Make `i*::signum` a `const fn`.

This uses a well-known branchless implementation of `signum`.
Its `const`-ness is unstable and requires `#![feature(const_int_sign)]`.

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/src/libcore/num/mod.rs b/src/libcore/num/mod.rs
index dd7090623f5..304b2fc9ebb 100644
--- a/src/libcore/num/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/num/mod.rs
@@ -1993,13 +1993,10 @@ assert_eq!((-10", stringify!($SelfT), ").signum(), -1);",
 $EndFeature, "
 ```"),
             #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
+            #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_int_sign")]
             #[inline]
-            pub fn signum(self) -> Self {
-                match self {
-                    n if n > 0 =>  1,
-                    0          =>  0,
-                    _          => -1,
-                }
+            pub const fn signum(self) -> Self {
+                (self > 0) as Self - (self < 0) as Self
             }
         }