Fallout from stabilization.

49 files changed, 126 insertions, 125 deletions

diff --git a/src/compiletest/header.rs b/src/compiletest/header.rs
index 2413a001ee8..d7af767688e 100644
--- a/src/compiletest/header.rs
+++ b/src/compiletest/header.rs
@@ -332,8 +332,7 @@ pub fn parse_name_value_directive(line: &str, directive: &str)
     let keycolon = format!("{}:", directive);
     match line.find_str(keycolon.as_slice()) {
         Some(colon) => {
-            let value = line.slice(colon + keycolon.len(),
-                                   line.len()).to_string();
+            let value = line[(colon + keycolon.len()) .. line.len()].to_string();
             debug!("{}: {}", directive, value);
             Some(value)
         }
diff --git a/src/compiletest/runtest.rs b/src/compiletest/runtest.rs
index 5579479c5e5..8936c20cefd 100644
--- a/src/compiletest/runtest.rs
+++ b/src/compiletest/runtest.rs
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ fn check_debugger_output(debugger_run_result: &ProcRes, check_lines: &[String])
                         break;
                     }
                     Some(i) => {
-                        rest = rest.slice_from(i + frag.len());
+                        rest = &rest[(i + frag.len())..];
                     }
                 }
                 first = false;
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ fn scan_until_char(haystack: &str, needle: char, idx: &mut uint) -> bool {
     if *idx >= haystack.len() {
         return false;
     }
-    let opt = haystack.slice_from(*idx).find(needle);
+    let opt = haystack[(*idx)..].find(needle);
     if opt.is_none() {
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/src/doc/intro.md b/src/doc/intro.md
index 3487738467f..a7c37ba8e07 100644
--- a/src/doc/intro.md
+++ b/src/doc/intro.md
@@ -485,9 +485,9 @@ fn main() {
         Thread::spawn(move || {
             let mut array = number.lock().unwrap();
 
-            (*array)[i] += 1;
+            array[i as usize] += 1;
 
-            println!("numbers[{}] is {}", i, (*array)[i]);
+            println!("numbers[{}] is {}", i, array[i as usize]);
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/libcollections/btree/node.rs b/src/libcollections/btree/node.rs
index fa890643089..50857c78469 100644
--- a/src/libcollections/btree/node.rs
+++ b/src/libcollections/btree/node.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use core::prelude::*;
 use core::borrow::BorrowFrom;
 use core::cmp::Ordering::{Greater, Less, Equal};
 use core::iter::Zip;
-use core::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
+use core::ops::{Deref, DerefMut, Index, IndexMut};
 use core::ptr::Unique;
 use core::{slice, mem, ptr, cmp, num, raw};
 use alloc::heap;
@@ -1487,7 +1487,7 @@ impl<K, V, E, Impl> AbsTraversal<Impl>
 
 macro_rules! node_slice_impl {
     ($NodeSlice:ident, $Traversal:ident,
-     $as_slices_internal:ident, $slice_from:ident, $slice_to:ident, $iter:ident) => {
+     $as_slices_internal:ident, $index:ident, $iter:ident) => {
         impl<'a, K: Ord + 'a, V: 'a> $NodeSlice<'a, K, V> {
             /// Performs linear search in a slice. Returns a tuple of (index, is_exact_match).
             fn search_linear<Q: ?Sized>(&self, key: &Q) -> (uint, bool)
@@ -1521,10 +1521,10 @@ macro_rules! node_slice_impl {
                     edges: if !self.has_edges {
                         self.edges
                     } else {
-                        self.edges.$slice_from(pos)
+                        self.edges.$index(&(pos ..))
                     },
-                    keys: self.keys.slice_from(pos),
-                    vals: self.vals.$slice_from(pos),
+                    keys: &self.keys[pos ..],
+                    vals: self.vals.$index(&(pos ..)),
                     head_is_edge: !pos_is_kv,
                     tail_is_edge: self.tail_is_edge,
                 }
@@ -1550,10 +1550,10 @@ macro_rules! node_slice_impl {
                     edges: if !self.has_edges {
                         self.edges
                     } else {
-                        self.edges.$slice_to(pos + 1)
+                        self.edges.$index(&(.. (pos + 1)))
                     },
-                    keys: self.keys.slice_to(pos),
-                    vals: self.vals.$slice_to(pos),
+                    keys: &self.keys[..pos],
+                    vals: self.vals.$index(&(.. pos)),
                     head_is_edge: self.head_is_edge,
                     tail_is_edge: !pos_is_kv,
                 }
@@ -1583,6 +1583,5 @@ macro_rules! node_slice_impl {
     }
 }
 
-node_slice_impl!(NodeSlice, Traversal, as_slices_internal, slice_from, slice_to, iter);
-node_slice_impl!(MutNodeSlice, MutTraversal, as_slices_internal_mut, slice_from_mut,
-                                                                     slice_to_mut, iter_mut);
+node_slice_impl!(NodeSlice, Traversal, as_slices_internal, index, iter);
+node_slice_impl!(MutNodeSlice, MutTraversal, as_slices_internal_mut, index_mut, iter_mut);
diff --git a/src/libcollections/ring_buf.rs b/src/libcollections/ring_buf.rs
index b9cb4be7c18..69d64bcdf6d 100644
--- a/src/libcollections/ring_buf.rs
+++ b/src/libcollections/ring_buf.rs
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ impl<T> RingBuf<T> {
 
             if contiguous {
                 let (empty, buf) = buf.split_at_mut(0);
-                (buf.slice_mut(tail, head), empty)
+                (&mut buf[tail .. head], empty)
             } else {
                 let (mid, right) = buf.split_at_mut(tail);
                 let (left, _) = mid.split_at_mut(head);
diff --git a/src/libcollections/slice.rs b/src/libcollections/slice.rs
index a640e4ee0e3..16e5a89f343 100644
--- a/src/libcollections/slice.rs
+++ b/src/libcollections/slice.rs
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ impl<T> SliceExt for [T] {
 
