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-rw-r--r--src/libcore/at_vec.rs22
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/bool.rs28
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/cell.rs8
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/char.rs28
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/cmp.rs54
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/comm.rs16
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/container.rs28
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/dlist.rs48
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/either.rs12
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/from_str.rs2
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/hash.rs42
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/hashmap.rs107
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/io.rs10
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/iter.rs113
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/managed.rs28
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/mutable.rs2
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/nil.rs14
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/num/f32.rs142
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/num/f64.rs136
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/num/float.rs120
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/num/int-template.rs88
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/num/int-template/i16.rs28
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/num/int-template/i32.rs28
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/num/int-template/i64.rs28
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/num/int-template/i8.rs28
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/num/int-template/int.rs30
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/num/num.rs60
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/num/strconv.rs52
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/num/uint-template.rs86
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/num/uint-template/u16.rs28
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/num/uint-template/u32.rs28
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/num/uint-template/u64.rs28
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/num/uint-template/u8.rs30
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/num/uint-template/uint.rs40
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/ops.rs26
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/option.rs76
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/owned.rs12
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/path.rs128
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/pipes.rs14
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/ptr.rs68
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/rand.rs4
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/result.rs54
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/rt/context.rs2
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/rt/uv.rs6
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/str.rs432
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/sys.rs26
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/task/local_data_priv.rs4
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/task/mod.rs4
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/task/spawn.rs2
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/to_bytes.rs68
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/to_str.rs16
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/trie.rs46
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/tuple.rs44
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/unicode.rs64
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/unstable/extfmt.rs26
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/util.rs4
-rw-r--r--src/libcore/vec.rs459
57 files changed, 1551 insertions, 1576 deletions
diff --git a/src/libcore/at_vec.rs b/src/libcore/at_vec.rs
index 8d3c8561957..29b7e35e24b 100644
--- a/src/libcore/at_vec.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/at_vec.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pub mod rustrt {
 
 /// Returns the number of elements the vector can hold without reallocating
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn capacity<T>(v: @[const T]) -> uint {
+pub fn capacity<T>(v: @[const T]) -> uint {
     unsafe {
         let repr: **raw::VecRepr =
             ::cast::reinterpret_cast(&addr_of(&v));
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ pub pure fn capacity<T>(v: @[const T]) -> uint {
  *             onto the vector being constructed.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn build_sized<A>(size: uint,
-                           builder: &fn(push: &pure fn(v: A))) -> @[A] {
+pub fn build_sized<A>(size: uint, builder: &fn(push: &fn(v: A))) -> @[A] {
     let mut vec: @[const A] = @[];
     unsafe { raw::reserve(&mut vec, size); }
     builder(|+x| unsafe { raw::push(&mut vec, x) });
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ pub pure fn build_sized<A>(size: uint,
  *             onto the vector being constructed.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn build<A>(builder: &fn(push: &pure fn(v: A))) -> @[A] {
+pub fn build<A>(builder: &fn(push: &fn(v: A))) -> @[A] {
     build_sized(4, builder)
 }
 
@@ -95,14 +94,15 @@ pub pure fn build<A>(builder: &fn(push: &pure fn(v: A))) -> @[A] {
  *             onto the vector being constructed.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn build_sized_opt<A>(size: Option<uint>,
-                               builder: &fn(push: &pure fn(v: A))) -> @[A] {
+pub fn build_sized_opt<A>(size: Option<uint>,
+                          builder: &fn(push: &fn(v: A)))
+                       -> @[A] {
     build_sized(size.get_or_default(4), builder)
 }
 
 // Appending
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn append<T:Copy>(lhs: @[T], rhs: &[const T]) -> @[T] {
+pub fn append<T:Copy>(lhs: @[T], rhs: &[const T]) -> @[T] {
     do build_sized(lhs.len() + rhs.len()) |push| {
         for vec::each(lhs) |x| { push(*x); }
         for uint::range(0, rhs.len()) |i| { push(rhs[i]); }
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ pub pure fn append<T:Copy>(lhs: @[T], rhs: &[const T]) -> @[T] {
 
 
 /// Apply a function to each element of a vector and return the results
-pub pure fn map<T, U>(v: &[T], f: &fn(x: &T) -> U) -> @[U] {
+pub fn map<T, U>(v: &[T], f: &fn(x: &T) -> U) -> @[U] {
     do build_sized(v.len()) |push| {
         for vec::each(v) |elem| {
             push(f(elem));
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ pub pure fn map<T, U>(v: &[T], f: &fn(x: &T) -> U) -> @[U] {
  * Creates an immutable vector of size `n_elts` and initializes the elements
  * to the value returned by the function `op`.
  */
-pub pure fn from_fn<T>(n_elts: uint, op: iter::InitOp<T>) -> @[T] {
+pub fn from_fn<T>(n_elts: uint, op: iter::InitOp<T>) -> @[T] {
     do build_sized(n_elts) |push| {
         let mut i: uint = 0u;
         while i < n_elts { push(op(i)); i += 1u; }
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ pub pure fn from_fn<T>(n_elts: uint, op: iter::InitOp<T>) -> @[T] {
  * Creates an immutable vector of size `n_elts` and initializes the elements
  * to the value `t`.
  */
-pub pure fn from_elem<T:Copy>(n_elts: uint, t: T) -> @[T] {
+pub fn from_elem<T:Copy>(n_elts: uint, t: T) -> @[T] {
     do build_sized(n_elts) |push| {
         let mut i: uint = 0u;
         while i < n_elts { push(copy t); i += 1u; }
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ pub mod traits {
 
     impl<T:Copy> Add<&'self [const T],@[T]> for @[T] {
         #[inline(always)]
-        pure fn add(&self, rhs: & &'self [const T]) -> @[T] {
+        fn add(&self, rhs: & &'self [const T]) -> @[T] {
             append(*self, (*rhs))
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/libcore/bool.rs b/src/libcore/bool.rs
index 388542c9934..2b669a285b3 100644
--- a/src/libcore/bool.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/bool.rs
@@ -17,39 +17,39 @@ use from_str::FromStr;
 #[cfg(notest)] use cmp;
 
 /// Negation / inverse
-pub pure fn not(v: bool) -> bool { !v }
+pub fn not(v: bool) -> bool { !v }
 
 /// Conjunction
-pub pure fn and(a: bool, b: bool) -> bool { a && b }
+pub fn and(a: bool, b: bool) -> bool { a && b }
 
 /// Disjunction
-pub pure fn or(a: bool, b: bool) -> bool { a || b }
+pub fn or(a: bool, b: bool) -> bool { a || b }
 
 /**
  * Exclusive or
  *
  * Identical to `or(and(a, not(b)), and(not(a), b))`
  */
-pub pure fn xor(a: bool, b: bool) -> bool { (a && !b) || (!a && b) }
+pub fn xor(a: bool, b: bool) -> bool { (a && !b) || (!a && b) }
 
 /// Implication in the logic, i.e. from `a` follows `b`
-pub pure fn implies(a: bool, b: bool) -> bool { !a || b }
+pub fn implies(a: bool, b: bool) -> bool { !a || b }
 
 /// true if truth values `a` and `b` are indistinguishable in the logic
-pub pure fn eq(a: bool, b: bool) -> bool { a == b }
+pub fn eq(a: bool, b: bool) -> bool { a == b }
 
 /// true if truth values `a` and `b` are distinguishable in the logic
-pub pure fn ne(a: bool, b: bool) -> bool { a != b }
+pub fn ne(a: bool, b: bool) -> bool { a != b }
 
 /// true if `v` represents truth in the logic
-pub pure fn is_true(v: bool) -> bool { v }
+pub fn is_true(v: bool) -> bool { v }
 
 /// true if `v` represents falsehood in the logic
-pub pure fn is_false(v: bool) -> bool { !v }
+pub fn is_false(v: bool) -> bool { !v }
 
 /// Parse logic value from `s`
 impl FromStr for bool {
-    pure fn from_str(s: &str) -> Option<bool> {
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Option<bool> {
         if s == "true" {
             Some(true)
         } else if s == "false" {
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ impl FromStr for bool {
 }
 
 /// Convert `v` into a string
-pub pure fn to_str(v: bool) -> ~str { if v { ~"true" } else { ~"false" } }
+pub fn to_str(v: bool) -> ~str { if v { ~"true" } else { ~"false" } }
 
 /**
  * Iterates over all truth values by passing them to `blk` in an unspecified
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ pub fn all_values(blk: &fn(v: bool)) {
 }
 
 /// converts truth value to an 8 bit byte
-pub pure fn to_bit(v: bool) -> u8 { if v { 1u8 } else { 0u8 } }
+pub fn to_bit(v: bool) -> u8 { if v { 1u8 } else { 0u8 } }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl cmp::Eq for bool {
-    pure fn eq(&self, other: &bool) -> bool { (*self) == (*other) }
-    pure fn ne(&self, other: &bool) -> bool { (*self) != (*other) }
+    fn eq(&self, other: &bool) -> bool { (*self) == (*other) }
+    fn ne(&self, other: &bool) -> bool { (*self) != (*other) }
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/src/libcore/cell.rs b/src/libcore/cell.rs
index cfd1b8dfef0..bf5f9315938 100644
--- a/src/libcore/cell.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/cell.rs
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ pub struct Cell<T> {
 }
 
 impl<T:cmp::Eq> cmp::Eq for Cell<T> {
-    pure fn eq(&self, other: &Cell<T>) -> bool {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Cell<T>) -> bool {
         unsafe {
             let frozen_self: &Option<T> = transmute(&mut self.value);
             let frozen_other: &Option<T> = transmute(&mut other.value);
             frozen_self == frozen_other
         }
     }
-    pure fn ne(&self, other: &Cell<T>) -> bool { !self.eq(other) }
+    fn ne(&self, other: &Cell<T>) -> bool { !self.eq(other) }
 }
 
 /// Creates a new full cell with the given value.
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pub fn Cell<T>(value: T) -> Cell<T> {
     Cell { value: Some(value) }
 }
 
-pub pure fn empty_cell<T>() -> Cell<T> {
+pub fn empty_cell<T>() -> Cell<T> {
     Cell { value: None }
 }
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ pub impl<T> Cell<T> {
     }
 
     /// Returns true if the cell is empty and false if the cell is full.
-    pure fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+    fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
         self.value.is_none()
     }
 
diff --git a/src/libcore/char.rs b/src/libcore/char.rs
index f2db9ca919d..027329a2355 100644
--- a/src/libcore/char.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/char.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ pub use is_XID_continue = unicode::derived_property::XID_Continue;
  * in terms of the Unicode General Category 'Ll'
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_lowercase(c: char) -> bool {
+pub fn is_lowercase(c: char) -> bool {
     return unicode::general_category::Ll(c);
 }
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ pub pure fn is_lowercase(c: char) -> bool {
  * in terms of the Unicode General Category 'Lu'.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_uppercase(c: char) -> bool {
+pub fn is_uppercase(c: char) -> bool {
     return unicode::general_category::Lu(c);
 }
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ pub pure fn is_uppercase(c: char) -> bool {
  * additional 'Cc'-category control codes in the range [0x09, 0x0d]
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_whitespace(c: char) -> bool {
+pub fn is_whitespace(c: char) -> bool {
     return ('\x09' <= c && c <= '\x0d')
         || unicode::general_category::Zs(c)
         || unicode::general_category::Zl(c)
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ pub pure fn is_whitespace(c: char) -> bool {
  * and the Derived Core Property 'Alphabetic'.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_alphanumeric(c: char) -> bool {
+pub fn is_alphanumeric(c: char) -> bool {
     return unicode::derived_property::Alphabetic(c) ||
         unicode::general_category::Nd(c) ||
         unicode::general_category::Nl(c) ||
@@ -102,13 +102,13 @@ pub pure fn is_alphanumeric(c: char) -> bool {
 
 /// Indicates whether the character is an ASCII character
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_ascii(c: char) -> bool {
+pub fn is_ascii(c: char) -> bool {
    c - ('\x7F' & c) == '\x00'
 }
 
 /// Indicates whether the character is numeric (Nd, Nl, or No)
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_digit(c: char) -> bool {
+pub fn is_digit(c: char) -> bool {
     return unicode::general_category::Nd(c) ||
         unicode::general_category::Nl(c) ||
         unicode::general_category::No(c);
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ pub pure fn is_digit(c: char) -> bool {
  * Note: This just wraps `to_digit()`.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_digit_radix(c: char, radix: uint) -> bool {
+pub fn is_digit_radix(c: char, radix: uint) -> bool {
     match to_digit(c, radix) {
         Some(_) => true,
         None    => false
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ pub pure fn is_digit_radix(c: char, radix: uint) -> bool {
  * Fails if given a `radix` outside the range `[0..36]`.
  */
 #[inline]
-pub pure fn to_digit(c: char, radix: uint) -> Option<uint> {
+pub fn to_digit(c: char, radix: uint) -> Option<uint> {
     if radix > 36 {
         fail!(fmt!("to_digit: radix %? is to high (maximum 36)", radix));
     }
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ pub pure fn to_digit(c: char, radix: uint) -> Option<uint> {
  * Fails if given an `radix` > 36.
  */
 #[inline]
-pub pure fn from_digit(num: uint, radix: uint) -> Option<char> {
+pub fn from_digit(num: uint, radix: uint) -> Option<char> {
     if radix > 36 {
         fail!(fmt!("from_digit: radix %? is to high (maximum 36)", num));
     }
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ pub pure fn from_digit(num: uint, radix: uint) -> Option<char> {
  *   - chars in [0x100,0xffff] get 4-digit escapes: `\\uNNNN`
  *   - chars above 0x10000 get 8-digit escapes: `\\UNNNNNNNN`
  */
-pub pure fn escape_unicode(c: char) -> ~str {
+pub fn escape_unicode(c: char) -> ~str {
     let s = u32::to_str_radix(c as u32, 16u);
     let (c, pad) = (if c <= '\xff' { ('x', 2u) }
                     else if c <= '\uffff' { ('u', 4u) }
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ pub pure fn escape_unicode(c: char) -> ~str {
  *   - Any other chars in the range [0x20,0x7e] are not escaped.
  *   - Any other chars are given hex unicode escapes; see `escape_unicode`.
  */
-pub pure fn escape_default(c: char) -> ~str {
+pub fn escape_default(c: char) -> ~str {
     match c {
       '\t' => ~"\\t",
       '\r' => ~"\\r",
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ pub pure fn escape_default(c: char) -> ~str {
  * -1 if a < b, 0 if a == b, +1 if a > b
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn cmp(a: char, b: char) -> int {
+pub fn cmp(a: char, b: char) -> int {
     return  if b > a { -1 }
     else if b < a { 1 }
     else { 0 }
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ pub pure fn cmp(a: char, b: char) -> int {
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl Eq for char {
-    pure fn eq(&self, other: &char) -> bool { (*self) == (*other) }
-    pure fn ne(&self, other: &char) -> bool { (*self) != (*other) }
+    fn eq(&self, other: &char) -> bool { (*self) == (*other) }
+    fn ne(&self, other: &char) -> bool { (*self) != (*other) }
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/src/libcore/cmp.rs b/src/libcore/cmp.rs
index fc8ed5d70c3..7c45ecae632 100644
--- a/src/libcore/cmp.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/cmp.rs
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ and `Eq` to overload the `==` and `!=` operators.
 */
 #[lang="eq"]
 pub trait Eq {
-    pure fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool;
-    pure fn ne(&self, other: &Self) -> bool;
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool;
+    fn ne(&self, other: &Self) -> bool;
 }
 
 #[deriving(Eq)]
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ pub enum Ordering { Less, Equal, Greater }
 
 /// Trait for types that form a total order
 pub trait TotalOrd {
-    pure fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Ordering;
+    fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Ordering;
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pure fn icmp<T: Ord>(a: &T, b: &T) -> Ordering {
+fn icmp<T: Ord>(a: &T, b: &T) -> Ordering {
     if *a < *b { Less }
     else if *a > *b { Greater }
     else { Equal }
@@ -54,52 +54,52 @@ pure fn icmp<T: Ord>(a: &T, b: &T) -> Ordering {
 
 impl TotalOrd for u8 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn cmp(&self, other: &u8) -> Ordering { icmp(self, other) }
+    fn cmp(&self, other: &u8) -> Ordering { icmp(self, other) }
 }
 
 impl TotalOrd for u16 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn cmp(&self, other: &u16) -> Ordering { icmp(self, other) }
+    fn cmp(&self, other: &u16) -> Ordering { icmp(self, other) }
 }
 
 impl TotalOrd for u32 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn cmp(&self, other: &u32) -> Ordering { icmp(self, other) }
+    fn cmp(&self, other: &u32) -> Ordering { icmp(self, other) }
 }
 
 impl TotalOrd for u64 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn cmp(&self, other: &u64) -> Ordering { icmp(self, other) }
+    fn cmp(&self, other: &u64) -> Ordering { icmp(self, other) }
 }
 
 impl TotalOrd for i8 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn cmp(&self, other: &i8) -> Ordering { icmp(self, other) }
+    fn cmp(&self, other: &i8) -> Ordering { icmp(self, other) }
 }
 
 impl TotalOrd for i16 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn cmp(&self, other: &i16) -> Ordering { icmp(self, other) }
+    fn cmp(&self, other: &i16) -> Ordering { icmp(self, other) }
 }
 
 impl TotalOrd for i32 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn cmp(&self, other: &i32) -> Ordering { icmp(self, other) }
+    fn cmp(&self, other: &i32) -> Ordering { icmp(self, other) }
 }
 
 impl TotalOrd for i64 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn cmp(&self, other: &i64) -> Ordering { icmp(self, other) }
+    fn cmp(&self, other: &i64) -> Ordering { icmp(self, other) }
 }
 
 impl TotalOrd for int {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn cmp(&self, other: &int) -> Ordering { icmp(self, other) }
+    fn cmp(&self, other: &int) -> Ordering { icmp(self, other) }
 }
 
 impl TotalOrd for uint {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn cmp(&self, other: &uint) -> Ordering { icmp(self, other) }
+    fn cmp(&self, other: &uint) -> Ordering { icmp(self, other) }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -114,39 +114,39 @@ impl TotalOrd for uint {
 */
 #[lang="ord"]
 pub trait Ord {
-    pure fn lt(&self, other: &Self) -> bool;
-    pure fn le(&self, other: &Self) -> bool;
-    pure fn ge(&self, other: &Self) -> bool;
-    pure fn gt(&self, other: &Self) -> bool;
+    fn lt(&self, other: &Self) -> bool;
+    fn le(&self, other: &Self) -> bool;
+    fn ge(&self, other: &Self) -> bool;
+    fn gt(&self, other: &Self) -> bool;
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn lt<T:Ord>(v1: &T, v2: &T) -> bool {
+pub fn lt<T:Ord>(v1: &T, v2: &T) -> bool {
     (*v1).lt(v2)
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn le<T:Ord>(v1: &T, v2: &T) -> bool {
+pub fn le<T:Ord>(v1: &T, v2: &T) -> bool {
     (*v1).le(v2)
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn eq<T:Eq>(v1: &T, v2: &T) -> bool {
+pub fn eq<T:Eq>(v1: &T, v2: &T) -> bool {
     (*v1).eq(v2)
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn ne<T:Eq>(v1: &T, v2: &T) -> bool {
+pub fn ne<T:Eq>(v1: &T, v2: &T) -> bool {
     (*v1).ne(v2)
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn ge<T:Ord>(v1: &T, v2: &T) -> bool {
+pub fn ge<T:Ord>(v1: &T, v2: &T) -> bool {
     (*v1).ge(v2)
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn gt<T:Ord>(v1: &T, v2: &T) -> bool {
+pub fn gt<T:Ord>(v1: &T, v2: &T) -> bool {
     (*v1).gt(v2)
 }
 
