core: Remove the cast module

This commit revisits the `cast` module in libcore and libstd, and scrutinizes
all functions inside of it. The result was to remove the `cast` module entirely,
folding all functionality into the `mem` module. Specifically, this is the fate
of each function in the `cast` module.

* transmute - This function was moved to `mem`, but it is now marked as
              #[unstable]. This is due to planned changes to the `transmute`
              function and how it can be invoked (see the #[unstable] comment).
              For more information, see RFC 5 and #12898

* transmute_copy - This function was moved to `mem`, with clarification that is
                   is not an error to invoke it with T/U that are different
                   sizes, but rather that it is strongly discouraged. This
                   function is now #[stable]

* forget - This function was moved to `mem` and marked #[stable]

* bump_box_refcount - This function was removed due to the deprecation of
                      managed boxes as well as its questionable utility.

* transmute_mut - This function was previously deprecated, and removed as part
                  of this commit.

* transmute_mut_unsafe - This function doesn't serve much of a purpose when it
                         can be achieved with an `as` in safe code, so it was
                         removed.

* transmute_lifetime - This function was removed because it is likely a strong
                       indication that code is incorrect in the first place.

* transmute_mut_lifetime - This function was removed for the same reasons as
                           `transmute_lifetime`

* copy_lifetime - This function was moved to `mem`, but it is marked
                  `#[unstable]` now due to the likelihood of being removed in
                  the future if it is found to not be very useful.

* copy_mut_lifetime - This function was also moved to `mem`, but had the same
                      treatment as `copy_lifetime`.

* copy_lifetime_vec - This function was removed because it is not used today,
                      and its existence is not necessary with DST
                      (copy_lifetime will suffice).

In summary, the cast module was stripped down to these functions, and then the
functions were moved to the `mem` module.

    transmute - #[unstable]
    transmute_copy - #[stable]
    forget - #[stable]
    copy_lifetime - #[unstable]
    copy_mut_lifetime - #[unstable]

[breaking-change]

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
index 0f3b96c2132..84525718bd9 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ use visit;
 use visit::Visitor;
 use util::small_vector::SmallVector;
 
-use std::cast;
-use std::unstable::dynamic_lib::DynamicLibrary;
+use std::mem;
 use std::os;
+use std::unstable::dynamic_lib::DynamicLibrary;
 
 pub fn expand_expr(e: @ast::Expr, fld: &mut MacroExpander) -> @ast::Expr {
     match e.node {
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ fn load_extern_macros(krate: &ast::ViewItem, fld: &mut MacroExpander) {
         // Intentionally leak the dynamic library. We can't ever unload it
         // since the library can do things that will outlive the expansion
         // phase (e.g. make an @-box cycle or launch a task).
-        cast::forget(lib);
+        mem::forget(lib);
     }
 }