     #[inline]
     fn move_from(&mut self, mut src: Vec<T>, start: uint, end: uint) -> uint {
-        for (a, b) in self.iter_mut().zip(src.slice_mut(start, end).iter_mut()) {
+        for (a, b) in self.iter_mut().zip(src[start .. end].iter_mut()) {
             mem::swap(a, b);
         }
         cmp::min(self.len(), end-start)
diff --git a/src/libcollections/str.rs b/src/libcollections/str.rs
index 94554fd1e81..6608d0ee9a7 100644
--- a/src/libcollections/str.rs
+++ b/src/libcollections/str.rs
@@ -752,21 +752,15 @@ pub trait StrExt: Index<FullRange, Output = str> {
 
     /// Deprecated: use `s[a .. b]` instead.
     #[deprecated = "use slice notation [a..b] instead"]
-    fn slice(&self, begin: uint, end: uint) -> &str {
-        core_str::StrExt::slice(&self[], begin, end)
-    }
+    fn slice(&self, begin: uint, end: uint) -> &str;
 
     /// Deprecated: use `s[a..]` instead.
     #[deprecated = "use slice notation [a..] instead"]
-    fn slice_from(&self, begin: uint) -> &str {
-        core_str::StrExt::slice_from(&self[], begin)
-    }
+    fn slice_from(&self, begin: uint) -> &str;
 
     /// Deprecated: use `s[..a]` instead.
     #[deprecated = "use slice notation [..a] instead"]
-    fn slice_to(&self, end: uint) -> &str {
-        core_str::StrExt::slice_to(&self[], end)
-    }
+    fn slice_to(&self, end: uint) -> &str;
 
     /// Returns a slice of the string from the character range
     /// [`begin`..`end`).
@@ -1304,7 +1298,19 @@ pub trait StrExt: Index<FullRange, Output = str> {
 }
 
 #[stable]
-impl StrExt for str {}
+impl StrExt for str {
+    fn slice(&self, begin: uint, end: uint) -> &str {
+        &self[begin..end]
+    }
+
+    fn slice_from(&self, begin: uint) -> &str {
+        &self[begin..]
+    }
+
+    fn slice_to(&self, end: uint) -> &str {
+        &self[..end]
+    }
+}
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
diff --git a/src/libcore/fmt/float.rs b/src/libcore/fmt/float.rs
index f1b9ebe6d90..245dc00d838 100644
--- a/src/libcore/fmt/float.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/fmt/float.rs
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ pub fn float_to_str_bytes_common<T: Float, U, F>(
         _ => ()
     }
 
-    buf.slice_to_mut(end).reverse();
+    buf[..end].reverse();
 
     // Remember start of the fractional digits.
     // Points one beyond end of buf if none get generated,
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ pub fn float_to_str_bytes_common<T: Float, U, F>(
 
             impl<'a> fmt::Writer for Filler<'a> {
                 fn write_str(&mut self, s: &str) -> fmt::Result {
-                    slice::bytes::copy_memory(self.buf.slice_from_mut(*self.end),
+                    slice::bytes::copy_memory(&mut self.buf[(*self.end)..],
                                               s.as_bytes());
                     *self.end += s.len();
                     Ok(())
diff --git a/src/librand/chacha.rs b/src/librand/chacha.rs
index 815fc0e7ec7..3332e06e19e 100644
--- a/src/librand/chacha.rs
+++ b/src/librand/chacha.rs
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ impl<'a> SeedableRng<&'a [u32]> for ChaChaRng {
         // reset state
         self.init(&[0u32; KEY_WORDS]);
         // set key in place
-        let key = self.state.slice_mut(4, 4+KEY_WORDS);
+        let key = &mut self.state[4 .. 4+KEY_WORDS];
         for (k, s) in key.iter_mut().zip(seed.iter()) {
             *k = *s;
         }
@@ -292,4 +292,3 @@ mod test {
         }
     }
 }
-
diff --git a/src/librbml/io.rs b/src/librbml/io.rs
index f39860c8695..9c746c69baa 100644
--- a/src/librbml/io.rs
+++ b/src/librbml/io.rs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ impl Writer for SeekableMemWriter {
 
             // Do the necessary writes
             if left.len() > 0 {
-                slice::bytes::copy_memory(self.buf.slice_from_mut(self.pos), left);
+                slice::bytes::copy_memory(&mut self.buf[self.pos..], left);
             }
             if right.len() > 0 {
                 self.buf.push_all(right);
diff --git a/src/libregex/re.rs b/src/libregex/re.rs
index abc51d62404..3cdc0be45a6 100644
--- a/src/libregex/re.rs
+++ b/src/libregex/re.rs
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ impl<'t> Captures<'t> {
     pub fn at(&self, i: uint) -> Option<&'t str> {
         match self.pos(i) {
             None => None,
-            Some((s, e)) => Some(self.text.slice(s, e))
+            Some((s, e)) => Some(&self.text[s.. e])
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc/metadata/cstore.rs b/src/librustc/metadata/cstore.rs
index a928d1c9022..7b7159da438 100644
--- a/src/librustc/metadata/cstore.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/metadata/cstore.rs
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ impl MetadataBlob {
                        ((slice[2] as u32) << 8) |
                        ((slice[3] as u32) << 0)) as uint;
             if len + 4 <= slice.len() {
-                slice.slice(4, len + 4)
+                &slice[4.. len + 4]
             } else {
                 &[] // corrupt or old metadata
             }
diff --git a/src/librustc/metadata/loader.rs b/src/librustc/metadata/loader.rs
index 70b6ddf23fd..b1043a4152c 100644
--- a/src/librustc/metadata/loader.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/metadata/loader.rs
@@ -392,11 +392,11 @@ impl<'a> Context<'a> {
             };
             let (hash, rlib) = if file.starts_with(&rlib_prefix[]) &&
                     file.ends_with(".rlib") {
-                (file.slice(rlib_prefix.len(), file.len() - ".rlib".len()),
+                (&file[(rlib_prefix.len()) .. (file.len() - ".rlib".len())],
                  true)
             } else if file.starts_with(dylib_prefix.as_slice()) &&
                       file.ends_with(dypair.1.as_slice()) {
-                (file.slice(dylib_prefix.len(), file.len() - dypair.1.len()),
+                (&file[(dylib_prefix.len()) .. (file.len() - dypair.1.len())],
                  false)
             } else {
                 return FileDoesntMatch
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/cfg/construct.rs b/src/librustc/middle/cfg/construct.rs
index a1ac25a5650..1a2162b3076 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/cfg/construct.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/cfg/construct.rs
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> CFGBuilder<'a, 'tcx> {
             }
 