@@ -155,16 +155,16 @@ pub pure fn gt<T:Ord>(v1: &T, v2: &T) -> bool {
 /// container types; e.g. it is often desirable to be able to use `&str`
 /// values to look up entries in a container with `~str` keys.
 pub trait Equiv<T> {
-    pure fn equiv(&self, other: &T) -> bool;
+    fn equiv(&self, other: &T) -> bool;
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn min<T:Ord>(v1: T, v2: T) -> T {
+pub fn min<T:Ord>(v1: T, v2: T) -> T {
     if v1 < v2 { v1 } else { v2 }
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn max<T:Ord>(v1: T, v2: T) -> T {
+pub fn max<T:Ord>(v1: T, v2: T) -> T {
     if v1 > v2 { v1 } else { v2 }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libcore/comm.rs b/src/libcore/comm.rs
index 692a7947e20..6dadca8dc57 100644
--- a/src/libcore/comm.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/comm.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ pub trait GenericPort<T> {
 /// Ports that can `peek`
 pub trait Peekable<T> {
     /// Returns true if a message is available
-    pure fn peek(&self) -> bool;
+    fn peek(&self) -> bool;
 }
 
 /// Returns the index of an endpoint that is ready to receive.
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ fn chan_try_send<T:Owned>(self: &Chan<T>, x: T) -> bool {
 pub impl<T: Owned> Port<T> {
     fn recv(&self) -> T { port_recv(self) }
     fn try_recv(&self) -> Option<T> { port_try_recv(self) }
-    pure fn peek(&self) -> bool { port_peek(self) }
+    fn peek(&self) -> bool { port_peek(self) }
 }
 
 impl<T: Owned> GenericPort<T> for Port<T> {
@@ -180,11 +180,11 @@ fn port_try_recv<T:Owned>(self: &Port<T>) -> Option<T> {
 }
 
 impl<T: Owned> Peekable<T> for Port<T> {
-    pure fn peek(&self) -> bool { port_peek(self) }
+    fn peek(&self) -> bool { port_peek(self) }
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pure fn port_peek<T:Owned>(self: &Port<T>) -> bool {
+fn port_peek<T:Owned>(self: &Port<T>) -> bool {
     unsafe {
         let mut endp = None;
         endp <-> self.endp;
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ pure fn port_peek<T:Owned>(self: &Port<T>) -> bool {
 }
 
 impl<T: Owned> Selectable for Port<T> {
-    pure fn header(&self) -> *PacketHeader {
+    fn header(&self) -> *PacketHeader {
         unsafe {
             match self.endp {
               Some(ref endp) => endp.header(),
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ pub fn PortSet<T: Owned>() -> PortSet<T>{
 pub impl<T:Owned> PortSet<T> {
     fn recv(&self) -> T { port_set_recv(self) }
     fn try_recv(&self) -> Option<T> { port_set_try_recv(self) }
-    pure fn peek(&self) -> bool { port_set_peek(self) }
+    fn peek(&self) -> bool { port_set_peek(self) }
 }
 
 pub impl<T: Owned> PortSet<T> {
@@ -272,11 +272,11 @@ fn port_set_try_recv<T:Owned>(self: &PortSet<T>) -> Option<T> {
 }
 
 impl<T: Owned> Peekable<T> for PortSet<T> {
-    pure fn peek(&self) -> bool { port_set_peek(self) }
+    fn peek(&self) -> bool { port_set_peek(self) }
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pure fn port_set_peek<T:Owned>(self: &PortSet<T>) -> bool {
+fn port_set_peek<T:Owned>(self: &PortSet<T>) -> bool {
     // It'd be nice to use self.port.each, but that version isn't
     // pure.
     for uint::range(0, vec::uniq_len(&const self.ports)) |i| {
diff --git a/src/libcore/container.rs b/src/libcore/container.rs
index 5044b3a6c5d..1cda04ee06e 100644
--- a/src/libcore/container.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/container.rs
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ use option::Option;
 
 pub trait Container {
     /// Return the number of elements in the container
-    pure fn len(&const self) -> uint;
+    fn len(&const self) -> uint;
 
     /// Return true if the container contains no elements
-    pure fn is_empty(&const self) -> bool;
+    fn is_empty(&const self) -> bool;
 }
 
 pub trait Mutable: Container {
@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@ pub trait Mutable: Container {
 
 pub trait Map<K, V>: Mutable {
     /// Return true if the map contains a value for the specified key
-    pure fn contains_key(&self, key: &K) -> bool;
+    fn contains_key(&self, key: &K) -> bool;
 
     /// Visit all keys
-    pure fn each_key(&self, f: &fn(&K) -> bool);
+    fn each_key(&self, f: &fn(&K) -> bool);
 
     /// Visit all values
-    pure fn each_value(&self, f: &fn(&V) -> bool);
+    fn each_value(&self, f: &fn(&V) -> bool);
 
     /// Iterate over the map and mutate the contained values
     fn mutate_values(&mut self, f: &fn(&K, &mut V) -> bool);
 
     /// Return the value corresponding to the key in the map
-    pure fn find(&self, key: &K) -> Option<&'self V>;
+    fn find(&self, key: &K) -> Option<&'self V>;
 
     /// Insert a key-value pair into the map. An existing value for a
     /// key is replaced by the new value. Return true if the key did
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pub trait Map<K, V>: Mutable {
 
 pub trait Set<T>: Mutable {
     /// Return true if the set contains a value
-    pure fn contains(&self, value: &T) -> bool;
+    fn contains(&self, value: &T) -> bool;
 
     /// Add a value to the set. Return true if the value was not already
     /// present in the set.
@@ -65,23 +65,23 @@ pub trait Set<T>: Mutable {
 
     /// Return true if the set has no elements in common with `other`.
     /// This is equivalent to checking for an empty intersection.
-    pure fn is_disjoint(&self, other: &Self) -> bool;
+    fn is_disjoint(&self, other: &Self) -> bool;
 
     /// Return true if the set is a subset of another
-    pure fn is_subset(&self, other: &Self) -> bool;
+    fn is_subset(&self, other: &Self) -> bool;
 
     /// Return true if the set is a superset of another
-    pure fn is_superset(&self, other: &Self) -> bool;
+    fn is_superset(&self, other: &Self) -> bool;
 
     /// Visit the values representing the difference
-    pure fn difference(&self, other: &Self, f: &fn(&T) -> bool);
+    fn difference(&self, other: &Self, f: &fn(&T) -> bool);
 
     /// Visit the values representing the symmetric difference
-    pure fn symmetric_difference(&self, other: &Self, f: &fn(&T) -> bool);
+    fn symmetric_difference(&self, other: &Self, f: &fn(&T) -> bool);
 
     /// Visit the values representing the intersection
-    pure fn intersection(&self, other: &Self, f: &fn(&T) -> bool);
+    fn intersection(&self, other: &Self, f: &fn(&T) -> bool);
 
     /// Visit the values representing the union
-    pure fn union(&self, other: &Self, f: &fn(&T) -> bool);
+    fn union(&self, other: &Self, f: &fn(&T) -> bool);
 }
diff --git a/src/libcore/dlist.rs b/src/libcore/dlist.rs
index ef3deb11a95..ff86e8d1ffc 100644
--- a/src/libcore/dlist.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/dlist.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ pub struct DList<T> {
 }
 
 priv impl<T> DListNode<T> {
-    pure fn assert_links(@mut self) {
+    fn assert_links(@mut self) {
         match self.next {
             Some(neighbour) => match neighbour.prev {
               Some(me) => if !managed::mut_ptr_eq(self, me) {
@@ -66,24 +66,24 @@ priv impl<T> DListNode<T> {
 
 pub impl<T> DListNode<T> {
     /// Get the next node in the list, if there is one.
-    pure fn next_link(@mut self) -> DListLink<T> {
+    fn next_link(@mut self) -> DListLink<T> {
         self.assert_links();
         self.next
     }
     /// Get the next node in the list, failing if there isn't one.
-    pure fn next_node(@mut self) -> @mut DListNode<T> {
+    fn next_node(@mut self) -> @mut DListNode<T> {
         match self.next_link() {
             Some(nobe) => nobe,
             None       => fail!(~"This dlist node has no next neighbour.")
         }
     }
     /// Get the previous node in the list, if there is one.
-    pure fn prev_link(@mut self) -> DListLink<T> {
+    fn prev_link(@mut self) -> DListLink<T> {
         self.assert_links();
         self.prev
     }
     /// Get the previous node in the list, failing if there isn't one.
-    pure fn prev_node(@mut self) -> @mut DListNode<T> {
+    fn prev_node(@mut self) -> @mut DListNode<T> {
         match self.prev_link() {
             Some(nobe) => nobe,
             None       => fail!(~"This dlist node has no previous neighbour.")
@@ -92,17 +92,17 @@ pub impl<T> DListNode<T> {
 }
 
 /// Creates a new dlist node with the given data.
-pub pure fn new_dlist_node<T>(data: T) -> @mut DListNode<T> {
+pub fn new_dlist_node<T>(data: T) -> @mut DListNode<T> {
     @mut DListNode { data: data, linked: false, prev: None, next: None }
 }
 
 /// Creates a new, empty dlist.
-pub pure fn DList<T>() -> @mut DList<T> {
+pub fn DList<T>() -> @mut DList<T> {
     @mut DList { size: 0, hd: None, tl: None }
 }
 
 /// Creates a new dlist with a single element
-pub pure fn from_elem<T>(data: T) -> @mut DList<T> {
+pub fn from_elem<T>(data: T) -> @mut DList<T> {
     let list = DList();
     unsafe { list.push(data); }
     list
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ pub fn concat<T>(lists: @mut DList<@mut DList<T>>) -> @mut DList<T> {
 }
 
 priv impl<T> DList<T> {
-    pure fn new_link(data: T) -> DListLink<T> {
+    fn new_link(data: T) -> DListLink<T> {
         Some(@mut DListNode {
             data: data,
             linked: true,
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ priv impl<T> DList<T> {
             next: None
         })
     }
-    pure fn assert_mine(@mut self, nobe: @mut DListNode<T>) {
+    fn assert_mine(@mut self, nobe: @mut DListNode<T>) {
         // These asserts could be stronger if we had node-root back-pointers,
         // but those wouldn't allow for O(1) append.
         if self.size == 0 {
@@ -212,9 +212,9 @@ priv impl<T> DList<T> {
 
 pub impl<T> DList<T> {
     /// Get the size of the list. O(1).
-    pure fn len(@mut self) -> uint { self.size }
+    fn len(@mut self) -> uint { self.size }
     /// Returns true if the list is empty. O(1).
-    pure fn is_empty(@mut self) -> bool { self.len() == 0 }
+    fn is_empty(@mut self) -> bool { self.len() == 0 }
 
     /// Add data to the head of the list. O(1).
     fn push_head(@mut self, data: T) {
@@ -316,12 +316,12 @@ pub impl<T> DList<T> {
         tl
     }
     /// Get the node at the list's head. O(1).
-    pure fn peek_n(@mut self) -> DListLink<T> { self.hd }
+    fn peek_n(@mut self) -> DListLink<T> { self.hd }
     /// Get the node at the list's tail. O(1).
-    pure fn peek_tail_n(@mut self) -> DListLink<T> { self.tl }
+    fn peek_tail_n(@mut self) -> DListLink<T> { self.tl }
 
     /// Get the node at the list's head, failing if empty. O(1).
-    pure fn head_n(@mut self) -> @mut DListNode<T> {
+    fn head_n(@mut self) -> @mut DListNode<T> {
         match self.hd {
             Some(nobe) => nobe,
             None       => fail!(
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ pub impl<T> DList<T> {
         }
     }
     /// Get the node at the list's tail, failing if empty. O(1).
-    pure fn tail_n(@mut self) -> @mut DListNode<T> {
+    fn tail_n(@mut self) -> @mut DListNode<T> {
         match self.tl {
             Some(nobe) => nobe,
             None       => fail!(
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ pub impl<T> DList<T> {
     }
 
     /// Iterate over nodes.
-    pure fn each_node(@mut self, f: &fn(@mut DListNode<T>) -> bool) {
+    fn each_node(@mut self, f: &fn(@mut DListNode<T>) -> bool) {
         let mut link = self.peek_n();
         while link.is_some() {
             let nobe = link.get();
@@ -471,23 +471,23 @@ pub impl<T:Copy> DList<T> {
     }
 
     /// Get data at the list's head. O(1).
-    pure fn peek(@mut self) -> Option<T> {
+    fn peek(@mut self) -> Option<T> {
         self.peek_n().map(|nobe| nobe.data)
     }
 
     /// Get data at the list's tail. O(1).
-    pure fn peek_tail(@mut self) -> Option<T> {
+    fn peek_tail(@mut self) -> Option<T> {
         self.peek_tail_n().map (|nobe| nobe.data)
     }
 
     /// Get data at the list's head, failing if empty. O(1).
-    pure fn head(@mut self) -> T { self.head_n().data }
+    fn head(@mut self) -> T { self.head_n().data }
 
     /// Get data at the list's tail, failing if empty. O(1).
-    pure fn tail(@mut self) -> T { self.tail_n().data }
+    fn tail(@mut self) -> T { self.tail_n().data }
 
     /// Get the elements of the list as a vector. O(n).
-    pure fn to_vec(@mut self) -> ~[T] {
+    fn to_vec(@mut self) -> ~[T] {
         let mut v = vec::with_capacity(self.size);
         unsafe {
             // Take this out of the unchecked when iter's functions are pure
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ impl<T> BaseIter<T> for @mut DList<T> {
     * allow for e.g. breadth-first search with in-place enqueues), but
     * removing the current node is forbidden.
     */
-    pure fn each(&self, f: &fn(v: &T) -> bool) {
+    fn each(&self, f: &fn(v: &T) -> bool) {
         let mut link = self.peek_n();
         while option::is_some(&link) {
             let nobe = option::get(link);
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ impl<T> BaseIter<T> for @mut DList<T> {
     }
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn size_hint(&self) -> Option<uint> { Some(self.len()) }
+    fn size_hint(&self) -> Option<uint> { Some(self.len()) }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/src/libcore/either.rs b/src/libcore/either.rs
index a036c19c158..1cf2c5e1fff 100644
--- a/src/libcore/either.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/either.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ pub fn partition<T, U>(eithers: ~[Either<T, U>])
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn flip<T, U>(eith: Either<T, U>) -> Either<U, T> {
+pub fn flip<T, U>(eith: Either<T, U>) -> Either<U, T> {
     //! Flips between left and right of a given either
 
     match eith {
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ pub pure fn flip<T, U>(eith: Either<T, U>) -> Either<U, T> {
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn to_result<T, U>(eith: Either<T, U>)
+pub fn to_result<T, U>(eith: Either<T, U>)
     -> Result<U, T> {
     /*!
      * Converts either::t to a result::t
@@ -113,21 +113,21 @@ pub pure fn to_result<T, U>(eith: Either<T, U>)
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_left<T, U>(eith: &Either<T, U>) -> bool {
+pub fn is_left<T, U>(eith: &Either<T, U>) -> bool {
     //! Checks whether the given value is a left
 
     match *eith { Left(_) => true, _ => false }
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_right<T, U>(eith: &Either<T, U>) -> bool {
+pub fn is_right<T, U>(eith: &Either<T, U>) -> bool {
     //! Checks whether the given value is a right
 
     match *eith { Right(_) => true, _ => false }
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn unwrap_left<T,U>(eith: Either<T,U>) -> T {
+pub fn unwrap_left<T,U>(eith: Either<T,U>) -> T {
     //! Retrieves the value in the left branch. Fails if the either is Right.
 
     match eith {
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ pub pure fn unwrap_left<T,U>(eith: Either<T,U>) -> T {
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn unwrap_right<T,U>(eith: Either<T,U>) -> U {
+pub fn unwrap_right<T,U>(eith: Either<T,U>) -> U {
     //! Retrieves the value in the right branch. Fails if the either is Left.
 
     match eith {
diff --git a/src/libcore/from_str.rs b/src/libcore/from_str.rs
index f3577d66cff..ebf6d212466 100644
--- a/src/libcore/from_str.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/from_str.rs
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@
 use option::Option;
 
 pub trait FromStr {
-    pure fn from_str(s: &str) -> Option<Self>;
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Option<Self>;
 }
diff --git a/src/libcore/hash.rs b/src/libcore/hash.rs
index 7f2189df20e..1bfa0e9522d 100644
--- a/src/libcore/hash.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/hash.rs
@@ -50,17 +50,17 @@ pub trait Hash {
      * function and require most types to only implement the
      * IterBytes trait, that feeds SipHash.
      */
-    pure fn hash_keyed(&self, k0: u64, k1: u64) -> u64;
+    fn hash_keyed(&self, k0: u64, k1: u64) -> u64;
 }
 
 // When we have default methods, won't need this.
 pub trait HashUtil {
-    pure fn hash(&self) -> u64;
+    fn hash(&self) -> u64;
 }
 
 impl<A:Hash> HashUtil for A {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn hash(&self) -> u64 { self.hash_keyed(0,0) }
+    fn hash(&self) -> u64 { self.hash_keyed(0,0) }
 }
 
