Adjust the die macro to only accept ~str and to work in statement position

2 files changed, 29 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/src/libcore/rt.rs b/src/libcore/rt.rs
index f4e3463f0b7..120103bd656 100644
--- a/src/libcore/rt.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/rt.rs
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ pub type rust_task = c_void;
 
 extern mod rustrt {
     #[rust_stack]
-    fn rust_upcall_fail(expr: *c_char, file: *c_char, line: size_t);
-
-    #[rust_stack]
     fn rust_upcall_exchange_malloc(td: *c_char, size: uintptr_t) -> *c_char;
 
     #[rust_stack]
@@ -47,11 +44,7 @@ extern mod rustrt {
 // gather_rust_rtcalls.
 #[rt(fail_)]
 pub fn rt_fail_(expr: *c_char, file: *c_char, line: size_t) -> ! {
-    unsafe {
-        cleanup_stack_for_failure();
-        rustrt::rust_upcall_fail(expr, file, line);
-        cast::transmute(())
-    }
+    sys::begin_unwind_(expr, file, line);
 }
 
 #[rt(fail_bounds_check)]
diff --git a/src/libcore/sys.rs b/src/libcore/sys.rs
index 7d5d644719f..62ced601951 100644
--- a/src/libcore/sys.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/sys.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #[forbid(deprecated_pattern)];
 
 use cmp::{Eq, Ord};
-use libc::c_void;
+use libc::{c_void, c_char, size_t};
 
 pub type FreeGlue = fn(*TypeDesc, *c_void);
 
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ extern mod rusti {
     fn min_align_of<T>() -> uint;
 }
 
+extern mod rustrt {
+    #[rust_stack]
+    fn rust_upcall_fail(expr: *c_char, file: *c_char, line: size_t);
+}
+
 /// Compares contents of two pointers using the default method.
 /// Equivalent to `*x1 == *x2`.  Useful for hashtables.
 pub pure fn shape_eq<T:Eq>(x1: &T, x2: &T) -> bool {
@@ -108,6 +113,28 @@ pub pure fn log_str<T>(t: &T) -> ~str {
     }
 }
 
+/** Initiate task failure */
+pub pure fn begin_unwind(msg: ~str, file: ~str, line: uint) -> ! {
+    do str::as_buf(msg) |msg_buf, _msg_len| {
+        do str::as_buf(file) |file_buf, _file_len| {
+            unsafe {
+                let msg_buf = cast::transmute(msg_buf);
+                let file_buf = cast::transmute(file_buf);
+                begin_unwind_(msg_buf, file_buf, line as libc::size_t)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// XXX: Temorary until rt::rt_fail_ goes away
+pub pure fn begin_unwind_(msg: *c_char, file: *c_char, line: size_t) -> ! {
+    unsafe {
+        gc::cleanup_stack_for_failure();
+        rustrt::rust_upcall_fail(msg, file, line);
+        cast::transmute(())
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 pub mod tests {