             ast::ExprMethodCall(_, _, ref args) => {
-                self.call(expr, pred, &*args[0], args.slice_from(1).iter().map(|e| &**e))
+                self.call(expr, pred, &*args[0], args[1..].iter().map(|e| &**e))
             }
 
             ast::ExprIndex(ref l, ref r) |
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/dataflow.rs b/src/librustc/middle/dataflow.rs
index 2b9bd1cd09f..a1727869810 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/dataflow.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/dataflow.rs
@@ -118,17 +118,17 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx, O:DataFlowOperator> pprust::PpAnn for DataFlowContext<'a, 'tcx, O
             assert!(self.bits_per_id > 0);
             let cfgidx = to_cfgidx_or_die(id, &self.nodeid_to_index);
             let (start, end) = self.compute_id_range(cfgidx);
-            let on_entry = self.on_entry.slice(start, end);
+            let on_entry = &self.on_entry[start.. end];
             let entry_str = bits_to_string(on_entry);
 
-            let gens = self.gens.slice(start, end);
+            let gens = &self.gens[start.. end];
             let gens_str = if gens.iter().any(|&u| u != 0) {
                 format!(" gen: {}", bits_to_string(gens))
             } else {
                 "".to_string()
             };
 
-            let kills = self.kills.slice(start, end);
+            let kills = &self.kills[start .. end];
             let kills_str = if kills.iter().any(|&u| u != 0) {
                 format!(" kill: {}", bits_to_string(kills))
             } else {
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx, O:DataFlowOperator> DataFlowContext<'a, 'tcx, O> {
 
         let cfgidx = to_cfgidx_or_die(id, &self.nodeid_to_index);
         let (start, end) = self.compute_id_range(cfgidx);
-        let gens = self.gens.slice_mut(start, end);
+        let gens = &mut self.gens[start.. end];
         set_bit(gens, bit);
     }
 
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx, O:DataFlowOperator> DataFlowContext<'a, 'tcx, O> {
 
         let cfgidx = to_cfgidx_or_die(id, &self.nodeid_to_index);
         let (start, end) = self.compute_id_range(cfgidx);
-        let kills = self.kills.slice_mut(start, end);
+        let kills = &mut self.kills[start.. end];
         set_bit(kills, bit);
     }
 
@@ -256,9 +256,9 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx, O:DataFlowOperator> DataFlowContext<'a, 'tcx, O> {
         assert!(self.bits_per_id > 0);
 
         let (start, end) = self.compute_id_range(cfgidx);
-        let gens = self.gens.slice(start, end);
+        let gens = &self.gens[start.. end];
         bitwise(bits, gens, &Union);
-        let kills = self.kills.slice(start, end);
+        let kills = &self.kills[start.. end];
         bitwise(bits, kills, &Subtract);
 
         debug!("{} apply_gen_kill(cfgidx={:?}, bits={}) [after]",
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx, O:DataFlowOperator> DataFlowContext<'a, 'tcx, O> {
         }
 
         let (start, end) = self.compute_id_range(cfgidx);
-        let on_entry = self.on_entry.slice(start, end);
+        let on_entry = &self.on_entry[start.. end];
         let temp_bits;
         let slice = match e {
             Entry => on_entry,
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx, O:DataFlowOperator> DataFlowContext<'a, 'tcx, O> {
 
         let cfgidx = to_cfgidx_or_die(id, &self.nodeid_to_index);
         let (start, end) = self.compute_id_range(cfgidx);
-        let gens = self.gens.slice(start, end);
+        let gens = &self.gens[start.. end];
         debug!("{} each_gen_bit(id={}, gens={})",
                self.analysis_name, id, bits_to_string(gens));
         self.each_bit(gens, f)
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx, O:DataFlowOperator> DataFlowContext<'a, 'tcx, O> {
         cfg.graph.each_edge(|_edge_index, edge| {
             let flow_exit = edge.source();
             let (start, end) = self.compute_id_range(flow_exit);
-            let mut orig_kills = self.kills.slice(start, end).to_vec();
+            let mut orig_kills = self.kills[start.. end].to_vec();
 
             let mut changed = false;
             for &node_id in edge.data.exiting_scopes.iter() {
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx, O:DataFlowOperator> DataFlowContext<'a, 'tcx, O> {
                 match opt_cfg_idx {
                     Some(cfg_idx) => {
                         let (start, end) = self.compute_id_range(cfg_idx);
-                        let kills = self.kills.slice(start, end);
+                        let kills = &self.kills[start.. end];
                         if bitwise(orig_kills.as_mut_slice(), kills, &Union) {
                             changed = true;
                         }
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx, O:DataFlowOperator> DataFlowContext<'a, 'tcx, O> {
             }
 
             if changed {
-                let bits = self.kills.slice_mut(start, end);
+                let bits = &mut self.kills[start.. end];
                 debug!("{} add_kills_from_flow_exits flow_exit={:?} bits={} [before]",
                        self.analysis_name, flow_exit, mut_bits_to_string(bits));
                 bits.clone_from_slice(&orig_kills[]);
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b, 'tcx, O:DataFlowOperator> PropagationContext<'a, 'b, 'tcx, O> {
             let (start, end) = self.dfcx.compute_id_range(node_index);
 