 /// Streaming hash-functions should implement this.
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ pub trait Streaming {
 
 impl<A:IterBytes> Hash for A {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn hash_keyed(&self, k0: u64, k1: u64) -> u64 {
+    fn hash_keyed(&self, k0: u64, k1: u64) -> u64 {
         unsafe {
             let s = &State(k0, k1);
             for self.iter_bytes(true) |bytes| {
@@ -86,9 +86,8 @@ impl<A:IterBytes> Hash for A {
     }
 }
 
-pure fn hash_keyed_2<A: IterBytes,
-                     B: IterBytes>(a: &A, b: &B,
-                                   k0: u64, k1: u64) -> u64 {
+fn hash_keyed_2<A: IterBytes,
+                B: IterBytes>(a: &A, b: &B, k0: u64, k1: u64) -> u64 {
     unsafe {
         let s = &State(k0, k1);
         for a.iter_bytes(true) |bytes| { s.input(bytes); }
@@ -97,10 +96,9 @@ pure fn hash_keyed_2<A: IterBytes,
     }
 }
 
-pure fn hash_keyed_3<A: IterBytes,
-                     B: IterBytes,
-                     C: IterBytes>(a: &A, b: &B, c: &C,
-                                   k0: u64, k1: u64) -> u64 {
+fn hash_keyed_3<A: IterBytes,
+                B: IterBytes,
+                C: IterBytes>(a: &A, b: &B, c: &C, k0: u64, k1: u64) -> u64 {
     unsafe {
         let s = &State(k0, k1);
         for a.iter_bytes(true) |bytes| { s.input(bytes); }
@@ -110,11 +108,11 @@ pure fn hash_keyed_3<A: IterBytes,
     }
 }
 
-pure fn hash_keyed_4<A: IterBytes,
-                     B: IterBytes,
-                     C: IterBytes,
-                     D: IterBytes>(a: &A, b: &B, c: &C, d: &D,
-                                   k0: u64, k1: u64) -> u64 {
+fn hash_keyed_4<A: IterBytes,
+                B: IterBytes,
+                C: IterBytes,
+                D: IterBytes>(a: &A, b: &B, c: &C, d: &D, k0: u64, k1: u64)
+                           -> u64 {
     unsafe {
         let s = &State(k0, k1);
         for a.iter_bytes(true) |bytes| { s.input(bytes); }
@@ -125,12 +123,12 @@ pure fn hash_keyed_4<A: IterBytes,
     }
 }
 
-pure fn hash_keyed_5<A: IterBytes,
-                     B: IterBytes,
-                     C: IterBytes,
-                     D: IterBytes,
-                     E: IterBytes>(a: &A, b: &B, c: &C, d: &D, e: &E,
-                                   k0: u64, k1: u64) -> u64 {
+fn hash_keyed_5<A: IterBytes,
+                B: IterBytes,
+                C: IterBytes,
+                D: IterBytes,
+                E: IterBytes>(a: &A, b: &B, c: &C, d: &D, e: &E,
+                              k0: u64, k1: u64) -> u64 {
     unsafe {
         let s = &State(k0, k1);
         for a.iter_bytes(true) |bytes| { s.input(bytes); }
diff --git a/src/libcore/hashmap.rs b/src/libcore/hashmap.rs
index 0ca7c4b540d..64806cd21aa 100644
--- a/src/libcore/hashmap.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/hashmap.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub mod linear {
     }
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn resize_at(capacity: uint) -> uint {
+    fn resize_at(capacity: uint) -> uint {
         ((capacity as float) * 3. / 4.) as uint
     }
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ pub mod linear {
                                           initial_capacity)
     }
 
-    pure fn linear_map_with_capacity_and_keys<K:Eq + Hash,V>(
+    fn linear_map_with_capacity_and_keys<K:Eq + Hash,V>(
         k0: u64, k1: u64,
         initial_capacity: uint) -> LinearMap<K, V> {
         LinearMap {
@@ -72,21 +72,21 @@ pub mod linear {
 
     priv impl<K:Hash + IterBytes + Eq,V> LinearMap<K, V> {
         #[inline(always)]
-        pure fn to_bucket(&self, h: uint) -> uint {
+        fn to_bucket(&self, h: uint) -> uint {
             // A good hash function with entropy spread over all of the
             // bits is assumed. SipHash is more than good enough.
             h % self.buckets.len()
         }
 
         #[inline(always)]
-        pure fn next_bucket(&self, idx: uint, len_buckets: uint) -> uint {
+        fn next_bucket(&self, idx: uint, len_buckets: uint) -> uint {
             let n = (idx + 1) % len_buckets;
             debug!("next_bucket(%?, %?) = %?", idx, len_buckets, n);
             n
         }
 
         #[inline(always)]
-        pure fn bucket_sequence(&self, hash: uint,
+        fn bucket_sequence(&self, hash: uint,
                                 op: &fn(uint) -> bool) -> uint {
             let start_idx = self.to_bucket(hash);
             let len_buckets = self.buckets.len();
@@ -103,24 +103,24 @@ pub mod linear {
         }
 
         #[inline(always)]
-        pure fn bucket_for_key(&self, k: &K) -> SearchResult {
+        fn bucket_for_key(&self, k: &K) -> SearchResult {
             let hash = k.hash_keyed(self.k0, self.k1) as uint;
             self.bucket_for_key_with_hash(hash, k)
         }
 
         #[inline(always)]
-        pure fn bucket_for_key_equiv<Q:Hash + IterBytes + Equiv<K>>(
-                &self,
-                k: &Q)
-             -> SearchResult {
+        fn bucket_for_key_equiv<Q:Hash + IterBytes + Equiv<K>>(&self,
+                                                               k: &Q)
+                                                            -> SearchResult {
             let hash = k.hash_keyed(self.k0, self.k1) as uint;
             self.bucket_for_key_with_hash_equiv(hash, k)
         }
 
         #[inline(always)]
-        pure fn bucket_for_key_with_hash(&self,
-                                         hash: uint,
-                                         k: &K) -> SearchResult {
+        fn bucket_for_key_with_hash(&self,
+                                    hash: uint,
+                                    k: &K)
+                                 -> SearchResult {
             let _ = for self.bucket_sequence(hash) |i| {
                 match self.buckets[i] {
                     Some(ref bkt) => if bkt.hash == hash && *k == bkt.key {
@@ -133,10 +133,10 @@ pub mod linear {
         }
 
         #[inline(always)]
-        pure fn bucket_for_key_with_hash_equiv<Q:Equiv<K>>(&self,
-                                                           hash: uint,
-                                                           k: &Q)
-                                                        -> SearchResult {
+        fn bucket_for_key_with_hash_equiv<Q:Equiv<K>>(&self,
+                                                      hash: uint,
+                                                      k: &Q)
+                                                   -> SearchResult {
             let _ = for self.bucket_sequence(hash) |i| {
                 match self.buckets[i] {
                     Some(ref bkt) => {
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ pub mod linear {
         }
 
         #[inline(always)]
-        pure fn value_for_bucket(&self, idx: uint) -> &'self V {
+        fn value_for_bucket(&self, idx: uint) -> &'self V {
             match self.buckets[idx] {
                 Some(ref bkt) => &bkt.value,
                 None => fail!(~"LinearMap::find: internal logic error"),
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ pub mod linear {
         BaseIter<(&'self K, &'self V)> for LinearMap<K, V>
     {
         /// Visit all key-value pairs
-        pure fn each(&self, blk: &fn(&(&'self K, &'self V)) -> bool) {
+        fn each(&self, blk: &fn(&(&'self K, &'self V)) -> bool) {
             for uint::range(0, self.buckets.len()) |i| {
                 let mut broke = false;
                 do self.buckets[i].map |bucket| {
@@ -284,16 +284,16 @@ pub mod linear {
                 if broke { break; }
             }
         }
-        pure fn size_hint(&self) -> Option<uint> { Some(self.len()) }
+        fn size_hint(&self) -> Option<uint> { Some(self.len()) }
     }
 
 
     impl<K:Hash + IterBytes + Eq,V> Container for LinearMap<K, V> {
         /// Return the number of elements in the map
-        pure fn len(&const self) -> uint { self.size }
+        fn len(&const self) -> uint { self.size }
 
         /// Return true if the map contains no elements
-        pure fn is_empty(&const self) -> bool { self.len() == 0 }
+        fn is_empty(&const self) -> bool { self.len() == 0 }
     }
 
     impl<K:Hash + IterBytes + Eq,V> Mutable for LinearMap<K, V> {
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ pub mod linear {
 
     impl<K:Hash + IterBytes + Eq,V> Map<K, V> for LinearMap<K, V> {
         /// Return true if the map contains a value for the specified key
-        pure fn contains_key(&self, k: &K) -> bool {
+        fn contains_key(&self, k: &K) -> bool {
             match self.bucket_for_key(k) {
                 FoundEntry(_) => {true}
                 TableFull | FoundHole(_) => {false}
@@ -316,12 +316,12 @@ pub mod linear {
         }
 
         /// Visit all keys
-        pure fn each_key(&self, blk: &fn(k: &K) -> bool) {
+        fn each_key(&self, blk: &fn(k: &K) -> bool) {
             self.each(|&(k, _)| blk(k))
         }
 
         /// Visit all values
-        pure fn each_value(&self, blk: &fn(v: &V) -> bool) {
+        fn each_value(&self, blk: &fn(v: &V) -> bool) {
             self.each(|&(_, v)| blk(v))
         }
 
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ pub mod linear {
         }
 
         /// Return the value corresponding to the key in the map
-        pure fn find(&self, k: &K) -> Option<&'self V> {
+        fn find(&self, k: &K) -> Option<&'self V> {
             match self.bucket_for_key(k) {
                 FoundEntry(idx) => Some(self.value_for_bucket(idx)),
                 TableFull | FoundHole(_) => None,
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ pub mod linear {
             }
         }
 
-        pure fn get(&self, k: &K) -> &'self V {
+        fn get(&self, k: &K) -> &'self V {
             match self.find(k) {
                 Some(v) => v,
                 None => fail!(fmt!("No entry found for key: %?", k)),
@@ -496,10 +496,8 @@ pub mod linear {
 
         /// Return true if the map contains a value for the specified key,
         /// using equivalence
-        pure fn contains_key_equiv<Q:Hash + IterBytes + Equiv<K>>(
-                &self,
-                key: &Q)
-             -> bool {
+        fn contains_key_equiv<Q:Hash + IterBytes + Equiv<K>>(&self, key: &Q)
+                                                          -> bool {
             match self.bucket_for_key_equiv(key) {
                 FoundEntry(_) => {true}
                 TableFull | FoundHole(_) => {false}
@@ -508,8 +506,8 @@ pub mod linear {
 
         /// Return the value corresponding to the key in the map, using
         /// equivalence
-        pure fn find_equiv<Q:Hash + IterBytes + Equiv<K>>(&self, k: &Q)
-                                                       -> Option<&'self V> {
+        fn find_equiv<Q:Hash + IterBytes + Equiv<K>>(&self, k: &Q)
+                                                  -> Option<&'self V> {
             match self.bucket_for_key_equiv(k) {
                 FoundEntry(idx) => Some(self.value_for_bucket(idx)),
                 TableFull | FoundHole(_) => None,
@@ -518,7 +516,7 @@ pub mod linear {
     }
 
     impl<K:Hash + IterBytes + Eq,V:Eq> Eq for LinearMap<K, V> {
-        pure fn eq(&self, other: &LinearMap<K, V>) -> bool {
+        fn eq(&self, other: &LinearMap<K, V>) -> bool {
             if self.len() != other.len() { return false; }
 
             for self.each |&(key, value)| {
@@ -531,7 +529,7 @@ pub mod linear {
             true
         }
 
-        pure fn ne(&self, other: &LinearMap<K, V>) -> bool { !self.eq(other) }
+        fn ne(&self, other: &LinearMap<K, V>) -> bool { !self.eq(other) }
     }
 
     pub struct LinearSet<T> {
@@ -540,25 +538,21 @@ pub mod linear {
 
     impl<T:Hash + IterBytes + Eq> BaseIter<T> for LinearSet<T> {
         /// Visit all values in order
-        pure fn each(&self, f: &fn(&T) -> bool) { self.map.each_key(f) }
-        pure fn size_hint(&self) -> Option<uint> { Some(self.len()) }
+        fn each(&self, f: &fn(&T) -> bool) { self.map.each_key(f) }
+        fn size_hint(&self) -> Option<uint> { Some(self.len()) }
     }
 
     impl<T:Hash + IterBytes + Eq> Eq for LinearSet<T> {
-        pure fn eq(&self, other: &LinearSet<T>) -> bool {
-            self.map == other.map
-        }
-        pure fn ne(&self, other: &LinearSet<T>) -> bool {
-            self.map != other.map
-        }
+        fn eq(&self, other: &LinearSet<T>) -> bool { self.map == other.map }
+        fn ne(&self, other: &LinearSet<T>) -> bool { self.map != other.map }
     }
 
     impl<T:Hash + IterBytes + Eq> Container for LinearSet<T> {
         /// Return the number of elements in the set
-        pure fn len(&const self) -> uint { self.map.len() }
+        fn len(&const self) -> uint { self.map.len() }
 
         /// Return true if the set contains no elements
-        pure fn is_empty(&const self) -> bool { self.map.is_empty() }
+        fn is_empty(&const self) -> bool { self.map.is_empty() }
     }
 
     impl<T:Hash + IterBytes + Eq> Mutable for LinearSet<T> {
@@ -568,9 +562,7 @@ pub mod linear {
 
     impl<T:Hash + IterBytes + Eq> Set<T> for LinearSet<T> {
         /// Return true if the set contains a value
-        pure fn contains(&self, value: &T) -> bool {
-            self.map.contains_key(value)
-        }
+        fn contains(&self, value: &T) -> bool { self.map.contains_key(value) }
 
         /// Add a value to the set. Return true if the value was not already
         /// present in the set.
@@ -582,22 +574,22 @@ pub mod linear {
 
         /// Return true if the set has no elements in common with `other`.
         /// This is equivalent to checking for an empty intersection.
-        pure fn is_disjoint(&self, other: &LinearSet<T>) -> bool {
+        fn is_disjoint(&self, other: &LinearSet<T>) -> bool {
             iter::all(self, |v| !other.contains(v))
         }
 
         /// Return true if the set is a subset of another
-        pure fn is_subset(&self, other: &LinearSet<T>) -> bool {
+        fn is_subset(&self, other: &LinearSet<T>) -> bool {
             iter::all(self, |v| other.contains(v))
         }
 
         /// Return true if the set is a superset of another
-        pure fn is_superset(&self, other: &LinearSet<T>) -> bool {
+        fn is_superset(&self, other: &LinearSet<T>) -> bool {
             other.is_subset(self)
         }
 
         /// Visit the values representing the difference
-        pure fn difference(&self, other: &LinearSet<T>, f: &fn(&T) -> bool) {
+        fn difference(&self, other: &LinearSet<T>, f: &fn(&T) -> bool) {
             for self.each |v| {
                 if !other.contains(v) {
                     if !f(v) { return }
@@ -606,16 +598,15 @@ pub mod linear {
         }
 
         /// Visit the values representing the symmetric difference
-        pure fn symmetric_difference(&self, other: &LinearSet<T>,
-                                     f: &fn(&T) -> bool) {
+        fn symmetric_difference(&self,
+                                other: &LinearSet<T>,
+                                f: &fn(&T) -> bool) {
             self.difference(other, f);
             other.difference(self, f);
         }
 
         /// Visit the values representing the intersection
-        pure fn intersection(&self,
-                             other: &LinearSet<T>,
-                             f: &fn(&T) -> bool) {
+        fn intersection(&self, other: &LinearSet<T>, f: &fn(&T) -> bool) {
             for self.each |v| {
                 if other.contains(v) {
                     if !f(v) { return }
@@ -624,7 +615,7 @@ pub mod linear {
         }
 
         /// Visit the values representing the union
-        pure fn union(&self, other: &LinearSet<T>, f: &fn(&T) -> bool) {
+        fn union(&self, other: &LinearSet<T>, f: &fn(&T) -> bool) {
             for self.each |v| {
                 if !f(v) { return }
             }
diff --git a/src/libcore/io.rs b/src/libcore/io.rs
index 833eb7d2c77..fb305560ba3 100644
--- a/src/libcore/io.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/io.rs
@@ -646,11 +646,11 @@ impl Reader for BytesReader<'self> {
     fn tell(&self) -> uint { self.pos }
 }
 
-pub pure fn with_bytes_reader<t>(bytes: &[u8], f: &fn(@Reader) -> t) -> t {
+pub fn with_bytes_reader<t>(bytes: &[u8], f: &fn(@Reader) -> t) -> t {
     f(@BytesReader { bytes: bytes, pos: 0u } as @Reader)
 }
 
-pub pure fn with_str_reader<T>(s: &str, f: &fn(@Reader) -> T) -> T {
+pub fn with_str_reader<T>(s: &str, f: &fn(@Reader) -> T) -> T {
     str::byte_slice(s, |bytes| with_bytes_reader(bytes, f))
 }
 
@@ -1165,18 +1165,18 @@ impl Writer for BytesWriter {
     fn get_type(&self) -> WriterType { File }
 }
 
-pub pure fn BytesWriter() -> BytesWriter {
+pub fn BytesWriter() -> BytesWriter {
     BytesWriter { bytes: ~[], mut pos: 0u }
 }
 
-pub pure fn with_bytes_writer(f: &fn(@Writer)) -> ~[u8] {
+pub fn with_bytes_writer(f: &fn(@Writer)) -> ~[u8] {
     let wr = @BytesWriter();
     f(wr as @Writer);
     let @BytesWriter{bytes, _} = wr;
     return bytes;
 }
 
-pub pure fn with_str_writer(f: &fn(@Writer)) -> ~str {
+pub fn with_str_writer(f: &fn(@Writer)) -> ~str {
     let mut v = with_bytes_writer(f);
 
