
-          block_scope(inf) => {
-            if inf.cleanups.len() > 0u || bcx.parent.is_none() {
-                f(inf); return;
+          block_scope(ref inf) => {
+            if (*inf).cleanups.len() > 0u || bcx.parent.is_none() {
+                f((*inf)); return;
             }
           }
           _ => ()
@@ -1159,15 +1159,15 @@ fn cleanup_and_leave(bcx: block, upto: Option<BasicBlockRef>,
         }
 
         match cur.kind {
-          block_scope(inf) if inf.cleanups.len() > 0u => {
-            for vec::find(inf.cleanup_paths,
+          block_scope(ref inf) if (*inf).cleanups.len() > 0u => {
+            for vec::find((*inf).cleanup_paths,
                           |cp| cp.target == leave).each |cp| {
                 Br(bcx, cp.dest);
                 return;
             }
             let sub_cx = sub_block(bcx, ~"cleanup");
             Br(bcx, sub_cx.llbb);
-            inf.cleanup_paths.push({target: leave, dest: sub_cx.llbb});
+            (*inf).cleanup_paths.push({target: leave, dest: sub_cx.llbb});
             bcx = trans_block_cleanups_(sub_cx, block_cleanups(cur), is_lpad);
           }
           _ => ()
@@ -1831,8 +1831,8 @@ fn trans_enum_def(ccx: @crate_ctxt, enum_definition: ast::enum_def,
                 trans_struct_def(ccx, struct_def, tps, path,
                                  variant.node.name, variant.node.id);
             }
-            ast::enum_variant_kind(enum_definition) => {
-                trans_enum_def(ccx, enum_definition, id, tps, degen, path, vi,
+            ast::enum_variant_kind(ref enum_definition) => {
+                trans_enum_def(ccx, (*enum_definition), id, tps, degen, path, vi,
                                i);
             }
         }
@@ -1847,21 +1847,21 @@ fn trans_item(ccx: @crate_ctxt, item: ast::item) {
         _ => fail ~"trans_item",
     };
     match item.node {
-      ast::item_fn(decl, purity, tps, body) => {
+      ast::item_fn(decl, purity, tps, ref body) => {
         if purity == ast::extern_fn  {
             let llfndecl = get_item_val(ccx, item.id);
             foreign::trans_foreign_fn(ccx,
                                      vec::append(
                                          *path,
                                          ~[path_name(item.ident)]),
-                                     decl, body, llfndecl, item.id);
+                                     decl, (*body), llfndecl, item.id);
         } else if tps.is_empty() {
             let llfndecl = get_item_val(ccx, item.id);
             trans_fn(ccx,
                      vec::append(*path, ~[path_name(item.ident)]),
-                     decl, body, llfndecl, no_self, None, item.id, None);
+                     decl, (*body), llfndecl, no_self, None, item.id, None);
         } else {
-            for vec::each(body.node.stmts) |stmt| {
+            for vec::each((*body).node.stmts) |stmt| {
                 match stmt.node {
                   ast::stmt_decl(@{node: ast::decl_item(i), _}, _) => {
                     trans_item(ccx, *i);
@@ -1882,12 +1882,12 @@ fn trans_item(ccx: @crate_ctxt, item: ast::item) {
       ast::item_mod(m) => {
         trans_mod(ccx, m);
       }
-      ast::item_enum(enum_definition, tps) => {
+      ast::item_enum(ref enum_definition, tps) => {
         if tps.len() == 0u {
-            let degen = enum_definition.variants.len() == 1u;
+            let degen = (*enum_definition).variants.len() == 1u;
             let vi = ty::enum_variants(ccx.tcx, local_def(item.id));
             let mut i = 0;
-            trans_enum_def(ccx, enum_definition, item.id, tps, degen, path,
+            trans_enum_def(ccx, (*enum_definition), item.id, tps, degen, path,
                            vi, &mut i);
         }
       }
@@ -1895,7 +1895,7 @@ fn trans_item(ccx: @crate_ctxt, item: ast::item) {
       ast::item_foreign_mod(foreign_mod) => {
         let abi = match attr::foreign_abi(item.attrs) {
           either::Right(abi_) => abi_,
-          either::Left(msg) => ccx.sess.span_fatal(item.span, msg)
+          either::Left(ref msg) => ccx.sess.span_fatal(item.span, (*msg))
         };
         foreign::trans_foreign_mod(ccx, foreign_mod, abi);
       }
@@ -2073,7 +2073,7 @@ fn get_dtor_symbol(ccx: @crate_ctxt, path: path, id: ast::node_id,
                    substs: Option<param_substs>) -> ~str {
   let t = ty::node_id_to_type(ccx.tcx, id);
   match ccx.item_symbols.find(id) {
-     Some(s) => s,
+     Some(ref s) => (*s),
      None if substs.is_none() => {
        let s = mangle_exported_name(
            ccx,
@@ -2205,17 +2205,17 @@ fn get_item_val(ccx: @crate_ctxt, id: ast::node_id) -> ValueRef {
             llfn
           }
 
-          ast_map::node_variant(v, enm, pth) => {
+          ast_map::node_variant(ref v, enm, pth) => {
             let llfn;
-            match v.node.kind {
+            match (*v).node.kind {
                 ast::tuple_variant_kind(args) => {
                     assert args.len() != 0u;
                     let pth = vec::append(*pth,
                                           ~[path_name(enm.ident),
-                                            path_name(v.node.name)]);
+                                            path_name((*v).node.name)]);
                     llfn = match enm.node {
                       ast::item_enum(_, _) => {
-                        register_fn(ccx, v.span, pth, id)
+                        register_fn(ccx, (*v).span, pth, id)
                       }
                       _ => fail ~"node_variant, shouldn't happen"
                     };
@@ -2302,12 +2302,12 @@ fn register_deriving_method(ccx: @crate_ctxt,
 fn trans_constant(ccx: @crate_ctxt, it: @ast::item) {
     let _icx = ccx.insn_ctxt("trans_constant");
     match it.node {
-      ast::item_enum(enum_definition, _) => {
+      ast::item_enum(ref enum_definition, _) => {
         let vi = ty::enum_variants(ccx.tcx, {crate: ast::local_crate,
                                              node: it.id});
         let mut i = 0;
         let path = item_path(ccx, it);
-        for vec::each(enum_definition.variants) |variant| {
+        for vec::each((*enum_definition).variants) |variant| {
             let p = vec::append(path, ~[path_name(variant.node.name),
                                         path_name(special_idents::descrim)]);
             let s = mangle_exported_name(ccx, p, ty::mk_int(ccx.tcx));
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/trans/callee.rs b/src/librustc/middle/trans/callee.rs
index be6529f2a5f..7c98f2e6a64 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/trans/callee.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/trans/callee.rs
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ fn trans(bcx: block, expr: @ast::expr) -> Callee {
         }
         ast::expr_field(base, _, _) => {
             match bcx.ccx().maps.method_map.find(expr.id) {
-                Some(origin) => { // An impl method
+                Some(ref origin) => { // An impl method
                     return meth::trans_method_callee(bcx, expr.id,
-                                                     base, origin);
+                                                     base, (*origin));
                 }
                 None => {} // not a method, just a field
             }
@@ -316,11 +316,11 @@ fn trans_method_call(in_cx: block,
         expr_ty(in_cx, call_ex),
         |cx| {
             match cx.ccx().maps.method_map.find(call_ex.id) {
-                Some(origin) => {
+                Some(ref origin) => {
                     meth::trans_method_callee(cx,
                                               call_ex.callee_id,
                                               rcvr,
-                                              origin)
+                                              (*origin))
                 }
                 None => {
                     cx.tcx().sess.span_bug(call_ex.span,
@@ -427,9 +427,9 @@ fn trans_call_inner(
           ArgExprs(args) => {
             args.len() > 0u && match vec::last(args).node {
               ast::expr_loop_body(@{
-                node: ast::expr_fn_block(_, body, _),
+                node: ast::expr_fn_block(_, ref body, _),
                 _
-              }) =>  body_contains_ret(body),
+              }) =>  body_contains_ret((*body)),
               _ => false
             }
           }
@@ -622,14 +622,14 @@ fn trans_arg_expr(bcx: block,
         Some(_) => {
             match arg_expr.node {
                 ast::expr_loop_body(
-                    blk @ @{node:ast::expr_fn_block(decl, body, cap), _}) =>
+                    blk @ @{node:ast::expr_fn_block(decl, ref body, cap), _}) =>
                 {
                     let scratch_ty = expr_ty(bcx, blk);
                     let scratch = alloc_ty(bcx, scratch_ty);
                     let arg_ty = expr_ty(bcx, arg_expr);
                     let proto = ty::ty_fn_proto(arg_ty);
                     let bcx = closure::trans_expr_fn(
-                        bcx, proto, decl, body, blk.id,
+                        bcx, proto, decl, (*body), blk.id,
                         cap, Some(ret_flag), expr::SaveIn(scratch));
                     DatumBlock {bcx: bcx,
                                 datum: Datum {val: scratch,
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/trans/common.rs b/src/librustc/middle/trans/common.rs
index 25a0f5aa80c..25cd169c403 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/trans/common.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/trans/common.rs
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ fn revoke_clean(cx: block, val: ValueRef) {
 fn block_cleanups(bcx: block) -> ~[cleanup] {
     match bcx.kind {
        block_non_scope  => ~[],
-       block_scope(inf) => inf.cleanups
+       block_scope(ref inf) => (*inf).cleanups
     }
 }
 
@@ -601,10 +601,10 @@ fn in_scope_cx(cx: block, f: fn(scope_info)) {
     let mut cur = cx;
     loop {
         match cur.kind {
-          block_scope(inf) => {
+          block_scope(ref inf) => {
               debug!("in_scope_cx: selected cur=%s (cx=%s)",
                      cur.to_str(), cx.to_str());
-              f(inf);
+              f((*inf));
               return;
           }
           _ => ()
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/trans/consts.rs b/src/librustc/middle/trans/consts.rs
index 36c85439ff5..b85e45d0c52 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/trans/consts.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/trans/consts.rs
@@ -323,9 +323,9 @@ fn const_expr(cx: @crate_ctxt, e: @ast::expr) -> ValueRef {
       ast::expr_tup(es) => {
         C_struct(es.map(|e| const_expr(cx, *e)))
       }
-      ast::expr_rec(fs, None) => {
+      ast::expr_rec(ref fs, None) => {
           C_struct([C_struct(
-              fs.map(|f| const_expr(cx, f.node.expr)))])
+              (*fs).map(|f| const_expr(cx, f.node.expr)))])
       }
       ast::expr_struct(_, ref fs, _) => {
           let ety = ty::expr_ty(cx.tcx, e);
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ fn const_expr(cx: @crate_ctxt, e: @ast::expr) -> ValueRef {
                                            None) |_hd, field_tys| {
               field_tys.map(|field_ty| {
                   match fs.find(|f| field_ty.ident == f.node.ident) {
-                      Some(f) => const_expr(cx, f.node.expr),
+                      Some(ref f) => const_expr(cx, (*f).node.expr),
                       None => {
                           cx.tcx.sess.span_bug(
                               e.span, ~"missing struct field");
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/trans/controlflow.rs b/src/librustc/middle/trans/controlflow.rs
index 346fb6a34ff..e7d3c8a207c 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/trans/controlflow.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/trans/controlflow.rs
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ fn trans_if(bcx: block,
             let elseif_blk = ast_util::block_from_expr(elexpr);
             trans_block(else_bcx_in, elseif_blk, dest)
           }
-          ast::expr_block(blk) => {
-            trans_block(else_bcx_in, blk, dest)
+          ast::expr_block(ref blk) => {
+            trans_block(else_bcx_in, (*blk), dest)
           }
           // would be nice to have a constraint on ifs
           _ => bcx.tcx().sess.bug(~"strange alternative in if")
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/trans/expr.rs b/src/librustc/middle/trans/expr.rs
index 5ca72f58a6f..4e9e1556124 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/trans/expr.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/trans/expr.rs
@@ -452,11 +452,11 @@ fn trans_rvalue_stmt_unadjusted(bcx: block, expr: @ast::expr) -> block {
         ast::expr_assert(a) => {
             return controlflow::trans_check_expr(bcx, expr, a, ~"Assertion");
         }
-        ast::expr_while(cond, body) => {
-            return controlflow::trans_while(bcx, cond, body);
+        ast::expr_while(cond, ref body) => {
+            return controlflow::trans_while(bcx, cond, (*body));
         }
-        ast::expr_loop(body, opt_label) => {
-            return controlflow::trans_loop(bcx, body, opt_label);
+        ast::expr_loop(ref body, opt_label) => {
+            return controlflow::trans_loop(bcx, (*body), opt_label);
         }
         ast::expr_assign(dst, src) => {
             let src_datum = unpack_datum!(bcx, trans_to_datum(bcx, src));
@@ -504,20 +504,20 @@ fn trans_rvalue_dps_unadjusted(bcx: block, expr: @ast::expr,
             return trans_def_dps_unadjusted(bcx, expr,
                                             bcx.def(expr.id), dest);
         }
-        ast::expr_if(cond, thn, els) => {
-            return controlflow::trans_if(bcx, cond, thn, els, dest);
+        ast::expr_if(cond, ref thn, els) => {
+            return controlflow::trans_if(bcx, cond, (*thn), els, dest);
         }
-        ast::expr_match(discr, arms) => {
-            return alt::trans_alt(bcx, expr, discr, arms, dest);
+        ast::expr_match(discr, ref arms) => {
+            return alt::trans_alt(bcx, expr, discr, (*arms), dest);
         }
-        ast::expr_block(blk) => {
-            return do base::with_scope(bcx, blk.info(),
+        ast::expr_block(ref blk) => {
+            return do base::with_scope(bcx, (*blk).info(),
                                        ~"block-expr body") |bcx| {
-                controlflow::trans_block(bcx, blk, dest)
+                controlflow::trans_block(bcx, (*blk), dest)
             };
         }
-        ast::expr_rec(fields, base) | ast::expr_struct(_, fields, base) => {
-            return trans_rec_or_struct(bcx, fields, base, expr.id, dest);
+        ast::expr_rec(ref fields, base) | ast::expr_struct(_, ref fields, base) => {
+            return trans_rec_or_struct(bcx, (*fields), base, expr.id, dest);
         }
         ast::expr_tup(args) => {
             return trans_tup(bcx, args, dest);
@@ -534,14 +534,14 @@ fn trans_rvalue_dps_unadjusted(bcx: block, expr: @ast::expr,
         ast::expr_vec(*) | ast::expr_repeat(*) => {
             return tvec::trans_fixed_vstore(bcx, expr, expr, dest);
         }
-        ast::expr_fn(proto, decl, body, cap_clause) => {
+        ast::expr_fn(proto, decl, ref body, cap_clause) => {
             // Don't use this function for anything real. Use the one in
             // astconv instead.
             return closure::trans_expr_fn(bcx, proto,
-                                          decl, body, expr.id, cap_clause,
+                                          decl, (*body), expr.id, cap_clause,
                                           None, dest);
         }
-        ast::expr_fn_block(decl, body, cap_clause) => {
+        ast::expr_fn_block(decl, ref body, cap_clause) => {
             let expr_ty = expr_ty(bcx, expr);
             match ty::get(expr_ty).sty {
                 ty::ty_fn(ref fn_ty) => {
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ fn trans_rvalue_dps_unadjusted(bcx: block, expr: @ast::expr,
                            expr_to_str(expr, tcx.sess.intr()),
                            ty_to_str(tcx, expr_ty));
                     return closure::trans_expr_fn(
-                        bcx, fn_ty.meta.proto, decl, body,
+                        bcx, fn_ty.meta.proto, decl, (*body),
                         expr.id, cap_clause, None,
                         dest);
                 }
@@ -563,9 +563,9 @@ fn trans_rvalue_dps_unadjusted(bcx: block, expr: @ast::expr,
             match ty::get(expr_ty(bcx, expr)).sty {
                 ty::ty_fn(ref fn_ty) => {
                     match blk.node {
-                        ast::expr_fn_block(decl, body, cap) => {
+                        ast::expr_fn_block(decl, ref body, cap) => {
                             return closure::trans_expr_fn(
-                                bcx, fn_ty.meta.proto, decl, body, blk.id,
+                                bcx, fn_ty.meta.proto, decl, (*body), blk.id,
                                 cap, Some(None), dest);
                         }
                         _ => {
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/trans/foreign.rs b/src/librustc/middle/trans/foreign.rs
index 3180b595f9c..ba9b065901e 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/trans/foreign.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/trans/foreign.rs
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ fn decl_x86_64_fn(tys: x86_64_tys,
 fn link_name(ccx: @crate_ctxt, i: @ast::foreign_item) -> ~str {
     match attr::first_attr_value_str_by_name(i.attrs, ~"link_name") {
         None => ccx.sess.str_of(i.ident),
-        option::Some(ln) => ln
+        option::Some(ref ln) => (*ln)
     }
 }
 
@@ -608,10 +608,10 @@ fn trans_foreign_mod(ccx: @crate_ctxt,
             let n = vec::len(tys.arg_tys);
 
             match tys.x86_64_tys {
-                Some(x86_64) => {
-                    let mut atys = x86_64.arg_tys;
-                    let mut attrs = x86_64.attrs;
-                    if x86_64.sret {
+                Some(ref x86_64) => {
+                    let mut atys = (*x86_64).arg_tys;
+                    let mut attrs = (*x86_64).attrs;
+                    if (*x86_64).sret {
                         let llretptr = GEPi(bcx, llargbundle, [0u, n]);
                         let llretloc = Load(bcx, llretptr);
                         llargvals = ~[llretloc];
@@ -649,8 +649,8 @@ fn trans_foreign_mod(ccx: @crate_ctxt,
                      llargbundle: ValueRef, llretval: ValueRef)  {
             let _icx = bcx.insn_ctxt("foreign::shim::build_ret");
             match tys.x86_64_tys {
-                Some(x86_64) => {
-                  for vec::eachi(x86_64.attrs) |i, a| {
+                Some(ref x86_64) => {
+                  for vec::eachi((*x86_64).attrs) |i, a| {
                         match *a {
                             Some(attr) => {
                                 llvm::LLVMAddInstrAttribute(
@@ -660,15 +660,15 @@ fn trans_foreign_mod(ccx: @crate_ctxt,
                             _ => ()
                         }
                     }
-                    if x86_64.sret || !tys.ret_def {
+                    if (*x86_64).sret || !tys.ret_def {
                         return;
                     }
                     let n = vec::len(tys.arg_tys);
                     let llretptr = GEPi(bcx, llargbundle, [0u, n]);
                     let llretloc = Load(bcx, llretptr);
-                    if x86_64.ret_ty.cast {
+                    if (*x86_64).ret_ty.cast {
                         let tmp_ptr = BitCast(bcx, llretloc,
-                                                   T_ptr(x86_64.ret_ty.ty));
+                                                   T_ptr((*x86_64).ret_ty.ty));
                         Store(bcx, llretval, tmp_ptr);
                     } else {
                         Store(bcx, llretval, llretloc);
@@ -700,8 +700,8 @@ fn trans_foreign_mod(ccx: @crate_ctxt,
                cc: lib::llvm::CallConv) -> ValueRef {
         // Declare the "prototype" for the base function F:
         match tys.x86_64_tys {
-          Some(x86_64) => {
-            do decl_x86_64_fn(x86_64) |fnty| {
+          Some(ref x86_64) => {
+            do decl_x86_64_fn((*x86_64)) |fnty| {
                 decl_fn(ccx.llmod, lname, cc, fnty)
             }
           }
@@ -1110,17 +1110,17 @@ fn trans_foreign_fn(ccx: @crate_ctxt, path: ast_map::path, decl: ast::fn_decl,
                       llwrapfn: ValueRef, llargbundle: ValueRef) {
             let _icx = bcx.insn_ctxt("foreign::foreign::wrap::build_args");
             match tys.x86_64_tys {
-                option::Some(x86_64) => {
-                    let mut atys = x86_64.arg_tys;
-                    let mut attrs = x86_64.attrs;
+                option::Some(ref x86_64) => {
+                    let mut atys = (*x86_64).arg_tys;
+                    let mut attrs = (*x86_64).attrs;
                     let mut j = 0u;
-                    let llretptr = if x86_64.sret {
+                    let llretptr = if (*x86_64).sret {
                         atys = vec::tail(atys);
                         attrs = vec::tail(attrs);
                         j = 1u;
                         get_param(llwrapfn, 0u)
-                    } else if x86_64.ret_ty.cast {
-                        let retptr = alloca(bcx, x86_64.ret_ty.ty);
+                    } else if (*x86_64).ret_ty.cast {
+                        let retptr = alloca(bcx, (*x86_64).ret_ty.ty);
                         BitCast(bcx, retptr, T_ptr(tys.ret_ty))
                     } else {
                         alloca(bcx, tys.ret_ty)
@@ -1164,16 +1164,16 @@ fn trans_foreign_fn(ccx: @crate_ctxt, path: ast_map::path, decl: ast::fn_decl,
                      llargbundle: ValueRef) {
             let _icx = bcx.insn_ctxt("foreign::foreign::wrap::build_ret");
             match tys.x86_64_tys {
-                option::Some(x86_64) => {
-                    if x86_64.sret || !tys.ret_def {
+                option::Some(ref x86_64) => {
+                    if (*x86_64).sret || !tys.ret_def {
                         RetVoid(bcx);
                         return;
                     }
                     let n = vec::len(tys.arg_tys);
                     let llretval = load_inbounds(bcx, llargbundle, ~[0u, n]);
-                    let llretval = if x86_64.ret_ty.cast {
+                    let llretval = if (*x86_64).ret_ty.cast {
                         let retptr = BitCast(bcx, llretval,
-                                                  T_ptr(x86_64.ret_ty.ty));
+                                                  T_ptr((*x86_64).ret_ty.ty));
                         Load(bcx, retptr)
                     } else {
                         Load(bcx, llretval)
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ fn abi_of_foreign_fn(ccx: @crate_ctxt, i: @ast::foreign_item)
       },
       Some(_) => match attr::foreign_abi(i.attrs) {
         either::Right(abi) => abi,
-        either::Left(msg) => ccx.sess.span_fatal(i.span, msg)
+        either::Left(ref msg) => ccx.sess.span_fatal(i.span, (*msg))
       }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/trans/inline.rs b/src/librustc/middle/trans/inline.rs
index 1cbae2eac7e..1bdcefb08d7 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/trans/inline.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/trans/inline.rs
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ fn maybe_instantiate_inline(ccx: @crate_ctxt, fn_id: ast::def_id,
             }
             local_def(mth.id)
           }
-          csearch::found(ast::ii_dtor(dtor, _, _, _)) => {
-              ccx.external.insert(fn_id, Some(dtor.node.id));
-              local_def(dtor.node.id)
+          csearch::found(ast::ii_dtor(ref dtor, _, _, _)) => {
+              ccx.external.insert(fn_id, Some((*dtor).node.id));
+              local_def((*dtor).node.id)
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/trans/monomorphize.rs b/src/librustc/middle/trans/monomorphize.rs
index 5ecd33c9083..86c571086c6 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/trans/monomorphize.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/trans/monomorphize.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ fn monomorphic_fn(ccx: @crate_ctxt,
     // Get the path so that we can create a symbol
     let (pt, name, span) = match map_node {
       ast_map::node_item(i, pt) => (pt, i.ident, i.span),
-      ast_map::node_variant(v, enm, pt) => (pt, v.node.name, enm.span),
+      ast_map::node_variant(ref v, enm, pt) => (pt, (*v).node.name, enm.span),
       ast_map::node_method(m, _, pt) => (pt, m.ident, m.span),
       ast_map::node_foreign_item(i, ast::foreign_abi_rust_intrinsic, pt)
       => (pt, i.ident, i.span),
@@ -152,10 +152,10 @@ fn monomorphic_fn(ccx: @crate_ctxt,
     });
 