             // Initialize local bitvector with state on-entry.
-            in_out.clone_from_slice(self.dfcx.on_entry.slice(start, end));
+            in_out.clone_from_slice(&self.dfcx.on_entry[start.. end]);
 
             // Compute state on-exit by applying transfer function to
             // state on-entry.
@@ -528,13 +528,13 @@ impl<'a, 'b, 'tcx, O:DataFlowOperator> PropagationContext<'a, 'b, 'tcx, O> {
         let (start, end) = self.dfcx.compute_id_range(cfgidx);
         let changed = {
             // (scoping mutable borrow of self.dfcx.on_entry)
-            let on_entry = self.dfcx.on_entry.slice_mut(start, end);
+            let on_entry = &mut self.dfcx.on_entry[start.. end];
             bitwise(on_entry, pred_bits, &self.dfcx.oper)
         };
         if changed {
             debug!("{} changed entry set for {:?} to {}",
                    self.dfcx.analysis_name, cfgidx,
-                   bits_to_string(self.dfcx.on_entry.slice(start, end)));
+                   bits_to_string(&self.dfcx.on_entry[start.. end]));
             self.changed = true;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/infer/region_inference/mod.rs b/src/librustc/middle/infer/region_inference/mod.rs
index 0f487fffe5c..9339f435d8f 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/infer/region_inference/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/infer/region_inference/mod.rs
@@ -609,8 +609,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> RegionVarBindings<'a, 'tcx> {
     pub fn vars_created_since_snapshot(&self, mark: &RegionSnapshot)
                                        -> Vec<RegionVid>
     {
-        self.undo_log.borrow()
-            .slice_from(mark.length)
+        self.undo_log.borrow()[mark.length..]
             .iter()
             .filter_map(|&elt| match elt {
                 AddVar(vid) => Some(vid),
@@ -637,7 +636,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> RegionVarBindings<'a, 'tcx> {
             debug!("result_index={}, r={:?}", result_index, r);
 
             for undo_entry in
-                self.undo_log.borrow().slice_from(mark.length).iter()
+                self.undo_log.borrow()[mark.length..].iter()
             {
                 match undo_entry {
                     &AddConstraint(ConstrainVarSubVar(a, b)) => {
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/subst.rs b/src/librustc/middle/subst.rs
index 9ad2dd499cc..031eb26300f 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/subst.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/subst.rs
@@ -373,12 +373,12 @@ impl<T> VecPerParamSpace<T> {
 
     pub fn get_slice<'a>(&'a self, space: ParamSpace) -> &'a [T] {
         let (start, limit) = self.limits(space);
-        self.content.slice(start, limit)
+        &self.content[start.. limit]
     }
 
     pub fn get_mut_slice<'a>(&'a mut self, space: ParamSpace) -> &'a mut [T] {
         let (start, limit) = self.limits(space);
-        self.content.slice_mut(start, limit)
+        &mut self.content[start.. limit]
     }
 
     pub fn opt_get<'a>(&'a self,
diff --git a/src/librustc/session/search_paths.rs b/src/librustc/session/search_paths.rs
index 0cf04fe0a00..dfc27d3ae68 100644
--- a/src/librustc/session/search_paths.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/session/search_paths.rs
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ impl SearchPaths {
 
     pub fn add_path(&mut self, path: &str) {
         let (kind, path) = if path.starts_with("native=") {
-            (PathKind::Native, path.slice_from("native=".len()))
+            (PathKind::Native, &path["native=".len()..])
         } else if path.starts_with("crate=") {
-            (PathKind::Crate, path.slice_from("crate=".len()))
+            (PathKind::Crate, &path["crate=".len()..])
         } else if path.starts_with("dependency=") {
-            (PathKind::Dependency, path.slice_from("dependency=".len()))
+            (PathKind::Dependency, &path["dependency=".len()..])
         } else if path.starts_with("all=") {
-            (PathKind::All, path.slice_from("all=".len()))
+            (PathKind::All, &path["all=".len()..])
         } else {
             (PathKind::All, path)
         };
diff --git a/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/check_loans.rs b/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/check_loans.rs
index d5ad201eabf..0ade916f639 100644
--- a/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/check_loans.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/check_loans.rs
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> CheckLoanCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
 
         for (i, &x) in new_loan_indices.iter().enumerate() {
             let old_loan = &self.all_loans[x];
-            for &y in new_loan_indices.slice_from(i+1).iter() {
+            for &y in new_loan_indices[(i+1) ..].iter() {
                 let new_loan = &self.all_loans[y];
                 self.report_error_if_loans_conflict(old_loan, new_loan);
             }
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/back/link.rs b/src/librustc_trans/back/link.rs
index dacf620cbd1..efa948f0942 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/back/link.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/back/link.rs
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ pub fn build_link_meta(sess: &Session, krate: &ast::Crate,
 fn truncated_hash_result(symbol_hasher: &mut Sha256) -> String {
     let output = symbol_hasher.result_bytes();
     // 64 bits should be enough to avoid collisions.
-    output.slice_to(8).to_hex().to_string()
+    output[.. 8].to_hex().to_string()
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/save/mod.rs b/src/librustc_trans/save/mod.rs
index b12903c814c..c765698fc0c 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/save/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/save/mod.rs
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ impl <'l, 'tcx> DxrVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
             return;
         }
 