     // FIXME (#3758): This should not be needed.
diff --git a/src/libcore/iter.rs b/src/libcore/iter.rs
index 2042584add7..f94c62d23ec 100644
--- a/src/libcore/iter.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/iter.rs
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ use vec;
 pub type InitOp<T> = &'self fn(uint) -> T;
 
 pub trait BaseIter<A> {
-    pure fn each(&self, blk: &fn(v: &A) -> bool);
-    pure fn size_hint(&self) -> Option<uint>;
+    fn each(&self, blk: &fn(v: &A) -> bool);
+    fn size_hint(&self) -> Option<uint>;
 }
 
 pub trait ReverseIter<A>: BaseIter<A> {
-    pure fn each_reverse(&self, blk: &fn(&A) -> bool);
+    fn each_reverse(&self, blk: &fn(&A) -> bool);
 }
 
 pub trait MutableIter<A>: BaseIter<A> {
@@ -36,41 +36,40 @@ pub trait MutableIter<A>: BaseIter<A> {
 }
 
 pub trait ExtendedIter<A> {
-    pure fn eachi(&self, blk: &fn(uint, v: &A) -> bool);
-    pure fn all(&self, blk: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> bool;
-    pure fn any(&self, blk: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> bool;
-    pure fn foldl<B>(&self, b0: B, blk: &fn(&B, &A) -> B) -> B;
-    pure fn position(&self, f: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> Option<uint>;
-    pure fn map_to_vec<B>(&self, op: &fn(&A) -> B) -> ~[B];
-    pure fn flat_map_to_vec<B,IB: BaseIter<B>>(&self, op: &fn(&A) -> IB)
-        -> ~[B];
+    fn eachi(&self, blk: &fn(uint, v: &A) -> bool);
+    fn all(&self, blk: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> bool;
+    fn any(&self, blk: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> bool;
+    fn foldl<B>(&self, b0: B, blk: &fn(&B, &A) -> B) -> B;
+    fn position(&self, f: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> Option<uint>;
+    fn map_to_vec<B>(&self, op: &fn(&A) -> B) -> ~[B];
+    fn flat_map_to_vec<B,IB: BaseIter<B>>(&self, op: &fn(&A) -> IB) -> ~[B];
 }
 
 pub trait EqIter<A:Eq> {
-    pure fn contains(&self, x: &A) -> bool;
-    pure fn count(&self, x: &A) -> uint;
+    fn contains(&self, x: &A) -> bool;
+    fn count(&self, x: &A) -> uint;
 }
 
 pub trait Times {
-    pure fn times(&self, it: &fn() -> bool);
+    fn times(&self, it: &fn() -> bool);
 }
 
 pub trait CopyableIter<A:Copy> {
-    pure fn filter_to_vec(&self, pred: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> ~[A];
-    pure fn to_vec(&self) -> ~[A];
-    pure fn find(&self, p: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> Option<A>;
+    fn filter_to_vec(&self, pred: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> ~[A];
+    fn to_vec(&self) -> ~[A];
+    fn find(&self, p: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> Option<A>;
 }
 
 pub trait CopyableOrderedIter<A:Copy + Ord> {
-    pure fn min(&self) -> A;
-    pure fn max(&self) -> A;
+    fn min(&self) -> A;
+    fn max(&self) -> A;
 }
 
 pub trait CopyableNonstrictIter<A:Copy> {
     // Like "each", but copies out the value. If the receiver is mutated while
     // iterating over it, the semantics must not be memory-unsafe but are
     // otherwise undefined.
-    pure fn each_val(&const self, f: &fn(A) -> bool);
+    fn each_val(&const self, f: &fn(A) -> bool);
 }
 
 // A trait for sequences that can be built by imperatively pushing elements
@@ -89,13 +88,11 @@ pub trait Buildable<A> {
      *             as an argument a function that will push an element
      *             onto the sequence being constructed.
      */
-     pure fn build_sized(size: uint,
-                         builder: &fn(push: &pure fn(A))) -> Self;
+     fn build_sized(size: uint, builder: &fn(push: &fn(A))) -> Self;
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn eachi<A,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA,
-                                    blk: &fn(uint, &A) -> bool) {
+pub fn eachi<A,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA, blk: &fn(uint, &A) -> bool) {
     let mut i = 0;
     for self.each |a| {
         if !blk(i, a) { break; }
@@ -104,8 +101,7 @@ pub pure fn eachi<A,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA,
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn all<A,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA,
-                                  blk: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> bool {
+pub fn all<A,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA, blk: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> bool {
     for self.each |a| {
         if !blk(a) { return false; }
     }
@@ -113,8 +109,7 @@ pub pure fn all<A,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA,
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn any<A,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA,
-                                  blk: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> bool {
+pub fn any<A,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA, blk: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> bool {
     for self.each |a| {
         if blk(a) { return true; }
     }
@@ -122,8 +117,9 @@ pub pure fn any<A,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA,
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn filter_to_vec<A:Copy,IA:BaseIter<A>>(
-    self: &IA, prd: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> ~[A] {
+pub fn filter_to_vec<A:Copy,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA,
+                                            prd: &fn(&A) -> bool)
+                                         -> ~[A] {
     do vec::build_sized_opt(self.size_hint()) |push| {
         for self.each |a| {
             if prd(a) { push(*a); }
@@ -132,9 +128,7 @@ pub pure fn filter_to_vec<A:Copy,IA:BaseIter<A>>(
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn map_to_vec<A,B,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA,
-                                           op: &fn(&A) -> B)
-    -> ~[B] {
+pub fn map_to_vec<A,B,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA, op: &fn(&A) -> B) -> ~[B] {
     do vec::build_sized_opt(self.size_hint()) |push| {
         for self.each |a| {
             push(op(a));
@@ -143,8 +137,9 @@ pub pure fn map_to_vec<A,B,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA,
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn flat_map_to_vec<A,B,IA:BaseIter<A>,IB:BaseIter<B>>(
-    self: &IA, op: &fn(&A) -> IB) -> ~[B] {
+pub fn flat_map_to_vec<A,B,IA:BaseIter<A>,IB:BaseIter<B>>(self: &IA,
+                                                          op: &fn(&A) -> IB)
+                                                       -> ~[B] {
     do vec::build |push| {
         for self.each |a| {
             for op(a).each |&b| {
@@ -155,9 +150,8 @@ pub pure fn flat_map_to_vec<A,B,IA:BaseIter<A>,IB:BaseIter<B>>(
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn foldl<A,B,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA, b0: B,
-                                      blk: &fn(&B, &A) -> B)
-    -> B {
+pub fn foldl<A,B,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA, b0: B, blk: &fn(&B, &A) -> B)
+                              -> B {
     let mut b = b0;
     for self.each |a| {
         b = blk(&b, a);
@@ -166,12 +160,12 @@ pub pure fn foldl<A,B,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA, b0: B,
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn to_vec<A:Copy,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA) -> ~[A] {
+pub fn to_vec<A:Copy,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA) -> ~[A] {
     foldl::<A,~[A],IA>(self, ~[], |r, a| vec::append(copy (*r), ~[*a]))
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn contains<A:Eq,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA, x: &A) -> bool {
+pub fn contains<A:Eq,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA, x: &A) -> bool {
     for self.each |a| {
         if *a == *x { return true; }
     }
@@ -179,7 +173,7 @@ pub pure fn contains<A:Eq,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA, x: &A) -> bool {
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn count<A:Eq,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA, x: &A) -> uint {
+pub fn count<A:Eq,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA, x: &A) -> uint {
     do foldl(self, 0) |count, value| {
         if *value == *x {
             *count + 1
@@ -190,9 +184,8 @@ pub pure fn count<A:Eq,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA, x: &A) -> uint {
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn position<A,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA, f: &fn(&A) -> bool)
-    -> Option<uint>
-{
+pub fn position<A,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA, f: &fn(&A) -> bool)
+                               -> Option<uint> {
     let mut i = 0;
     for self.each |a| {
         if f(a) { return Some(i); }
@@ -206,7 +199,7 @@ pub pure fn position<A,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA, f: &fn(&A) -> bool)
 // it would have to be implemented with foldr, which is too inefficient.
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn repeat(times: uint, blk: &fn() -> bool) {
+pub fn repeat(times: uint, blk: &fn() -> bool) {
     let mut i = 0;
     while i < times {
         if !blk() { break }
@@ -215,7 +208,7 @@ pub pure fn repeat(times: uint, blk: &fn() -> bool) {
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn min<A:Copy + Ord,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA) -> A {
+pub fn min<A:Copy + Ord,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA) -> A {
     match do foldl::<A,Option<A>,IA>(self, None) |a, b| {
         match a {
           &Some(ref a_) if *a_ < *b => {
@@ -230,7 +223,7 @@ pub pure fn min<A:Copy + Ord,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA) -> A {
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn max<A:Copy + Ord,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA) -> A {
+pub fn max<A:Copy + Ord,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA) -> A {
     match do foldl::<A,Option<A>,IA>(self, None) |a, b| {
         match a {
           &Some(ref a_) if *a_ > *b => {
@@ -245,8 +238,8 @@ pub pure fn max<A:Copy + Ord,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA) -> A {
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn find<A:Copy,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA,
-                                   f: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> Option<A> {
+pub fn find<A:Copy,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA, f: &fn(&A) -> bool)
+                                -> Option<A> {
     for self.each |i| {
         if f(i) { return Some(*i) }
     }
@@ -266,8 +259,7 @@ pub pure fn find<A:Copy,IA:BaseIter<A>>(self: &IA,
  *             onto the sequence being constructed.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn build<A,B: Buildable<A>>(builder: &fn(push: &pure fn(A)))
-    -> B {
+pub fn build<A,B: Buildable<A>>(builder: &fn(push: &fn(A))) -> B {
     Buildable::build_sized(4, builder)
 }
 
@@ -285,10 +277,8 @@ pub pure fn build<A,B: Buildable<A>>(builder: &fn(push: &pure fn(A)))
  *             onto the sequence being constructed.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn build_sized_opt<A,B: Buildable<A>>(
-    size: Option<uint>,
-    builder: &fn(push: &pure fn(A))) -> B {
-
+pub fn build_sized_opt<A,B: Buildable<A>>(size: Option<uint>,
+                                          builder: &fn(push: &fn(A))) -> B {
     Buildable::build_sized(size.get_or_default(4), builder)
 }
 
@@ -312,8 +302,7 @@ pub fn map<T,IT: BaseIter<T>,U,BU: Buildable<U>>(v: &IT, f: &fn(&T) -> U)
  * to the value returned by the function `op`.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn from_fn<T,BT: Buildable<T>>(n_elts: uint,
-                                        op: InitOp<T>) -> BT {
+pub fn from_fn<T,BT: Buildable<T>>(n_elts: uint, op: InitOp<T>) -> BT {
     do Buildable::build_sized(n_elts) |push| {
         let mut i: uint = 0u;
         while i < n_elts { push(op(i)); i += 1u; }
@@ -327,8 +316,7 @@ pub pure fn from_fn<T,BT: Buildable<T>>(n_elts: uint,
  * to the value `t`.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn from_elem<T:Copy,BT:Buildable<T>>(n_elts: uint,
-                                                t: T) -> BT {
+pub fn from_elem<T:Copy,BT:Buildable<T>>(n_elts: uint, t: T) -> BT {
     do Buildable::build_sized(n_elts) |push| {
         let mut i: uint = 0;
         while i < n_elts { push(t); i += 1; }
@@ -337,8 +325,8 @@ pub pure fn from_elem<T:Copy,BT:Buildable<T>>(n_elts: uint,
 
 /// Appends two generic sequences.
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn append<T:Copy,IT:BaseIter<T>,BT:Buildable<T>>(
-    lhs: &IT, rhs: &IT) -> BT {
+pub fn append<T:Copy,IT:BaseIter<T>,BT:Buildable<T>>(lhs: &IT, rhs: &IT)
+                                                  -> BT {
     let size_opt = lhs.size_hint().chain_ref(
         |sz1| rhs.size_hint().map(|sz2| *sz1+*sz2));
     do build_sized_opt(size_opt) |push| {
@@ -350,8 +338,7 @@ pub pure fn append<T:Copy,IT:BaseIter<T>,BT:Buildable<T>>(
 /// Copies a generic sequence, possibly converting it to a different
 /// type of sequence.
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn copy_seq<T:Copy,IT:BaseIter<T>,BT:Buildable<T>>(
-    v: &IT) -> BT {
+pub fn copy_seq<T:Copy,IT:BaseIter<T>,BT:Buildable<T>>(v: &IT) -> BT {
     do build_sized_opt(v.size_hint()) |push| {
         for v.each |x| { push(*x); }
     }
diff --git a/src/libcore/managed.rs b/src/libcore/managed.rs
index b177dced888..30ebeda3f5c 100644
--- a/src/libcore/managed.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/managed.rs
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ pub mod raw {
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn ptr_eq<T>(a: @T, b: @T) -> bool {
+pub fn ptr_eq<T>(a: @T, b: @T) -> bool {
     //! Determine if two shared boxes point to the same object
     unsafe { ptr::addr_of(&(*a)) == ptr::addr_of(&(*b)) }
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn mut_ptr_eq<T>(a: @mut T, b: @mut T) -> bool {
+pub fn mut_ptr_eq<T>(a: @mut T, b: @mut T) -> bool {
     //! Determine if two mutable shared boxes point to the same object
     unsafe { ptr::addr_of(&(*a)) == ptr::addr_of(&(*b)) }
 }
@@ -51,41 +51,41 @@ pub pure fn mut_ptr_eq<T>(a: @mut T, b: @mut T) -> bool {
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl<T:Eq> Eq for @T {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn eq(&self, other: &@T) -> bool { *(*self) == *(*other) }
+    fn eq(&self, other: &@T) -> bool { *(*self) == *(*other) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ne(&self, other: &@T) -> bool { *(*self) != *(*other) }
+    fn ne(&self, other: &@T) -> bool { *(*self) != *(*other) }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl<T:Eq> Eq for @mut T {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn eq(&self, other: &@mut T) -> bool { *(*self) == *(*other) }
+    fn eq(&self, other: &@mut T) -> bool { *(*self) == *(*other) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ne(&self, other: &@mut T) -> bool { *(*self) != *(*other) }
+    fn ne(&self, other: &@mut T) -> bool { *(*self) != *(*other) }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl<T:Ord> Ord for @T {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn lt(&self, other: &@T) -> bool { *(*self) < *(*other) }
+    fn lt(&self, other: &@T) -> bool { *(*self) < *(*other) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn le(&self, other: &@T) -> bool { *(*self) <= *(*other) }
+    fn le(&self, other: &@T) -> bool { *(*self) <= *(*other) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ge(&self, other: &@T) -> bool { *(*self) >= *(*other) }
+    fn ge(&self, other: &@T) -> bool { *(*self) >= *(*other) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn gt(&self, other: &@T) -> bool { *(*self) > *(*other) }
+    fn gt(&self, other: &@T) -> bool { *(*self) > *(*other) }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl<T:Ord> Ord for @mut T {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn lt(&self, other: &@mut T) -> bool { *(*self) < *(*other) }
+    fn lt(&self, other: &@mut T) -> bool { *(*self) < *(*other) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn le(&self, other: &@mut T) -> bool { *(*self) <= *(*other) }
+    fn le(&self, other: &@mut T) -> bool { *(*self) <= *(*other) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ge(&self, other: &@mut T) -> bool { *(*self) >= *(*other) }
+    fn ge(&self, other: &@mut T) -> bool { *(*self) >= *(*other) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn gt(&self, other: &@mut T) -> bool { *(*self) > *(*other) }
+    fn gt(&self, other: &@mut T) -> bool { *(*self) > *(*other) }
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/src/libcore/mutable.rs b/src/libcore/mutable.rs
index d0aa6e050f5..fc4e52891dd 100644
--- a/src/libcore/mutable.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/mutable.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pub impl<T> Data<T> {
         }
     }
 
-    pure fn borrow_const<R>(&self, op: &fn(t: &const T) -> R) -> R {
+    fn borrow_const<R>(&self, op: &fn(t: &const T) -> R) -> R {
         op(&const self.value)
     }
 
diff --git a/src/libcore/nil.rs b/src/libcore/nil.rs
index 742e5a047d6..8c52ac9593a 100644
--- a/src/libcore/nil.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/nil.rs
@@ -20,25 +20,25 @@ use cmp::{Eq, Ord, TotalOrd, Ordering, Equal};
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl Eq for () {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn eq(&self, _other: &()) -> bool { true }
+    fn eq(&self, _other: &()) -> bool { true }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ne(&self, _other: &()) -> bool { false }
+    fn ne(&self, _other: &()) -> bool { false }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl Ord for () {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn lt(&self, _other: &()) -> bool { false }
+    fn lt(&self, _other: &()) -> bool { false }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn le(&self, _other: &()) -> bool { true }
+    fn le(&self, _other: &()) -> bool { true }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ge(&self, _other: &()) -> bool { true }
+    fn ge(&self, _other: &()) -> bool { true }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn gt(&self, _other: &()) -> bool { false }
+    fn gt(&self, _other: &()) -> bool { false }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl TotalOrd for () {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn cmp(&self, _other: &()) -> Ordering { Equal }
+    fn cmp(&self, _other: &()) -> Ordering { Equal }
 }
diff --git a/src/libcore/num/f32.rs b/src/libcore/num/f32.rs
index d7f0b4be621..719e5620d02 100644
--- a/src/libcore/num/f32.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/num/f32.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ macro_rules! delegate(
             ),*
         ) -> $rv:ty = $bound_name:path
     ) => (
-        pub pure fn $name($( $arg : $arg_ty ),*) -> $rv {
+        pub fn $name($( $arg : $arg_ty ),*) -> $rv {
             unsafe {
                 $bound_name($( $arg ),*)
             }
@@ -109,57 +109,59 @@ pub const infinity: f32 = 1.0_f32/0.0_f32;
 pub const neg_infinity: f32 = -1.0_f32/0.0_f32;
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_NaN(f: f32) -> bool { f != f }
+pub fn is_NaN(f: f32) -> bool { f != f }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn add(x: f32, y: f32) -> f32 { return x + y; }
+pub fn add(x: f32, y: f32) -> f32 { return x + y; }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn sub(x: f32, y: f32) -> f32 { return x - y; }
+pub fn sub(x: f32, y: f32) -> f32 { return x - y; }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn mul(x: f32, y: f32) -> f32 { return x * y; }
+pub fn mul(x: f32, y: f32) -> f32 { return x * y; }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn div(x: f32, y: f32) -> f32 { return x / y; }
+pub fn div(x: f32, y: f32) -> f32 { return x / y; }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn rem(x: f32, y: f32) -> f32 { return x % y; }
+pub fn rem(x: f32, y: f32) -> f32 { return x % y; }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn lt(x: f32, y: f32) -> bool { return x < y; }
+pub fn lt(x: f32, y: f32) -> bool { return x < y; }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn le(x: f32, y: f32) -> bool { return x <= y; }
+pub fn le(x: f32, y: f32) -> bool { return x <= y; }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn eq(x: f32, y: f32) -> bool { return x == y; }
+pub fn eq(x: f32, y: f32) -> bool { return x == y; }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn ne(x: f32, y: f32) -> bool { return x != y; }
+pub fn ne(x: f32, y: f32) -> bool { return x != y; }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn ge(x: f32, y: f32) -> bool { return x >= y; }
+pub fn ge(x: f32, y: f32) -> bool { return x >= y; }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn gt(x: f32, y: f32) -> bool { return x > y; }
+pub fn gt(x: f32, y: f32) -> bool { return x > y; }
 
 /// Returns `x` rounded down
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn floor(x: f32) -> f32 { unsafe { floorf32(x) } }
+pub fn floor(x: f32) -> f32 { unsafe { floorf32(x) } }
 
 // FIXME (#1999): replace the predicates below with llvm intrinsics or
 // calls to the libmath macros in the rust runtime for performance.
 