     let lldecl = match map_node {
-      ast_map::node_item(i@@{node: ast::item_fn(decl, _, _, body), _}, _) => {
+      ast_map::node_item(i@@{node: ast::item_fn(decl, _, _, ref body), _}, _) => {
         let d = mk_lldecl();
         set_inline_hint_if_appr(i.attrs, d);
-        trans_fn(ccx, pt, decl, body, d, no_self, psubsts, fn_id.node, None);
+        trans_fn(ccx, pt, decl, (*body), d, no_self, psubsts, fn_id.node, None);
         d
       }
       ast_map::node_item(*) => {
@@ -167,15 +167,15 @@ fn monomorphic_fn(ccx: @crate_ctxt,
                                 ref_id);
           d
       }
-      ast_map::node_variant(v, enum_item, _) => {
+      ast_map::node_variant(ref v, enum_item, _) => {
         let tvs = ty::enum_variants(ccx.tcx, local_def(enum_item.id));
         let this_tv = option::get(vec::find(*tvs, |tv| {
             tv.id.node == fn_id.node}));
         let d = mk_lldecl();
         set_inline_hint(d);
-        match v.node.kind {
+        match (*v).node.kind {
             ast::tuple_variant_kind(args) => {
-                trans_enum_variant(ccx, enum_item.id, v, args,
+                trans_enum_variant(ccx, enum_item.id, (*v), args,
                                    this_tv.disr_val, (*tvs).len() == 1u,
                                    psubsts, d);
             }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/trans/reachable.rs b/src/librustc/middle/trans/reachable.rs
index d2208ccb859..c5e6753a97d 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/trans/reachable.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/trans/reachable.rs
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ fn find_reachable(crate_mod: _mod, exp_map2: resolve::ExportMap2,
 fn traverse_exports(cx: ctx, mod_id: node_id) -> bool {
     let mut found_export = false;
     match cx.exp_map2.find(mod_id) {
-      Some(exp2s) => {
-        for exp2s.each |e2| {
+      Some(ref exp2s) => {
+        for (*exp2s).each |e2| {
             found_export = true;
             traverse_def_id(cx, e2.def_id)
         };
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ fn traverse_def_id(cx: ctx, did: def_id) {
     if did.crate != local_crate { return; }
     let n = match cx.tcx.items.find(did.node) {
         None => return, // This can happen for self, for example
-        Some(n) => n
+        Some(ref n) => (*n)
     };
     match n {
       ast_map::node_item(item, _) => traverse_public_item(cx, item),
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ fn traverse_def_id(cx: ctx, did: def_id) {
       ast_map::node_foreign_item(item, _, _) => {
         cx.rmap.insert(item.id, ());
       }
-      ast_map::node_variant(v, _, _) => { cx.rmap.insert(v.node.id, ()); }
+      ast_map::node_variant(ref v, _, _) => { cx.rmap.insert((*v).node.id, ()); }
       _ => ()
     }
 }
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ fn traverse_public_item(cx: ctx, item: @item) {
               }
           }
       }
-      item_fn(_, _, tps, blk) => {
+      item_fn(_, _, tps, ref blk) => {
         if tps.len() > 0u ||
            attr::find_inline_attr(item.attrs) != attr::ia_none {
-            traverse_inline_body(cx, blk);
+            traverse_inline_body(cx, (*blk));
         }
       }
       item_impl(tps, _, _, ms) => {
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/trans/type_of.rs b/src/librustc/middle/trans/type_of.rs
index 777299d9e84..a1dfd383893 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/trans/type_of.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/trans/type_of.rs
@@ -113,13 +113,13 @@ fn type_of(cx: @crate_ctxt, t: ty::t) -> TypeRef {
       ty::ty_estr(ty::vstore_uniq) => {
         T_unique_ptr(T_unique(cx, T_vec(cx, T_i8())))
       }
-      ty::ty_enum(did, substs) => {
+      ty::ty_enum(did, ref substs) => {
         // Only create the named struct, but don't fill it in. We
         // fill it in *after* placing it into the type cache. This
         // avoids creating more than one copy of the enum when one
         // of the enum's variants refers to the enum itself.
 
-        common::T_named_struct(llvm_type_name(cx, an_enum, did, substs.tps))
+        common::T_named_struct(llvm_type_name(cx, an_enum, did, (*substs).tps))
       }
       ty::ty_estr(ty::vstore_box) => {
         T_box_ptr(T_box(cx, T_vec(cx, T_i8())))
@@ -179,12 +179,12 @@ fn type_of(cx: @crate_ctxt, t: ty::t) -> TypeRef {
         T_struct(tys)
       }
       ty::ty_opaque_closure_ptr(_) => T_opaque_box_ptr(cx),
-      ty::ty_class(did, substs) => {
+      ty::ty_class(did, ref substs) => {
         // Only create the named struct, but don't fill it in. We fill it
         // in *after* placing it into the type cache. This prevents
         // infinite recursion with recursive class types.
 
-        common::T_named_struct(llvm_type_name(cx, a_class, did, substs.tps))
+        common::T_named_struct(llvm_type_name(cx, a_class, did, (*substs).tps))
       }
       ty::ty_self => cx.tcx.sess.unimpl(~"type_of: ty_self"),
       ty::ty_infer(*) => cx.tcx.sess.bug(~"type_of with ty_infer"),
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/trans/type_use.rs b/src/librustc/middle/trans/type_use.rs
index 7dd1fe833bd..367f10f7645 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/trans/type_use.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/trans/type_use.rs
@@ -80,14 +80,14 @@ fn type_uses_for(ccx: @crate_ctxt, fn_id: def_id, n_tps: uint)
         return uses;
     }
     let map_node = match ccx.tcx.items.find(fn_id_loc.node) {
-        Some(x) => x,
+        Some(ref x) => (*x),
         None    => ccx.sess.bug(fmt!("type_uses_for: unbound item ID %?",
                                      fn_id_loc))
     };
     match map_node {
-      ast_map::node_item(@{node: item_fn(_, _, _, body), _}, _) |
-      ast_map::node_method(@{body, _}, _, _) => {
-        handle_body(cx, body);
+      ast_map::node_item(@{node: item_fn(_, _, _, ref body), _}, _) |
+      ast_map::node_method(@{body: ref body, _}, _, _) => {
+        handle_body(cx, (*body));
       }
       ast_map::node_trait_method(*) => {
         // This will be a static trait method. For now, we just assume
@@ -157,12 +157,12 @@ fn type_needs_inner(cx: ctx, use_: uint, ty: ty::t,
                  */
               ty::ty_fn(_) | ty::ty_ptr(_) | ty::ty_rptr(_, _)
                | ty::ty_trait(_, _, _) => false,
-              ty::ty_enum(did, substs) => {
+              ty::ty_enum(did, ref substs) => {
                 if option::is_none(&list::find(enums_seen, |id| *id == did)) {
                     let seen = @Cons(did, enums_seen);
                     for vec::each(*ty::enum_variants(cx.ccx.tcx, did)) |v| {
                         for vec::each(v.args) |aty| {
-                            let t = ty::subst(cx.ccx.tcx, &substs, *aty);
+                            let t = ty::subst(cx.ccx.tcx, &(*substs), *aty);
                             type_needs_inner(cx, use_, t, seen);
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/ty.rs b/src/librustc/middle/ty.rs
index 86d8ab68128..d6fd351b2df 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/ty.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/ty.rs
@@ -429,7 +429,10 @@ type ctxt =
       destructor_for_type: HashMap<ast::def_id, ast::def_id>,
 
       // A method will be in this list if and only if it is a destructor.
-      destructors: HashMap<ast::def_id, ()>
+      destructors: HashMap<ast::def_id, ()>,
+
+      // Records the value mode (read, copy, or move) for every value.
+      value_modes: HashMap<ast::node_id, ValueMode>,
       };
 
 enum tbox_flag {
@@ -918,7 +921,7 @@ fn mk_ctxt(s: session::Session,
     let mut legacy_modes = false;
     for crate.node.attrs.each |attribute| {
         match attribute.node.value.node {
-            ast::meta_word(w) if w == ~"legacy_modes" => {
+            ast::meta_word(ref w) if (*w) == ~"legacy_modes" => {
                 legacy_modes = true;
                 break;
             }
@@ -968,7 +971,8 @@ fn mk_ctxt(s: session::Session,
       automatically_derived_methods: HashMap(),
       automatically_derived_methods_for_impl: HashMap(),
       destructor_for_type: HashMap(),
-      destructors: HashMap()}
+      destructors: HashMap(),
+      value_modes: HashMap()}
 }
 
 
@@ -1182,7 +1186,7 @@ pure fn mach_sty(cfg: @session::config, t: t) -> sty {
       ty_int(ast::ty_i) => ty_int(cfg.int_type),
       ty_uint(ast::ty_u) => ty_uint(cfg.uint_type),
       ty_float(ast::ty_f) => ty_float(cfg.float_type),
-      s => s
+      ref s => (*s)
     }
 }
 
@@ -1255,9 +1259,9 @@ fn maybe_walk_ty(ty: t, f: fn(t) -> bool) {
       ty_ptr(tm) | ty_rptr(_, tm) => {
         maybe_walk_ty(tm.ty, f);
       }
-      ty_enum(_, substs) | ty_class(_, substs) |
-      ty_trait(_, substs, _) => {
-        for substs.tps.each |subty| { maybe_walk_ty(*subty, f); }
+      ty_enum(_, ref substs) | ty_class(_, ref substs) |
+      ty_trait(_, ref substs, _) => {
+        for (*substs).tps.each |subty| { maybe_walk_ty(*subty, f); }
       }
       ty_rec(fields) => {
         for fields.each |fl| { maybe_walk_ty(fl.mt.ty, f); }
@@ -2913,7 +2917,7 @@ fn is_fn_ty(fty: t) -> bool {
 fn ty_region(ty: t) -> Region {
     match get(ty).sty {
       ty_rptr(r, _) => r,
-      s => fail fmt!("ty_region() invoked on non-rptr: %?", s)
+      ref s => fail fmt!("ty_region() invoked on non-rptr: %?", (*s))
     }
 }
 
@@ -3246,10 +3250,10 @@ fn canon<T:Copy cmp::Eq>(tbl: HashMap<ast::node_id, ast::inferable<T>>,
     match m0 {
       ast::infer(id) => match tbl.find(id) {
         None => m0,
-        Some(m1) => {
-            let cm1 = canon(tbl, m1);
+        Some(ref m1) => {
+            let cm1 = canon(tbl, (*m1));
             // path compression:
-            if cm1 != m1 { tbl.insert(id, cm1); }
+            if cm1 != (*m1) { tbl.insert(id, cm1); }
             cm1
         }
       },
@@ -3440,11 +3444,11 @@ fn type_err_to_str(cx: ctxt, err: &type_err) -> ~str {
                   but found bound lifetime parameter %s",
                  bound_region_to_str(cx, br))
         }
-        terr_vstores_differ(k, values) => {
+        terr_vstores_differ(k, ref values) => {
             fmt!("%s storage differs: expected %s but found %s",
                  terr_vstore_kind_to_str(k),
-                 vstore_to_str(cx, values.expected),
-                 vstore_to_str(cx, values.found))
+                 vstore_to_str(cx, (*values).expected),
+                 vstore_to_str(cx, (*values).found))
         }
         terr_in_field(err, fname) => {
             fmt!("in field `%s`, %s", cx.sess.str_of(fname),
@@ -3515,8 +3519,8 @@ fn store_trait_methods(cx: ctxt, id: ast::node_id, ms: @~[method]) {
 fn provided_trait_methods(cx: ctxt, id: ast::def_id) -> ~[ast::ident] {
     if is_local(id) {
         match cx.items.find(id.node) {
-            Some(ast_map::node_item(@{node: item_trait(_, _, ms),_}, _)) =>
-                match ast_util::split_trait_methods(ms) {
+            Some(ast_map::node_item(@{node: item_trait(_, _, ref ms),_}, _)) =>
+                match ast_util::split_trait_methods((*ms)) {
                    (_, p) => p.map(|method| method.ident)
                 },
             _ => cx.sess.bug(fmt!("provided_trait_methods: %? is not a trait",
@@ -3543,10 +3547,10 @@ fn trait_supertraits(cx: ctxt, id: ast::def_id) -> @~[InstantiatedTraitRef] {
     let result = dvec::DVec();
     for csearch::get_supertraits(cx, id).each |trait_type| {
         match get(*trait_type).sty {
-            ty_trait(def_id, substs, _) => {
+            ty_trait(def_id, ref substs, _) => {
                 result.push(InstantiatedTraitRef {
                     def_id: def_id,
-                    tpt: { substs: substs, ty: *trait_type }
+                    tpt: { substs: (*substs), ty: *trait_type }
                 });
             }
             _ => cx.sess.bug(~"trait_supertraits: trait ref wasn't a trait")
@@ -3583,7 +3587,7 @@ fn impl_traits(cx: ctxt, id: ast::def_id, vstore: vstore) -> ~[t] {
     fn vstoreify(cx: ctxt, ty: t, vstore: vstore) -> t {
         match ty::get(ty).sty {
             ty::ty_trait(_, _, trait_vstore) if vstore == trait_vstore => ty,
-            ty::ty_trait(did, substs, _) => mk_trait(cx, did, substs, vstore),
+            ty::ty_trait(did, ref substs, _) => mk_trait(cx, did, (*substs), vstore),
             _ => cx.sess.bug(~"impl_traits: not a trait")
         }
     }
@@ -3706,10 +3710,10 @@ fn ty_dtor(cx: ctxt, class_id: def_id) -> DtorKind {
     if is_local(class_id) {
        match cx.items.find(class_id.node) {
            Some(ast_map::node_item(@{
-               node: ast::item_class(@{ dtor: Some(dtor), _ }, _),
+               node: ast::item_class(@{ dtor: Some(ref dtor), _ }, _),
                _
            }, _)) =>
-               LegacyDtor(local_def(dtor.node.id)),
+               LegacyDtor(local_def((*dtor).node.id)),
            _ =>
                NoDtor
        }
@@ -3756,9 +3760,9 @@ fn item_path(cx: ctxt, id: ast::def_id) -> ast_map::path {
             vec::append_one(*path, ast_map::path_name(method.ident))
           }
 
-          ast_map::node_variant(variant, _, path) => {
+          ast_map::node_variant(ref variant, _, path) => {
             vec::append_one(vec::init(*path),
-                            ast_map::path_name(variant.node.name))
+                            ast_map::path_name((*variant).node.name))
           }
 
           ast_map::node_dtor(_, _, _, path) => {
@@ -3805,9 +3809,9 @@ fn enum_variants(cx: ctxt, id: ast::def_id) -> @~[VariantInfo] {
           expr, since check_enum_variants also updates the enum_var_cache
          */
         match cx.items.get(id.node) {
-          ast_map::node_item(@{node: ast::item_enum(enum_definition, _), _},
+          ast_map::node_item(@{node: ast::item_enum(ref enum_definition, _), _},
                              _) => {
-            let variants = enum_definition.variants;
+            let variants = (*enum_definition).variants;
             let mut disr_val = -1;
             @vec::map(variants, |variant| {
                 match variant.node.kind {
@@ -3921,8 +3925,8 @@ fn lookup_class_fields(cx: ctxt, did: ast::def_id) -> ~[field_ty] {
             _ => cx.sess.bug(~"class ID bound to non-class")
          }
        }
-       Some(ast_map::node_variant(variant, _, _)) => {
-          match variant.node.kind {
+       Some(ast_map::node_variant(ref variant, _, _)) => {
+          match (*variant).node.kind {
             ast::struct_variant_kind(struct_def) => {
               class_field_tys(struct_def.fields)
             }
@@ -4180,24 +4184,24 @@ fn normalize_ty(cx: ctxt, t: t) -> t {
             })
         }
 
-        ty_enum(did, r) =>
-            match r.self_r {
+        ty_enum(did, ref r) =>
+            match (*r).self_r {
                 Some(_) =>
                     // Use re_static since trans doesn't care about regions
                     mk_enum(cx, did,
                      {self_r: Some(ty::re_static),
                       self_ty: None,
-                      tps: r.tps}),
+                      tps: (*r).tps}),
                 None =>
                     t
             },
 
-        ty_class(did, r) =>
-            match r.self_r {
+        ty_class(did, ref r) =>
+            match (*r).self_r {
               Some(_) =>
                 // Ditto.
                 mk_class(cx, did, {self_r: Some(ty::re_static), self_ty: None,
-                                   tps: r.tps}),
+                                   tps: (*r).tps}),
               None =>
                 t
             },
@@ -4544,9 +4548,9 @@ impl sty : cmp::Eq {
                     _ => false
                 }
             }
-            ty_enum(e0a, e1a) => {
+            ty_enum(e0a, ref e1a) => {
                 match (*other) {
-                    ty_enum(e0b, e1b) => e0a == e0b && e1a == e1b,
+                    ty_enum(e0b, ref e1b) => e0a == e0b && (*e1a) == (*e1b),
                     _ => false
                 }
             }
@@ -4586,22 +4590,22 @@ impl sty : cmp::Eq {
                     _ => false
                 }
             }
-            ty_fn(e0a) => {
+            ty_fn(ref e0a) => {
                 match (*other) {
-                    ty_fn(e0b) => e0a == e0b,
+                    ty_fn(ref e0b) => (*e0a) == (*e0b),
                     _ => false
                 }
             }
-            ty_trait(e0a, e1a, e2a) => {
+            ty_trait(e0a, ref e1a, e2a) => {
                 match (*other) {
-                    ty_trait(e0b, e1b, e2b) =>
-                        e0a == e0b && e1a == e1b && e2a == e2b,
+                    ty_trait(e0b, ref e1b, e2b) =>
+                        e0a == e0b && (*e1a) == (*e1b) && e2a == e2b,
                     _ => false
                 }
             }
-            ty_class(e0a, e1a) => {
+            ty_class(e0a, ref e1a) => {
                 match (*other) {
-                    ty_class(e0b, e1b) => e0a == e0b && e1a == e1b,
+                    ty_class(e0b, ref e1b) => e0a == e0b && (*e1a) == (*e1b),
                     _ => false
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/astconv.rs b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/astconv.rs
index 91e92810d25..34a5deea3e2 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/astconv.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/astconv.rs
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ fn get_region_reporting_err(tcx: ty::ctxt,
 
     match res {
       result::Ok(r) => r,
-      result::Err(e) => {
-        tcx.sess.span_err(span, e);
+      result::Err(ref e) => {
+        tcx.sess.span_err(span, (*e));
         ty::re_static
       }
     }
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ fn ast_ty_to_ty<AC: ast_conv, RS: region_scope Copy Owned>(
                             self, rscope,
                             type_def_id, path);
                         match ty::get(result.ty).sty {
-                            ty::ty_trait(trait_def_id, substs, _) => {
+                            ty::ty_trait(trait_def_id, ref substs, _) => {
                                 match vst {
                                     ty::vstore_box | ty::vstore_slice(*) |
                                     ty::vstore_uniq => {}
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ fn ast_ty_to_ty<AC: ast_conv, RS: region_scope Copy Owned>(
                                     }
                                 }
                                 return ty::mk_trait(tcx, trait_def_id,
-                                                    substs, vst);
+                                                    (*substs), vst);
 
                             }
                             _ => {}
@@ -297,8 +297,8 @@ fn ast_ty_to_ty<AC: ast_conv, RS: region_scope Copy Owned>(
         let flds = vec::map(fields, |t| ast_ty_to_ty(self, rscope, *t));
         ty::mk_tup(tcx, flds)
       }
-      ast::ty_rec(fields) => {
-        let flds = do fields.map |f| {
+      ast::ty_rec(ref fields) => {
+        let flds = do (*fields).map |f| {
             let tm = ast_mt_to_mt(self, rscope, f.node.mt);
             {ident: f.node.ident, mt: tm}
         };
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/method.rs b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/method.rs
index 7930f215317..cb8eb07aafc 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/method.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/method.rs
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ impl LookupContext {
 
 
             let bound_substs = match ty::get(bound_trait_ty).sty {
-                ty::ty_trait(_, substs, _) => substs,
+                ty::ty_trait(_, ref substs, _) => (*substs),
                 _ => {
                     self.bug(fmt!("add_candidates_from_param: \
                                    non-trait bound %s",
@@ -882,10 +882,10 @@ impl LookupContext {
                        candidate_a, candidate_b);
                 let candidates_same = match (&candidate_a.origin,
                                              &candidate_b.origin) {
-                    (&method_param(p1), &method_param(p2)) => {
-                        let same_trait = p1.trait_id == p2.trait_id;
-                        let same_method = p1.method_num == p2.method_num;
-                        let same_param = p1.param_num == p2.param_num;
+                    (&method_param(ref p1), &method_param(ref p2)) => {
+                        let same_trait = (*p1).trait_id == (*p2).trait_id;
+                        let same_method = (*p1).method_num == (*p2).method_num;
+                        let same_param = (*p1).param_num == (*p2).param_num;
                         // The bound number may be different because
                         // multiple bounds may lead to the same trait
                         // impl
@@ -1059,8 +1059,8 @@ impl LookupContext {
             method_static(impl_did) => {
                 self.report_static_candidate(idx, impl_did)
             }
-            method_param(mp) => {
-                self.report_param_candidate(idx, mp.trait_id)
+            method_param(ref mp) => {
+                self.report_param_candidate(idx, (*mp).trait_id)
             }
             method_trait(trait_did, _, _) | method_self(trait_did, _) => {
                 self.report_param_candidate(idx, trait_did)
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/mod.rs b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/mod.rs
index bfeb8a50094..d28f871c715 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/mod.rs
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ fn check_fn(ccx: @crate_ctxt,
     // types with free ones.  The free region references will be bound
     // the node_id of the body block.
 