-        let sub_paths = sub_paths.slice(0, len-1);
+        let sub_paths = &sub_paths[.. (len-1)];
         for &(ref span, ref qualname) in sub_paths.iter() {
             self.fmt.sub_mod_ref_str(path.span,
                                      *span,
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ impl <'l, 'tcx> DxrVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
         if len <= 1 {
             return;
         }
-        let sub_paths = sub_paths.slice_to(len-1);
+        let sub_paths = &sub_paths[.. (len-1)];
 
         // write the trait part of the sub-path
         let (ref span, ref qualname) = sub_paths[len-2];
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/debuginfo.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/debuginfo.rs
index 2f01f0328e2..7d0ff5f2adc 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/debuginfo.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/debuginfo.rs
@@ -1615,8 +1615,8 @@ fn compile_unit_metadata(cx: &CrateContext) -> DIDescriptor {
                         let prefix: &[u8] = &[dotdot[0], ::std::path::SEP_BYTE];
                         let mut path_bytes = p.as_vec().to_vec();
 
-                        if path_bytes.slice_to(2) != prefix &&
-                           path_bytes.slice_to(2) != dotdot {
+                        if &path_bytes[..2] != prefix &&
+                           &path_bytes[..2] != dotdot {
                             path_bytes.insert(0, prefix[0]);
                             path_bytes.insert(1, prefix[1]);
                         }
@@ -4122,4 +4122,3 @@ fn needs_gdb_debug_scripts_section(ccx: &CrateContext) -> bool {
     !ccx.sess().target.target.options.is_like_windows &&
     ccx.sess().opts.debuginfo != NoDebugInfo
 }
-
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/meth.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/meth.rs
index 0fb0dffe930..2a893a6cfdf 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/meth.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/meth.rs
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ pub fn trans_trait_callee_from_llval<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
         ty::ty_bare_fn(_, ref f) if f.abi == Rust || f.abi == RustCall => {
             let fake_sig =
                 ty::Binder(ty::FnSig {
-                    inputs: f.sig.0.inputs.slice_from(1).to_vec(),
+                    inputs: f.sig.0.inputs[1..].to_vec(),
                     output: f.sig.0.output,
                     variadic: f.sig.0.variadic,
                 });
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ pub fn trans_object_shim<'a, 'tcx>(
             }
             _ => {
                 // skip the self parameter:
-                sig.inputs.slice_from(1)
+                &sig.inputs[1..]
             }
         };
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/astconv.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/astconv.rs
index 42b12c15866..428c5680a48 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/astconv.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/astconv.rs
@@ -1321,7 +1321,7 @@ fn ty_of_method_or_bare_fn<'a, 'tcx>(this: &AstConv<'tcx>,
 
     // HACK(eddyb) replace the fake self type in the AST with the actual type.
     let input_params = if self_ty.is_some() {
-        decl.inputs.slice_from(1)
+        &decl.inputs[1..]
     } else {
         &decl.inputs[]
     };
@@ -1339,9 +1339,9 @@ fn ty_of_method_or_bare_fn<'a, 'tcx>(this: &AstConv<'tcx>,
     let lifetimes_for_params = if implied_output_region.is_none() {
         let input_tys = if self_ty.is_some() {
             // Skip the first argument if `self` is present.
-            self_and_input_tys.slice_from(1)
+            &self_and_input_tys[1..]
         } else {
-            self_and_input_tys.slice_from(0)
+            &self_and_input_tys[]
         };
 
         let (ior, lfp) = find_implied_output_region(input_tys, input_pats);
@@ -1665,7 +1665,7 @@ fn compute_opt_region_bound<'tcx>(tcx: &ty::ctxt<'tcx>,
     // of derived region bounds. If so, use that. Otherwise, report an
     // error.
     let r = derived_region_bounds[0];
-    if derived_region_bounds.slice_from(1).iter().any(|r1| r != *r1) {
+    if derived_region_bounds[1..].iter().any(|r1| r != *r1) {
         tcx.sess.span_err(
             span,
             &format!("ambiguous lifetime bound, \
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/regionck.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/regionck.rs
index 3b5027dbb9e..e4b28bf5648 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/regionck.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/regionck.rs
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ fn visit_expr(rcx: &mut Rcx, expr: &ast::Expr) {
 
         ast::ExprMethodCall(_, _, ref args) => {
             constrain_call(rcx, expr, Some(&*args[0]),
-                           args.slice_from(1).iter().map(|e| &**e), false);
+                           args[1..].iter().map(|e| &**e), false);
 
             visit::walk_expr(rcx, expr);
         }
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/coherence/overlap.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/coherence/overlap.rs
index ce7ba9ac11e..a7bad3dc789 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/coherence/overlap.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/coherence/overlap.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> OverlapChecker<'cx, 'tcx> {
                 continue;
             }
 