 /// Returns true if `x` is a positive number, including +0.0f320 and +Infinity
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_positive(x: f32) -> bool
-    { return x > 0.0f32 || (1.0f32/x) == infinity; }
+pub fn is_positive(x: f32) -> bool {
+    x > 0.0f32 || (1.0f32/x) == infinity
+}
 
 /// Returns true if `x` is a negative number, including -0.0f320 and -Infinity
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_negative(x: f32) -> bool
-    { return x < 0.0f32 || (1.0f32/x) == neg_infinity; }
+pub fn is_negative(x: f32) -> bool {
+    x < 0.0f32 || (1.0f32/x) == neg_infinity
+}
 
 /**
  * Returns true if `x` is a negative number, including -0.0f320 and -Infinity
@@ -167,7 +169,7 @@ pub pure fn is_negative(x: f32) -> bool
  * This is the same as `f32::is_negative`.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_nonpositive(x: f32) -> bool {
+pub fn is_nonpositive(x: f32) -> bool {
   return x < 0.0f32 || (1.0f32/x) == neg_infinity;
 }
 
@@ -177,25 +179,25 @@ pub pure fn is_nonpositive(x: f32) -> bool {
  * This is the same as `f32::is_positive`.)
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_nonnegative(x: f32) -> bool {
+pub fn is_nonnegative(x: f32) -> bool {
   return x > 0.0f32 || (1.0f32/x) == infinity;
 }
 
 /// Returns true if `x` is a zero number (positive or negative zero)
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_zero(x: f32) -> bool {
+pub fn is_zero(x: f32) -> bool {
     return x == 0.0f32 || x == -0.0f32;
 }
 
 /// Returns true if `x`is an infinite number
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_infinite(x: f32) -> bool {
+pub fn is_infinite(x: f32) -> bool {
     return x == infinity || x == neg_infinity;
 }
 
 /// Returns true if `x`is a finite number
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_finite(x: f32) -> bool {
+pub fn is_finite(x: f32) -> bool {
     return !(is_NaN(x) || is_infinite(x));
 }
 
@@ -246,43 +248,43 @@ pub mod consts {
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn signbit(x: f32) -> int {
+pub fn signbit(x: f32) -> int {
     if is_negative(x) { return 1; } else { return 0; }
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn logarithm(n: f32, b: f32) -> f32 {
+pub fn logarithm(n: f32, b: f32) -> f32 {
     return log2(n) / log2(b);
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl cmp::Eq for f32 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn eq(&self, other: &f32) -> bool { (*self) == (*other) }
+    fn eq(&self, other: &f32) -> bool { (*self) == (*other) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ne(&self, other: &f32) -> bool { (*self) != (*other) }
+    fn ne(&self, other: &f32) -> bool { (*self) != (*other) }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl cmp::Ord for f32 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn lt(&self, other: &f32) -> bool { (*self) < (*other) }
+    fn lt(&self, other: &f32) -> bool { (*self) < (*other) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn le(&self, other: &f32) -> bool { (*self) <= (*other) }
+    fn le(&self, other: &f32) -> bool { (*self) <= (*other) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ge(&self, other: &f32) -> bool { (*self) >= (*other) }
+    fn ge(&self, other: &f32) -> bool { (*self) >= (*other) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn gt(&self, other: &f32) -> bool { (*self) > (*other) }
+    fn gt(&self, other: &f32) -> bool { (*self) > (*other) }
 }
 
 impl num::Zero for f32 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn zero() -> f32 { 0.0 }
+    fn zero() -> f32 { 0.0 }
 }
 
 impl num::One for f32 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn one() -> f32 { 1.0 }
+    fn one() -> f32 { 1.0 }
 }
 
 impl NumCast for f32 {
@@ -290,53 +292,53 @@ impl NumCast for f32 {
      * Cast `n` to an `f32`
      */
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn from<N:NumCast>(n: N) -> f32 { n.to_f32() }
+    fn from<N:NumCast>(n: N) -> f32 { n.to_f32() }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u8(&self)    -> u8    { *self as u8    }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u16(&self)   -> u16   { *self as u16   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u32(&self)   -> u32   { *self as u32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u64(&self)   -> u64   { *self as u64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_uint(&self)  -> uint  { *self as uint  }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u8(&self)    -> u8    { *self as u8    }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u16(&self)   -> u16   { *self as u16   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u32(&self)   -> u32   { *self as u32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u64(&self)   -> u64   { *self as u64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_uint(&self)  -> uint  { *self as uint  }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i8(&self)    -> i8    { *self as i8    }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i16(&self)   -> i16   { *self as i16   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i32(&self)   -> i32   { *self as i32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i64(&self)   -> i64   { *self as i64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_int(&self)   -> int   { *self as int   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i8(&self)    -> i8    { *self as i8    }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i16(&self)   -> i16   { *self as i16   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i32(&self)   -> i32   { *self as i32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i64(&self)   -> i64   { *self as i64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_int(&self)   -> int   { *self as int   }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_f32(&self)   -> f32   { *self          }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_f64(&self)   -> f64   { *self as f64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_float(&self) -> float { *self as float }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_f32(&self)   -> f32   { *self          }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_f64(&self)   -> f64   { *self as f64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_float(&self) -> float { *self as float }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl ops::Add<f32,f32> for f32 {
-    pure fn add(&self, other: &f32) -> f32 { *self + *other }
+    fn add(&self, other: &f32) -> f32 { *self + *other }
 }
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl ops::Sub<f32,f32> for f32 {
-    pure fn sub(&self, other: &f32) -> f32 { *self - *other }
+    fn sub(&self, other: &f32) -> f32 { *self - *other }
 }
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl ops::Mul<f32,f32> for f32 {
-    pure fn mul(&self, other: &f32) -> f32 { *self * *other }
+    fn mul(&self, other: &f32) -> f32 { *self * *other }
 }
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl ops::Div<f32,f32> for f32 {
-    pure fn div(&self, other: &f32) -> f32 { *self / *other }
+    fn div(&self, other: &f32) -> f32 { *self / *other }
 }
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl ops::Modulo<f32,f32> for f32 {
-    pure fn modulo(&self, other: &f32) -> f32 { *self % *other }
+    fn modulo(&self, other: &f32) -> f32 { *self % *other }
 }
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl ops::Neg<f32> for f32 {
-    pure fn neg(&self) -> f32 { -*self }
+    fn neg(&self) -> f32 { -*self }
 }
 
 impl num::Round for f32 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn round(&self, mode: num::RoundMode) -> f32 {
+    fn round(&self, mode: num::RoundMode) -> f32 {
         match mode {
             num::RoundDown                           => floor(*self),
             num::RoundUp                             => ceil(*self),
@@ -348,11 +350,11 @@ impl num::Round for f32 {
     }
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn floor(&self) -> f32 { floor(*self) }
+    fn floor(&self) -> f32 { floor(*self) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ceil(&self) -> f32 { ceil(*self) }
+    fn ceil(&self) -> f32 { ceil(*self) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn fract(&self) -> f32 {
+    fn fract(&self) -> f32 {
         if is_negative(*self) {
             (*self) - ceil(*self)
         } else {
@@ -373,7 +375,7 @@ impl num::Round for f32 {
  * * num - The float value
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn to_str(num: f32) -> ~str {
+pub fn to_str(num: f32) -> ~str {
     let (r, _) = strconv::to_str_common(
         &num, 10u, true, strconv::SignNeg, strconv::DigAll);
     r
@@ -387,7 +389,7 @@ pub pure fn to_str(num: f32) -> ~str {
  * * num - The float value
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn to_str_hex(num: f32) -> ~str {
+pub fn to_str_hex(num: f32) -> ~str {
     let (r, _) = strconv::to_str_common(
         &num, 16u, true, strconv::SignNeg, strconv::DigAll);
     r
@@ -408,7 +410,7 @@ pub pure fn to_str_hex(num: f32) -> ~str {
  * are expected, use `to_str_radix_special()` instead.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn to_str_radix(num: f32, rdx: uint) -> ~str {
+pub fn to_str_radix(num: f32, rdx: uint) -> ~str {
     let (r, special) = strconv::to_str_common(
         &num, rdx, true, strconv::SignNeg, strconv::DigAll);
     if special { fail!(~"number has a special value, \
@@ -426,7 +428,7 @@ pub pure fn to_str_radix(num: f32, rdx: uint) -> ~str {
  * * radix - The base to use
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn to_str_radix_special(num: f32, rdx: uint) -> (~str, bool) {
+pub fn to_str_radix_special(num: f32, rdx: uint) -> (~str, bool) {
     strconv::to_str_common(&num, rdx, true,
                            strconv::SignNeg, strconv::DigAll)
 }
@@ -441,7 +443,7 @@ pub pure fn to_str_radix_special(num: f32, rdx: uint) -> (~str, bool) {
  * * digits - The number of significant digits
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn to_str_exact(num: f32, dig: uint) -> ~str {
+pub fn to_str_exact(num: f32, dig: uint) -> ~str {
     let (r, _) = strconv::to_str_common(
         &num, 10u, true, strconv::SignNeg, strconv::DigExact(dig));
     r
@@ -457,7 +459,7 @@ pub pure fn to_str_exact(num: f32, dig: uint) -> ~str {
  * * digits - The number of significant digits
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn to_str_digits(num: f32, dig: uint) -> ~str {
+pub fn to_str_digits(num: f32, dig: uint) -> ~str {
     let (r, _) = strconv::to_str_common(
         &num, 10u, true, strconv::SignNeg, strconv::DigMax(dig));
     r
@@ -465,12 +467,12 @@ pub pure fn to_str_digits(num: f32, dig: uint) -> ~str {
 
 impl to_str::ToStr for f32 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn to_str(&self) -> ~str { to_str_digits(*self, 8) }
+    fn to_str(&self) -> ~str { to_str_digits(*self, 8) }
 }
 
 impl num::ToStrRadix for f32 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn to_str_radix(&self, rdx: uint) -> ~str {
+    fn to_str_radix(&self, rdx: uint) -> ~str {
         to_str_radix(*self, rdx)
     }
 }
@@ -503,7 +505,7 @@ impl num::ToStrRadix for f32 {
  * `Some(n)` where `n` is the floating-point number represented by `num`.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn from_str(num: &str) -> Option<f32> {
+pub fn from_str(num: &str) -> Option<f32> {
     strconv::from_str_common(num, 10u, true, true, true,
                              strconv::ExpDec, false)
 }
@@ -536,7 +538,7 @@ pub pure fn from_str(num: &str) -> Option<f32> {
  * `Some(n)` where `n` is the floating-point number represented by `[num]`.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn from_str_hex(num: &str) -> Option<f32> {
+pub fn from_str_hex(num: &str) -> Option<f32> {
     strconv::from_str_common(num, 16u, true, true, true,
                              strconv::ExpBin, false)
 }
@@ -561,19 +563,19 @@ pub pure fn from_str_hex(num: &str) -> Option<f32> {
  * `Some(n)` where `n` is the floating-point number represented by `num`.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn from_str_radix(num: &str, rdx: uint) -> Option<f32> {
+pub fn from_str_radix(num: &str, rdx: uint) -> Option<f32> {
     strconv::from_str_common(num, rdx, true, true, false,
                              strconv::ExpNone, false)
 }
 
 impl from_str::FromStr for f32 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn from_str(val: &str) -> Option<f32> { from_str(val) }
+    fn from_str(val: &str) -> Option<f32> { from_str(val) }
 }
 
 impl num::FromStrRadix for f32 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn from_str_radix(val: &str, rdx: uint) -> Option<f32> {
+    fn from_str_radix(val: &str, rdx: uint) -> Option<f32> {
         from_str_radix(val, rdx)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/libcore/num/f64.rs b/src/libcore/num/f64.rs
index 7acb7ac462e..6a581ddfa94 100644
--- a/src/libcore/num/f64.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/num/f64.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ macro_rules! delegate(
             ),*
         ) -> $rv:ty = $bound_name:path
     ) => (
-        pub pure fn $name($( $arg : $arg_ty ),*) -> $rv {
+        pub fn $name($( $arg : $arg_ty ),*) -> $rv {
             unsafe {
                 $bound_name($( $arg ),*)
             }
@@ -136,49 +136,49 @@ pub const infinity: f64 = 1.0_f64/0.0_f64;
 pub const neg_infinity: f64 = -1.0_f64/0.0_f64;
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_NaN(f: f64) -> bool { f != f }
+pub fn is_NaN(f: f64) -> bool { f != f }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn add(x: f64, y: f64) -> f64 { return x + y; }
+pub fn add(x: f64, y: f64) -> f64 { return x + y; }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn sub(x: f64, y: f64) -> f64 { return x - y; }
+pub fn sub(x: f64, y: f64) -> f64 { return x - y; }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn mul(x: f64, y: f64) -> f64 { return x * y; }
+pub fn mul(x: f64, y: f64) -> f64 { return x * y; }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn div(x: f64, y: f64) -> f64 { return x / y; }
+pub fn div(x: f64, y: f64) -> f64 { return x / y; }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn rem(x: f64, y: f64) -> f64 { return x % y; }
+pub fn rem(x: f64, y: f64) -> f64 { return x % y; }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn lt(x: f64, y: f64) -> bool { return x < y; }
+pub fn lt(x: f64, y: f64) -> bool { return x < y; }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn le(x: f64, y: f64) -> bool { return x <= y; }
+pub fn le(x: f64, y: f64) -> bool { return x <= y; }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn eq(x: f64, y: f64) -> bool { return x == y; }
+pub fn eq(x: f64, y: f64) -> bool { return x == y; }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn ne(x: f64, y: f64) -> bool { return x != y; }
+pub fn ne(x: f64, y: f64) -> bool { return x != y; }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn ge(x: f64, y: f64) -> bool { return x >= y; }
+pub fn ge(x: f64, y: f64) -> bool { return x >= y; }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn gt(x: f64, y: f64) -> bool { return x > y; }
+pub fn gt(x: f64, y: f64) -> bool { return x > y; }
 
 /// Returns true if `x` is a positive number, including +0.0f640 and +Infinity
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_positive(x: f64) -> bool
+pub fn is_positive(x: f64) -> bool
     { return x > 0.0f64 || (1.0f64/x) == infinity; }
 
 /// Returns true if `x` is a negative number, including -0.0f640 and -Infinity
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_negative(x: f64) -> bool
+pub fn is_negative(x: f64) -> bool
     { return x < 0.0f64 || (1.0f64/x) == neg_infinity; }
 
 /**
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ pub pure fn is_negative(x: f64) -> bool
  * This is the same as `f64::is_negative`.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_nonpositive(x: f64) -> bool {
+pub fn is_nonpositive(x: f64) -> bool {
   return x < 0.0f64 || (1.0f64/x) == neg_infinity;
 }
 
@@ -197,31 +197,31 @@ pub pure fn is_nonpositive(x: f64) -> bool {
  * This is the same as `f64::positive`.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_nonnegative(x: f64) -> bool {
+pub fn is_nonnegative(x: f64) -> bool {
   return x > 0.0f64 || (1.0f64/x) == infinity;
 }
 
 /// Returns true if `x` is a zero number (positive or negative zero)
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_zero(x: f64) -> bool {
+pub fn is_zero(x: f64) -> bool {
     return x == 0.0f64 || x == -0.0f64;
 }
 
 /// Returns true if `x`is an infinite number
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_infinite(x: f64) -> bool {
+pub fn is_infinite(x: f64) -> bool {
     return x == infinity || x == neg_infinity;
 }
 
 /// Returns true if `x` is a finite number
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_finite(x: f64) -> bool {
+pub fn is_finite(x: f64) -> bool {
     return !(is_NaN(x) || is_infinite(x));
 }
 
 /// Returns `x` rounded down
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn floor(x: f64) -> f64 { unsafe { floorf64(x) } }
+pub fn floor(x: f64) -> f64 { unsafe { floorf64(x) } }
 