-    let {isr, self_info, fn_ty} = {
+    let {isr: isr, self_info: self_info, fn_ty: fn_ty} = {
         let old_isr = option::map_default(&old_fcx, @Nil,
                                          |fcx| fcx.in_scope_regions);
         replace_bound_regions_in_fn_ty(tcx, old_isr, self_info, fn_ty,
@@ -495,11 +495,11 @@ fn check_item(ccx: @crate_ctxt, it: @ast::item) {
 
     match it.node {
       ast::item_const(_, e) => check_const(ccx, it.span, e, it.id),
-      ast::item_enum(enum_definition, _) => {
-        check_enum_variants(ccx, it.span, enum_definition.variants, it.id);
+      ast::item_enum(ref enum_definition, _) => {
+        check_enum_variants(ccx, it.span, (*enum_definition).variants, it.id);
       }
-      ast::item_fn(decl, _, _, body) => {
-        check_bare_fn(ccx, decl, body, it.id, None);
+      ast::item_fn(decl, _, _, ref body) => {
+        check_bare_fn(ccx, decl, (*body), it.id, None);
       }
       ast::item_impl(_, _, ty, ms) => {
         let rp = ccx.tcx.region_paramd_items.find(it.id);
@@ -510,8 +510,8 @@ fn check_item(ccx: @crate_ctxt, it: @ast::item) {
             check_method(ccx, *m, self_ty, local_def(it.id));
         }
       }
-      ast::item_trait(_, _, trait_methods) => {
-        for trait_methods.each |trait_method| {
+      ast::item_trait(_, _, ref trait_methods) => {
+        for (*trait_methods).each |trait_method| {
             match *trait_method {
               required(*) => {
                 // Nothing to do, since required methods don't have
@@ -531,8 +531,8 @@ fn check_item(ccx: @crate_ctxt, it: @ast::item) {
         check_bounds_are_used(ccx, t.span, tps, tpt_ty);
         // If this is a record ty, check for duplicate fields
         match t.node {
-            ast::ty_rec(fields) => {
-              check_no_duplicate_fields(ccx.tcx, fields.map(|f|
+            ast::ty_rec(ref fields) => {
+              check_no_duplicate_fields(ccx.tcx, (*fields).map(|f|
                                               (f.node.ident, f.span)));
             }
             _ => ()
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ impl @fn_ctxt {
     }
     fn node_ty_substs(id: ast::node_id) -> ty::substs {
         match self.inh.node_type_substs.find(id) {
-            Some(ts) => ts,
+            Some(ref ts) => (*ts),
             None => {
                 self.tcx().sess.bug(
                     fmt!("no type substs for node %d: %s in fcx %s",
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ impl @fn_ctxt {
     {
         match infer::mk_assignty(self.infcx(), false, expr.span, sub, sup) {
             Ok(None) => result::Ok(()),
-            Err(e) => result::Err(e),
+            Err(ref e) => result::Err((*e)),
             Ok(Some(adjustment)) => {
                 self.write_adjustment(expr.id, adjustment);
                 Ok(())
@@ -1191,8 +1191,8 @@ fn check_expr_with_unifier(fcx: @fn_ctxt,
                              expr_t,
                              tps,
                              DontDerefArgs) {
-            Some(entry) => {
-                fcx.ccx.method_map.insert(expr.id, entry);
+            Some(ref entry) => {
+                fcx.ccx.method_map.insert(expr.id, (*entry));
             }
             None => {
                 fcx.type_error_message(expr.span,
@@ -1267,13 +1267,13 @@ fn check_expr_with_unifier(fcx: @fn_ctxt,
         match method::lookup(fcx, op_ex, self_ex,
                              op_ex.callee_id, opname, self_t, ~[],
                              deref_args) {
-          Some(origin) => {
+          Some(ref origin) => {
             let {fty: method_ty, bot: bot} = {
                 let method_ty = fcx.node_ty(op_ex.callee_id);
                 check_call_inner(fcx, op_ex.span, op_ex.id,
                                  method_ty, op_ex, args, deref_args)
             };
-            fcx.ccx.method_map.insert(op_ex.id, origin);
+            fcx.ccx.method_map.insert(op_ex.id, (*origin));
             Some((ty::ty_fn_ret(method_ty), bot))
           }
           _ => None
@@ -1341,9 +1341,9 @@ fn check_expr_with_unifier(fcx: @fn_ctxt,
     {
         let tcx = fcx.ccx.tcx;
         match ast_util::binop_to_method_name(op) {
-          Some(name) => {
+          Some(ref name) => {
             match lookup_op_method(fcx, ex, lhs_expr, lhs_resolved_t,
-                                   fcx.tcx().sess.ident_of(name),
+                                   fcx.tcx().sess.ident_of((*name)),
                                    ~[rhs], DoDerefArgs) {
               Some(pair) => return pair,
               _ => ()
@@ -1434,7 +1434,7 @@ fn check_expr_with_unifier(fcx: @fn_ctxt,
             match expected_sty {
                 Some(ty::ty_fn(ref fn_ty)) => {
                     let id = expr.id;
-                    let {fn_ty, _} =
+                    let {fn_ty: fn_ty, _} =
                         replace_bound_regions_in_fn_ty(
                             tcx, @Nil, None, fn_ty,
                             |br| ty::re_bound(ty::br_cap_avoid(id, @br)));
@@ -1506,7 +1506,7 @@ fn check_expr_with_unifier(fcx: @fn_ctxt,
                     _ => ()
                 }
             }
-            ty::ty_class(base_id, substs) => {
+            ty::ty_class(base_id, ref substs) => {
                 // This is just for fields -- the same code handles
                 // methods in both classes and traits
 
@@ -1515,7 +1515,7 @@ fn check_expr_with_unifier(fcx: @fn_ctxt,
                 debug!("class named %s", ty_to_str(tcx, base_t));
                 let cls_items = ty::lookup_class_fields(tcx, base_id);
                 match lookup_field_ty(tcx, base_id, cls_items,
-                                      field, &substs) {
+                                      field, &(*substs)) {
                     Some(field_ty) => {
                         // (2) look up what field's type is, and return it
                         fcx.write_ty(expr.id, field_ty);
@@ -1532,8 +1532,8 @@ fn check_expr_with_unifier(fcx: @fn_ctxt,
 
         match method::lookup(fcx, expr, base, expr.id,
                              field, expr_t, tps, DontDerefArgs) {
-            Some(entry) => {
-                fcx.ccx.method_map.insert(expr.id, entry);
+            Some(ref entry) => {
+                fcx.ccx.method_map.insert(expr.id, (*entry));
 
                 // If we have resolved to a method but this is not in
                 // a callee position, error
@@ -2020,32 +2020,32 @@ fn check_expr_with_unifier(fcx: @fn_ctxt,
       ast::expr_swap(lhs, rhs) => {
         bot = check_assignment(fcx, lhs, rhs, id);
       }
-      ast::expr_if(cond, thn, elsopt) => {
+      ast::expr_if(cond, ref thn, elsopt) => {
         bot = check_expr_with(fcx, cond, ty::mk_bool(tcx)) |
-            check_then_else(fcx, thn, elsopt, id, expr.span);
+            check_then_else(fcx, (*thn), elsopt, id, expr.span);
       }
-      ast::expr_while(cond, body) => {
+      ast::expr_while(cond, ref body) => {
         bot = check_expr_with(fcx, cond, ty::mk_bool(tcx));
-        check_block_no_value(fcx, body);
+        check_block_no_value(fcx, (*body));
         fcx.write_ty(id, ty::mk_nil(tcx));
       }
-      ast::expr_loop(body, _) => {
-        check_block_no_value(fcx, body);
+      ast::expr_loop(ref body, _) => {
+        check_block_no_value(fcx, (*body));
         fcx.write_ty(id, ty::mk_nil(tcx));
-        bot = !may_break(tcx, expr.id, body);
+        bot = !may_break(tcx, expr.id, (*body));
       }
-      ast::expr_match(discrim, arms) => {
-        bot = alt::check_alt(fcx, expr, discrim, arms);
+      ast::expr_match(discrim, ref arms) => {
+        bot = alt::check_alt(fcx, expr, discrim, (*arms));
       }
-      ast::expr_fn(proto, decl, body, cap_clause) => {
+      ast::expr_fn(proto, decl, ref body, cap_clause) => {
         check_expr_fn(fcx, expr, Some(proto),
-                      decl, body, false,
+                      decl, (*body), false,
                       expected);
         capture::check_capture_clause(tcx, expr.id, cap_clause);
       }
-      ast::expr_fn_block(decl, body, cap_clause) => {
+      ast::expr_fn_block(decl, ref body, cap_clause) => {
         check_expr_fn(fcx, expr, None,
-                      decl, body, false,
+                      decl, (*body), false,
                       expected);
         capture::check_capture_clause(tcx, expr.id, cap_clause);
       }
@@ -2058,9 +2058,9 @@ fn check_expr_with_unifier(fcx: @fn_ctxt,
         // 2. the closure that was given returns unit
         let expected_sty = unpack_expected(fcx, expected, |x| Some(x));
         let inner_ty = match expected_sty {
-          Some(ty::ty_fn(fty)) => {
+          Some(ty::ty_fn(ref fty)) => {
             match fcx.mk_subty(false, expr.span,
-                               fty.sig.output, ty::mk_bool(tcx)) {
+                               (*fty).sig.output, ty::mk_bool(tcx)) {
               result::Ok(_) => (),
               result::Err(_) => {
                    fcx.type_error_message(expr.span,
@@ -2068,15 +2068,15 @@ fn check_expr_with_unifier(fcx: @fn_ctxt,
                           fmt!("a `loop` function's last argument \
                                 should return `bool`, not `%s`", actual)
                       },
-                      fty.sig.output, None);
+                      (*fty).sig.output, None);
                 fcx.write_ty(id, ty::mk_err(tcx));
                 return true;
               }
             }
             ty::mk_fn(tcx, FnTyBase {
-                meta: fty.meta,
+                meta: (*fty).meta,
                 sig: FnSig {output: ty::mk_nil(tcx),
-                            ..fty.sig}
+                            ..(*fty).sig}
             })
           }
           _ =>
@@ -2097,9 +2097,9 @@ fn check_expr_with_unifier(fcx: @fn_ctxt,
               }
         };
         match b.node {
-          ast::expr_fn_block(decl, body, cap_clause) => {
+          ast::expr_fn_block(decl, ref body, cap_clause) => {
             check_expr_fn(fcx, b, None,
-                          decl, body, true,
+                          decl, (*body), true,
                           Some(inner_ty));
             demand::suptype(fcx, b.span, inner_ty, fcx.expr_ty(b));
             capture::check_capture_clause(tcx, b.id, cap_clause);
@@ -2110,11 +2110,11 @@ fn check_expr_with_unifier(fcx: @fn_ctxt,
         let block_ty = structurally_resolved_type(
             fcx, expr.span, fcx.node_ty(b.id));
         match ty::get(block_ty).sty {
-          ty::ty_fn(fty) => {
+          ty::ty_fn(ref fty) => {
             fcx.write_ty(expr.id, ty::mk_fn(tcx, FnTyBase {
-                meta: fty.meta,
+                meta: (*fty).meta,
                 sig: FnSig {output: ty::mk_bool(tcx),
-                            ..fty.sig}
+                            ..(*fty).sig}
             }))
           }
           _ => fail ~"expected fn type"
@@ -2123,8 +2123,8 @@ fn check_expr_with_unifier(fcx: @fn_ctxt,
       ast::expr_do_body(b) => {
         let expected_sty = unpack_expected(fcx, expected, |x| Some(x));
         let inner_ty = match expected_sty {
-          Some(ty::ty_fn(fty)) => {
-              ty::mk_fn(tcx, fty)
+          Some(ty::ty_fn(ref fty)) => {
+              ty::mk_fn(tcx, (*fty))
           }
           _ => match expected {
                   Some(expected_t) => {
@@ -2141,9 +2141,9 @@ fn check_expr_with_unifier(fcx: @fn_ctxt,
               }
         };
         match b.node {
-          ast::expr_fn_block(decl, body, cap_clause) => {
+          ast::expr_fn_block(decl, ref body, cap_clause) => {
             check_expr_fn(fcx, b, None,
-                          decl, body, true,
+                          decl, (*body), true,
                           Some(inner_ty));
             demand::suptype(fcx, b.span, inner_ty, fcx.expr_ty(b));
             capture::check_capture_clause(tcx, b.id, cap_clause);
@@ -2154,17 +2154,17 @@ fn check_expr_with_unifier(fcx: @fn_ctxt,
         let block_ty = structurally_resolved_type(
             fcx, expr.span, fcx.node_ty(b.id));
         match ty::get(block_ty).sty {
-          ty::ty_fn(fty) => {
-            fcx.write_ty(expr.id, ty::mk_fn(tcx, fty));
+          ty::ty_fn(ref fty) => {
+            fcx.write_ty(expr.id, ty::mk_fn(tcx, (*fty)));
           }
           _ => fail ~"expected fn ty"
         }
       }
-      ast::expr_block(b) => {
+      ast::expr_block(ref b) => {
         // If this is an unchecked block, turn off purity-checking
-        bot = check_block(fcx, b);
+        bot = check_block(fcx, (*b));
         let typ =
-            match b.node.expr {
+            match (*b).node.expr {
               Some(expr) => fcx.expr_ty(expr),
               None => ty::mk_nil(tcx)
             };
@@ -2246,7 +2246,7 @@ fn check_expr_with_unifier(fcx: @fn_ctxt,
         let typ = ty::mk_tup(tcx, elt_ts);
         fcx.write_ty(id, typ);
       }
-      ast::expr_rec(fields, base) => {
+      ast::expr_rec(ref fields, base) => {
         option::iter(&base, |b| { check_expr(fcx, *b, expected); });
         let expected = if expected.is_none() && base.is_some() {
             Some(fcx.expr_ty(base.get()))
@@ -2254,7 +2254,7 @@ fn check_expr_with_unifier(fcx: @fn_ctxt,
         let flds = unpack_expected(fcx, expected, |sty|
             match sty { ty::ty_rec(flds) => Some(flds), _ => None }
         );
-        let fields_t = vec::map(fields, |f| {
+        let fields_t = vec::map((*fields), |f| {
             bot |= check_expr(fcx, f.node.expr, flds.chain_ref(|flds|
                 vec::find(*flds, |tf| tf.ident == f.node.ident)
             ).map(|tf| tf.mt.ty));
@@ -2274,7 +2274,7 @@ fn check_expr_with_unifier(fcx: @fn_ctxt,
                that we're extending a record we know has no dup fields, and
                it would be ill-typed anyway if we duplicated one of its
                fields */
-            check_no_duplicate_fields(tcx, fields.map(|f|
+            check_no_duplicate_fields(tcx, (*fields).map(|f|
                                                     (f.node.ident, f.span)));
           }
           Some(bexpr) => {
@@ -2309,16 +2309,16 @@ fn check_expr_with_unifier(fcx: @fn_ctxt,
           }
         }
       }
-      ast::expr_struct(path, fields, base_expr) => {
+      ast::expr_struct(path, ref fields, base_expr) => {
         // Resolve the path.
         match tcx.def_map.find(id) {
             Some(ast::def_class(type_def_id)) => {
                 check_struct_constructor(fcx, id, expr.span, type_def_id,
-                                         fields, base_expr);
+                                         (*fields), base_expr);
             }
             Some(ast::def_variant(enum_id, variant_id)) => {
                 check_struct_enum_variant(fcx, id, expr.span, enum_id,
-                                          variant_id, fields);
+                                          variant_id, (*fields));
             }
             _ => {
                 tcx.sess.span_bug(path.span, ~"structure constructor does \
@@ -2571,9 +2571,9 @@ fn check_enum_variants(ccx: @crate_ctxt,
                     ccx.tcx.sess.span_err(e.span, ~"expected signed integer \
                                                     constant");
                   }
-                  Err(err) => {
+                  Err(ref err) => {
                     ccx.tcx.sess.span_err(e.span,
-                     fmt!("expected constant: %s", err));
+                     fmt!("expected constant: %s", (*err)));
 
                   }
                 }
@@ -2977,9 +2977,9 @@ fn check_intrinsic_type(ccx: @crate_ctxt, it: @ast::foreign_item) {
       ~"morestack_addr" => {
         (0u, ~[], ty::mk_nil_ptr(tcx))
       }
-      other => {
+      ref other => {
         tcx.sess.span_err(it.span, ~"unrecognized intrinsic function: `" +
-                          other + ~"`");
+                          (*other) + ~"`");
         return;
       }
     };
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/regionmanip.rs b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/regionmanip.rs
index 4392864bd35..8431c175eff 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/regionmanip.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/regionmanip.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ fn replace_bound_regions_in_fn_ty(
     // Take self_info apart; the self_ty part is the only one we want
     // to update here.
     let (self_ty, rebuild_self_info) = match self_info {
-      Some(s) => (Some(s.self_ty), |t| Some({self_ty: t,.. s})),
+      Some(copy s) => (Some(s.self_ty), |t| Some({self_ty: t,.. s})),
       None => (None, |_t| None)
     };
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ fn replace_bound_regions_in_fn_ty(
 
     return {isr: isr,
          self_info: new_self_info,
-         fn_ty: match ty::get(t_fn).sty { ty::ty_fn(o) => o,
+         fn_ty: match ty::get(t_fn).sty { ty::ty_fn(ref o) => (*o),
           _ => tcx.sess.bug(~"replace_bound_regions_in_fn_ty: impossible")}};
 
 
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/vtable.rs b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/vtable.rs
index b05bc5162db..0494f1563cf 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/vtable.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/vtable.rs
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ fn fixup_substs(vcx: &VtableContext, location_info: &LocationInfo,
     let t = ty::mk_trait(tcx, id, substs, ty::vstore_slice(ty::re_static));
     do fixup_ty(vcx, location_info, t, is_early).map |t_f| {
         match ty::get(*t_f).sty {
-          ty::ty_trait(_, substs_f, _) => substs_f,
+          ty::ty_trait(_, ref substs_f, _) => (*substs_f),
           _ => fail ~"t_f should be a trait"
         }
     }
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ fn lookup_vtable(vcx: &VtableContext,
 
     let tcx = vcx.tcx();
     let (trait_id, trait_substs, trait_vstore) = match ty::get(trait_ty).sty {
-        ty::ty_trait(did, substs, vstore) => (did, substs, vstore),
+        ty::ty_trait(did, ref substs, vstore) => (did, (*substs), vstore),
         _ => tcx.sess.impossible_case(location_info.span,
                                       "lookup_vtable: \
                                        don't know how to handle a non-trait")
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ fn lookup_vtable(vcx: &VtableContext,
             }
         }
 
-        ty::ty_trait(did, substs, _) if trait_id == did => {
+        ty::ty_trait(did, ref substs, _) if trait_id == did => {
             debug!("(checking vtable) @1 relating ty to trait ty with did %?",
                    did);
 
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ fn lookup_vtable(vcx: &VtableContext,
                     }
                 }
             }
-            return Some(vtable_trait(did, substs.tps));
+            return Some(vtable_trait(did, (*substs).tps));
         }
 
         _ => {
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ fn lookup_vtable(vcx: &VtableContext,
                                                               trait_id,
                                                               substs,
                                                               is_early) {
-                                Some(substs) => substs,
+                                Some(ref substs) => (*substs),
                                 None => {
                                     assert is_early;
                                     // Bail out with a bogus answer
@@ -468,8 +468,8 @@ fn connect_trait_tps(vcx: &VtableContext,
     debug!("(connect trait tps) trait type is %?, impl did is %?",
            ty::get(trait_ty).sty, impl_did);
     match ty::get(trait_ty).sty {
-     ty::ty_trait(_, substs, _) => {
-         for vec::each2(substs.tps, trait_tys) |a, b| {
+     ty::ty_trait(_, ref substs, _) => {
+         for vec::each2((*substs).tps, trait_tys) |a, b| {
             demand_suptype(vcx, location_info.span, *a, *b);
          }
       }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/writeback.rs b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/writeback.rs
index 76519e81b84..12d8f06a3f6 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/writeback.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/writeback.rs
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ fn resolve_type_vars_for_node(wbcx: wb_ctxt, sp: span, id: ast::node_id)
                id, ty_to_str(tcx, n_ty), ty_to_str(tcx, t));
         write_ty_to_tcx(tcx, id, t);
         match fcx.opt_node_ty_substs(id) {
-          Some(substs) => {
+          Some(ref substs) => {
             let mut new_tps = ~[];
-            for substs.tps.each |subst| {
+            for (*substs).tps.each |subst| {
                 match resolve_type_vars_in_type(fcx, sp, *subst) {
                   Some(t) => new_tps.push(t),
                   None => { wbcx.success = false; return None; }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/coherence.rs b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/coherence.rs
index 708fda07037..c1517d11f73 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/coherence.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/coherence.rs
@@ -627,8 +627,8 @@ impl CoherenceChecker {
             match self.crate_context.tcx.items.find(method_def_id.node) {
                 Some(ast_map::node_trait_method(trait_method, _, _)) => {
                     match *trait_method {
-                        ast::required(ty_method) => {
-                            attr::attrs_contains_name(ty_method.attrs,
+                        ast::required(ref ty_method) => {
+                            attr::attrs_contains_name((*ty_method).attrs,
                                                       ~"derivable")
                         }
                         ast::provided(method) => {
@@ -1028,8 +1028,8 @@ impl CoherenceChecker {
                     // Destructors only work on nominal types.
                     if impl_info.did.crate == ast::local_crate {
                         match tcx.items.find(impl_info.did.node) {
-                            Some(ast_map::node_item(@item, _)) => {
-                                tcx.sess.span_err(item.span,
+                            Some(ast_map::node_item(@ref item, _)) => {
+                                tcx.sess.span_err((*item).span,
                                                   ~"the Drop trait may only \
                                                     be implemented on \
                                                     structures");
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/collect.rs b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/collect.rs
index 00f6eada345..c29ec88957b 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/collect.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/collect.rs
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ impl @crate_ctxt: ast_conv {
               Some(ast_map::node_foreign_item(foreign_item, _, _)) => {
                 ty_of_foreign_item(self, foreign_item)
               }
-              x => {
+              ref x => {
                 self.tcx.sess.bug(fmt!("unexpected sort of item \
-                                        in get_item_ty(): %?", x));
+                                        in get_item_ty(): %?", (*x)));
               }
             }
         }
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ fn get_enum_variant_types(ccx: @crate_ctxt,
                 convert_struct(
                     ccx, rp, struct_def, ty_params, tpt, variant.node.id);
             }
-            ast::enum_variant_kind(enum_definition) => {
-                get_enum_variant_types(ccx, enum_ty, enum_definition.variants,
+            ast::enum_variant_kind(ref enum_definition) => {
+                get_enum_variant_types(ccx, enum_ty, (*enum_definition).variants,
                                        ty_params, rp);
                 result_ty = None;
             }
@@ -232,11 +232,11 @@ fn ensure_trait_methods(ccx: @crate_ctxt, id: ast::node_id, trait_ty: ty::t) {
     let tcx = ccx.tcx;
     let region_paramd = tcx.region_paramd_items.find(id);
     match tcx.items.get(id) {
-      ast_map::node_item(@{node: ast::item_trait(params, _, ms), _}, _) => {
-        store_methods::<ast::trait_method>(ccx, id, ms, |m| {
+      ast_map::node_item(@{node: ast::item_trait(params, _, ref ms), _}, _) => {
+        store_methods::<ast::trait_method>(ccx, id, (*ms), |m| {
             let def_id;
             match *m {
-                ast::required(ty_method) => def_id = local_def(ty_method.id),
+                ast::required(ref ty_method) => def_id = local_def((*ty_method).id),
                 ast::provided(method) => def_id = local_def(method.id)
             }
 