-            for &impl2_def_id in trait_impls.slice_from(i+1).iter() {
+            for &impl2_def_id in trait_impls[(i+1)..].iter() {
                 self.check_if_impls_overlap(trait_def_id,
                                             impl1_def_id,
                                             impl2_def_id);
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/escape.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/escape.rs
index 6fb78d9a833..db7253c9ef3 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/escape.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/escape.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ impl<'a> fmt::String for Escape<'a> {
         for (i, ch) in s.bytes().enumerate() {
             match ch as char {
                 '<' | '>' | '&' | '\'' | '"' => {
-                    try!(fmt.write_str(pile_o_bits.slice(last, i)));
+                    try!(fmt.write_str(&pile_o_bits[last.. i]));
                     let s = match ch as char {
                         '>' => "&gt;",
                         '<' => "&lt;",
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ impl<'a> fmt::String for Escape<'a> {
         }
 
         if last < s.len() {
-            try!(fmt.write_str(pile_o_bits.slice_from(last)));
+            try!(fmt.write_str(&pile_o_bits[last..]));
         }
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/markdown.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/markdown.rs
index 0dbd13b4616..1c800771c70 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/markdown.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/markdown.rs
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ extern {
 fn stripped_filtered_line<'a>(s: &'a str) -> Option<&'a str> {
     let trimmed = s.trim();
     if trimmed.starts_with("# ") {
-        Some(trimmed.slice_from(2))
+        Some(&trimmed[2..])
     } else {
         None
     }
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/render.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/render.rs
index ab9700d966a..ea535a1490b 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/render.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/render.rs
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ impl<'a> SourceCollector<'a> {
 
         // Remove the utf-8 BOM if any
         let contents = if contents.starts_with("\u{feff}") {
-            contents.slice_from(3)
+            &contents[3..]
         } else {
             contents
         };
@@ -1469,7 +1469,7 @@ fn full_path(cx: &Context, item: &clean::Item) -> String {
 fn shorter<'a>(s: Option<&'a str>) -> &'a str {
     match s {
         Some(s) => match s.find_str("\n\n") {
-            Some(pos) => s.slice_to(pos),
+            Some(pos) => &s[..pos],
             None => s,
         },
         None => ""
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/markdown.rs b/src/librustdoc/markdown.rs
index dc98a56eb1a..594cf3dcd43 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/markdown.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/markdown.rs
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ fn extract_leading_metadata<'a>(s: &'a str) -> (Vec<&'a str>, &'a str) {
     for line in s.lines() {
         if line.starts_with("%") {
             // remove %<whitespace>
-            metadata.push(line.slice_from(1).trim_left())
+            metadata.push(line[1..].trim_left())
         } else {
             let line_start_byte = s.subslice_offset(line);
-            return (metadata, s.slice_from(line_start_byte));
+            return (metadata, &s[line_start_byte..]);
         }
     }
     // if we're here, then all lines were metadata % lines.
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/passes.rs b/src/librustdoc/passes.rs
index 9a67b479106..34a23774e5b 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/passes.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/passes.rs
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ pub fn unindent(s: &str) -> String {
                 line.to_string()
             } else {
                 assert!(line.len() >= min_indent);
-                line.slice_from(min_indent).to_string()
+                line[min_indent..].to_string()
             }
         }).collect::<Vec<_>>().as_slice());
         unindented.connect("\n")
diff --git a/src/libstd/ffi/c_str.rs b/src/libstd/ffi/c_str.rs
index d7f8eb2e415..6d6aaac22a2 100644
--- a/src/libstd/ffi/c_str.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/ffi/c_str.rs
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ impl Deref for CString {
     type Target = [libc::c_char];
 
     fn deref(&self) -> &[libc::c_char] {
-        self.inner.slice_to(self.inner.len() - 1)
+        &self.inner[..(self.inner.len() - 1)]
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libstd/io/buffered.rs b/src/libstd/io/buffered.rs
index 8c38bc009cc..2b293d6eef2 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/buffered.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/buffered.rs
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ impl<W: Writer> Writer for BufferedWriter<W> {
         if buf.len() > self.buf.len() {
             self.inner.as_mut().unwrap().write(buf)
         } else {
-            let dst = self.buf.slice_from_mut(self.pos);
+            let dst = &mut self.buf[self.pos..];
             slice::bytes::copy_memory(dst, buf);
             self.pos += buf.len();
             Ok(())
diff --git a/src/libstd/io/comm_adapters.rs b/src/libstd/io/comm_adapters.rs
index 4b0014c68f7..4649012d454 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/comm_adapters.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/comm_adapters.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ impl Buffer for ChanReader {
         if self.closed {
             Err(io::standard_error(io::EndOfFile))
         } else {
-            Ok(self.buf.slice_from(self.pos))
+            Ok(&self.buf[self.pos..])
         }
     }
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ impl Reader for ChanReader {
         loop {
             let count = match self.fill_buf().ok() {
                 Some(src) => {
-                    let dst = buf.slice_from_mut(num_read);
+                    let dst = &mut buf[num_read..];
                     let count = cmp::min(src.len(), dst.len());
                     bytes::copy_memory(dst, &src[..count]);
                     count
diff --git a/src/libstd/io/mem.rs b/src/libstd/io/mem.rs
index ee05a9e5596..884582cbaa8 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/mem.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/mem.rs
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ impl Reader for MemReader {
         let write_len = min(buf.len(), self.buf.len() - self.pos);
         {
             let input = &self.buf[self.pos.. (self.pos + write_len)];
-            let output = buf.slice_to_mut(write_len);
+            let output = &mut buf[.. write_len];
             assert_eq!(input.len(), output.len());
             slice::bytes::copy_memory(output, input);
         }
@@ -205,11 +205,11 @@ impl<'a> Reader for &'a [u8] {
         let write_len = min(buf.len(), self.len());
         {
             let input = &self[..write_len];
-            let output = buf.slice_to_mut(write_len);
+            let output = &mut buf[.. write_len];
             slice::bytes::copy_memory(output, input);
         }
 
-        *self = self.slice_from(write_len);
+        *self = &self[write_len..];
 