 // FIXME (#1999): add is_normal, is_subnormal, and fpclassify
 
@@ -270,33 +270,33 @@ pub mod consts {
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn signbit(x: f64) -> int {
+pub fn signbit(x: f64) -> int {
     if is_negative(x) { return 1; } else { return 0; }
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn logarithm(n: f64, b: f64) -> f64 {
+pub fn logarithm(n: f64, b: f64) -> f64 {
     return log2(n) / log2(b);
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl cmp::Eq for f64 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn eq(&self, other: &f64) -> bool { (*self) == (*other) }
+    fn eq(&self, other: &f64) -> bool { (*self) == (*other) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ne(&self, other: &f64) -> bool { (*self) != (*other) }
+    fn ne(&self, other: &f64) -> bool { (*self) != (*other) }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl cmp::Ord for f64 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn lt(&self, other: &f64) -> bool { (*self) < (*other) }
+    fn lt(&self, other: &f64) -> bool { (*self) < (*other) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn le(&self, other: &f64) -> bool { (*self) <= (*other) }
+    fn le(&self, other: &f64) -> bool { (*self) <= (*other) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ge(&self, other: &f64) -> bool { (*self) >= (*other) }
+    fn ge(&self, other: &f64) -> bool { (*self) >= (*other) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn gt(&self, other: &f64) -> bool { (*self) > (*other) }
+    fn gt(&self, other: &f64) -> bool { (*self) > (*other) }
 }
 
 impl NumCast for f64 {
@@ -304,63 +304,63 @@ impl NumCast for f64 {
      * Cast `n` to an `f64`
      */
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn from<N:NumCast>(n: N) -> f64 { n.to_f64() }
+    fn from<N:NumCast>(n: N) -> f64 { n.to_f64() }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u8(&self)    -> u8    { *self as u8    }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u16(&self)   -> u16   { *self as u16   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u32(&self)   -> u32   { *self as u32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u64(&self)   -> u64   { *self as u64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_uint(&self)  -> uint  { *self as uint  }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u8(&self)    -> u8    { *self as u8    }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u16(&self)   -> u16   { *self as u16   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u32(&self)   -> u32   { *self as u32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u64(&self)   -> u64   { *self as u64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_uint(&self)  -> uint  { *self as uint  }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i8(&self)    -> i8    { *self as i8    }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i16(&self)   -> i16   { *self as i16   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i32(&self)   -> i32   { *self as i32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i64(&self)   -> i64   { *self as i64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_int(&self)   -> int   { *self as int   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i8(&self)    -> i8    { *self as i8    }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i16(&self)   -> i16   { *self as i16   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i32(&self)   -> i32   { *self as i32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i64(&self)   -> i64   { *self as i64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_int(&self)   -> int   { *self as int   }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_f32(&self)   -> f32   { *self as f32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_f64(&self)   -> f64   { *self          }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_float(&self) -> float { *self as float }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_f32(&self)   -> f32   { *self as f32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_f64(&self)   -> f64   { *self          }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_float(&self) -> float { *self as float }
 }
 
 impl num::Zero for f64 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn zero() -> f64 { 0.0 }
+    fn zero() -> f64 { 0.0 }
 }
 
 impl num::One for f64 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn one() -> f64 { 1.0 }
+    fn one() -> f64 { 1.0 }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl ops::Add<f64,f64> for f64 {
-    pure fn add(&self, other: &f64) -> f64 { *self + *other }
+    fn add(&self, other: &f64) -> f64 { *self + *other }
 }
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl ops::Sub<f64,f64> for f64 {
-    pure fn sub(&self, other: &f64) -> f64 { *self - *other }
+    fn sub(&self, other: &f64) -> f64 { *self - *other }
 }
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl ops::Mul<f64,f64> for f64 {
-    pure fn mul(&self, other: &f64) -> f64 { *self * *other }
+    fn mul(&self, other: &f64) -> f64 { *self * *other }
 }
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl ops::Div<f64,f64> for f64 {
-    pure fn div(&self, other: &f64) -> f64 { *self / *other }
+    fn div(&self, other: &f64) -> f64 { *self / *other }
 }
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl ops::Modulo<f64,f64> for f64 {
-    pure fn modulo(&self, other: &f64) -> f64 { *self % *other }
+    fn modulo(&self, other: &f64) -> f64 { *self % *other }
 }
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl ops::Neg<f64> for f64 {
-    pure fn neg(&self) -> f64 { -*self }
+    fn neg(&self) -> f64 { -*self }
 }
 
 impl num::Round for f64 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn round(&self, mode: num::RoundMode) -> f64 {
+    fn round(&self, mode: num::RoundMode) -> f64 {
         match mode {
             num::RoundDown                           => floor(*self),
             num::RoundUp                             => ceil(*self),
@@ -372,11 +372,11 @@ impl num::Round for f64 {
     }
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn floor(&self) -> f64 { floor(*self) }
+    fn floor(&self) -> f64 { floor(*self) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ceil(&self) -> f64 { ceil(*self) }
+    fn ceil(&self) -> f64 { ceil(*self) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn fract(&self) -> f64 {
+    fn fract(&self) -> f64 {
         if is_negative(*self) {
             (*self) - ceil(*self)
         } else {
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ impl num::Round for f64 {
  * * num - The float value
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn to_str(num: f64) -> ~str {
+pub fn to_str(num: f64) -> ~str {
     let (r, _) = strconv::to_str_common(
         &num, 10u, true, strconv::SignNeg, strconv::DigAll);
     r
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ pub pure fn to_str(num: f64) -> ~str {
  * * num - The float value
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn to_str_hex(num: f64) -> ~str {
+pub fn to_str_hex(num: f64) -> ~str {
     let (r, _) = strconv::to_str_common(
         &num, 16u, true, strconv::SignNeg, strconv::DigAll);
     r
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ pub pure fn to_str_hex(num: f64) -> ~str {
  * are expected, use `to_str_radix_special()` instead.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn to_str_radix(num: f64, rdx: uint) -> ~str {
+pub fn to_str_radix(num: f64, rdx: uint) -> ~str {
     let (r, special) = strconv::to_str_common(
         &num, rdx, true, strconv::SignNeg, strconv::DigAll);
     if special { fail!(~"number has a special value, \
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ pub pure fn to_str_radix(num: f64, rdx: uint) -> ~str {
  * * radix - The base to use
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn to_str_radix_special(num: f64, rdx: uint) -> (~str, bool) {
+pub fn to_str_radix_special(num: f64, rdx: uint) -> (~str, bool) {
     strconv::to_str_common(&num, rdx, true,
                            strconv::SignNeg, strconv::DigAll)
 }
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ pub pure fn to_str_radix_special(num: f64, rdx: uint) -> (~str, bool) {
  * * digits - The number of significant digits
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn to_str_exact(num: f64, dig: uint) -> ~str {
+pub fn to_str_exact(num: f64, dig: uint) -> ~str {
     let (r, _) = strconv::to_str_common(
         &num, 10u, true, strconv::SignNeg, strconv::DigExact(dig));
     r
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ pub pure fn to_str_exact(num: f64, dig: uint) -> ~str {
  * * digits - The number of significant digits
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn to_str_digits(num: f64, dig: uint) -> ~str {
+pub fn to_str_digits(num: f64, dig: uint) -> ~str {
     let (r, _) = strconv::to_str_common(
         &num, 10u, true, strconv::SignNeg, strconv::DigMax(dig));
     r
@@ -489,12 +489,12 @@ pub pure fn to_str_digits(num: f64, dig: uint) -> ~str {
 
 impl to_str::ToStr for f64 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn to_str(&self) -> ~str { to_str_digits(*self, 8) }
+    fn to_str(&self) -> ~str { to_str_digits(*self, 8) }
 }
 
 impl num::ToStrRadix for f64 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn to_str_radix(&self, rdx: uint) -> ~str {
+    fn to_str_radix(&self, rdx: uint) -> ~str {
         to_str_radix(*self, rdx)
     }
 }
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ impl num::ToStrRadix for f64 {
  * `Some(n)` where `n` is the floating-point number represented by `num`.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn from_str(num: &str) -> Option<f64> {
+pub fn from_str(num: &str) -> Option<f64> {
     strconv::from_str_common(num, 10u, true, true, true,
                              strconv::ExpDec, false)
 }
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ pub pure fn from_str(num: &str) -> Option<f64> {
  * `Some(n)` where `n` is the floating-point number represented by `[num]`.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn from_str_hex(num: &str) -> Option<f64> {
+pub fn from_str_hex(num: &str) -> Option<f64> {
     strconv::from_str_common(num, 16u, true, true, true,
                              strconv::ExpBin, false)
 }
@@ -585,19 +585,19 @@ pub pure fn from_str_hex(num: &str) -> Option<f64> {
  * `Some(n)` where `n` is the floating-point number represented by `num`.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn from_str_radix(num: &str, rdx: uint) -> Option<f64> {
+pub fn from_str_radix(num: &str, rdx: uint) -> Option<f64> {
     strconv::from_str_common(num, rdx, true, true, false,
                              strconv::ExpNone, false)
 }
 
 impl from_str::FromStr for f64 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn from_str(val: &str) -> Option<f64> { from_str(val) }
+    fn from_str(val: &str) -> Option<f64> { from_str(val) }
 }
 
 impl num::FromStrRadix for f64 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn from_str_radix(val: &str, rdx: uint) -> Option<f64> {
+    fn from_str_radix(val: &str, rdx: uint) -> Option<f64> {
         from_str_radix(val, rdx)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/libcore/num/float.rs b/src/libcore/num/float.rs
index f1026ce6608..4e9a1b62b6e 100644
--- a/src/libcore/num/float.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/num/float.rs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ pub mod consts {
  * * num - The float value
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn to_str(num: float) -> ~str {
+pub fn to_str(num: float) -> ~str {
     let (r, _) = strconv::to_str_common(
         &num, 10u, true, strconv::SignNeg, strconv::DigAll);
     r
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ pub pure fn to_str(num: float) -> ~str {
  * * num - The float value
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn to_str_hex(num: float) -> ~str {
+pub fn to_str_hex(num: float) -> ~str {
     let (r, _) = strconv::to_str_common(
         &num, 16u, true, strconv::SignNeg, strconv::DigAll);
     r
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ pub pure fn to_str_hex(num: float) -> ~str {
  * are expected, use `to_str_radix_special()` instead.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn to_str_radix(num: float, radix: uint) -> ~str {
+pub fn to_str_radix(num: float, radix: uint) -> ~str {
     let (r, special) = strconv::to_str_common(
         &num, radix, true, strconv::SignNeg, strconv::DigAll);
     if special { fail!(~"number has a special value, \
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ pub pure fn to_str_radix(num: float, radix: uint) -> ~str {
  * * radix - The base to use
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn to_str_radix_special(num: float, radix: uint) -> (~str, bool) {
+pub fn to_str_radix_special(num: float, radix: uint) -> (~str, bool) {
     strconv::to_str_common(&num, radix, true,
                            strconv::SignNeg, strconv::DigAll)
 }
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ pub pure fn to_str_radix_special(num: float, radix: uint) -> (~str, bool) {
  * * digits - The number of significant digits
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn to_str_exact(num: float, digits: uint) -> ~str {
+pub fn to_str_exact(num: float, digits: uint) -> ~str {
     let (r, _) = strconv::to_str_common(
         &num, 10u, true, strconv::SignNeg, strconv::DigExact(digits));
     r
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ pub fn test_to_str_exact_do_decimal() {
  * * digits - The number of significant digits
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn to_str_digits(num: float, digits: uint) -> ~str {
+pub fn to_str_digits(num: float, digits: uint) -> ~str {
     let (r, _) = strconv::to_str_common(
         &num, 10u, true, strconv::SignNeg, strconv::DigMax(digits));
     r
@@ -201,12 +201,12 @@ pub pure fn to_str_digits(num: float, digits: uint) -> ~str {
 
 impl to_str::ToStr for float {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn to_str(&self) -> ~str { to_str_digits(*self, 8) }
+    fn to_str(&self) -> ~str { to_str_digits(*self, 8) }
 }
 
 impl num::ToStrRadix for float {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn to_str_radix(&self, radix: uint) -> ~str {
+    fn to_str_radix(&self, radix: uint) -> ~str {
         to_str_radix(*self, radix)
     }
 }
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ impl num::ToStrRadix for float {
  * `Some(n)` where `n` is the floating-point number represented by `num`.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn from_str(num: &str) -> Option<float> {
+pub fn from_str(num: &str) -> Option<float> {
     strconv::from_str_common(num, 10u, true, true, true,
                              strconv::ExpDec, false)
 }
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ pub pure fn from_str(num: &str) -> Option<float> {
  * `Some(n)` where `n` is the floating-point number represented by `[num]`.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn from_str_hex(num: &str) -> Option<float> {
+pub fn from_str_hex(num: &str) -> Option<float> {
     strconv::from_str_common(num, 16u, true, true, true,
                              strconv::ExpBin, false)
 }
@@ -297,19 +297,19 @@ pub pure fn from_str_hex(num: &str) -> Option<float> {
  * `Some(n)` where `n` is the floating-point number represented by `num`.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn from_str_radix(num: &str, radix: uint) -> Option<float> {
+pub fn from_str_radix(num: &str, radix: uint) -> Option<float> {
     strconv::from_str_common(num, radix, true, true, false,
                              strconv::ExpNone, false)
 }
 
 impl from_str::FromStr for float {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn from_str(val: &str) -> Option<float> { from_str(val) }
+    fn from_str(val: &str) -> Option<float> { from_str(val) }
 }
 
 impl num::FromStrRadix for float {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn from_str_radix(val: &str, radix: uint) -> Option<float> {
+    fn from_str_radix(val: &str, radix: uint) -> Option<float> {
         from_str_radix(val, radix)
     }
 }
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ impl num::FromStrRadix for float {
  *
  * `NaN` if both `x` and `pow` are `0u`, otherwise `x^pow`
  */
-pub pure fn pow_with_uint(base: uint, pow: uint) -> float {
+pub fn pow_with_uint(base: uint, pow: uint) -> float {
     if base == 0u {
         if pow == 0u {
             return NaN as float;
@@ -351,69 +351,69 @@ pub pure fn pow_with_uint(base: uint, pow: uint) -> float {
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_positive(x: float) -> bool { f64::is_positive(x as f64) }
+pub fn is_positive(x: float) -> bool { f64::is_positive(x as f64) }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_negative(x: float) -> bool { f64::is_negative(x as f64) }
+pub fn is_negative(x: float) -> bool { f64::is_negative(x as f64) }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_nonpositive(x: float) -> bool { f64::is_nonpositive(x as f64) }
+pub fn is_nonpositive(x: float) -> bool { f64::is_nonpositive(x as f64) }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_nonnegative(x: float) -> bool { f64::is_nonnegative(x as f64) }
+pub fn is_nonnegative(x: float) -> bool { f64::is_nonnegative(x as f64) }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_zero(x: float) -> bool { f64::is_zero(x as f64) }
+pub fn is_zero(x: float) -> bool { f64::is_zero(x as f64) }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_infinite(x: float) -> bool { f64::is_infinite(x as f64) }
+pub fn is_infinite(x: float) -> bool { f64::is_infinite(x as f64) }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_finite(x: float) -> bool { f64::is_finite(x as f64) }
+pub fn is_finite(x: float) -> bool { f64::is_finite(x as f64) }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_NaN(x: float) -> bool { f64::is_NaN(x as f64) }
+pub fn is_NaN(x: float) -> bool { f64::is_NaN(x as f64) }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn abs(x: float) -> float {
+pub fn abs(x: float) -> float {
     unsafe { f64::abs(x as f64) as float }
 }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn sqrt(x: float) -> float {
+pub fn sqrt(x: float) -> float {
     unsafe { f64::sqrt(x as f64) as float }
 }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn atan(x: float) -> float {
+pub fn atan(x: float) -> float {
     unsafe { f64::atan(x as f64) as float }
 }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn sin(x: float) -> float {
+pub fn sin(x: float) -> float {
     unsafe { f64::sin(x as f64) as float }
 }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn cos(x: float) -> float {
+pub fn cos(x: float) -> float {
     unsafe { f64::cos(x as f64) as float }
 }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn tan(x: float) -> float {
+pub fn tan(x: float) -> float {
     unsafe { f64::tan(x as f64) as float }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl Eq for float {
-    pure fn eq(&self, other: &float) -> bool { (*self) == (*other) }
-    pure fn ne(&self, other: &float) -> bool { (*self) != (*other) }
+    fn eq(&self, other: &float) -> bool { (*self) == (*other) }
+    fn ne(&self, other: &float) -> bool { (*self) != (*other) }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl Ord for float {
-    pure fn lt(&self, other: &float) -> bool { (*self) < (*other) }
-    pure fn le(&self, other: &float) -> bool { (*self) <= (*other) }
-    pure fn ge(&self, other: &float) -> bool { (*self) >= (*other) }
-    pure fn gt(&self, other: &float) -> bool { (*self) > (*other) }
+    fn lt(&self, other: &float) -> bool { (*self) < (*other) }
+    fn le(&self, other: &float) -> bool { (*self) <= (*other) }
+    fn ge(&self, other: &float) -> bool { (*self) >= (*other) }
+    fn gt(&self, other: &float) -> bool { (*self) > (*other) }
 }
 
 impl num::Zero for float {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn zero() -> float { 0.0 }
+    fn zero() -> float { 0.0 }
 }
 
 impl num::One for float {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn one() -> float { 1.0 }
+    fn one() -> float { 1.0 }
 }
 
 impl NumCast for float {
@@ -421,28 +421,28 @@ impl NumCast for float {
      * Cast `n` to a `float`
      */
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn from<N:NumCast>(n: N) -> float { n.to_float() }
+    fn from<N:NumCast>(n: N) -> float { n.to_float() }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u8(&self)    -> u8    { *self as u8    }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u16(&self)   -> u16   { *self as u16   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u32(&self)   -> u32   { *self as u32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u64(&self)   -> u64   { *self as u64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_uint(&self)  -> uint  { *self as uint  }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u8(&self)    -> u8    { *self as u8    }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u16(&self)   -> u16   { *self as u16   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u32(&self)   -> u32   { *self as u32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u64(&self)   -> u64   { *self as u64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_uint(&self)  -> uint  { *self as uint  }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i8(&self)    -> i8    { *self as i8    }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i16(&self)   -> i16   { *self as i16   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i32(&self)   -> i32   { *self as i32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i64(&self)   -> i64   { *self as i64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_int(&self)   -> int   { *self as int   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i8(&self)    -> i8    { *self as i8    }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i16(&self)   -> i16   { *self as i16   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i32(&self)   -> i32   { *self as i32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i64(&self)   -> i64   { *self as i64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_int(&self)   -> int   { *self as int   }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_f32(&self)   -> f32   { *self as f32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_f64(&self)   -> f64   { *self as f64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_float(&self) -> float { *self          }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_f32(&self)   -> f32   { *self as f32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_f64(&self)   -> f64   { *self as f64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_float(&self) -> float { *self          }
 }
 
 impl num::Round for float {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn round(&self, mode: num::RoundMode) -> float {
+    fn round(&self, mode: num::RoundMode) -> float {
         match mode {
             num::RoundDown
                 => f64::floor(*self as f64) as float,
@@ -460,11 +460,11 @@ impl num::Round for float {
     }
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn floor(&self) -> float { f64::floor(*self as f64) as float}
+    fn floor(&self) -> float { f64::floor(*self as f64) as float}
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ceil(&self) -> float { f64::ceil(*self as f64) as float}
+    fn ceil(&self) -> float { f64::ceil(*self as f64) as float}
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn fract(&self) -> float {
+    fn fract(&self) -> float {
         if is_negative(*self) {
             (*self) - (f64::ceil(*self as f64) as float)
         } else {
@@ -475,27 +475,27 @@ impl num::Round for float {
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl ops::Add<float,float> for float {
-    pure fn add(&self, other: &float) -> float { *self + *other }
+    fn add(&self, other: &float) -> float { *self + *other }
 }
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl ops::Sub<float,float> for float {
-    pure fn sub(&self, other: &float) -> float { *self - *other }
+    fn sub(&self, other: &float) -> float { *self - *other }
 }
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl ops::Mul<float,float> for float {
-    pure fn mul(&self, other: &float) -> float { *self * *other }
+    fn mul(&self, other: &float) -> float { *self * *other }
 }
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl ops::Div<float,float> for float {
-    pure fn div(&self, other: &float) -> float { *self / *other }
+    fn div(&self, other: &float) -> float { *self / *other }
 }
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl ops::Modulo<float,float> for float {
-    pure fn modulo(&self, other: &float) -> float { *self % *other }
+    fn modulo(&self, other: &float) -> float { *self % *other }
 }
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl ops::Neg<float> for float {
-    pure fn neg(&self) -> float { -*self }
+    fn neg(&self) -> float { -*self }
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/src/libcore/num/int-template.rs b/src/libcore/num/int-template.rs
index 599bd0f1c68..4d5ac92311e 100644
--- a/src/libcore/num/int-template.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/num/int-template.rs
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ pub const min_value: T = (-1 as T) << (bits - 1);
 pub const max_value: T = min_value - 1 as T;
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn add(x: T, y: T) -> T { x + y }
+pub fn add(x: T, y: T) -> T { x + y }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn sub(x: T, y: T) -> T { x - y }
+pub fn sub(x: T, y: T) -> T { x - y }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn mul(x: T, y: T) -> T { x * y }
+pub fn mul(x: T, y: T) -> T { x * y }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn div(x: T, y: T) -> T { x / y }
+pub fn div(x: T, y: T) -> T { x / y }
 