@@ -550,10 +550,10 @@ fn convert(ccx: @crate_ctxt, it: @ast::item) {
     match it.node {
       // These don't define types.
       ast::item_foreign_mod(_) | ast::item_mod(_) => {}
-      ast::item_enum(enum_definition, ty_params) => {
+      ast::item_enum(ref enum_definition, ty_params) => {
         let tpt = ty_of_item(ccx, it);
         write_ty_to_tcx(tcx, it.id, tpt.ty);
-        get_enum_variant_types(ccx, tpt.ty, enum_definition.variants,
+        get_enum_variant_types(ccx, tpt.ty, (*enum_definition).variants,
                                ty_params, rp);
       }
       ast::item_impl(tps, trait_ref, selfty, ms) => {
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ fn convert(ccx: @crate_ctxt, it: @ast::item) {
             check_methods_against_trait(ccx, tps, rp, selfty, *t, cms);
         }
       }
-      ast::item_trait(tps, supertraits, trait_methods) => {
+      ast::item_trait(tps, supertraits, ref trait_methods) => {
         let tpt = ty_of_item(ccx, it);
         debug!("item_trait(it.id=%d, tpt.ty=%s)",
                it.id, ty_to_str(tcx, tpt.ty));
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ fn convert(ccx: @crate_ctxt, it: @ast::item) {
         ensure_trait_methods(ccx, it.id, tpt.ty);
         ensure_supertraits(ccx, it.id, it.span, rp, supertraits);
 
-        let (_, provided_methods) = split_trait_methods(trait_methods);
+        let (_, provided_methods) = split_trait_methods((*trait_methods));
         let {bounds, _} = mk_substs(ccx, tps, rp);
         let _cms = convert_methods(ccx, provided_methods, rp, bounds);
         // FIXME (#2616): something like this, when we start having
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ fn convert_struct(ccx: @crate_ctxt,
     for struct_def.fields.each |f| {
        convert_field(ccx, rp, tpt.bounds, *f);
     }
-    let {bounds, substs} = mk_substs(ccx, tps, rp);
+    let {bounds: bounds, substs: substs} = mk_substs(ccx, tps, rp);
     let selfty = ty::mk_class(tcx, local_def(id), substs);
     let cms = convert_methods(ccx, struct_def.methods, rp, bounds);
     for struct_def.traits.each |trait_ref| {
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ fn ty_of_item(ccx: @crate_ctxt, it: @ast::item)
       }
       ast::item_enum(_, tps) => {
         // Create a new generic polytype.
-        let {bounds, substs} = mk_substs(ccx, tps, rp);
+        let {bounds: bounds, substs: substs} = mk_substs(ccx, tps, rp);
         let t = ty::mk_enum(tcx, local_def(it.id), substs);
         let tpt = {bounds: bounds,
                    region_param: rp,
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ fn ty_of_item(ccx: @crate_ctxt, it: @ast::item)
         return tpt;
       }
       ast::item_trait(tps, _, _) => {
-        let {bounds, substs} = mk_substs(ccx, tps, rp);
+        let {bounds: bounds, substs: substs} = mk_substs(ccx, tps, rp);
         let t = ty::mk_trait(tcx, local_def(it.id), substs, ty::vstore_box);
         let tpt = {bounds: bounds,
                    region_param: rp,
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ fn ty_of_item(ccx: @crate_ctxt, it: @ast::item)
         return tpt;
       }
       ast::item_class(_, tps) => {
-          let {bounds,substs} = mk_substs(ccx, tps, rp);
+          let {bounds: bounds, substs: substs} = mk_substs(ccx, tps, rp);
           let t = ty::mk_class(tcx, local_def(it.id), substs);
           let tpt = {bounds: bounds,
                      region_param: rp,
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/assignment.rs b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/assignment.rs
index 748d6550de3..2ceff545eb7 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/assignment.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/assignment.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ use combine::combine_fields;
 fn to_ares(+c: cres<ty::t>) -> ares {
     match c {
         Ok(_) => Ok(None),
-        Err(e) => Err(e)
+        Err(ref e) => Err((*e))
     }
 }
 
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ priv impl Assign {
                     (ty::ty_rptr(_, ref a_t), ty::ty_ptr(ref b_t)) => {
                         match Sub(*self).mts(*a_t, *b_t) {
                             Ok(_) => Ok(None),
-                            Err(e) => Err(e)
+                            Err(ref e) => Err((*e))
                         }
                     }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/mod.rs b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/mod.rs
index 2c5730d61ca..0d0a1d761cc 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/mod.rs
@@ -521,8 +521,8 @@ trait ToUres {
 impl<T> cres<T>: ToUres {
     fn to_ures() -> ures {
         match self {
-          Ok(_v) => Ok(()),
-          Err(e) => Err(e)
+          Ok(ref _v) => Ok(()),
+          Err(ref e) => Err((*e))
         }
     }
 }
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ impl infer_ctxt {
         &self, span: span,
         fty: &ty::FnTy) -> (ty::FnTy, isr_alist)
     {
-        let {fn_ty, isr, _} =
+        let {fn_ty: fn_ty, isr: isr, _} =
             replace_bound_regions_in_fn_ty(self.tcx, @Nil, None, fty, |br| {
                 // N.B.: The name of the bound region doesn't have anything to
                 // do with the region variable that's created for it.  The
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/region_inference.rs b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/region_inference.rs
index 01caac22f23..f49d1740018 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/region_inference.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/region_inference.rs
@@ -620,8 +620,8 @@ impl RegionVarBindings {
               AddConstraint(constraint) => {
                 self.constraints.remove(constraint);
               }
-              AddCombination(map, regions) => {
-                map.remove(regions);
+              AddCombination(map, ref regions) => {
+                map.remove((*regions));
               }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/sub.rs b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/sub.rs
index d6a97e3d7f5..b7769ac876d 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/sub.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/sub.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ impl Sub: combine {
         do indent {
             match self.infcx.region_vars.make_subregion(self.span, a, b) {
               Ok(()) => Ok(a),
-              Err(e) => Err(e)
+              Err(ref e) => Err((*e))
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/to_str.rs b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/to_str.rs
index 75024ca1a66..a882f20c04b 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/to_str.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/to_str.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ impl ty::FnTy: ToStr {
 impl<V:Copy ToStr> bound<V>: ToStr {
     fn to_str(cx: infer_ctxt) -> ~str {
         match self {
-          Some(v) => v.to_str(cx),
+          Some(ref v) => (*v).to_str(cx),
           None => ~"none"
         }
     }
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ impl float_ty_set: ToStr {
 impl<V:Copy vid, T:Copy ToStr> var_value<V, T>: ToStr {
     fn to_str(cx: infer_ctxt) -> ~str {
         match self {
-          redirect(vid) => fmt!("redirect(%s)", vid.to_str()),
-          root(pt, rk) => fmt!("root(%s, %s)", pt.to_str(cx),
+          redirect(ref vid) => fmt!("redirect(%s)", (*vid).to_str()),
+          root(ref pt, rk) => fmt!("root(%s, %s)", (*pt).to_str(cx),
                                uint::to_str(rk, 10u))
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/unify.rs b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/unify.rs
index 7a679c6c88f..5fa4acecdc8 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/unify.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/unify.rs
@@ -39,18 +39,18 @@ impl infer_ctxt {
           None => {
             self.tcx.sess.bug(fmt!("failed lookup of vid `%u`", vid_u));
           }
-          Some(var_val) => {
-            match var_val {
-              redirect(vid) => {
-                let node = self.get(vb, vid);
-                if node.root != vid {
+          Some(ref var_val) => {
+            match (*var_val) {
+              redirect(ref vid) => {
+                let node = self.get(vb, (*vid));
+                if node.root != (*vid) {
                     // Path compression
-                    vb.vals.insert(vid.to_uint(), redirect(node.root));
+                    vb.vals.insert((*vid).to_uint(), redirect(node.root));
                 }
                 node
               }
-              root(pt, rk) => {
-                node {root: vid, possible_types: pt, rank: rk}
+              root(ref pt, rk) => {
+                node {root: vid, possible_types: (*pt), rank: rk}
               }
             }
           }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/mod.rs b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/mod.rs
index 9ca7c4f3a13..f9f3ac2d45c 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/mod.rs
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ fn check_main_fn_ty(ccx: @crate_ctxt,
     let tcx = ccx.tcx;
     let main_t = ty::node_id_to_type(tcx, main_id);
     match ty::get(main_t).sty {
-        ty::ty_fn(fn_ty) => {
+        ty::ty_fn(ref fn_ty) => {
             match tcx.items.find(main_id) {
                 Some(ast_map::node_item(it,_)) => {
                     match it.node {
@@ -348,8 +348,8 @@ fn check_main_fn_ty(ccx: @crate_ctxt,
                 }
                 _ => ()
             }
-            let mut ok = ty::type_is_nil(fn_ty.sig.output);
-            let num_args = vec::len(fn_ty.sig.inputs);
+            let mut ok = ty::type_is_nil((*fn_ty).sig.output);
+            let num_args = vec::len((*fn_ty).sig.inputs);
             ok &= num_args == 0u;
             if !ok {
                 tcx.sess.span_err(
diff --git a/src/librustc/rustc.rc b/src/librustc/rustc.rc
index ff7e974ed9b..01e50f7cf83 100644
--- a/src/librustc/rustc.rc
+++ b/src/librustc/rustc.rc
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #[allow(vecs_implicitly_copyable)];
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)];
 #[allow(deprecated_mode)];
-#[allow(deprecated_pattern)];
+#[warn(deprecated_pattern)];
 
 extern mod core(vers = "0.5");
 extern mod std(vers = "0.5");
@@ -334,9 +334,9 @@ fn run_compiler(args: &~[~str], demitter: diagnostic::emitter) {
 
     let matches =
         &match getopts::groups::getopts(args, optgroups()) {
-          Ok(m) => m,
-          Err(f) => {
-            early_error(demitter, getopts::fail_str(f))
+          Ok(ref m) => (*m),
+          Err(ref f) => {
+            early_error(demitter, getopts::fail_str((*f)))
           }
         };
 
@@ -396,8 +396,8 @@ fn run_compiler(args: &~[~str], demitter: diagnostic::emitter) {
     let ls = opt_present(matches, ~"ls");
     if ls {
         match input {
-          file_input(ifile) => {
-            list_metadata(sess, &ifile, io::stdout());
+          file_input(ref ifile) => {
+            list_metadata(sess, &(*ifile), io::stdout());
           }
           str_input(_) => {
             early_error(demitter, ~"can not list metadata for stdin");
diff --git a/src/librustc/util/ppaux.rs b/src/librustc/util/ppaux.rs
index 8d465dfe71f..6e08c22971c 100644
--- a/src/librustc/util/ppaux.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/util/ppaux.rs
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@ fn note_and_explain_region(cx: ctxt,
                            region: ty::Region,
                            suffix: ~str) {
     match explain_region_and_span(cx, region) {
-      (str, Some(span)) => {
+      (ref str, Some(span)) => {
         cx.sess.span_note(
             span,
-            fmt!("%s%s%s", prefix, str, suffix));
+            fmt!("%s%s%s", prefix, (*str), suffix));
       }
-      (str, None) => {
+      (ref str, None) => {
         cx.sess.note(
-            fmt!("%s%s%s", prefix, str, suffix));
+            fmt!("%s%s%s", prefix, (*str), suffix));
       }
     }
 }
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ fn explain_region_and_span(cx: ctxt, region: ty::Region)
     return match region {
       re_scope(node_id) => {
         match cx.items.find(node_id) {
-          Some(ast_map::node_block(blk)) => {
-            explain_span(cx, ~"block", blk.span)
+          Some(ast_map::node_block(ref blk)) => {
+            explain_span(cx, ~"block", (*blk).span)
           }
           Some(ast_map::node_expr(expr)) => {
             match expr.node {
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ fn explain_region_and_span(cx: ctxt, region: ty::Region)
         };
 
         match cx.items.find(id) {
-          Some(ast_map::node_block(blk)) => {
-            let (msg, opt_span) = explain_span(cx, ~"block", blk.span);
+          Some(ast_map::node_block(ref blk)) => {
+            let (msg, opt_span) = explain_span(cx, ~"block", (*blk).span);
             (fmt!("%s %s", prefix, msg), opt_span)
           }
           Some(_) | None => {
@@ -143,9 +143,9 @@ fn bound_region_to_str_adorned(cx: ctxt, prefix: ~str,
 
 fn re_scope_id_to_str(cx: ctxt, node_id: ast::node_id) -> ~str {
     match cx.items.find(node_id) {
-      Some(ast_map::node_block(blk)) => {
+      Some(ast_map::node_block(ref blk)) => {
         fmt!("<block at %s>",
-             cx.sess.codemap.span_to_str(blk.span))
+             cx.sess.codemap.span_to_str((*blk).span))
       }
       Some(ast_map::node_expr(expr)) => {
         match expr.node {
@@ -408,15 +408,15 @@ fn ty_to_str(cx: ctxt, typ: t) -> ~str {
         ~"'" + str::from_bytes(~[('a' as u8) + (id as u8)])
       }
       ty_self => ~"self",
-      ty_enum(did, substs) | ty_class(did, substs) => {
+      ty_enum(did, ref substs) | ty_class(did, ref substs) => {
         let path = ty::item_path(cx, did);
         let base = ast_map::path_to_str(path, cx.sess.intr());
-        parameterized(cx, base, substs.self_r, substs.tps)
+        parameterized(cx, base, (*substs).self_r, (*substs).tps)
       }
-      ty_trait(did, substs, vs) => {
+      ty_trait(did, ref substs, vs) => {
         let path = ty::item_path(cx, did);
         let base = ast_map::path_to_str(path, cx.sess.intr());
-        let result = parameterized(cx, base, substs.self_r, substs.tps);
+        let result = parameterized(cx, base, (*substs).self_r, (*substs).tps);
         vstore_ty_to_str(cx, result, vs)
       }
       ty_evec(mt, vs) => {
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ast.rs b/src/libsyntax/ast.rs
index 46fd7be656e..1e7e427a384 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ast.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ast.rs
@@ -555,9 +555,9 @@ impl<T: to_bytes::IterBytes> inferable<T> : to_bytes::IterBytes {
 impl<T:cmp::Eq> inferable<T> : cmp::Eq {
     pure fn eq(&self, other: &inferable<T>) -> bool {
         match (*self) {
-            expl(e0a) => {
+            expl(ref e0a) => {
                 match (*other) {
-                    expl(e0b) => e0a == e0b,
+                    expl(ref e0b) => (*e0a) == (*e0b),
                     _ => false
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ast_map.rs b/src/libsyntax/ast_map.rs
index d13ec70a975..d04447e8d73 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ast_map.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ast_map.rs
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ fn map_fn(fk: visit::fn_kind, decl: fn_decl, body: blk,
         cx.local_id += 1u;
     }
     match fk {
-      visit::fk_dtor(tps, attrs, self_id, parent_id) => {
-          let dt = @{node: {id: id, attrs: attrs, self_id: self_id,
+      visit::fk_dtor(tps, ref attrs, self_id, parent_id) => {
+          let dt = @{node: {id: id, attrs: (*attrs), self_id: self_id,
                      body: /* FIXME (#2543) */ copy body}, span: sp};
           cx.map.insert(id, node_dtor(/* FIXME (#2543) */ copy tps, dt,
                                       parent_id,
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ fn map_item(i: @item, cx: ctx, v: vt) {
             map_method(impl_did, extend(cx, i.ident), *m, cx);
         }
       }
-      item_enum(enum_definition, _) => {
-        for enum_definition.variants.each |v| {
+      item_enum(ref enum_definition, _) => {
+        for (*enum_definition).variants.each |v| {
             cx.map.insert(v.node.id, node_variant(
                 /* FIXME (#2543) */ copy *v, i,
                 extend(cx, i.ident)));
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ fn map_item(i: @item, cx: ctx, v: vt) {
       }
       item_foreign_mod(nm) => {
         let abi = match attr::foreign_abi(i.attrs) {
-          either::Left(msg) => cx.diag.span_fatal(i.span, msg),
+          either::Left(ref msg) => cx.diag.span_fatal(i.span, (*msg)),
           either::Right(abi) => abi
         };
         for nm.items.each |nitem| {
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ fn map_item(i: @item, cx: ctx, v: vt) {
         map_struct_def(struct_def, node_item(i, item_path), i.ident, i.id, cx,
                        v);
       }
-      item_trait(_, traits, methods) => {
+      item_trait(_, traits, ref methods) => {
         // Map trait refs to their parent classes. This is
         // so we can find the self_ty
         for traits.each |p| {
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ fn map_item(i: @item, cx: ctx, v: vt) {
             // encoding/decoding
             cx.map.insert(p.impl_id, node_item(i, item_path));
         }
-        for methods.each |tm| {
+        for (*methods).each |tm| {
             let id = ast_util::trait_method_to_ty_method(*tm).id;
             let d_id = ast_util::local_def(i.id);
             cx.map.insert(id, node_trait_method(@*tm, d_id, item_path));
@@ -368,9 +368,9 @@ fn node_id_to_str(map: map, id: node_id, itr: @ident_interner) -> ~str {
         fmt!("method %s in %s (id=%?)",
              *itr.get(m.ident), path_to_str(*path, itr), id)
       }
-      Some(node_variant(variant, _, path)) => {
+      Some(node_variant(ref variant, _, path)) => {
         fmt!("variant %s in %s (id=%?)",
-             *itr.get(variant.node.name), path_to_str(*path, itr), id)
+             *itr.get((*variant).node.name), path_to_str(*path, itr), id)
       }
       Some(node_expr(expr)) => {
         fmt!("expr %s (id=%?)", pprust::expr_to_str(expr, itr), id)
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ast_util.rs b/src/libsyntax/ast_util.rs
index c5a45248e8e..7365ad12ba9 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ast_util.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ast_util.rs
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ fn is_exported(i: ident, m: _mod) -> bool {
     for m.items.each |it| {
         if it.ident == i { local = true; }
         match it.node {
-          item_enum(enum_definition, _) =>
-            for enum_definition.variants.each |v| {
+          item_enum(ref enum_definition, _) =>
+            for (*enum_definition).variants.each |v| {
                 if v.node.name == i {
                     local = true;
                     parent_enum = Some(/* FIXME (#2543) */ copy it.ident);
@@ -233,10 +233,10 @@ fn is_exported(i: ident, m: _mod) -> bool {
                     }
                   }
 
-                  ast::view_path_list(path, ids, _) => {
+                  ast::view_path_list(path, ref ids, _) => {
                     if vec::len(path.idents) == 1u {
                         if i == path.idents[0] { return true; }
-                        for ids.each |id| {
+                        for (*ids).each |id| {
                             if id.node.name == i { return true; }
                         }
                     } else {
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ fn public_methods(ms: ~[@method]) -> ~[@method] {
 // a default, pull out the useful fields to make a ty_method
 fn trait_method_to_ty_method(method: trait_method) -> ty_method {
     match method {
-      required(m) => m,
+      required(ref m) => (*m),
       provided(m) => {
         {ident: m.ident, attrs: m.attrs,
          purity: m.purity, decl: m.decl,
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ fn split_trait_methods(trait_methods: ~[trait_method])
     let mut reqd = ~[], provd = ~[];
     for trait_methods.each |trt_method| {
         match *trt_method {
-          required(tm) => reqd.push(tm),
+          required(ref tm) => reqd.push((*tm)),
           provided(m) => provd.push(m)
         }
     };
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ impl inlined_item: inlined_item_utils {
           ii_item(i) => i.id,
           ii_foreign(i) => i.id,
           ii_method(_, m) => m.id,
-          ii_dtor(dtor, _, _, _) => dtor.node.id
+          ii_dtor(ref dtor, _, _, _) => (*dtor).node.id
         }
     }
 