         Ok(write_len)
     }
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ impl<'a> BufWriter<'a> {
 impl<'a> Writer for BufWriter<'a> {
     #[inline]
     fn write(&mut self, src: &[u8]) -> IoResult<()> {
-        let dst = self.buf.slice_from_mut(self.pos);
+        let dst = &mut self.buf[self.pos..];
         let dst_len = dst.len();
 
         if dst_len == 0 {
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ impl<'a> Reader for BufReader<'a> {
         let write_len = min(buf.len(), self.buf.len() - self.pos);
         {
             let input = &self.buf[self.pos.. (self.pos + write_len)];
-            let output = buf.slice_to_mut(write_len);
+            let output = &mut buf[.. write_len];
             assert_eq!(input.len(), output.len());
             slice::bytes::copy_memory(output, input);
         }
diff --git a/src/libstd/io/mod.rs b/src/libstd/io/mod.rs
index dc21416df7b..ba7c81bf3fb 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/mod.rs
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ pub trait Reader {
         while read < min {
             let mut zeroes = 0;
             loop {
-                match self.read(buf.slice_from_mut(read)) {
+                match self.read(&mut buf[read..]) {
                     Ok(0) => {
                         zeroes += 1;
                         if zeroes >= NO_PROGRESS_LIMIT {
@@ -1481,7 +1481,7 @@ pub trait Buffer: Reader {
         {
             let mut start = 1;
             while start < width {
-                match try!(self.read(buf.slice_mut(start, width))) {
+                match try!(self.read(&mut buf[start .. width])) {
                     n if n == width - start => break,
                     n if n < width - start => { start += n; }
                     _ => return Err(standard_error(InvalidInput)),
diff --git a/src/libstd/io/net/ip.rs b/src/libstd/io/net/ip.rs
index adc122ff447..2c79d7a373d 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/net/ip.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/net/ip.rs
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
             assert!(head.len() + tail.len() <= 8);
             let mut gs = [0u16; 8];
             gs.clone_from_slice(head);
-            gs.slice_mut(8 - tail.len(), 8).clone_from_slice(tail);
+            gs[(8 - tail.len()) .. 8].clone_from_slice(tail);
             Ipv6Addr(gs[0], gs[1], gs[2], gs[3], gs[4], gs[5], gs[6], gs[7])
         }
 
diff --git a/src/libstd/io/util.rs b/src/libstd/io/util.rs
index adfd88644cc..e4bf38a9ef5 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/util.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/util.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ impl<R: Reader> Reader for LimitReader<R> {
         }
 
         let len = cmp::min(self.limit, buf.len());
-        let res = self.inner.read(buf.slice_to_mut(len));
+        let res = self.inner.read(&mut buf[..len]);
         match res {
             Ok(len) => self.limit -= len,
             _ => {}
diff --git a/src/libstd/num/strconv.rs b/src/libstd/num/strconv.rs
index 67fe599ecd6..1d3bf484edb 100644
--- a/src/libstd/num/strconv.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/num/strconv.rs
@@ -379,14 +379,14 @@ pub fn float_to_str_bytes_common<T: Float>(
 