 /**
  * Returns the remainder of y / x.
@@ -57,29 +57,29 @@ pub pure fn div(x: T, y: T) -> T { x / y }
  *
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn rem(x: T, y: T) -> T { x % y }
+pub fn rem(x: T, y: T) -> T { x % y }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn lt(x: T, y: T) -> bool { x < y }
+pub fn lt(x: T, y: T) -> bool { x < y }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn le(x: T, y: T) -> bool { x <= y }
+pub fn le(x: T, y: T) -> bool { x <= y }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn eq(x: T, y: T) -> bool { x == y }
+pub fn eq(x: T, y: T) -> bool { x == y }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn ne(x: T, y: T) -> bool { x != y }
+pub fn ne(x: T, y: T) -> bool { x != y }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn ge(x: T, y: T) -> bool { x >= y }
+pub fn ge(x: T, y: T) -> bool { x >= y }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn gt(x: T, y: T) -> bool { x > y }
+pub fn gt(x: T, y: T) -> bool { x > y }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_positive(x: T) -> bool { x > 0 as T }
+pub fn is_positive(x: T) -> bool { x > 0 as T }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_negative(x: T) -> bool { x < 0 as T }
+pub fn is_negative(x: T) -> bool { x < 0 as T }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_nonpositive(x: T) -> bool { x <= 0 as T }
+pub fn is_nonpositive(x: T) -> bool { x <= 0 as T }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_nonnegative(x: T) -> bool { x >= 0 as T }
+pub fn is_nonnegative(x: T) -> bool { x >= 0 as T }
 
 /**
  * Iterate over the range [`lo`..`hi`)
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ pub pure fn is_nonnegative(x: T) -> bool { x >= 0 as T }
  */
 #[inline(always)]
 /// Iterate over the range [`start`,`start`+`step`..`stop`)
-pub pure fn range_step(start: T, stop: T, step: T, it: &fn(T) -> bool) {
+pub fn range_step(start: T, stop: T, step: T, it: &fn(T) -> bool) {
     let mut i = start;
     if step == 0 {
         fail!(~"range_step called with step == 0");
@@ -119,116 +119,116 @@ pub pure fn range_step(start: T, stop: T, step: T, it: &fn(T) -> bool) {
 
 #[inline(always)]
 /// Iterate over the range [`lo`..`hi`)
-pub pure fn range(lo: T, hi: T, it: &fn(T) -> bool) {
+pub fn range(lo: T, hi: T, it: &fn(T) -> bool) {
     range_step(lo, hi, 1 as T, it);
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
 /// Iterate over the range [`hi`..`lo`)
-pub pure fn range_rev(hi: T, lo: T, it: &fn(T) -> bool) {
+pub fn range_rev(hi: T, lo: T, it: &fn(T) -> bool) {
     range_step(hi, lo, -1 as T, it);
 }
 
 /// Computes the bitwise complement
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn compl(i: T) -> T {
+pub fn compl(i: T) -> T {
     -1 as T ^ i
 }
 
 /// Computes the absolute value
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn abs(i: T) -> T {
+pub fn abs(i: T) -> T {
     if is_negative(i) { -i } else { i }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl Ord for T {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn lt(&self, other: &T) -> bool { return (*self) < (*other); }
+    fn lt(&self, other: &T) -> bool { return (*self) < (*other); }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn le(&self, other: &T) -> bool { return (*self) <= (*other); }
+    fn le(&self, other: &T) -> bool { return (*self) <= (*other); }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ge(&self, other: &T) -> bool { return (*self) >= (*other); }
+    fn ge(&self, other: &T) -> bool { return (*self) >= (*other); }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn gt(&self, other: &T) -> bool { return (*self) > (*other); }
+    fn gt(&self, other: &T) -> bool { return (*self) > (*other); }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl Eq for T {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn eq(&self, other: &T) -> bool { return (*self) == (*other); }
+    fn eq(&self, other: &T) -> bool { return (*self) == (*other); }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ne(&self, other: &T) -> bool { return (*self) != (*other); }
+    fn ne(&self, other: &T) -> bool { return (*self) != (*other); }
 }
 
 impl num::Zero for T {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn zero() -> T { 0 }
+    fn zero() -> T { 0 }
 }
 
 impl num::One for T {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn one() -> T { 1 }
+    fn one() -> T { 1 }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl ops::Add<T,T> for T {
-    pure fn add(&self, other: &T) -> T { *self + *other }
+    fn add(&self, other: &T) -> T { *self + *other }
 }
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl ops::Sub<T,T> for T {
-    pure fn sub(&self, other: &T) -> T { *self - *other }
+    fn sub(&self, other: &T) -> T { *self - *other }
 }
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl ops::Mul<T,T> for T {
-    pure fn mul(&self, other: &T) -> T { *self * *other }
+    fn mul(&self, other: &T) -> T { *self * *other }
 }
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl ops::Div<T,T> for T {
-    pure fn div(&self, other: &T) -> T { *self / *other }
+    fn div(&self, other: &T) -> T { *self / *other }
 }
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl ops::Modulo<T,T> for T {
-    pure fn modulo(&self, other: &T) -> T { *self % *other }
+    fn modulo(&self, other: &T) -> T { *self % *other }
 }
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl ops::Neg<T> for T {
-    pure fn neg(&self) -> T { -*self }
+    fn neg(&self) -> T { -*self }
 }
 
 // String conversion functions and impl str -> num
 
 /// Parse a string as a number in base 10.
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn from_str(s: &str) -> Option<T> {
+pub fn from_str(s: &str) -> Option<T> {
     strconv::from_str_common(s, 10u, true, false, false,
                          strconv::ExpNone, false)
 }
 
 /// Parse a string as a number in the given base.
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn from_str_radix(s: &str, radix: uint) -> Option<T> {
+pub fn from_str_radix(s: &str, radix: uint) -> Option<T> {
     strconv::from_str_common(s, radix, true, false, false,
                          strconv::ExpNone, false)
 }
 
 /// Parse a byte slice as a number in the given base.
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn parse_bytes(buf: &[u8], radix: uint) -> Option<T> {
+pub fn parse_bytes(buf: &[u8], radix: uint) -> Option<T> {
     strconv::from_str_bytes_common(buf, radix, true, false, false,
                                strconv::ExpNone, false)
 }
 
 impl FromStr for T {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn from_str(s: &str) -> Option<T> {
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Option<T> {
         from_str(s)
     }
 }
 
 impl FromStrRadix for T {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn from_str_radix(s: &str, radix: uint) -> Option<T> {
+    fn from_str_radix(s: &str, radix: uint) -> Option<T> {
         from_str_radix(s, radix)
     }
 }
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ impl FromStrRadix for T {
 
 /// Convert to a string as a byte slice in a given base.
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn to_str_bytes<U>(n: T, radix: uint, f: &fn(v: &[u8]) -> U) -> U {
+pub fn to_str_bytes<U>(n: T, radix: uint, f: &fn(v: &[u8]) -> U) -> U {
     let (buf, _) = strconv::to_str_bytes_common(&n, radix, false,
                             strconv::SignNeg, strconv::DigAll);
     f(buf)
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pub pure fn to_str_bytes<U>(n: T, radix: uint, f: &fn(v: &[u8]) -> U) -> U {
 
 /// Convert to a string in base 10.
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn to_str(num: T) -> ~str {
+pub fn to_str(num: T) -> ~str {
     let (buf, _) = strconv::to_str_common(&num, 10u, false,
                                       strconv::SignNeg, strconv::DigAll);
     buf
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ pub pure fn to_str(num: T) -> ~str {
 
 /// Convert to a string in a given base.
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn to_str_radix(num: T, radix: uint) -> ~str {
+pub fn to_str_radix(num: T, radix: uint) -> ~str {
     let (buf, _) = strconv::to_str_common(&num, radix, false,
                                       strconv::SignNeg, strconv::DigAll);
     buf
@@ -261,14 +261,14 @@ pub pure fn to_str_radix(num: T, radix: uint) -> ~str {
 
 impl ToStr for T {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn to_str(&self) -> ~str {
+    fn to_str(&self) -> ~str {
         to_str(*self)
     }
 }
 
 impl ToStrRadix for T {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn to_str_radix(&self, radix: uint) -> ~str {
+    fn to_str_radix(&self, radix: uint) -> ~str {
         to_str_radix(*self, radix)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/libcore/num/int-template/i16.rs b/src/libcore/num/int-template/i16.rs
index 04bd205f53d..9914807c98f 100644
--- a/src/libcore/num/int-template/i16.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/num/int-template/i16.rs
@@ -22,23 +22,23 @@ impl NumCast for i16 {
      * Cast `n` to a `i16`
      */
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn from<N:NumCast>(n: N) -> i16 { n.to_i16() }
+    fn from<N:NumCast>(n: N) -> i16 { n.to_i16() }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u8(&self)    -> u8    { *self as u8    }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u16(&self)   -> u16   { *self as u16   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u32(&self)   -> u32   { *self as u32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u64(&self)   -> u64   { *self as u64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_uint(&self)  -> uint  { *self as uint  }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u8(&self)    -> u8    { *self as u8    }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u16(&self)   -> u16   { *self as u16   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u32(&self)   -> u32   { *self as u32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u64(&self)   -> u64   { *self as u64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_uint(&self)  -> uint  { *self as uint  }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i8(&self)    -> i8    { *self as i8    }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i16(&self)   -> i16   { *self          }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i32(&self)   -> i32   { *self as i32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i64(&self)   -> i64   { *self as i64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_int(&self)   -> int   { *self as int   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i8(&self)    -> i8    { *self as i8    }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i16(&self)   -> i16   { *self          }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i32(&self)   -> i32   { *self as i32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i64(&self)   -> i64   { *self as i64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_int(&self)   -> int   { *self as int   }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_f32(&self)   -> f32   { *self as f32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_f64(&self)   -> f64   { *self as f64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_float(&self) -> float { *self as float }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_f32(&self)   -> f32   { *self as f32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_f64(&self)   -> f64   { *self as f64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_float(&self) -> float { *self as float }
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/src/libcore/num/int-template/i32.rs b/src/libcore/num/int-template/i32.rs
index 1cdd93c411e..c02facd47db 100644
--- a/src/libcore/num/int-template/i32.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/num/int-template/i32.rs
@@ -22,23 +22,23 @@ impl NumCast for i32 {
      * Cast `n` to a `i32`
      */
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn from<N:NumCast>(n: N) -> i32 { n.to_i32() }
+    fn from<N:NumCast>(n: N) -> i32 { n.to_i32() }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u8(&self)    -> u8    { *self as u8    }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u16(&self)   -> u16   { *self as u16   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u32(&self)   -> u32   { *self as u32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u64(&self)   -> u64   { *self as u64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_uint(&self)  -> uint  { *self as uint  }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u8(&self)    -> u8    { *self as u8    }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u16(&self)   -> u16   { *self as u16   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u32(&self)   -> u32   { *self as u32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u64(&self)   -> u64   { *self as u64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_uint(&self)  -> uint  { *self as uint  }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i8(&self)    -> i8    { *self as i8    }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i16(&self)   -> i16   { *self as i16   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i32(&self)   -> i32   { *self          }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i64(&self)   -> i64   { *self as i64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_int(&self)   -> int   { *self as int   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i8(&self)    -> i8    { *self as i8    }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i16(&self)   -> i16   { *self as i16   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i32(&self)   -> i32   { *self          }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i64(&self)   -> i64   { *self as i64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_int(&self)   -> int   { *self as int   }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_f32(&self)   -> f32   { *self as f32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_f64(&self)   -> f64   { *self as f64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_float(&self) -> float { *self as float }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_f32(&self)   -> f32   { *self as f32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_f64(&self)   -> f64   { *self as f64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_float(&self) -> float { *self as float }
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/src/libcore/num/int-template/i64.rs b/src/libcore/num/int-template/i64.rs
index 2a7c155f8b5..c285ba23c27 100644
--- a/src/libcore/num/int-template/i64.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/num/int-template/i64.rs
@@ -22,23 +22,23 @@ impl NumCast for i64 {
      * Cast `n` to a `i64`
      */
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn from<N:NumCast>(n: N) -> i64 { n.to_i64() }
+    fn from<N:NumCast>(n: N) -> i64 { n.to_i64() }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u8(&self)    -> u8    { *self as u8    }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u16(&self)   -> u16   { *self as u16   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u32(&self)   -> u32   { *self as u32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u64(&self)   -> u64   { *self as u64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_uint(&self)  -> uint  { *self as uint  }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u8(&self)    -> u8    { *self as u8    }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u16(&self)   -> u16   { *self as u16   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u32(&self)   -> u32   { *self as u32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u64(&self)   -> u64   { *self as u64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_uint(&self)  -> uint  { *self as uint  }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i8(&self)    -> i8    { *self as i8    }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i16(&self)   -> i16   { *self as i16   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i32(&self)   -> i32   { *self as i32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i64(&self)   -> i64   { *self          }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_int(&self)   -> int   { *self as int   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i8(&self)    -> i8    { *self as i8    }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i16(&self)   -> i16   { *self as i16   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i32(&self)   -> i32   { *self as i32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i64(&self)   -> i64   { *self          }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_int(&self)   -> int   { *self as int   }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_f32(&self)   -> f32   { *self as f32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_f64(&self)   -> f64   { *self as f64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_float(&self) -> float { *self as float }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_f32(&self)   -> f32   { *self as f32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_f64(&self)   -> f64   { *self as f64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_float(&self) -> float { *self as float }
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/src/libcore/num/int-template/i8.rs b/src/libcore/num/int-template/i8.rs
index ac1dc76c264..2733a064563 100644
--- a/src/libcore/num/int-template/i8.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/num/int-template/i8.rs
@@ -22,23 +22,23 @@ impl NumCast for i8 {
      * Cast `n` to a `i8`
      */
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn from<N:NumCast>(n: N) -> i8 { n.to_i8() }
+    fn from<N:NumCast>(n: N) -> i8 { n.to_i8() }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u8(&self)    -> u8    { *self as u8    }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u16(&self)   -> u16   { *self as u16   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u32(&self)   -> u32   { *self as u32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u64(&self)   -> u64   { *self as u64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_uint(&self)  -> uint  { *self as uint  }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u8(&self)    -> u8    { *self as u8    }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u16(&self)   -> u16   { *self as u16   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u32(&self)   -> u32   { *self as u32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u64(&self)   -> u64   { *self as u64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_uint(&self)  -> uint  { *self as uint  }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i8(&self)    -> i8    { *self          }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i16(&self)   -> i16   { *self as i16   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i32(&self)   -> i32   { *self as i32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i64(&self)   -> i64   { *self as i64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_int(&self)   -> int   { *self as int   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i8(&self)    -> i8    { *self          }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i16(&self)   -> i16   { *self as i16   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i32(&self)   -> i32   { *self as i32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i64(&self)   -> i64   { *self as i64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_int(&self)   -> int   { *self as int   }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_f32(&self)   -> f32   { *self as f32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_f64(&self)   -> f64   { *self as f64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_float(&self) -> float { *self as float }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_f32(&self)   -> f32   { *self as f32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_f64(&self)   -> f64   { *self as f64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_float(&self) -> float { *self as float }
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/src/libcore/num/int-template/int.rs b/src/libcore/num/int-template/int.rs
index 0bd52491a63..29e1e52348e 100644
--- a/src/libcore/num/int-template/int.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/num/int-template/int.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ mod inst {
     pub const bits: uint = ::uint::bits;
 