@@ -373,8 +373,8 @@ impl inlined_item: inlined_item_utils {
           ii_item(i) => (v.visit_item)(i, e, v),
           ii_foreign(i) => (v.visit_foreign_item)(i, e, v),
           ii_method(_, m) => visit::visit_method_helper(m, e, v),
-          ii_dtor(dtor, _, tps, parent_id) => {
-              visit::visit_class_dtor_helper(dtor, tps, parent_id, e, v);
+          ii_dtor(ref dtor, _, tps, parent_id) => {
+              visit::visit_class_dtor_helper((*dtor), tps, parent_id, e, v);
           }
         }
     }
@@ -453,8 +453,8 @@ fn id_visitor(vfn: fn@(node_id)) -> visit::vt<()> {
         visit_item: fn@(i: @item) {
             vfn(i.id);
             match i.node {
-              item_enum(enum_definition, _) =>
-                for enum_definition.variants.each |v| { vfn(v.node.id); },
+              item_enum(ref enum_definition, _) =>
+                for (*enum_definition).variants.each |v| { vfn(v.node.id); },
               _ => ()
             }
         },
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ impl Privacy : cmp::Eq {
 fn has_legacy_export_attr(attrs: &[attribute]) -> bool {
     for attrs.each |attribute| {
         match attribute.node.value.node {
-          meta_word(w) if w == ~"legacy_exports" => {
+          meta_word(ref w) if (*w) == ~"legacy_exports" => {
             return true;
           }
           _ => {}
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/attr.rs b/src/libsyntax/attr.rs
index 1c7171ce787..79f78079784 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/attr.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/attr.rs
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ fn get_attr_name(attr: ast::attribute) -> ~str {
 
 fn get_meta_item_name(meta: @ast::meta_item) -> ~str {
     match meta.node {
-      ast::meta_word(n) => n,
-      ast::meta_name_value(n, _) => n,
-      ast::meta_list(n, _) => n
+      ast::meta_word(ref n) => (*n),
+      ast::meta_name_value(ref n, _) => (*n),
+      ast::meta_list(ref n, _) => (*n)
     }
 }
 
@@ -158,9 +158,9 @@ fn get_meta_item_list(meta: @ast::meta_item) -> Option<~[@ast::meta_item]> {
  */
 fn get_name_value_str_pair(item: @ast::meta_item) -> Option<(~str, ~str)> {
     match attr::get_meta_item_value_str(item) {
-      Some(value) => {
+      Some(ref value) => {
         let name = attr::get_meta_item_name(item);
-        Some((name, value))
+        Some((name, (*value)))
       }
       None => None
     }
@@ -206,12 +206,12 @@ fn contains(haystack: ~[@ast::meta_item], needle: @ast::meta_item) -> bool {
 
 fn eq(a: @ast::meta_item, b: @ast::meta_item) -> bool {
     return match a.node {
-          ast::meta_word(na) => match b.node {
-            ast::meta_word(nb) => na == nb,
+          ast::meta_word(ref na) => match b.node {
+            ast::meta_word(ref nb) => (*na) == (*nb),
             _ => false
           },
-          ast::meta_name_value(na, va) => match b.node {
-            ast::meta_name_value(nb, vb) => na == nb && va.node == vb.node,
+          ast::meta_name_value(ref na, va) => match b.node {
+            ast::meta_name_value(ref nb, vb) => (*na) == (*nb) && va.node == vb.node,
             _ => false
           },
           ast::meta_list(*) => {
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ fn last_meta_item_value_str_by_name(items: ~[@ast::meta_item], name: ~str)
 
     match last_meta_item_by_name(items, name) {
       Some(item) => match attr::get_meta_item_value_str(item) {
-        Some(value) => Some(value),
+        Some(ref value) => Some((*value)),
         None => None
       },
       None => None
@@ -281,9 +281,9 @@ fn sort_meta_items(+items: ~[@ast::meta_item]) -> ~[@ast::meta_item] {
     pure fn lteq(ma: &@ast::meta_item, mb: &@ast::meta_item) -> bool {
         pure fn key(m: &ast::meta_item) -> ~str {
             match m.node {
-              ast::meta_word(name) => name,
-              ast::meta_name_value(name, _) => name,
-              ast::meta_list(name, _) => name
+              ast::meta_word(ref name) => (*name),
+              ast::meta_name_value(ref name, _) => (*name),
+              ast::meta_list(ref name, _) => (*name)
             }
         }
         key(*ma) <= key(*mb)
@@ -334,8 +334,8 @@ fn foreign_abi(attrs: ~[ast::attribute]) -> Either<~str, ast::foreign_abi> {
       option::Some(~"stdcall") => {
         either::Right(ast::foreign_abi_stdcall)
       }
-      option::Some(t) => {
-        either::Left(~"unsupported abi: " + t)
+      option::Some(ref t) => {
+        either::Left(~"unsupported abi: " + (*t))
       }
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/codemap.rs b/src/libsyntax/codemap.rs
index ffc786274b7..5218a753ae0 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/codemap.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/codemap.rs
@@ -308,10 +308,10 @@ pub impl CodeMap {
                 self.lookup_char_pos_adj(
                     sp.lo + (pos - loc.file.start_pos))
             }
-            FssExternal(eloc) => {
-                {filename: /* FIXME (#2543) */ copy eloc.filename,
-                 line: eloc.line + loc.line - 1u,
-                 col: if loc.line == 1u {eloc.col + loc.col} else {loc.col},
+            FssExternal(ref eloc) => {
+                {filename: /* FIXME (#2543) */ copy (*eloc).filename,
+                 line: (*eloc).line + loc.line - 1u,
+                 col: if loc.line == 1u {(*eloc).col + loc.col} else {loc.col},
                  file: None}
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/diagnostic.rs b/src/libsyntax/diagnostic.rs
index 6aaad755b8b..e42bb00c212 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/diagnostic.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/diagnostic.rs
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ fn print_macro_backtrace(cm: @codemap::CodeMap, sp: span) {
 fn expect<T: Copy>(diag: span_handler,
                    opt: Option<T>, msg: fn() -> ~str) -> T {
     match opt {
-       Some(t) => t,
+       Some(ref t) => (*t),
        None => diag.handler().bug(msg())
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/auto_serialize.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/auto_serialize.rs
index 1242d528194..a42a51fd302 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/auto_serialize.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/auto_serialize.rs
@@ -120,12 +120,12 @@ fn expand_auto_serialize(
     do vec::flat_map(in_items) |item| {
         if item.attrs.any(is_auto_serialize) {
             match item.node {
-                ast::item_ty(@{node: ast::ty_rec(fields), _}, tps) => {
+                ast::item_ty(@{node: ast::ty_rec(ref fields), _}, tps) => {
                     let ser_impl = mk_rec_ser_impl(
                         cx,
                         item.span,
                         item.ident,
-                        fields,
+                        (*fields),
                         tps
                     );
 
@@ -142,12 +142,12 @@ fn expand_auto_serialize(
 
                     ~[filter_attrs(*item), ser_impl]
                 },
-                ast::item_enum(enum_def, tps) => {
+                ast::item_enum(ref enum_def, tps) => {
                     let ser_impl = mk_enum_ser_impl(
                         cx,
                         item.span,
                         item.ident,
-                        enum_def,
+                        (*enum_def),
                         tps
                     );
 
@@ -184,12 +184,12 @@ fn expand_auto_deserialize(
     do vec::flat_map(in_items) |item| {
         if item.attrs.any(is_auto_deserialize) {
             match item.node {
-                ast::item_ty(@{node: ast::ty_rec(fields), _}, tps) => {
+                ast::item_ty(@{node: ast::ty_rec(ref fields), _}, tps) => {
                     let deser_impl = mk_rec_deser_impl(
                         cx,
                         item.span,
                         item.ident,
-                        fields,
+                        (*fields),
                         tps
                     );
 
@@ -206,12 +206,12 @@ fn expand_auto_deserialize(
 
                     ~[filter_attrs(*item), deser_impl]
                 },
-                ast::item_enum(enum_def, tps) => {
+                ast::item_enum(ref enum_def, tps) => {
                     let deser_impl = mk_enum_deser_impl(
                         cx,
                         item.span,
                         item.ident,
-                        enum_def,
+                        (*enum_def),
                         tps
                     );
 
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs
index 79dbbbe0b72..630ba3b8749 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs
@@ -202,12 +202,12 @@ fn mk_ctxt(parse_sess: parse::parse_sess,
         fn mod_path() -> ~[ast::ident] { return self.mod_path; }
         fn bt_push(ei: codemap::ExpnInfo) {
             match ei {
-              ExpandedFrom({call_site: cs, callie: callie}) => {
+              ExpandedFrom({call_site: cs, callie: ref callie}) => {
                 self.backtrace =
                     Some(@ExpandedFrom({
                         call_site: span {lo: cs.lo, hi: cs.hi,
                                          expn_info: self.backtrace},
-                        callie: callie}));
+                        callie: (*callie)}));
               }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/env.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/env.rs
index 1371cd30308..51db63c819a 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/env.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/env.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ fn expand_syntax_ext(cx: ext_ctxt, sp: codemap::span, arg: ast::mac_arg,
     let var = expr_to_str(cx, args[0], ~"env! requires a string");
     match os::getenv(var) {
       option::None => return mk_uniq_str(cx, sp, ~""),
-      option::Some(s) => return mk_uniq_str(cx, sp, s)
+      option::Some(ref s) => return mk_uniq_str(cx, sp, (*s))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
index a9fdcc18661..6efca050fa5 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ fn expand_expr(exts: HashMap<~str, syntax_extension>, cx: ext_ctxt,
     return match e {
       // expr_mac should really be expr_ext or something; it's the
       // entry-point for all syntax extensions.
-          expr_mac(mac) => {
+          expr_mac(ref mac) => {
 
-            match mac.node {
+            match (*mac).node {
               // Old-style macros. For compatibility, will erase this whole
               // block once we've transitioned.
               mac_invoc(pth, args, body) => {
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ fn expand_expr(exts: HashMap<~str, syntax_extension>, cx: ext_ctxt,
                         fmt!("%s can only be used as a decorator", *extname));
                   }
                   Some(normal({expander: exp, span: exp_sp})) => {
-                    let expanded = exp(cx, mac.span, args, body);
+                    let expanded = exp(cx, (*mac).span, args, body);
 
                     cx.bt_push(ExpandedFrom({call_site: s,
                                 callie: {name: *extname, span: exp_sp}}));
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ fn expand_expr(exts: HashMap<~str, syntax_extension>, cx: ext_ctxt,
                     (fully_expanded, s)
                   }
                   Some(macro_defining(ext)) => {
-                    let named_extension = ext(cx, mac.span, args, body);
+                    let named_extension = ext(cx, (*mac).span, args, body);
                     exts.insert(named_extension.name, named_extension.ext);
                     (ast::expr_rec(~[], None), s)
                   }
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ fn expand_expr(exts: HashMap<~str, syntax_extension>, cx: ext_ctxt,
 
               // Token-tree macros, these will be the only case when we're
               // finished transitioning.
-              mac_invoc_tt(pth, tts) => {
+              mac_invoc_tt(pth, ref tts) => {
                 assert (vec::len(pth.idents) == 1u);
                 /* using idents and token::special_idents would make the
                 the macro names be hygienic */
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ fn expand_expr(exts: HashMap<~str, syntax_extension>, cx: ext_ctxt,
                                   fmt!("macro undefined: '%s'", *extname))
                   }
                   Some(normal_tt({expander: exp, span: exp_sp})) => {
-                    let expanded = match exp(cx, mac.span, tts) {
+                    let expanded = match exp(cx, (*mac).span, (*tts)) {
                       mr_expr(e) => e,
                       mr_any(expr_maker,_,_) => expr_maker(),
                       _ => cx.span_fatal(
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ fn expand_expr(exts: HashMap<~str, syntax_extension>, cx: ext_ctxt,
                   Some(normal({expander: exp, span: exp_sp})) => {
                     //convert the new-style invoc for the old-style macro
                     let arg = base::tt_args_to_original_flavor(cx, pth.span,
-                                                               tts);
-                    let expanded = exp(cx, mac.span, arg, None);
+                                                               (*tts));
+                    let expanded = exp(cx, (*mac).span, arg, None);
 
                     cx.bt_push(ExpandedFrom({call_site: s,
                                 callie: {name: *extname, span: exp_sp}}));
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ fn expand_expr(exts: HashMap<~str, syntax_extension>, cx: ext_ctxt,
 
                 }
               }
-              _ => cx.span_bug(mac.span, ~"naked syntactic bit")
+              _ => cx.span_bug((*mac).span, ~"naked syntactic bit")
             }
           }
           _ => orig(e, s, fld)
@@ -158,9 +158,9 @@ fn expand_mod_items(exts: HashMap<~str, syntax_extension>, cx: ext_ctxt,
     let new_items = do vec::flat_map(module_.items) |item| {
         do vec::foldr(item.attrs, ~[*item]) |attr, items| {
             let mname = match attr.node.value.node {
-              ast::meta_word(n) => n,
-              ast::meta_name_value(n, _) => n,
-              ast::meta_list(n, _) => n
+              ast::meta_word(ref n) => (*n),
+              ast::meta_name_value(ref n, _) => (*n),
+              ast::meta_list(ref n, _) => (*n)
             };
             match exts.find(mname) {
               None | Some(normal(_)) | Some(macro_defining(_))
@@ -227,10 +227,10 @@ fn expand_item_mac(exts: HashMap<~str, syntax_extension>,
                    cx: ext_ctxt, &&it: @ast::item,
                    fld: ast_fold) -> Option<@ast::item> {
     let (pth, tts) = biased_match!(
-        (it.node) ~ (item_mac({node: mac_invoc_tt(pth, tts), _})) else {
+        (it.node) ~ (item_mac({node: mac_invoc_tt(pth, ref tts), _})) else {
             cx.span_bug(it.span, ~"invalid item macro invocation")
         };
-        => (pth, tts)
+        => (pth, (*tts))
     );
 
     let extname = cx.parse_sess().interner.get(pth.idents[0]);
@@ -238,22 +238,22 @@ fn expand_item_mac(exts: HashMap<~str, syntax_extension>,
         None => cx.span_fatal(pth.span,
                               fmt!("macro undefined: '%s!'", *extname)),
 
-        Some(normal_tt(expand)) => {
+        Some(normal_tt(ref expand)) => {
             if it.ident != parse::token::special_idents::invalid {
                 cx.span_fatal(pth.span,
                               fmt!("macro %s! expects no ident argument, \
                                     given '%s'", *extname,
                                    *cx.parse_sess().interner.get(it.ident)));
             }
-            ((expand.expander)(cx, it.span, tts), expand.span)
+            (((*expand).expander)(cx, it.span, tts), (*expand).span)
         }
-        Some(item_tt(expand)) => {
+        Some(item_tt(ref expand)) => {
             if it.ident == parse::token::special_idents::invalid {
                 cx.span_fatal(pth.span,
                               fmt!("macro %s! expects an ident argument",
                                    *extname));
             }
-            ((expand.expander)(cx, it.span, it.ident, tts), expand.span)
+            (((*expand).expander)(cx, it.span, it.ident, tts), (*expand).span)
         }
         _ => cx.span_fatal(
             it.span, fmt!("%s! is not legal in item position", *extname))
@@ -268,8 +268,8 @@ fn expand_item_mac(exts: HashMap<~str, syntax_extension>,
                                     + *extname),
         mr_any(_, item_maker, _) =>
             option::chain(item_maker(), |i| {fld.fold_item(i)}),
-        mr_def(mdef) => {
-            exts.insert(mdef.name, mdef.ext);
+        mr_def(ref mdef) => {
+            exts.insert((*mdef).name, (*mdef).ext);
             None
         }
     };
@@ -283,11 +283,11 @@ fn expand_stmt(exts: HashMap<~str, syntax_extension>, cx: ext_ctxt,
     -> (stmt_, span)
 {
     let (mac, pth, tts, semi) = biased_match! (
-        (s)        ~ (stmt_mac(mac, semi))    else return orig(s, sp, fld);
-        (mac.node) ~ (mac_invoc_tt(pth, tts)) else {
-            cx.span_bug(mac.span, ~"naked syntactic bit")
+        (s)        ~ (stmt_mac(ref mac, semi))    else return orig(s, sp, fld);
+        ((*mac).node) ~ (mac_invoc_tt(pth, ref tts)) else {
+            cx.span_bug((*mac).span, ~"naked syntactic bit")
         };
-        => (mac, pth, tts, semi));
+        => ((*mac), pth, (*tts), semi));
 
     assert(vec::len(pth.idents) == 1u);
     let extname = cx.parse_sess().interner.get(pth.idents[0]);
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/fmt.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/fmt.rs
index d6ea6791284..e0d3bd03f42 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/fmt.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/fmt.rs
@@ -255,8 +255,8 @@ fn pieces_to_expr(cx: ext_ctxt, sp: span,
     let nargs = args.len();
     for pieces.each |pc| {
         match *pc {
-          PieceString(s) => {
-            piece_exprs.push(mk_uniq_str(cx, fmt_sp, s))
+          PieceString(ref s) => {
+            piece_exprs.push(mk_uniq_str(cx, fmt_sp, (*s)))
           }
           PieceConv(conv) => {
             n += 1u;
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/pipes/check.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/pipes/check.rs
index cfe4a3d19ac..cd76655fef6 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/pipes/check.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/pipes/check.rs
@@ -50,18 +50,18 @@ impl ext_ctxt: proto::visitor<(), (), ()>  {
     fn visit_message(name: ~str, _span: span, _tys: &[@ast::Ty],
                      this: state, next: next_state) {
         match next {
-          Some({state: next, tys: next_tys}) => {
+          Some({state: ref next, tys: next_tys}) => {
             let proto = this.proto;
-            if !proto.has_state(next) {
+            if !proto.has_state((*next)) {
                 // This should be a span fatal, but then we need to
                 // track span information.
                 self.span_err(
-                    proto.get_state(next).span,
+                    proto.get_state((*next)).span,
                     fmt!("message %s steps to undefined state, %s",
-                         name, next));
+                         name, (*next)));
             }
             else {
-                let next = proto.get_state(next);
+                let next = proto.get_state((*next));
 
                 if next.ty_params.len() != next_tys.len() {
                     self.span_err(
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/pipes/pipec.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/pipes/pipec.rs
index 87db2b1cf63..1c4dd197105 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/pipes/pipec.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/pipes/pipec.rs
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ impl message: gen_send {
     fn gen_send(cx: ext_ctxt, try: bool) -> @ast::item {
         debug!("pipec: gen_send");
         match self {
-          message(_id, span, tys, this,
-                  Some({state: next, tys: next_tys})) => {
+          message(ref _id, span, tys, this,
+                  Some({state: ref next, tys: next_tys})) => {
             debug!("pipec: next state exists");
-            let next = this.proto.get_state(next);
+            let next = this.proto.get_state((*next));
             assert next_tys.len() == next.ty_params.len();
             let arg_names = tys.mapi(|i, _ty| cx.ident_of(~"x_"+i.to_str()));
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ impl message: gen_send {
                             cx.expr_block(body))
           }
 
-            message(_id, span, tys, this, None) => {
+            message(ref _id, span, tys, this, None) => {
                 debug!("pipec: no next state");
                 let arg_names = tys.mapi(|i, _ty| (~"x_" + i.to_str()));
 
@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ impl state: to_type_decls {
             let message(name, span, tys, this, next) = *m;
 
             let tys = match next {
-              Some({state: next, tys: next_tys}) => {
-                let next = this.proto.get_state(next);
+              Some({state: ref next, tys: next_tys}) => {
+                let next = this.proto.get_state((*next));
                 let next_name = cx.str_of(next.data_name());
 
                 let dir = match this.dir {
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/pipes/proto.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/pipes/proto.rs
index f8c4648dd4a..af75c9e71dc 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/pipes/proto.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/pipes/proto.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ enum message {
 impl message {
     fn name() -> ~str {
         match self {
-          message(id, _, _, _, _) => id
+          message(ref id, _, _, _, _) => (*id)
         }
     }
 
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ impl state {
     fn reachable(f: fn(state) -> bool) {
         for self.messages.each |m| {
             match *m {
-              message(_, _, _, _, Some({state: id, _})) => {
-                let state = self.proto.get_state(id);
+              message(_, _, _, _, Some({state: ref id, _})) => {
+                let state = self.proto.get_state((*id));
                 if !f(state) { break }
               }
               _ => ()
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/qquote.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/qquote.rs
index 346798c9029..e13dfe750b7 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/qquote.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/qquote.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ impl @ast::expr: qq_helper {
     fn visit(cx: aq_ctxt, v: vt<aq_ctxt>) {visit_expr(self, cx, v);}
     fn extract_mac() -> Option<ast::mac_> {
         match (self.node) {
-          ast::expr_mac({node: mac, _}) => Some(mac),
+          ast::expr_mac({node: ref mac, _}) => Some((*mac)),
           _ => None
         }
     }
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ impl @ast::Ty: qq_helper {
     fn visit(cx: aq_ctxt, v: vt<aq_ctxt>) {visit_ty(self, cx, v);}
     fn extract_mac() -> Option<ast::mac_> {
         match (self.node) {
-          ast::ty_mac({node: mac, _}) => Some(mac),
+          ast::ty_mac({node: ref mac, _}) => Some((*mac)),
           _ => None
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/quote.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/quote.rs
index 27760e4117f..b2e651c7e33 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/quote.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/quote.rs
@@ -104,15 +104,15 @@ fn mk_span(cx: ext_ctxt, qsp: span, sp: span) -> @ast::expr {
 
     let e_expn_info = match sp.expn_info {
         None => build::mk_path(cx, qsp, ids_ext(cx, ~[~"None"])),
-        Some(@codemap::ExpandedFrom(cr)) => {
+        Some(@codemap::ExpandedFrom(ref cr)) => {
             let e_callee =
                 build::mk_rec_e(
                     cx, qsp,
                     ~[{ident: id_ext(cx, ~"name"),
                        ex: build::mk_uniq_str(cx, qsp,
-                                              cr.callie.name)},
+                                              (*cr).callie.name)},
                       {ident: id_ext(cx, ~"span"),
-                       ex: mk_option_span(cx, qsp, cr.callie.span)}]);
+                       ex: mk_option_span(cx, qsp, (*cr).callie.span)}]);
 
             let e_expn_info_ =
                 build::mk_call(
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ fn mk_span(cx: ext_ctxt, qsp: span, sp: span) -> @ast::expr {
                     ~[build::mk_rec_e(
                         cx, qsp,
                         ~[{ident: id_ext(cx, ~"call_site"),
-                           ex: mk_span(cx, qsp, cr.call_site)},
+                           ex: mk_span(cx, qsp, (*cr).call_site)},
                           {ident: id_ext(cx, ~"callie"),
                            ex: e_callee}])]);
 