             // only resize buf if we actually remove digits
             if i < buf_max_i {
-                buf = buf.slice(0, i + 1).to_vec();
+                buf = buf[.. (i + 1)].to_vec();
             }
         }
     } // If exact and trailing '.', just cut that
     else {
         let max_i = buf.len() - 1;
         if buf[max_i] == b'.' {
-            buf = buf.slice(0, max_i).to_vec();
+            buf = buf[.. max_i].to_vec();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/libstd/rand/os.rs b/src/libstd/rand/os.rs
index 68ba7e1dd29..bafbde2511d 100644
--- a/src/libstd/rand/os.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/rand/os.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ mod imp {
         let mut read = 0;
         let len = v.len();
         while read < len {
-            let result = getrandom(v.slice_from_mut(read));
+            let result = getrandom(&mut v[read..]);
             if result == -1 {
                 let err = errno() as libc::c_int;
                 if err == libc::EINTR {
diff --git a/src/libstd/rt/util.rs b/src/libstd/rt/util.rs
index 235cedcda52..4023a0a4c10 100644
--- a/src/libstd/rt/util.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/rt/util.rs
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ pub fn abort(args: fmt::Arguments) -> ! {
     }
     impl<'a> fmt::Writer for BufWriter<'a> {
         fn write_str(&mut self, bytes: &str) -> fmt::Result {
-            let left = self.buf.slice_from_mut(self.pos);
+            let left = &mut self.buf[self.pos..];
             let to_write = &bytes.as_bytes()[..cmp::min(bytes.len(), left.len())];
             slice::bytes::copy_memory(left, to_write);
             self.pos += to_write.len();
diff --git a/src/libstd/sys/common/backtrace.rs b/src/libstd/sys/common/backtrace.rs
index d8b85987236..d069d9ee3b8 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sys/common/backtrace.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sys/common/backtrace.rs
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ pub fn demangle(writer: &mut Writer, s: &str) -> IoResult<()> {
     let mut valid = true;
     let mut inner = s;
     if s.len() > 4 && s.starts_with("_ZN") && s.ends_with("E") {
-        inner = s.slice(3, s.len() - 1);
+        inner = &s[3 .. s.len() - 1];
     // On Windows, dbghelp strips leading underscores, so we accept "ZN...E" form too.
     } else if s.len() > 3 && s.starts_with("ZN") && s.ends_with("E") {
-        inner = s.slice(2, s.len() - 1);
+        inner = &s[2 .. s.len() - 1];
     } else {
         valid = false;
     }
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ pub fn demangle(writer: &mut Writer, s: &str) -> IoResult<()> {
             }
             let mut rest = inner;
             while rest.char_at(0).is_numeric() {
-                rest = rest.slice_from(1);
+                rest = &rest[1..];
             }
-            let i: uint = inner.slice_to(inner.len() - rest.len()).parse().unwrap();
-            inner = rest.slice_from(i);
-            rest = rest.slice_to(i);
+            let i: uint = inner[.. (inner.len() - rest.len())].parse().unwrap();
+            inner = &rest[i..];
+            rest = &rest[..i];
             while rest.len() > 0 {
                 if rest.starts_with("$") {
                     macro_rules! demangle {
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ pub fn demangle(writer: &mut Writer, s: &str) -> IoResult<()> {
                         None => rest.len(),
                         Some(i) => i,
                     };
-                    try!(writer.write_str(rest.slice_to(idx)));
-                    rest = rest.slice_from(idx);
+                    try!(writer.write_str(&rest[..idx]));
+                    rest = &rest[idx..];
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/libstd/sys/unix/process.rs b/src/libstd/sys/unix/process.rs
index 36bf696dba5..46639d7d8f0 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sys/unix/process.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sys/unix/process.rs
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ impl Process {
                     let mut bytes = [0; 8];
                     return match input.read(&mut bytes) {
                         Ok(8) => {
-                            assert!(combine(CLOEXEC_MSG_FOOTER) == combine(bytes.slice(4, 8)),
+                            assert!(combine(CLOEXEC_MSG_FOOTER) == combine(&bytes[4.. 8]),
                                 "Validation on the CLOEXEC pipe failed: {:?}", bytes);
-                            let errno = combine(bytes.slice(0, 4));
+                            let errno = combine(&bytes[0.. 4]);
                             assert!(p.wait(0).is_ok(), "wait(0) should either return Ok or panic");
                             Err(super::decode_error(errno))
                         }
diff --git a/src/libstd/sys/windows/fs.rs b/src/libstd/sys/windows/fs.rs
index a7330f7c67c..cb8ef7eb66b 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sys/windows/fs.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sys/windows/fs.rs
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ pub fn readlink(p: &Path) -> IoResult<Path> {
     });
     let ret = match ret {
         Some(ref s) if s.starts_with(r"\\?\") => { // "
-            Ok(Path::new(s.slice_from(4)))
+            Ok(Path::new(&s[4..]))
         }
         Some(s) => Ok(Path::new(s)),
         None => Err(super::last_error()),
diff --git a/src/libstd/sys/windows/os.rs b/src/libstd/sys/windows/os.rs
index e9490dc95c9..36dc9b2afe4 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sys/windows/os.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sys/windows/os.rs
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ pub fn fill_utf16_buf_and_decode<F>(mut f: F) -> Option<String> where
                 done = true;
             }
             if k != 0 && done {
-                let sub = buf.slice(0, k as uint);
+                let sub = &buf[.. (k as uint)];
                 // We want to explicitly catch the case when the
                 // closure returned invalid UTF-16, rather than
                 // set `res` to None and continue.
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/lexer/mod.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/lexer/mod.rs
index 4cdafb36eec..7852b077b53 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/lexer/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/lexer/mod.rs
@@ -271,9 +271,9 @@ impl<'a> StringReader<'a> {
     fn with_str_from_to<T, F>(&self, start: BytePos, end: BytePos, f: F) -> T where
         F: FnOnce(&str) -> T,
     {
-        f(self.filemap.src.slice(
-                self.byte_offset(start).to_uint(),
-                self.byte_offset(end).to_uint()))
+        f(&self.filemap.src[
+                self.byte_offset(start).to_uint()..
+                self.byte_offset(end).to_uint()])
     }
 
     /// Converts CRLF to LF in the given string, raising an error on bare CR.
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
index 83a7504bc49..932c5ce23ea 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -5223,7 +5223,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
             Some(i) => {
                 let mut err = String::from_str("circular modules: ");
                 let len = included_mod_stack.len();
-                for p in included_mod_stack.slice(i, len).iter() {
+                for p in included_mod_stack[i.. len].iter() {
                     err.push_str(&p.display().as_cow()[]);
                     err.push_str(" -> ");
                 }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs b/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs
index b59e770c6ba..cf5066ae474 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs
@@ -1590,7 +1590,7 @@ impl<'a> State<'a> {
                               ident: ast::SpannedIdent,
                               tys: &[P<ast::Ty>],
                               args: &[P<ast::Expr>]) -> IoResult<()> {
-        let base_args = args.slice_from(1);
+        let base_args = &args[1..];
         try!(self.print_expr(&*args[0]));
         try!(word(&mut self.s, "."));
         try!(self.print_ident(ident.node));
@@ -2312,7 +2312,7 @@ impl<'a> State<'a> {
         let args = if first {
             &decl.inputs[]
         } else {
-            decl.inputs.slice_from(1)
+            &decl.inputs[1..]
         };
 
         for arg in args.iter() {
diff --git a/src/libunicode/u_str.rs b/src/libunicode/u_str.rs
index 13672a7b480..66cdf03a51e 100644
--- a/src/libunicode/u_str.rs
+++ b/src/libunicode/u_str.rs
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for Graphemes<'a> {
             Some(cat)
         };
 
-        let retstr = self.string.slice_to(idx);
-        self.string = self.string.slice_from(idx);
+        let retstr = &self.string[..idx];
+        self.string = &self.string[idx..];
         Some(retstr)
     }
 }
@@ -350,8 +350,8 @@ impl<'a> DoubleEndedIterator for Graphemes<'a> {
             Some(cat)
         };
 
-        let retstr = self.string.slice_from(idx);
-        self.string = self.string.slice_to(idx);
+        let retstr = &self.string[idx..];
+        self.string = &self.string[..idx];
         Some(retstr)
     }
 }