@@ -327,20 +327,20 @@ fn mk_token(cx: ext_ctxt, sp: span, tok: token::Token) -> @ast::expr {
 
 fn mk_tt(cx: ext_ctxt, sp: span, tt: &ast::token_tree) -> @ast::expr {
     match *tt {
-        ast::tt_tok(sp, tok) => {
+        ast::tt_tok(sp, ref tok) => {
             let e_tok =
                 build::mk_call(cx, sp,
                                ids_ext(cx, ~[~"tt_tok"]),
                                ~[mk_span(cx, sp, sp),
-                                 mk_token(cx, sp, tok)]);
+                                 mk_token(cx, sp, (*tok))]);
             build::mk_uniq_vec_e(cx, sp, ~[e_tok])
         }
 
-        ast::tt_delim(tts) => {
+        ast::tt_delim(ref tts) => {
             let e_delim =
                 build::mk_call(cx, sp,
                                ids_ext(cx, ~[~"tt_delim"]),
-                               ~[mk_tts(cx, sp, tts)]);
+                               ~[mk_tts(cx, sp, (*tts))]);
             build::mk_uniq_vec_e(cx, sp, ~[e_delim])
         }
 
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/simplext.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/simplext.rs
index 5e47dee548f..1bf24670aab 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/simplext.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/simplext.rs
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ fn match_error(cx: ext_ctxt, m: matchable, expected: ~str) -> ! {
           x.span, ~"this argument is an ident, expected " + expected),
       match_ty(x) => cx.span_fatal(
           x.span, ~"this argument is a type, expected " + expected),
-      match_block(x) => cx.span_fatal(
-          x.span, ~"this argument is a block, expected " + expected),
+      match_block(ref x) => cx.span_fatal(
+          (*x).span, ~"this argument is a block, expected " + expected),
       match_exact => cx.bug(~"what is a match_exact doing in a bindings?")
     }
 }
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ fn elts_to_ell(cx: ext_ctxt, elts: ~[@expr]) ->
     let mut res = None;
     for elts.each |elt| {
         match elt.node {
-          expr_mac(m) => match m.node {
+          expr_mac(ref m) => match (*m).node {
             ast::mac_ellipsis => {
                 if res.is_some() {
-                    cx.span_fatal(m.span, ~"only one ellipsis allowed");
+                    cx.span_fatal((*m).span, ~"only one ellipsis allowed");
                 }
                 res =
                     Some({pre: vec::slice(elts, 0u, idx - 1u),
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ fn option_flatten_map<T: Copy, U: Copy>(f: fn@(T) -> Option<U>, v: ~[T]) ->
     for v.each |elem| {
         match f(*elem) {
           None => return None,
-          Some(fv) => res.push(fv)
+          Some(ref fv) => res.push((*fv))
         }
     }
     return Some(res);
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ fn option_flatten_map<T: Copy, U: Copy>(f: fn@(T) -> Option<U>, v: ~[T]) ->
 
 fn a_d_map(ad: arb_depth<matchable>, f: selector) -> match_result {
     match ad {
-      leaf(x) => return f(x),
+      leaf(ref x) => return f((*x)),
       seq(ads, span) => match option_flatten_map(|x| a_d_map(x, f), *ads) {
         None => return None,
         Some(ts) => return Some(seq(@ts, span))
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ fn compose_sels(s1: selector, s2: selector) -> selector {
     fn scomp(s1: selector, s2: selector, m: matchable) -> match_result {
         return match s1(m) {
               None => None,
-              Some(matches) => a_d_map(matches, s2)
+              Some(ref matches) => a_d_map((*matches), s2)
             }
     }
     return { |x| scomp(s1, s2, x) };
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ fn use_selectors_to_bind(b: binders, e: @expr) -> Option<bindings> {
     for b.real_binders.each |key, val| {
         match val(match_expr(e)) {
           None => never_mind = true,
-          Some(mtc) => { res.insert(key, mtc); }
+          Some(ref mtc) => { res.insert(key, (*mtc)); }
         }
     };
     //HACK: `ret` doesn't work in `for each`
@@ -231,14 +231,14 @@ fn follow_for_trans(cx: ext_ctxt, mmaybe: Option<arb_depth<matchable>>,
                     idx_path: @mut ~[uint]) -> Option<matchable> {
     match mmaybe {
       None => return None,
-      Some(m) => {
-        return match follow(m, *idx_path) {
+      Some(ref m) => {
+        return match follow((*m), *idx_path) {
               seq(_, sp) => {
                 cx.span_fatal(sp,
                               ~"syntax matched under ... but not " +
                                   ~"used that way.")
               }
-              leaf(m) => return Some(m)
+              leaf(ref m) => return Some((*m))
             }
       }
     }
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ fn transcribe_ident(cx: ext_ctxt, b: bindings, idx_path: @mut ~[uint],
                     &&i: ident, _fld: ast_fold) -> ident {
     return match follow_for_trans(cx, b.find(i), idx_path) {
           Some(match_ident(a_id)) => a_id.node,
-          Some(m) => match_error(cx, m, ~"an identifier"),
+          Some(ref m) => match_error(cx, (*m), ~"an identifier"),
           None => i
         }
 }
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ fn transcribe_path(cx: ext_ctxt, b: bindings, idx_path: @mut ~[uint],
          rp: None, types: ~[]}
       }
       Some(match_path(a_pth)) => *a_pth,
-      Some(m) => match_error(cx, m, ~"a path"),
+      Some(ref m) => match_error(cx, (*m), ~"a path"),
       None => p
     }
 }
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ fn transcribe_expr(cx: ext_ctxt, b: bindings, idx_path: @mut ~[uint],
               }
               Some(match_path(a_pth)) => (expr_path(a_pth), s),
               Some(match_expr(a_exp)) => (a_exp.node, a_exp.span),
-              Some(m) => match_error(cx, m, ~"an expression"),
+              Some(ref m) => match_error(cx, (*m), ~"an expression"),
               None => orig(e, s, fld)
             }
           }
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ fn transcribe_type(cx: ext_ctxt, b: bindings, idx_path: @mut ~[uint],
               Some(id) => {
                 match follow_for_trans(cx, b.find(id), idx_path) {
                   Some(match_ty(ty)) => (ty.node, ty.span),
-                  Some(m) => match_error(cx, m, ~"a type"),
+                  Some(ref m) => match_error(cx, (*m), ~"a type"),
                   None => orig(t, s, fld)
                 }
               }
@@ -422,10 +422,10 @@ fn transcribe_block(cx: ext_ctxt, b: bindings, idx_path: @mut ~[uint],
     return match block_to_ident(blk) {
           Some(id) => {
             match follow_for_trans(cx, b.find(id), idx_path) {
-              Some(match_block(new_blk)) => (new_blk.node, new_blk.span),
+              Some(match_block(ref new_blk)) => ((*new_blk).node, (*new_blk).span),
 
               // possibly allow promotion of ident/path/expr to blocks?
-              Some(m) => match_error(cx, m, ~"a block"),
+              Some(ref m) => match_error(cx, (*m), ~"a block"),
               None => orig(blk, s, fld)
             }
           }
@@ -468,8 +468,8 @@ fn p_t_s_rec(cx: ext_ctxt, m: matchable, s: selector, b: binders) {
             }
           }
           /* FIXME (#2251): handle embedded types and blocks, at least */
-          expr_mac(mac) => {
-            p_t_s_r_mac(cx, mac, s, b);
+          expr_mac(ref mac) => {
+            p_t_s_r_mac(cx, (*mac), s, b);
           }
           _ => {
             fn select(cx: ext_ctxt, m: matchable, pat: @expr) ->
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ fn p_t_s_r_mac(cx: ext_ctxt, mac: ast::mac, _s: selector, _b: binders) {
                    fn_m: fn(ast::mac) -> match_result) -> match_result {
         return match m {
               match_expr(e) => match e.node {
-                expr_mac(mac) => fn_m(mac),
+                expr_mac(ref mac) => fn_m((*mac)),
                 _ => None
               },
               _ => cx.bug(~"broken traversal in p_t_s_r")
@@ -659,15 +659,15 @@ fn add_new_extension(cx: ext_ctxt, sp: span, arg: ast::mac_arg,
 
 
             match elts[0u].node {
-              expr_mac(mac) => {
-                match mac.node {
+              expr_mac(ref mac) => {
+                match (*mac).node {
                   mac_invoc(pth, invoc_arg, _) => {
                     match path_to_ident(pth) {
                       Some(id) => {
                         let id_str = cx.str_of(id);
                         match macro_name {
                           None => macro_name = Some(id_str),
-                          Some(other_id) => if id_str != other_id {
+                          Some(ref other_id) => if id_str != (*other_id) {
                             cx.span_fatal(pth.span,
                                           ~"macro name must be " +
                                           ~"consistent");
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ fn add_new_extension(cx: ext_ctxt, sp: span, arg: ast::mac_arg,
                     }
                     let arg = match invoc_arg {
                       Some(arg) => arg,
-                      None => cx.span_fatal(mac.span,
+                      None => cx.span_fatal((*mac).span,
                                            ~"macro must have arguments")
                     };
                     clauses.push(@{params: pattern_to_selectors(cx, arg),
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ fn add_new_extension(cx: ext_ctxt, sp: span, arg: ast::mac_arg,
                     // the macro arg situation)
                   }
                   _ => {
-                      cx.span_bug(mac.span, ~"undocumented invariant in \
+                      cx.span_bug((*mac).span, ~"undocumented invariant in \
                          add_extension");
                   }
                 }
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ fn add_new_extension(cx: ext_ctxt, sp: span, arg: ast::mac_arg,
 
     return {name:
              match macro_name {
-               Some(id) => id,
+               Some(ref id) => (*id),
                None => cx.span_fatal(sp, ~"macro definition must have " +
                                      ~"at least one clause")
              },
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/source_util.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/source_util.rs
index 0e1eb2ee2df..aa97646c054 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/source_util.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/source_util.rs
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ fn expand_include_str(cx: ext_ctxt, sp: codemap::span, arg: ast::mac_arg,
     let res = io::read_whole_file_str(&res_rel_file(cx, sp, &Path(file)));
     match res {
       result::Ok(_) => { /* Continue. */ }
-      result::Err(e) => {
-        cx.parse_sess().span_diagnostic.handler().fatal(e);
+      result::Err(ref e) => {
+        cx.parse_sess().span_diagnostic.handler().fatal((*e));
       }
     }
 
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ fn expand_include_bin(cx: ext_ctxt, sp: codemap::span, arg: ast::mac_arg,
         });
         return mk_base_vec_e(cx, sp, u8_exprs);
       }
-      result::Err(e) => {
-        cx.parse_sess().span_diagnostic.handler().fatal(e)
+      result::Err(ref e) => {
+        cx.parse_sess().span_diagnostic.handler().fatal((*e))
       }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_parser.rs
index 44a3774ddd0..e51800b8a61 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_parser.rs
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ type matcher_pos = ~{
 };
 
 fn copy_up(&& mpu: matcher_pos_up) -> matcher_pos {
-    match mpu {
-      matcher_pos_up(Some(mp)) => copy mp,
+    match &mpu {
+      &matcher_pos_up(Some(ref mp)) => copy (*mp),
       _ => fail
     }
 }
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ fn count_names(ms: &[matcher]) -> uint {
     vec::foldl(0u, ms, |ct, m| {
         ct + match m.node {
           match_tok(_) => 0u,
-          match_seq(more_ms, _, _, _, _) => count_names(more_ms),
+          match_seq(ref more_ms, _, _, _, _) => count_names((*more_ms)),
           match_nonterminal(_,_,_) => 1u
         }})
 }
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ fn nameize(p_s: parse_sess, ms: ~[matcher], res: ~[@named_match])
              ret_val: HashMap<ident, @named_match>) {
         match m {
           {node: match_tok(_), span: _} => (),
-          {node: match_seq(more_ms, _, _, _, _), span: _} => {
-            for more_ms.each() |next_m| { n_rec(p_s, *next_m, res, ret_val) };
+          {node: match_seq(ref more_ms, _, _, _, _), span: _} => {
+            for (*more_ms).each() |next_m| { n_rec(p_s, *next_m, res, ret_val) };
           }
           {node: match_nonterminal(bind_name, _, idx), span: sp} => {
             if ret_val.contains_key(bind_name) {
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ fn parse_or_else(sess: parse_sess, cfg: ast::crate_cfg, rdr: reader,
                  ms: ~[matcher]) -> HashMap<ident, @named_match> {
     match parse(sess, cfg, rdr, ms) {
       success(m) => m,
-      failure(sp, str) => sess.span_diagnostic.span_fatal(sp, str),
-      error(sp, str) => sess.span_diagnostic.span_fatal(sp, str)
+      failure(sp, ref str) => sess.span_diagnostic.span_fatal(sp, (*str)),
+      error(sp, ref str) => sess.span_diagnostic.span_fatal(sp, (*str))
     }
 }
 
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@ fn parse(sess: parse_sess, cfg: ast::crate_cfg, rdr: reader, ms: ~[matcher])
 
                     // the *_t vars are workarounds for the lack of unary move
                     match copy ei.sep {
-                      Some(t) if idx == len => { // we need a separator
-                        if tok == t { //pass the separator
+                      Some(ref t) if idx == len => { // we need a separator
+                        if tok == (*t) { //pass the separator
                             let ei_t = move ei;
                             ei_t.idx += 1;
                             next_eis.push(move ei_t);
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ fn parse(sess: parse_sess, cfg: ast::crate_cfg, rdr: reader, ms: ~[matcher])
             } else {
                 match copy ei.elts[idx].node {
                   /* need to descend into sequence */
-                  match_seq(matchers, sep, zero_ok,
+                  match_seq(ref matchers, ref sep, zero_ok,
                             match_idx_lo, match_idx_hi) => {
                     if zero_ok {
                         let new_ei = copy ei;
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ fn parse(sess: parse_sess, cfg: ast::crate_cfg, rdr: reader, ms: ~[matcher])
                                            |_m| DVec::<@named_match>());
                     let ei_t = move ei;
                     cur_eis.push(~{
-                        elts: matchers, sep: sep, mut idx: 0u,
+                        elts: (*matchers), sep: (*sep), mut idx: 0u,
                         mut up: matcher_pos_up(Some(move ei_t)),
                         matches: move matches,
                         match_lo: match_idx_lo, match_hi: match_idx_hi,
@@ -318,9 +318,9 @@ fn parse(sess: parse_sess, cfg: ast::crate_cfg, rdr: reader, ms: ~[matcher])
                     });
                   }
                   match_nonterminal(_,_,_) => { bb_eis.push(move ei) }
-                  match_tok(t) => {
+                  match_tok(ref t) => {
                     let ei_t = move ei;
-                    if t == tok {
+                    if (*t) == tok {
                         ei_t.idx += 1;
                         next_eis.push(move ei_t);
                     }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_rules.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_rules.rs
index 0767a3cce83..09415703260 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_rules.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_rules.rs
@@ -84,17 +84,17 @@ fn add_new_extension(cx: ext_ctxt, sp: span, name: ident,
 
         for lhses.eachi() |i, lhs| { // try each arm's matchers
             match *lhs {
-              @matched_nonterminal(nt_matchers(mtcs)) => {
+              @matched_nonterminal(nt_matchers(ref mtcs)) => {
                 // `none` is because we're not interpolating
                 let arg_rdr = new_tt_reader(s_d, itr, None, arg) as reader;
-                match parse(cx.parse_sess(), cx.cfg(), arg_rdr, mtcs) {
+                match parse(cx.parse_sess(), cx.cfg(), arg_rdr, (*mtcs)) {
                   success(named_matches) => {
                     let rhs = match rhses[i] {
                         // okay, what's your transcriber?
-                        @matched_nonterminal(nt_tt(@tt)) => {
-                            match tt {
+                        @matched_nonterminal(nt_tt(@ref tt)) => {
+                            match (*tt) {
                                 // cut off delimiters; don't parse 'em
-                                tt_delim(tts) => tts.slice(1u,tts.len()-1u),
+                                tt_delim(ref tts) => (*tts).slice(1u,(*tts).len()-1u),
                                 _ => cx.span_fatal(
                                     sp, ~"macro rhs must be delimited")
                             }
@@ -113,11 +113,11 @@ fn add_new_extension(cx: ext_ctxt, sp: span, name: ident,
                                   || p.parse_item(~[/* no attrs*/]),
                                   || p.parse_stmt(~[/* no attrs*/]));
                   }
-                  failure(sp, msg) => if sp.lo >= best_fail_spot.lo {
+                  failure(sp, ref msg) => if sp.lo >= best_fail_spot.lo {
                     best_fail_spot = sp;
-                    best_fail_msg = msg;
+                    best_fail_msg = (*msg);
                   },
-                  error(sp, msg) => cx.span_fatal(sp, msg)
+                  error(sp, ref msg) => cx.span_fatal(sp, (*msg))
                 }
               }
               _ => cx.bug(~"non-matcher found in parsed lhses")
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/transcribe.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/transcribe.rs
index eeb8b068b5b..3d901039188 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/transcribe.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/transcribe.rs
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ fn lockstep_iter_size(t: token_tree, r: tt_reader) -> lis {
         }
     }
     match t {
-      tt_delim(tts) | tt_seq(_, tts, _, _) => {
-        vec::foldl(lis_unconstrained, tts, |lis, tt|
+      tt_delim(ref tts) | tt_seq(_, ref tts, _, _) => {
+        vec::foldl(lis_unconstrained, (*tts), |lis, tt|
             lis_merge(lis, lockstep_iter_size(*tt, r), r))
       }
       tt_tok(*) => lis_unconstrained,
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ fn tt_next_token(&&r: tt_reader) -> {tok: Token, sp: span} {
             r.cur.idx = 0u;
             r.repeat_idx[r.repeat_idx.len() - 1u] += 1u;
             match r.cur.sep {
-              Some(tk) => {
-                r.cur_tok = tk; /* repeat same span, I guess */
+              Some(ref tk) => {
+                r.cur_tok = (*tk); /* repeat same span, I guess */
                 return ret_val;
               }
               None => ()
@@ -181,27 +181,27 @@ fn tt_next_token(&&r: tt_reader) -> {tok: Token, sp: span} {
     loop { /* because it's easiest, this handles `tt_delim` not starting
     with a `tt_tok`, even though it won't happen */
         match r.cur.readme[r.cur.idx] {
-          tt_delim(tts) => {
-            r.cur = @{readme: tts, mut idx: 0u, dotdotdoted: false,
+          tt_delim(ref tts) => {
+            r.cur = @{readme: (*tts), mut idx: 0u, dotdotdoted: false,
                       sep: None, up: tt_frame_up(option::Some(r.cur)) };
             // if this could be 0-length, we'd need to potentially recur here
           }
-          tt_tok(sp, tok) => {
-            r.cur_span = sp; r.cur_tok = tok;
+          tt_tok(sp, ref tok) => {
+            r.cur_span = sp; r.cur_tok = (*tok);
             r.cur.idx += 1u;
             return ret_val;
           }
-          tt_seq(sp, tts, sep, zerok) => {
-            match lockstep_iter_size(tt_seq(sp, tts, sep, zerok), r) {
+          tt_seq(sp, ref tts, ref sep, zerok) => {
+            match lockstep_iter_size(tt_seq(sp, (*tts), (*sep), zerok), r) {
               lis_unconstrained => {
                 r.sp_diag.span_fatal(
                     sp, /* blame macro writer */
                     ~"attempted to repeat an expression containing no syntax \
                      variables matched as repeating at this depth");
               }
-              lis_contradiction(msg) => { /* FIXME #2887 blame macro invoker
+              lis_contradiction(ref msg) => { /* FIXME #2887 blame macro invoker
                                           instead*/
-                r.sp_diag.span_fatal(sp, msg);
+                r.sp_diag.span_fatal(sp, (*msg));
               }
               lis_constraint(len, _) => {
                 if len == 0 {
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ fn tt_next_token(&&r: tt_reader) -> {tok: Token, sp: span} {
                 } else {
                     r.repeat_len.push(len);
                     r.repeat_idx.push(0u);
-                    r.cur = @{readme: tts, mut idx: 0u, dotdotdoted: true,
-                              sep: sep, up: tt_frame_up(option::Some(r.cur))};
+                    r.cur = @{readme: (*tts), mut idx: 0u, dotdotdoted: true,
+                              sep: (*sep), up: tt_frame_up(option::Some(r.cur))};
                 }
               }
             }
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ fn tt_next_token(&&r: tt_reader) -> {tok: Token, sp: span} {
                 r.cur.idx += 1u;
                 return ret_val;
               }
-              matched_nonterminal(other_whole_nt) => {
-                r.cur_span = sp; r.cur_tok = INTERPOLATED(other_whole_nt);
+              matched_nonterminal(ref other_whole_nt) => {
+                r.cur_span = sp; r.cur_tok = INTERPOLATED((*other_whole_nt));
                 r.cur.idx += 1u;
                 return ret_val;
               }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/fold.rs b/src/libsyntax/fold.rs
index 15435f48421..39da8531da8 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/fold.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/fold.rs
@@ -89,14 +89,14 @@ type ast_fold_precursor = @{
 fn fold_meta_item_(&&mi: @meta_item, fld: ast_fold) -> @meta_item {
     return @{node:
               match mi.node {
-                meta_word(id) => meta_word(id),
-                meta_list(id, mis) => {
+                meta_word(ref id) => meta_word((*id)),
+                meta_list(ref id, mis) => {
                   let fold_meta_item = |x|fold_meta_item_(x, fld);
-                  meta_list(/* FIXME: (#2543) */ copy id,
+                  meta_list(/* FIXME: (#2543) */ copy (*id),
                             vec::map(mis, |e| fold_meta_item(*e)))
                 }
-                meta_name_value(id, s) => {
-                  meta_name_value(id, /* FIXME (#2543) */ copy s)
+                meta_name_value(ref id, s) => {
+                  meta_name_value((*id), /* FIXME (#2543) */ copy s)
                 }
               },
           span: fld.new_span(mi.span)};
@@ -216,21 +216,21 @@ fn noop_fold_struct_field(&&sf: @struct_field, fld: ast_fold)
 fn noop_fold_item_underscore(i: item_, fld: ast_fold) -> item_ {
     return match i {
           item_const(t, e) => item_const(fld.fold_ty(t), fld.fold_expr(e)),
-          item_fn(decl, purity, typms, body) => {
+          item_fn(decl, purity, typms, ref body) => {
               item_fn(fold_fn_decl(decl, fld),
                       purity,
                       fold_ty_params(typms, fld),
-                      fld.fold_block(body))
+                      fld.fold_block((*body)))
           }
           item_mod(m) => item_mod(fld.fold_mod(m)),
           item_foreign_mod(nm) => item_foreign_mod(fld.fold_foreign_mod(nm)),
           item_ty(t, typms) => item_ty(fld.fold_ty(t),
                                        fold_ty_params(typms, fld)),
-          item_enum(enum_definition, typms) => {
+          item_enum(ref enum_definition, typms) => {
             item_enum(ast::enum_def({
-                variants: vec::map(enum_definition.variants,
+                variants: vec::map((*enum_definition).variants,
                                    |x| fld.fold_variant(*x)),
-                common: option::map(&enum_definition.common,
+                common: option::map(&(*enum_definition).common,
                                     |x| fold_struct_def(*x, fld))
             }), fold_ty_params(typms, fld))
           }
@@ -244,8 +244,8 @@ fn noop_fold_item_underscore(i: item_, fld: ast_fold) -> item_ {
                         fld.fold_ty(ty),
                         vec::map(*methods, |x| fld.fold_method(*x)))
           }
-          item_trait(tps, traits, methods) => {
-              let methods = do methods.map |method| {
+          item_trait(tps, traits, ref methods) => {
+              let methods = do (*methods).map |method| {
                   match *method {
                       required(*) => copy *method,
                       provided(method) => provided(fld.fold_method(method))
@@ -255,9 +255,9 @@ fn noop_fold_item_underscore(i: item_, fld: ast_fold) -> item_ {
                        vec::map(traits, |p| fold_trait_ref(*p, fld)),
                        move methods)
           }
-      item_mac(m) => {
+      item_mac(ref m) => {
         // FIXME #2888: we might actually want to do something here.
-        item_mac(m)
+        item_mac((*m))
       }
         };
 }
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ fn noop_fold_stmt(s: stmt_, fld: ast_fold) -> stmt_ {
       stmt_decl(d, nid) => stmt_decl(fld.fold_decl(d), fld.new_id(nid)),
       stmt_expr(e, nid) => stmt_expr(fld.fold_expr(e), fld.new_id(nid)),
       stmt_semi(e, nid) => stmt_semi(fld.fold_expr(e), fld.new_id(nid)),
-      stmt_mac(mac, semi) => stmt_mac(fold_mac(mac), semi)
+      stmt_mac(ref mac, semi) => stmt_mac(fold_mac((*mac)), semi)
     };
 }
 
@@ -409,8 +409,8 @@ fn noop_fold_expr(e: expr_, fld: ast_fold) -> expr_ {
           }
           expr_repeat(expr, count, mutt) =>
             expr_repeat(fld.fold_expr(expr), fld.fold_expr(count), mutt),
-          expr_rec(fields, maybe_expr) => {
-            expr_rec(vec::map(fields, |x| fold_field(*x)),
+          expr_rec(ref fields, maybe_expr) => {
+            expr_rec(vec::map((*fields), |x| fold_field(*x)),
                      option::map(&maybe_expr, |x| fld.fold_expr(*x)))
           }
           expr_tup(elts) => expr_tup(vec::map(elts, |x| fld.fold_expr(*x))),
@@ -435,35 +435,35 @@ fn noop_fold_expr(e: expr_, fld: ast_fold) -> expr_ {
           expr_lit(_) => copy e,
           expr_cast(expr, ty) => expr_cast(fld.fold_expr(expr), ty),
           expr_addr_of(m, ohs) => expr_addr_of(m, fld.fold_expr(ohs)),
-          expr_if(cond, tr, fl) => {
-            expr_if(fld.fold_expr(cond), fld.fold_block(tr),
+          expr_if(cond, ref tr, fl) => {
+            expr_if(fld.fold_expr(cond), fld.fold_block((*tr)),
                     option::map(&fl, |x| fld.fold_expr(*x)))
           }
-          expr_while(cond, body) => {
-            expr_while(fld.fold_expr(cond), fld.fold_block(body))
+          expr_while(cond, ref body) => {
+            expr_while(fld.fold_expr(cond), fld.fold_block((*body)))
           }
-          expr_loop(body, opt_ident) => {
-              expr_loop(fld.fold_block(body),
+          expr_loop(ref body, opt_ident) => {
+              expr_loop(fld.fold_block((*body)),
                         option::map(&opt_ident, |x| fld.fold_ident(*x)))
           }
-          expr_match(expr, arms) => {
+          expr_match(expr, ref arms) => {
             expr_match(fld.fold_expr(expr),
-                     vec::map(arms, |x| fld.fold_arm(*x)))
+                     vec::map((*arms), |x| fld.fold_arm(*x)))
           }
-          expr_fn(proto, decl, body, captures) => {
+          expr_fn(proto, decl, ref body, captures) => {
             expr_fn(proto, fold_fn_decl(decl, fld),
-                    fld.fold_block(body),
+                    fld.fold_block((*body)),
                     @((*captures).map(|cap_item| {
                         @({id: fld.new_id(cap_item.id),
                            ..**cap_item})})))
           }
-          expr_fn_block(decl, body, captures) => {
-            expr_fn_block(fold_fn_decl(decl, fld), fld.fold_block(body),
+          expr_fn_block(decl, ref body, captures) => {
+            expr_fn_block(fold_fn_decl(decl, fld), fld.fold_block((*body)),
                           @((*captures).map(|cap_item| {
                               @({id: fld.new_id(cap_item.id),
                                  ..**cap_item})})))
           }
-          expr_block(blk) => expr_block(fld.fold_block(blk)),
+          expr_block(ref blk) => expr_block(fld.fold_block((*blk))),
           expr_copy(e) => expr_copy(fld.fold_expr(e)),
           expr_unary_move(e) => expr_unary_move(fld.fold_expr(e)),
           expr_assign(el, er) => {
@@ -492,10 +492,10 @@ fn noop_fold_expr(e: expr_, fld: ast_fold) -> expr_ {
           expr_log(i, lv, e) => expr_log(i, fld.fold_expr(lv),
                                          fld.fold_expr(e)),
           expr_assert(e) => expr_assert(fld.fold_expr(e)),
-          expr_mac(mac) => expr_mac(fold_mac(mac)),
-          expr_struct(path, fields, maybe_expr) => {
+          expr_mac(ref mac) => expr_mac(fold_mac((*mac))),
+          expr_struct(path, ref fields, maybe_expr) => {
             expr_struct(fld.fold_path(path),
-                        vec::map(fields, |x| fold_field(*x)),
+                        vec::map((*fields), |x| fold_field(*x)),
                         option::map(&maybe_expr, |x| fld.fold_expr(*x)))
           },
           expr_paren(ex) => expr_paren(fld.fold_expr(ex))
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ fn noop_fold_ty(t: ty_, fld: ast_fold) -> ty_ {
       ty_vec(mt) => ty_vec(fold_mt(mt, fld)),
       ty_ptr(mt) => ty_ptr(fold_mt(mt, fld)),
       ty_rptr(region, mt) => ty_rptr(region, fold_mt(mt, fld)),
-      ty_rec(fields) => ty_rec(vec::map(fields, |f| fold_field(*f, fld))),
+      ty_rec(ref fields) => ty_rec(vec::map((*fields), |f| fold_field(*f, fld))),
       ty_fn(f) =>
         ty_fn(@TyFn {
             proto: f.proto,
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ fn noop_fold_ty(t: ty_, fld: ast_fold) -> ty_ {
       ty_path(path, id) => ty_path(fld.fold_path(path), fld.new_id(id)),
       ty_fixed_length_vec(mt, vs) =>
         ty_fixed_length_vec(fold_mt(mt, fld), vs),
-      ty_mac(mac) => ty_mac(fold_mac(mac))
+      ty_mac(ref mac) => ty_mac(fold_mac((*mac)))
     }
 }
 
@@ -579,10 +579,10 @@ fn noop_fold_variant(v: variant_, fld: ast_fold) -> variant_ {
             })
         }
 
-        enum_variant_kind(enum_definition) => {
-            let variants = vec::map(enum_definition.variants,
+        enum_variant_kind(ref enum_definition) => {
+            let variants = vec::map((*enum_definition).variants,
                                     |x| fld.fold_variant(*x));
-            let common = option::map(&enum_definition.common,
+            let common = option::map(&(*enum_definition).common,
                                      |x| fold_struct_def(*x, fld));
             kind = enum_variant_kind(ast::enum_def({ variants: variants,
                                                      common: common }));
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/common.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/common.rs
index 4c14f05d56b..a48e33c9405 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/common.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/common.rs
@@ -199,9 +199,9 @@ impl Parser {
         while self.token != token::GT
             && self.token != token::BINOP(token::SHR) {
             match sep {
-              Some(t) => {
+              Some(ref t) => {
                 if first { first = false; }
-                else { self.expect(t); }
+                else { self.expect((*t)); }
               }
               _ => ()
             }
@@ -243,9 +243,9 @@ impl Parser {
         let mut v: ~[T] = ~[];
         while self.token != ket {
             match sep.sep {
-              Some(t) => {
+              Some(ref t) => {
                 if first { first = false; }
-                else { self.expect(t); }
+                else { self.expect((*t)); }
               }
               _ => ()
             }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/lexer.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/lexer.rs
index a0cfece6b10..3763a74b9d2 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/lexer.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/lexer.rs
@@ -406,9 +406,9 @@ fn scan_number(c: char, rdr: string_reader) -> token::Token {
         num_str += ~"." + dec_part;
     }
     match scan_exponent(rdr) {
-      Some(s) => {
+      Some(ref s) => {
         is_float = true;
-        num_str += s;
+        num_str += (*s);
       }
       None => ()
     }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
index 7cf279d0d81..bebced8f38a 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ macro_rules! maybe_whole_expr (
 
 macro_rules! maybe_whole (
     ($p:expr, $constructor:ident) => ( match copy $p.token {
-      INTERPOLATED(token::$constructor(x)) => { $p.bump(); return x; }
+      INTERPOLATED(token::$constructor(ref x)) => { $p.bump(); return (*x); }
       _ => ()
     }) ;
     (deref $p:expr, $constructor:ident) => ( match copy $p.token {
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ macro_rules! maybe_whole (
       _ => ()
     }) ;
     (pair_empty $p:expr, $constructor:ident) => ( match copy $p.token {
-      INTERPOLATED(token::$constructor(x)) => { $p.bump(); return (~[], x); }
+      INTERPOLATED(token::$constructor(ref x)) => { $p.bump(); return (~[], (*x)); }
       _ => ()
     })
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ pure fn maybe_append(+lhs: ~[attribute], rhs: Option<~[attribute]>)
                   -> ~[attribute] {
     match rhs {
         None => lhs,
-        Some(attrs) => vec::append(lhs, attrs)
+        Some(ref attrs) => vec::append(lhs, (*attrs))
     }
 }
 
@@ -510,9 +510,9 @@ impl Parser {
         let lo = self.span.lo;
 
         match self.maybe_parse_dollar_mac() {
-          Some(e) => {
+          Some(ref e) => {
             return @{id: self.get_id(),
-                  node: ty_mac(spanned(lo, self.span.hi, e)),
+                  node: ty_mac(spanned(lo, self.span.hi, (*e))),
                   span: mk_sp(lo, self.span.hi)};
           }
           None => ()
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ impl Parser {
         let mut ex: expr_;
 
         match self.maybe_parse_dollar_mac() {
-          Some(x) => return self.mk_mac_expr(lo, self.span.hi, x),
+          Some(ref x) => return self.mk_mac_expr(lo, self.span.hi, (*x)),
           _ => ()
         }
 
@@ -2022,7 +2022,7 @@ impl Parser {
                 pat = pat_tup(fields);
             }
           }
-          tok => {
+          copy tok => {
             if !is_ident_or_path(tok)
                 || self.is_keyword(~"true")
                 || self.is_keyword(~"false")
@@ -2284,7 +2284,7 @@ impl Parser {
             let mut item_attrs;
             match self.parse_outer_attrs_or_ext(first_item_attrs) {
               None => item_attrs = ~[],
-              Some(Left(attrs)) => item_attrs = attrs,
+              Some(Left(ref attrs)) => item_attrs = (*attrs),
               Some(Right(ext)) => {
                 return @spanned(lo, ext.span.hi,
                                 stmt_expr(ext, self.get_id()));
@@ -2346,8 +2346,8 @@ impl Parser {
         let lo = self.span.lo;
         let us = self.eat_keyword(~"unsafe");
         self.expect(token::LBRACE);
-        let {inner, next} = maybe_parse_inner_attrs_and_next(self,
-                                                             parse_attrs);
+        let {inner: move inner, next: move next} =
+            maybe_parse_inner_attrs_and_next(self, parse_attrs);
         let blk_check_mode = if us { unsafe_blk } else { default_blk };
         return (inner, self.parse_block_tail_(lo, blk_check_mode, next));
     }
@@ -2372,7 +2372,9 @@ impl Parser {
         let mut stmts = ~[];
         let mut expr = None;
 
-        let {attrs_remaining, view_items, items: items, _} =
+        let {attrs_remaining: move attrs_remaining,
+             view_items: move view_items,
+             items: items, _} =
             self.parse_items_and_view_items(first_item_attrs,
                                             IMPORTS_AND_ITEMS_ALLOWED, false);
 
@@ -2408,7 +2410,7 @@ impl Parser {
                                 token::RBRACE => {
                                     expr = Some(e);
                                 }
-                                t => {
+                                copy t => {
                                     if classify::stmt_ends_with_semi(*stmt) {
                                         self.fatal(
                                             ~"expected `;` or `}` after \
@@ -2421,12 +2423,12 @@ impl Parser {
                             }
                         }
 
-                        stmt_mac(m, _) => {
+                        stmt_mac(ref m, _) => {
                             // Statement macro; might be an expr
                             match self.token {
                                 token::SEMI => {
                                     self.bump();
-                                    stmts.push(@{node: stmt_mac(m, true),
+                                    stmts.push(@{node: stmt_mac((*m), true),
                                                  ..*stmt});
                                 }
                                 token::RBRACE => {
@@ -2435,7 +2437,7 @@ impl Parser {
                                     expr = Some(
                                         self.mk_mac_expr(stmt.span.lo,
                                                          stmt.span.hi,
-                                                         m.node));
+                                                         (*m).node));
                                 }
                                 _ => { stmts.push(stmt); }
                             }
@@ -2847,7 +2849,7 @@ impl Parser {
             fields = ~[];
             while self.token != token::RBRACE {
                 match self.parse_class_item() {
-                  dtor_decl(blk, attrs, s) => {
+                  dtor_decl(ref blk, ref attrs, s) => {
                       match the_dtor {
                         Some((_, _, s_first)) => {
                           self.span_note(s, fmt!("Duplicate destructor \
@@ -2857,7 +2859,7 @@ impl Parser {
                                                           declared here");
                         }
                         None => {
-                          the_dtor = Some((blk, attrs, s));
+                          the_dtor = Some(((*blk), (*attrs), s));
                         }
                       }
                   }
@@ -3007,7 +3009,9 @@ impl Parser {
     fn parse_mod_items(term: token::Token,
                        +first_item_attrs: ~[attribute]) -> _mod {
         // Shouldn't be any view items since we've already parsed an item attr
-        let {attrs_remaining, view_items, items: starting_items, _} =
+        let {attrs_remaining: move attrs_remaining,
+             view_items: move view_items,
+             items: starting_items, _} =
             self.parse_items_and_view_items(first_item_attrs,
                                             VIEW_ITEMS_AND_ITEMS_ALLOWED,
                                             true);
@@ -3076,11 +3080,11 @@ impl Parser {
         // on the mod, then we'll go and suck in another file and merge
         // its contents
         match ::attr::first_attr_value_str_by_name(outer_attrs, ~"merge") {
-            Some(path) => {
+            Some(ref path) => {
                 let prefix = Path(
                     self.sess.cm.span_to_filename(copy self.span));
                 let prefix = prefix.dir_path();
-                let path = Path(path);
+                let path = Path((*path));
                 let (new_mod_item, new_attrs) = self.eval_src_mod_from_path(
                     prefix, path, ~[], id_span);
 
@@ -3113,7 +3117,7 @@ impl Parser {
         let file_path = match ::attr::first_attr_value_str_by_name(
             outer_attrs, ~"path") {
 
-            Some(d) => d,
+            Some(ref d) => (*d),
             None => default_path
         };
 
@@ -3143,7 +3147,7 @@ impl Parser {
 
         fn cdir_path_opt(default: ~str, attrs: ~[ast::attribute]) -> ~str {
             match ::attr::first_attr_value_str_by_name(attrs, ~"path") {
-                Some(d) => d,
+                Some(ref d) => (*d),
                 None => default
             }
         }
@@ -3208,7 +3212,10 @@ impl Parser {
                                +first_item_attrs: ~[attribute])
                             -> foreign_mod {
         // Shouldn't be any view items since we've already parsed an item attr
-        let {attrs_remaining, view_items, items: _, foreign_items} =
+        let {attrs_remaining: move attrs_remaining,
+             view_items: move view_items,
+             items: _,
+             foreign_items: move foreign_items} =
             self.parse_items_and_view_items(first_item_attrs,
                                          VIEW_ITEMS_AND_FOREIGN_ITEMS_ALLOWED,
                                             true);
@@ -3341,7 +3348,7 @@ impl Parser {
         let mut methods: ~[@method] = ~[];
         while self.token != token::RBRACE {
             match self.parse_class_item() {
-                dtor_decl(blk, attrs, s) => {
+                dtor_decl(ref blk, ref attrs, s) => {
                     match the_dtor {
                         Some((_, _, s_first)) => {
                             self.span_note(s, ~"duplicate destructor \
@@ -3351,7 +3358,7 @@ impl Parser {
                                               declared here");
                         }
                         None => {
-                            the_dtor = Some((blk, attrs, s));
+                            the_dtor = Some(((*blk), (*attrs), s));
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs
index 684c8414a01..a0aecd0375e 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs
@@ -190,9 +190,9 @@ fn to_str(in: @ident_interner, t: Token) -> ~str {
       /* Other */
       DOC_COMMENT(s) => *in.get(s),
       EOF => ~"<eof>",
-      INTERPOLATED(nt) => {
+      INTERPOLATED(ref nt) => {
         ~"an interpolated " +
-            match nt {
+            match (*nt) {
               nt_item(*) => ~"item",
               nt_block(*) => ~"block",
               nt_stmt(*) => ~"statement",
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs b/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs
index df0c1214361..547f0141d33 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ fn print_type_ex(s: ps, &&ty: @ast::Ty, print_colons: bool) {
           print_region(s, ~"&", region, ~"/");
           print_mt(s, mt);
       }
-      ast::ty_rec(fields) => {
+      ast::ty_rec(ref fields) => {
         word(s.s, ~"{");
         fn print_field(s: ps, f: ast::ty_field) {
             cbox(s, indent_unit);
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ fn print_type_ex(s: ps, &&ty: @ast::Ty, print_colons: bool) {
             end(s);
         }
         fn get_span(f: ast::ty_field) -> codemap::span { return f.span; }
-        commasep_cmnt(s, consistent, fields, print_field, get_span);
+        commasep_cmnt(s, consistent, (*fields), print_field, get_span);
         word(s.s, ~",}");
       }
       ast::ty_tup(elts) => {
@@ -479,11 +479,11 @@ fn print_item(s: ps, &&item: @ast::item) {
         end(s); // end the outer cbox
 
       }
-      ast::item_fn(decl, purity, typarams, body) => {
+      ast::item_fn(decl, purity, typarams, ref body) => {
         print_fn(s, decl, Some(purity), item.ident, typarams, None,
                  item.vis);
         word(s.s, ~" ");
-        print_block_with_attrs(s, body, item.attrs);
+        print_block_with_attrs(s, (*body), item.attrs);
       }
       ast::item_mod(_mod) => {
         head(s, visibility_qualified(item.vis, ~"mod"));
@@ -522,8 +522,8 @@ fn print_item(s: ps, &&item: @ast::item) {
         word(s.s, ~";");
         end(s); // end the outer ibox
       }
-      ast::item_enum(enum_definition, params) => {
-        print_enum_def(s, enum_definition, params, item.ident,
+      ast::item_enum(ref enum_definition, params) => {
+        print_enum_def(s, (*enum_definition), params, item.ident,
                        item.span, item.vis);
       }
       ast::item_class(struct_def, tps) => {
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ fn print_item(s: ps, &&item: @ast::item) {
             bclose(s, item.span);
         }
       }
-      ast::item_trait(tps, traits, methods) => {
+      ast::item_trait(tps, traits, ref methods) => {
         head(s, visibility_qualified(item.vis, ~"trait"));
         print_ident(s, item.ident);
         print_type_params(s, tps);
@@ -569,19 +569,19 @@ fn print_item(s: ps, &&item: @ast::item) {
         }
         word(s.s, ~" ");
         bopen(s);
-        for methods.each |meth| {
+        for (*methods).each |meth| {
             print_trait_method(s, *meth);
         }
         bclose(s, item.span);
       }
-      ast::item_mac({node: ast::mac_invoc_tt(pth, tts), _}) => {
+      ast::item_mac({node: ast::mac_invoc_tt(pth, ref tts), _}) => {
         print_visibility(s, item.vis);
         print_path(s, pth, false);
         word(s.s, ~"! ");
         print_ident(s, item.ident);
         cbox(s, indent_unit);
         popen(s);
-        for tts.each |tt| {
+        for (*tts).each |tt| {
             print_tt(s, *tt);
         }
         pclose(s);
@@ -744,23 +744,23 @@ fn print_struct(s: ps, struct_def: @ast::struct_def, tps: ~[ast::ty_param],
 /// expression arguments as expressions). It can be done! I think.
 fn print_tt(s: ps, tt: ast::token_tree) {
     match tt {
-      ast::tt_delim(tts) => for tts.each() |tt_elt| { print_tt(s, *tt_elt); },
-      ast::tt_tok(_, tk) => {
-        match tk {
+      ast::tt_delim(ref tts) => for (*tts).each() |tt_elt| { print_tt(s, *tt_elt); },
+      ast::tt_tok(_, ref tk) => {
+        match (*tk) {
           parse::token::IDENT(*) => { // don't let idents run together
             if s.s.token_tree_last_was_ident { word(s.s, ~" ") }
             s.s.token_tree_last_was_ident = true;
           }
           _ => { s.s.token_tree_last_was_ident = false; }
         }
-        word(s.s, parse::token::to_str(s.intr, tk));
+        word(s.s, parse::token::to_str(s.intr, (*tk)));
       }
-      ast::tt_seq(_, tts, sep, zerok) => {
+      ast::tt_seq(_, ref tts, ref sep, zerok) => {
         word(s.s, ~"$(");
-        for tts.each() |tt_elt| { print_tt(s, *tt_elt); }
+        for (*tts).each() |tt_elt| { print_tt(s, *tt_elt); }
         word(s.s, ~")");
-        match sep {
-          Some(tk) => word(s.s, parse::token::to_str(s.intr, tk)),
+        match (*sep) {
+          Some(ref tk) => word(s.s, parse::token::to_str(s.intr, (*tk))),
           None => ()
         }
         word(s.s, if zerok { ~"*" } else { ~"+" });
@@ -792,8 +792,8 @@ fn print_variant(s: ps, v: ast::variant) {
             head(s, ~"");
             print_struct(s, struct_def, ~[], v.node.name, v.span);
         }
-        ast::enum_variant_kind(enum_definition) => {
-            print_variants(s, enum_definition.variants, v.span);
+        ast::enum_variant_kind(ref enum_definition) => {
+            print_variants(s, (*enum_definition).variants, v.span);
         }
     }
     match v.node.disr_expr {
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ fn print_ty_method(s: ps, m: ast::ty_method) {
 
 fn print_trait_method(s: ps, m: ast::trait_method) {
     match m {
-      required(ty_m) => print_ty_method(s, ty_m),
+      required(ref ty_m) => print_ty_method(s, (*ty_m)),
       provided(m)    => print_method(s, m)
     }
 }
@@ -892,9 +892,9 @@ fn print_stmt(s: ps, st: ast::stmt) {
         print_expr(s, expr);
         word(s.s, ~";");
       }
-      ast::stmt_mac(mac, semi) => {
+      ast::stmt_mac(ref mac, semi) => {
         space_if_not_bol(s);
-        print_mac(s, mac);
+        print_mac(s, (*mac));
         if semi { word(s.s, ~";"); }
       }
     }
@@ -974,21 +974,21 @@ fn print_if(s: ps, test: @ast::expr, blk: ast::blk,
           Some(_else) => {
             match _else.node {
               // "another else-if"
-              ast::expr_if(i, t, e) => {
+              ast::expr_if(i, ref t, e) => {
                 cbox(s, indent_unit - 1u);
                 ibox(s, 0u);
                 word(s.s, ~" else if ");
                 print_expr(s, i);
                 space(s.s);
-                print_block(s, t);
+                print_block(s, (*t));
                 do_else(s, e);
               }
               // "final else"
-              ast::expr_block(b) => {
+              ast::expr_block(ref b) => {
                 cbox(s, indent_unit - 1u);
                 ibox(s, 0u);
                 word(s.s, ~" else ");
-                print_block(s, b);
+                print_block(s, (*b));
               }
               // BLEAH, constraints would be great here
               _ => {
@@ -1014,11 +1014,11 @@ fn print_mac(s: ps, m: ast::mac) {
         arg.iter(|a| print_expr(s, *a));
         // FIXME: extension 'body' (#2339)
       }
-      ast::mac_invoc_tt(pth, tts) => {
+      ast::mac_invoc_tt(pth, ref tts) => {
         print_path(s, pth, false);
         word(s.s, ~"!");
         popen(s);
-        for tts.each() |tt| { print_tt(s, *tt); }
+        for (*tts).each() |tt| { print_tt(s, *tt); }
         pclose(s);
       }
       ast::mac_ellipsis => word(s.s, ~"..."),
@@ -1149,9 +1149,9 @@ fn print_expr(s: ps, &&expr: @ast::expr) {
         end(s);
       }
 
-      ast::expr_rec(fields, wth) => {
+      ast::expr_rec(ref fields, wth) => {
         word(s.s, ~"{");
-        commasep_cmnt(s, consistent, fields, print_field, get_span);
+        commasep_cmnt(s, consistent, (*fields), print_field, get_span);
         match wth {
           Some(expr) => {
             ibox(s, indent_unit);
@@ -1165,13 +1165,13 @@ fn print_expr(s: ps, &&expr: @ast::expr) {
         }
         word(s.s, ~"}");
       }
-      ast::expr_struct(path, fields, wth) => {
+      ast::expr_struct(path, ref fields, wth) => {
         print_path(s, path, true);
         word(s.s, ~"{");
-        commasep_cmnt(s, consistent, fields, print_field, get_span);
+        commasep_cmnt(s, consistent, (*fields), print_field, get_span);
         match wth {
             Some(expr) => {
-                if vec::len(fields) > 0u { space(s.s); }
+                if vec::len((*fields)) > 0u { space(s.s); }
                 ibox(s, indent_unit);
                 word(s.s, ~",");
                 space(s.s);
@@ -1229,33 +1229,33 @@ fn print_expr(s: ps, &&expr: @ast::expr) {
         word_space(s, ~"as");
         print_type_ex(s, ty, true);
       }
-      ast::expr_if(test, blk, elseopt) => {
-        print_if(s, test, blk, elseopt, false);
+      ast::expr_if(test, ref blk, elseopt) => {
+        print_if(s, test, (*blk), elseopt, false);
       }
-      ast::expr_while(test, blk) => {
+      ast::expr_while(test, ref blk) => {
         head(s, ~"while");
         print_expr(s, test);
         space(s.s);
-        print_block(s, blk);
+        print_block(s, (*blk));
       }
-      ast::expr_loop(blk, opt_ident) => {
+      ast::expr_loop(ref blk, opt_ident) => {
         head(s, ~"loop");
         space(s.s);
         opt_ident.iter(|ident| {
             print_ident(s, *ident);
             word_space(s, ~":");
         });
-        print_block(s, blk);
+        print_block(s, (*blk));
       }
-      ast::expr_match(expr, arms) => {
+      ast::expr_match(expr, ref arms) => {
         cbox(s, alt_indent_unit);
         ibox(s, 4);
         word_nbsp(s, ~"match");
         print_expr(s, expr);
         space(s.s);
         bopen(s);
-        let len = arms.len();
-        for arms.eachi |i, arm| {
+        let len = (*arms).len();
+        for (*arms).eachi |i, arm| {
             space(s.s);
             cbox(s, alt_indent_unit);
             ibox(s, 0u);
@@ -1287,10 +1287,10 @@ fn print_expr(s: ps, &&expr: @ast::expr) {
                 match arm.body.node.expr {
                     Some(expr) => {
                         match expr.node {
-                            ast::expr_block(blk) => {
+                            ast::expr_block(ref blk) => {
                                 // the block will close the pattern's ibox
                                 print_block_unclosed_indent(
-                                    s, blk, alt_indent_unit);
+                                    s, (*blk), alt_indent_unit);
                             }
                             _ => {
                                 end(s); // close the ibox for the pattern
@@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@ fn print_expr(s: ps, &&expr: @ast::expr) {
         }
         bclose_(s, expr.span, alt_indent_unit);
       }
-      ast::expr_fn(proto, decl, body, cap_clause) => {
+      ast::expr_fn(proto, decl, ref body, cap_clause) => {
         // containing cbox, will be closed by print-block at }
         cbox(s, indent_unit);
         // head-box, will be closed by print-block at start
@@ -1321,9 +1321,9 @@ fn print_expr(s: ps, &&expr: @ast::expr) {
                              Some(proto), ast::inherited);
         print_fn_args_and_ret(s, decl, *cap_clause, None);
         space(s.s);
-        print_block(s, body);
+        print_block(s, (*body));
       }
-      ast::expr_fn_block(decl, body, cap_clause) => {
+      ast::expr_fn_block(decl, ref body, cap_clause) => {
         // in do/for blocks we don't want to show an empty
         // argument list, but at this point we don't know which
         // we are inside.
@@ -1332,16 +1332,16 @@ fn print_expr(s: ps, &&expr: @ast::expr) {
         print_fn_block_args(s, decl, *cap_clause);
         space(s.s);
         // }
-        assert body.node.stmts.is_empty();
-        assert body.node.expr.is_some();
+        assert (*body).node.stmts.is_empty();
+        assert (*body).node.expr.is_some();
         // we extract the block, so as not to create another set of boxes
-        match body.node.expr.get().node {
-            ast::expr_block(blk) => {
-                print_block_unclosed(s, blk);
+        match (*body).node.expr.get().node {
+            ast::expr_block(ref blk) => {
+                print_block_unclosed(s, (*blk));
             }
             _ => {
                 // this is a bare expression
-                print_expr(s, body.node.expr.get());
+                print_expr(s, (*body).node.expr.get());
                 end(s); // need to close a box
             }
         }
@@ -1356,12 +1356,12 @@ fn print_expr(s: ps, &&expr: @ast::expr) {
       ast::expr_do_body(body) => {
         print_expr(s, body);
       }
-      ast::expr_block(blk) => {
+      ast::expr_block(ref blk) => {
         // containing cbox, will be closed by print-block at }
         cbox(s, indent_unit);
         // head-box, will be closed by print-block after {
         ibox(s, 0u);
-        print_block(s, blk);
+        print_block(s, (*blk));
       }
       ast::expr_copy(e) => { word_space(s, ~"copy"); print_expr(s, e); }
       ast::expr_unary_move(e) => {
@@ -1447,7 +1447,7 @@ fn print_expr(s: ps, &&expr: @ast::expr) {
         word_nbsp(s, ~"assert");
         print_expr(s, expr);
       }
-      ast::expr_mac(m) => print_mac(s, m),
+      ast::expr_mac(ref m) => print_mac(s, (*m)),
       ast::expr_paren(e) => {
           popen(s);
           print_expr(s, e);
@@ -1768,14 +1768,14 @@ fn print_type_params(s: ps, &&params: ~[ast::ty_param]) {
 fn print_meta_item(s: ps, &&item: @ast::meta_item) {
     ibox(s, indent_unit);
     match item.node {
-      ast::meta_word(name) => word(s.s, name),
-      ast::meta_name_value(name, value) => {
-        word_space(s, name);
+      ast::meta_word(ref name) => word(s.s, (*name)),
+      ast::meta_name_value(ref name, value) => {
+        word_space(s, (*name));
         word_space(s, ~"=");
         print_literal(s, @value);
       }
-      ast::meta_list(name, items) => {
-        word(s.s, name);
+      ast::meta_list(ref name, items) => {
+        word(s.s, (*name));
         popen(s);
         commasep(s, consistent, items, print_meta_item);
         pclose(s);
@@ -1803,10 +1803,10 @@ fn print_view_path(s: ps, &&vp: @ast::view_path) {
         word(s.s, ~"::*");
       }
 
-      ast::view_path_list(path, idents, _) => {
+      ast::view_path_list(path, ref idents, _) => {
         print_path(s, path, false);
         word(s.s, ~"::{");
-        do commasep(s, inconsistent, idents) |s, w| {
+        do commasep(s, inconsistent, (*idents)) |s, w| {
             print_ident(s, w.node.name);
         }
         word(s.s, ~"}");
@@ -1948,15 +1948,15 @@ fn maybe_print_trailing_comment(s: ps, span: codemap::span,
     let mut cm;
     match s.cm { Some(ccm) => cm = ccm, _ => return }
     match next_comment(s) {
-      Some(cmnt) => {
-        if cmnt.style != comments::trailing { return; }
+      Some(ref cmnt) => {
+        if (*cmnt).style != comments::trailing { return; }
         let span_line = cm.lookup_char_pos(span.hi);
-        let comment_line = cm.lookup_char_pos(cmnt.pos);
-        let mut next = cmnt.pos + BytePos(1u);
+        let comment_line = cm.lookup_char_pos((*cmnt).pos);
+        let mut next = (*cmnt).pos + BytePos(1u);
         match next_pos { None => (), Some(p) => next = p }
-        if span.hi < cmnt.pos && cmnt.pos < next &&
+        if span.hi < (*cmnt).pos && (*cmnt).pos < next &&
                span_line.line == comment_line.line {
-            print_comment(s, cmnt);
+            print_comment(s, (*cmnt));
             s.cur_cmnt += 1u;
         }
       }
@@ -1970,7 +1970,7 @@ fn print_remaining_comments(s: ps) {
     if next_comment(s).is_none() { hardbreak(s.s); }
     loop {
         match next_comment(s) {
-          Some(cmnt) => { print_comment(s, cmnt); s.cur_cmnt += 1u; }
+          Some(ref cmnt) => { print_comment(s, (*cmnt)); s.cur_cmnt += 1u; }
           _ => break
         }
     }
@@ -1979,8 +1979,8 @@ fn print_remaining_comments(s: ps) {
 fn print_literal(s: ps, &&lit: @ast::lit) {
     maybe_print_comment(s, lit.span.lo);
     match next_lit(s, lit.span.lo) {
-      Some(ltrl) => {
-        word(s.s, ltrl.lit);
+      Some(ref ltrl) => {
+        word(s.s, (*ltrl).lit);
         return;
       }
       _ => ()
@@ -2030,9 +2030,9 @@ fn lit_to_str(l: @ast::lit) -> ~str {
 
 fn next_lit(s: ps, pos: BytePos) -> Option<comments::lit> {
     match s.literals {
-      Some(lits) => {
-        while s.cur_lit < vec::len(lits) {
-            let ltrl = lits[s.cur_lit];
+      Some(ref lits) => {
+        while s.cur_lit < vec::len((*lits)) {
+            let ltrl = (*lits)[s.cur_lit];
             if ltrl.pos > pos { return None; }
             s.cur_lit += 1u;
             if ltrl.pos == pos { return Some(ltrl); }
@@ -2046,9 +2046,9 @@ fn next_lit(s: ps, pos: BytePos) -> Option<comments::lit> {
 fn maybe_print_comment(s: ps, pos: BytePos) {
     loop {
         match next_comment(s) {
-          Some(cmnt) => {
-            if cmnt.pos < pos {
-                print_comment(s, cmnt);
+          Some(ref cmnt) => {
+            if (*cmnt).pos < pos {
+                print_comment(s, (*cmnt));
                 s.cur_cmnt += 1u;
             } else { break; }
           }
@@ -2117,9 +2117,9 @@ fn to_str<T>(t: T, f: fn@(ps, T), intr: @ident_interner) -> ~str {
 
 fn next_comment(s: ps) -> Option<comments::cmnt> {
     match s.comments {
-      Some(cmnts) => {
-        if s.cur_cmnt < vec::len(cmnts) {
-            return Some(cmnts[s.cur_cmnt]);
+      Some(ref cmnts) => {
+        if s.cur_cmnt < vec::len((*cmnts)) {
+            return Some((*cmnts)[s.cur_cmnt]);
         } else { return None::<comments::cmnt>; }
       }
       _ => return None::<comments::cmnt>
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/syntax.rc b/src/libsyntax/syntax.rc
index 55bac5f8275..66052767bd4 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/syntax.rc
+++ b/src/libsyntax/syntax.rc
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #[allow(vecs_implicitly_copyable)];
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)];
 #[allow(deprecated_mode)];
-#[allow(deprecated_pattern)];
+#[warn(deprecated_pattern)];
 
 extern mod core(vers = "0.5");
 extern mod std(vers = "0.5");
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/visit.rs b/src/libsyntax/visit.rs
index 6ca735469a6..4a399c5a0dd 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/visit.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/visit.rs
@@ -125,10 +125,10 @@ fn visit_item<E>(i: @item, e: E, v: vt<E>) {
         (v.visit_ty)(t, e, v);
         (v.visit_expr)(ex, e, v);
       }
-      item_fn(decl, purity, tp, body) => {
+      item_fn(decl, purity, tp, ref body) => {
         (v.visit_fn)(fk_item_fn(/* FIXME (#2543) */ copy i.ident,
                               /* FIXME (#2543) */ copy tp,
-                              purity), decl, body,
+                              purity), decl, (*body),
                    i.span, i.id, e, v);
       }
       item_mod(m) => (v.visit_mod)(m, i.span, i.id, e, v),
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ fn visit_item<E>(i: @item, e: E, v: vt<E>) {
         (v.visit_ty)(t, e, v);
         (v.visit_ty_params)(tps, e, v);
       }
-      item_enum(enum_definition, tps) => {
+      item_enum(ref enum_definition, tps) => {
         (v.visit_ty_params)(tps, e, v);
-        visit_enum_def(enum_definition, tps, e, v);
+        visit_enum_def((*enum_definition), tps, e, v);
       }
       item_impl(tps, traits, ty, methods) => {
         (v.visit_ty_params)(tps, e, v);
@@ -158,14 +158,14 @@ fn visit_item<E>(i: @item, e: E, v: vt<E>) {
         (v.visit_ty_params)(tps, e, v);
         (v.visit_struct_def)(struct_def, i.ident, tps, i.id, e, v);
       }
-      item_trait(tps, traits, methods) => {
+      item_trait(tps, traits, ref methods) => {
         (v.visit_ty_params)(tps, e, v);
         for traits.each |p| { visit_path(p.path, e, v); }
-        for methods.each |m| {
+        for (*methods).each |m| {
             (v.visit_trait_method)(*m, e, v);
         }
       }
-      item_mac(m) => visit_mac(m, e, v)
+      item_mac(ref m) => visit_mac((*m), e, v)
     }
 }
 
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ fn visit_enum_def<E>(enum_definition: ast::enum_def, tps: ~[ast::ty_param],
                 (v.visit_struct_def)(struct_def, vr.node.name, tps,
                                    vr.node.id, e, v);
             }
-            enum_variant_kind(enum_definition) => {
-                visit_enum_def(enum_definition, tps, e, v);
+            enum_variant_kind(ref enum_definition) => {
+                visit_enum_def((*enum_definition), tps, e, v);
             }
         }
         // Visit the disr expr if it exists
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ fn visit_ty<E>(t: @Ty, e: E, v: vt<E>) {
       ty_vec(mt) | ty_ptr(mt) | ty_rptr(_, mt) => {
         (v.visit_ty)(mt.ty, e, v);
       }
-      ty_rec(flds) => for flds.each |f| {
+      ty_rec(ref flds) => for (*flds).each |f| {
         (v.visit_ty)(f.node.mt.ty, e, v);
       },
       ty_tup(ts) => for ts.each |tt| {
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ fn visit_ty_method<E>(m: ty_method, e: E, v: vt<E>) {
 
 fn visit_trait_method<E>(m: trait_method, e: E, v: vt<E>) {
     match m {
-      required(ty_m) => (v.visit_ty_method)(ty_m, e, v),
+      required(ref ty_m) => (v.visit_ty_method)((*ty_m), e, v),
       provided(m) => visit_method_helper(m, e, v)
     }
 }
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ fn visit_stmt<E>(s: @stmt, e: E, v: vt<E>) {
       stmt_decl(d, _) => (v.visit_decl)(d, e, v),
       stmt_expr(ex, _) => (v.visit_expr)(ex, e, v),
       stmt_semi(ex, _) => (v.visit_expr)(ex, e, v),
-      stmt_mac(mac, _) => visit_mac(mac, e, v)
+      stmt_mac(ref mac, _) => visit_mac((*mac), e, v)
     }
 }
 
@@ -404,13 +404,13 @@ fn visit_expr<E>(ex: @expr, e: E, v: vt<E>) {
         (v.visit_expr)(element, e, v);
         (v.visit_expr)(count, e, v);
       }
-      expr_rec(flds, base) => {
-        for flds.each |f| { (v.visit_expr)(f.node.expr, e, v); }
+      expr_rec(ref flds, base) => {
+        for (*flds).each |f| { (v.visit_expr)(f.node.expr, e, v); }
         visit_expr_opt(base, e, v);
       }
-      expr_struct(p, flds, base) => {
+      expr_struct(p, ref flds, base) => {
         visit_path(p, e, v);
-        for flds.each |f| { (v.visit_expr)(f.node.expr, e, v); }
+        for (*flds).each |f| { (v.visit_expr)(f.node.expr, e, v); }
         visit_expr_opt(base, e, v);
       }
       expr_tup(elts) => for elts.each |el| { (v.visit_expr)(*el, e, v); },
@@ -431,29 +431,29 @@ fn visit_expr<E>(ex: @expr, e: E, v: vt<E>) {
       expr_assert(x) => (v.visit_expr)(x, e, v),
       expr_lit(_) => (),
       expr_cast(x, t) => { (v.visit_expr)(x, e, v); (v.visit_ty)(t, e, v); }
-      expr_if(x, b, eo) => {
+      expr_if(x, ref b, eo) => {
         (v.visit_expr)(x, e, v);
-        (v.visit_block)(b, e, v);
+        (v.visit_block)((*b), e, v);
         visit_expr_opt(eo, e, v);
       }
-      expr_while(x, b) => {
+      expr_while(x, ref b) => {
         (v.visit_expr)(x, e, v);
-        (v.visit_block)(b, e, v);
+        (v.visit_block)((*b), e, v);
       }
-      expr_loop(b, _) => (v.visit_block)(b, e, v),
-      expr_match(x, arms) => {
+      expr_loop(ref b, _) => (v.visit_block)((*b), e, v),
+      expr_match(x, ref arms) => {
         (v.visit_expr)(x, e, v);
-        for arms.each |a| { (v.visit_arm)(*a, e, v); }
+        for (*arms).each |a| { (v.visit_arm)(*a, e, v); }
       }
-      expr_fn(proto, decl, body, cap_clause) => {
-        (v.visit_fn)(fk_anon(proto, cap_clause), decl, body,
+      expr_fn(proto, decl, ref body, cap_clause) => {
+        (v.visit_fn)(fk_anon(proto, cap_clause), decl, (*body),
                      ex.span, ex.id, e, v);
       }
-      expr_fn_block(decl, body, cap_clause) => {
-        (v.visit_fn)(fk_fn_block(cap_clause), decl, body,
+      expr_fn_block(decl, ref body, cap_clause) => {
+        (v.visit_fn)(fk_fn_block(cap_clause), decl, (*body),
                      ex.span, ex.id, e, v);
       }
-      expr_block(b) => (v.visit_block)(b, e, v),
+      expr_block(ref b) => (v.visit_block)((*b), e, v),
       expr_assign(a, b) => {
         (v.visit_expr)(b, e, v);
         (v.visit_expr)(a, e, v);
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ fn visit_expr<E>(ex: @expr, e: E, v: vt<E>) {
         (v.visit_expr)(lv, e, v);
         (v.visit_expr)(x, e, v);
       }
-      expr_mac(mac) => visit_mac(mac, e, v),
+      expr_mac(ref mac) => visit_mac((*mac), e, v),
       expr_paren(x) => (v.visit_expr)(x, e, v),
     }
     (v.visit_expr_post)(ex, e, v);