     /// Returns `base` raised to the power of `exponent`
-    pub pure fn pow(base: int, exponent: uint) -> int {
+    pub fn pow(base: int, exponent: uint) -> int {
         if exponent == 0u {
             //Not mathemtically true if ~[base == 0]
             return 1;
@@ -63,23 +63,23 @@ impl NumCast for int {
      * Cast `n` to a `int`
      */
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn from<N:NumCast>(n: N) -> int { n.to_int() }
+    fn from<N:NumCast>(n: N) -> int { n.to_int() }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u8(&self)    -> u8    { *self as u8    }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u16(&self)   -> u16   { *self as u16   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u32(&self)   -> u32   { *self as u32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u64(&self)   -> u64   { *self as u64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_uint(&self)  -> uint  { *self as uint  }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u8(&self)    -> u8    { *self as u8    }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u16(&self)   -> u16   { *self as u16   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u32(&self)   -> u32   { *self as u32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u64(&self)   -> u64   { *self as u64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_uint(&self)  -> uint  { *self as uint  }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i8(&self)    -> i8    { *self as i8    }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i16(&self)   -> i16   { *self as i16   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i32(&self)   -> i32   { *self as i32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i64(&self)   -> i64   { *self as i64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_int(&self)   -> int   { *self          }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i8(&self)    -> i8    { *self as i8    }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i16(&self)   -> i16   { *self as i16   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i32(&self)   -> i32   { *self as i32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i64(&self)   -> i64   { *self as i64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_int(&self)   -> int   { *self          }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_f32(&self)   -> f32   { *self as f32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_f64(&self)   -> f64   { *self as f64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_float(&self) -> float { *self as float }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_f32(&self)   -> f32   { *self as f32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_f64(&self)   -> f64   { *self as f64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_float(&self) -> float { *self as float }
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/src/libcore/num/num.rs b/src/libcore/num/num.rs
index fe829f6193b..32d48aac0b3 100644
--- a/src/libcore/num/num.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/num/num.rs
@@ -17,28 +17,28 @@ use kinds::Copy;
 pub mod strconv;
 
 pub trait IntConvertible {
-    pure fn to_int(&self) -> int;
-    pure fn from_int(n: int) -> Self;
+    fn to_int(&self) -> int;
+    fn from_int(n: int) -> Self;
 }
 
 pub trait Zero {
-    pure fn zero() -> Self;
+    fn zero() -> Self;
 }
 
 pub trait One {
-    pure fn one() -> Self;
+    fn one() -> Self;
 }
 
-pub pure fn abs<T:Ord + Zero + Neg<T>>(v: T) -> T {
+pub fn abs<T:Ord + Zero + Neg<T>>(v: T) -> T {
     if v < Zero::zero() { v.neg() } else { v }
 }
 
 pub trait Round {
-    pure fn round(&self, mode: RoundMode) -> Self;
+    fn round(&self, mode: RoundMode) -> Self;
 
-    pure fn floor(&self) -> Self;
-    pure fn ceil(&self)  -> Self;
-    pure fn fract(&self) -> Self;
+    fn floor(&self) -> Self;
+    fn ceil(&self)  -> Self;
+    fn fract(&self) -> Self;
 }
 
 pub enum RoundMode {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ pub enum RoundMode {
  * ~~~
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn cast<T:NumCast,U:NumCast>(n: T) -> U {
+pub fn cast<T:NumCast,U:NumCast>(n: T) -> U {
     NumCast::from(n)
 }
 
@@ -67,31 +67,31 @@ pub pure fn cast<T:NumCast,U:NumCast>(n: T) -> U {
  * An interface for generic numeric type casts
  */
 pub trait NumCast {
-    pure fn from<T:NumCast>(n: T) -> Self;
-
-    pure fn to_u8(&self) -> u8;
-    pure fn to_u16(&self) -> u16;
-    pure fn to_u32(&self) -> u32;
-    pure fn to_u64(&self) -> u64;
-    pure fn to_uint(&self) -> uint;
-
-    pure fn to_i8(&self) -> i8;
-    pure fn to_i16(&self) -> i16;
-    pure fn to_i32(&self) -> i32;
-    pure fn to_i64(&self) -> i64;
-    pure fn to_int(&self) -> int;
-
-    pure fn to_f32(&self) -> f32;
-    pure fn to_f64(&self) -> f64;
-    pure fn to_float(&self) -> float;
+    fn from<T:NumCast>(n: T) -> Self;
+
+    fn to_u8(&self) -> u8;
+    fn to_u16(&self) -> u16;
+    fn to_u32(&self) -> u32;
+    fn to_u64(&self) -> u64;
+    fn to_uint(&self) -> uint;
+
+    fn to_i8(&self) -> i8;
+    fn to_i16(&self) -> i16;
+    fn to_i32(&self) -> i32;
+    fn to_i64(&self) -> i64;
+    fn to_int(&self) -> int;
+
+    fn to_f32(&self) -> f32;
+    fn to_f64(&self) -> f64;
+    fn to_float(&self) -> float;
 }
 
 pub trait ToStrRadix {
-    pub pure fn to_str_radix(&self, radix: uint) -> ~str;
+    pub fn to_str_radix(&self, radix: uint) -> ~str;
 }
 
 pub trait FromStrRadix {
-    pub pure fn from_str_radix(str: &str, radix: uint) -> Option<Self>;
+    pub fn from_str_radix(str: &str, radix: uint) -> Option<Self>;
 }
 
 // Generic math functions:
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ pub trait FromStrRadix {
  * - If code written to use this function doesn't care about it, it's
  *   probably assuming that `x^0` always equals `1`.
  */
-pub pure fn pow_with_uint<T:NumCast+One+Zero+Copy+Div<T,T>+Mul<T,T>>(
+pub fn pow_with_uint<T:NumCast+One+Zero+Copy+Div<T,T>+Mul<T,T>>(
     radix: uint, pow: uint) -> T {
     let _0: T = Zero::zero();
     let _1: T = One::one();
diff --git a/src/libcore/num/strconv.rs b/src/libcore/num/strconv.rs
index 0bf20f55b2f..e39d52d86f2 100644
--- a/src/libcore/num/strconv.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/num/strconv.rs
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ pub enum SignFormat {
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pure fn is_NaN<T:Eq>(num: &T) -> bool {
+fn is_NaN<T:Eq>(num: &T) -> bool {
     *num != *num
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pure fn is_inf<T:Eq+NumStrConv>(num: &T) -> bool {
+fn is_inf<T:Eq+NumStrConv>(num: &T) -> bool {
     match NumStrConv::inf() {
         None    => false,
         Some(n) => *num == n
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ pure fn is_inf<T:Eq+NumStrConv>(num: &T) -> bool {
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pure fn is_neg_inf<T:Eq+NumStrConv>(num: &T) -> bool {
+fn is_neg_inf<T:Eq+NumStrConv>(num: &T) -> bool {
     match NumStrConv::neg_inf() {
         None    => false,
         Some(n) => *num == n
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ pure fn is_neg_inf<T:Eq+NumStrConv>(num: &T) -> bool {
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pure fn is_neg_zero<T:Eq+One+Zero+NumStrConv+Div<T,T>>(num: &T) -> bool {
+fn is_neg_zero<T:Eq+One+Zero+NumStrConv+Div<T,T>>(num: &T) -> bool {
     let _0: T = Zero::zero();
     let _1: T = One::one();
 
@@ -66,35 +66,35 @@ pure fn is_neg_zero<T:Eq+One+Zero+NumStrConv+Div<T,T>>(num: &T) -> bool {
 }
 
 pub trait NumStrConv {
-    pure fn NaN()      -> Option<Self>;
-    pure fn inf()      -> Option<Self>;
-    pure fn neg_inf()  -> Option<Self>;
-    pure fn neg_zero() -> Option<Self>;
+    fn NaN()      -> Option<Self>;
+    fn inf()      -> Option<Self>;
+    fn neg_inf()  -> Option<Self>;
+    fn neg_zero() -> Option<Self>;
 
-    pure fn round_to_zero(&self)   -> Self;
-    pure fn fractional_part(&self) -> Self;
+    fn round_to_zero(&self)   -> Self;
+    fn fractional_part(&self) -> Self;
 }
 
 macro_rules! impl_NumStrConv_Floating (($t:ty) => (
     impl NumStrConv for $t {
         #[inline(always)]
-        pure fn NaN()      -> Option<$t> { Some( 0.0 / 0.0) }
+        fn NaN()      -> Option<$t> { Some( 0.0 / 0.0) }
         #[inline(always)]
-        pure fn inf()      -> Option<$t> { Some( 1.0 / 0.0) }
+        fn inf()      -> Option<$t> { Some( 1.0 / 0.0) }
         #[inline(always)]
-        pure fn neg_inf()  -> Option<$t> { Some(-1.0 / 0.0) }
+        fn neg_inf()  -> Option<$t> { Some(-1.0 / 0.0) }
         #[inline(always)]
-        pure fn neg_zero() -> Option<$t> { Some(-0.0      ) }
+        fn neg_zero() -> Option<$t> { Some(-0.0      ) }
 
         #[inline(always)]
-        pure fn round_to_zero(&self) -> $t {
+        fn round_to_zero(&self) -> $t {
             ( if *self < 0.0 { f64::ceil(*self as f64)  }
               else           { f64::floor(*self as f64) }
             ) as $t
         }
 
         #[inline(always)]
-        pure fn fractional_part(&self) -> $t {
+        fn fractional_part(&self) -> $t {
             *self - self.round_to_zero()
         }
     }
@@ -102,13 +102,13 @@ macro_rules! impl_NumStrConv_Floating (($t:ty) => (
 
 macro_rules! impl_NumStrConv_Integer (($t:ty) => (
     impl NumStrConv for $t {
-        #[inline(always)] pure fn NaN()      -> Option<$t> { None }
-        #[inline(always)] pure fn inf()      -> Option<$t> { None }
-        #[inline(always)] pure fn neg_inf()  -> Option<$t> { None }
-        #[inline(always)] pure fn neg_zero() -> Option<$t> { None }
+        #[inline(always)] fn NaN()      -> Option<$t> { None }
+        #[inline(always)] fn inf()      -> Option<$t> { None }
+        #[inline(always)] fn neg_inf()  -> Option<$t> { None }
+        #[inline(always)] fn neg_zero() -> Option<$t> { None }
 
-        #[inline(always)] pure fn round_to_zero(&self)   -> $t { *self }
-        #[inline(always)] pure fn fractional_part(&self) -> $t {     0 }
+        #[inline(always)] fn round_to_zero(&self)   -> $t { *self }
+        #[inline(always)] fn fractional_part(&self) -> $t {     0 }
     }
 ))
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ impl_NumStrConv_Integer!(u64)
  * # Failure
  * - Fails if `radix` < 2 or `radix` > 36.
  */
-pub pure fn to_str_bytes_common<T:NumCast+Zero+One+Eq+Ord+NumStrConv+Copy+
+pub fn to_str_bytes_common<T:NumCast+Zero+One+Eq+Ord+NumStrConv+Copy+
                                   Div<T,T>+Neg<T>+Modulo<T,T>+Mul<T,T>>(
         num: &T, radix: uint, negative_zero: bool,
         sign: SignFormat, digits: SignificantDigits) -> (~[u8], bool) {
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ pub pure fn to_str_bytes_common<T:NumCast+Zero+One+Eq+Ord+NumStrConv+Copy+
  * `to_str_bytes_common()`, for details see there.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn to_str_common<T:NumCast+Zero+One+Eq+Ord+NumStrConv+Copy+
+pub fn to_str_common<T:NumCast+Zero+One+Eq+Ord+NumStrConv+Copy+
                             Div<T,T>+Neg<T>+Modulo<T,T>+Mul<T,T>>(
         num: &T, radix: uint, negative_zero: bool,
         sign: SignFormat, digits: SignificantDigits) -> (~str, bool) {
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ priv const DIGIT_E_RADIX: uint = ('e' as uint) - ('a' as uint) + 11u;
  * - Could accept option to allow ignoring underscores, allowing for numbers
  *   formated like `FF_AE_FF_FF`.
  */
-pub pure fn from_str_bytes_common<T:NumCast+Zero+One+Ord+Copy+Div<T,T>+
+pub fn from_str_bytes_common<T:NumCast+Zero+One+Ord+Copy+Div<T,T>+
                                     Mul<T,T>+Sub<T,T>+Neg<T>+Add<T,T>+
                                     NumStrConv>(
         buf: &[u8], radix: uint, negative: bool, fractional: bool,
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ pub pure fn from_str_bytes_common<T:NumCast+Zero+One+Ord+Copy+Div<T,T>+
  * `from_str_bytes_common()`, for details see there.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn from_str_common<T:NumCast+Zero+One+Ord+Copy+Div<T,T>+Mul<T,T>+
+pub fn from_str_common<T:NumCast+Zero+One+Ord+Copy+Div<T,T>+Mul<T,T>+
                               Sub<T,T>+Neg<T>+Add<T,T>+NumStrConv>(
         buf: &str, radix: uint, negative: bool, fractional: bool,
         special: bool, exponent: ExponentFormat, empty_zero: bool
diff --git a/src/libcore/num/uint-template.rs b/src/libcore/num/uint-template.rs
index 1e56c37bab0..b8e713ff3ab 100644
--- a/src/libcore/num/uint-template.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/num/uint-template.rs
@@ -30,44 +30,44 @@ pub const min_value: T = 0 as T;
 pub const max_value: T = 0 as T - 1 as T;
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn add(x: T, y: T) -> T { x + y }
+pub fn add(x: T, y: T) -> T { x + y }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn sub(x: T, y: T) -> T { x - y }
+pub fn sub(x: T, y: T) -> T { x - y }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn mul(x: T, y: T) -> T { x * y }
+pub fn mul(x: T, y: T) -> T { x * y }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn div(x: T, y: T) -> T { x / y }
+pub fn div(x: T, y: T) -> T { x / y }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn rem(x: T, y: T) -> T { x % y }
+pub fn rem(x: T, y: T) -> T { x % y }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn lt(x: T, y: T) -> bool { x < y }
+pub fn lt(x: T, y: T) -> bool { x < y }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn le(x: T, y: T) -> bool { x <= y }
+pub fn le(x: T, y: T) -> bool { x <= y }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn eq(x: T, y: T) -> bool { x == y }
+pub fn eq(x: T, y: T) -> bool { x == y }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn ne(x: T, y: T) -> bool { x != y }
+pub fn ne(x: T, y: T) -> bool { x != y }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn ge(x: T, y: T) -> bool { x >= y }
+pub fn ge(x: T, y: T) -> bool { x >= y }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn gt(x: T, y: T) -> bool { x > y }
+pub fn gt(x: T, y: T) -> bool { x > y }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_positive(x: T) -> bool { x > 0 as T }
+pub fn is_positive(x: T) -> bool { x > 0 as T }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_negative(x: T) -> bool { x < 0 as T }
+pub fn is_negative(x: T) -> bool { x < 0 as T }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_nonpositive(x: T) -> bool { x <= 0 as T }
+pub fn is_nonpositive(x: T) -> bool { x <= 0 as T }
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_nonnegative(x: T) -> bool { x >= 0 as T }
+pub fn is_nonnegative(x: T) -> bool { x >= 0 as T }
 
 #[inline(always)]
 /**
  * Iterate over the range [`start`,`start`+`step`..`stop`)
  *
  */
-pub pure fn range_step(start: T,
+pub fn range_step(start: T,
                        stop: T,
                        step: T_SIGNED,
                        it: &fn(T) -> bool) {
@@ -91,110 +91,110 @@ pub pure fn range_step(start: T,
 
 #[inline(always)]
 /// Iterate over the range [`lo`..`hi`)
-pub pure fn range(lo: T, hi: T, it: &fn(T) -> bool) {
+pub fn range(lo: T, hi: T, it: &fn(T) -> bool) {
     range_step(lo, hi, 1 as T_SIGNED, it);
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
 /// Iterate over the range [`hi`..`lo`)
-pub pure fn range_rev(hi: T, lo: T, it: &fn(T) -> bool) {
+pub fn range_rev(hi: T, lo: T, it: &fn(T) -> bool) {
     range_step(hi, lo, -1 as T_SIGNED, it);
 }
 
 /// Computes the bitwise complement
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn compl(i: T) -> T {
+pub fn compl(i: T) -> T {
     max_value ^ i
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl Ord for T {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn lt(&self, other: &T) -> bool { (*self) < (*other) }
+    fn lt(&self, other: &T) -> bool { (*self) < (*other) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn le(&self, other: &T) -> bool { (*self) <= (*other) }
+    fn le(&self, other: &T) -> bool { (*self) <= (*other) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ge(&self, other: &T) -> bool { (*self) >= (*other) }
+    fn ge(&self, other: &T) -> bool { (*self) >= (*other) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn gt(&self, other: &T) -> bool { (*self) > (*other) }
+    fn gt(&self, other: &T) -> bool { (*self) > (*other) }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl Eq for T {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn eq(&self, other: &T) -> bool { return (*self) == (*other); }
+    fn eq(&self, other: &T) -> bool { return (*self) == (*other); }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ne(&self, other: &T) -> bool { return (*self) != (*other); }
+    fn ne(&self, other: &T) -> bool { return (*self) != (*other); }
 }
 
 impl num::Zero for T {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn zero() -> T { 0 }
+    fn zero() -> T { 0 }
 }
 
 impl num::One for T {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn one() -> T { 1 }
+    fn one() -> T { 1 }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl ops::Add<T,T> for T {
-    pure fn add(&self, other: &T) -> T { *self + *other }
+    fn add(&self, other: &T) -> T { *self + *other }
 }
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl ops::Sub<T,T> for T {
-    pure fn sub(&self, other: &T) -> T { *self - *other }
+    fn sub(&self, other: &T) -> T { *self - *other }
 }
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl ops::Mul<T,T> for T {
-    pure fn mul(&self, other: &T) -> T { *self * *other }
+    fn mul(&self, other: &T) -> T { *self * *other }
 }
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl ops::Div<T,T> for T {
-    pure fn div(&self, other: &T) -> T { *self / *other }
+    fn div(&self, other: &T) -> T { *self / *other }
 }
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl ops::Modulo<T,T> for T {
-    pure fn modulo(&self, other: &T) -> T { *self % *other }
+    fn modulo(&self, other: &T) -> T { *self % *other }
 }
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl ops::Neg<T> for T {
-    pure fn neg(&self) -> T { -*self }
+    fn neg(&self) -> T { -*self }
 }
 
 // String conversion functions and impl str -> num
 
 /// Parse a string as a number in base 10.
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn from_str(s: &str) -> Option<T> {
+pub fn from_str(s: &str) -> Option<T> {
     strconv::from_str_common(s, 10u, false, false, false,
                              strconv::ExpNone, false)
 }
 
 /// Parse a string as a number in the given base.
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn from_str_radix(s: &str, radix: uint) -> Option<T> {
+pub fn from_str_radix(s: &str, radix: uint) -> Option<T> {
     strconv::from_str_common(s, radix, false, false, false,
                              strconv::ExpNone, false)
 }
 
 /// Parse a byte slice as a number in the given base.
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn parse_bytes(buf: &[u8], radix: uint) -> Option<T> {
+pub fn parse_bytes(buf: &[u8], radix: uint) -> Option<T> {
     strconv::from_str_bytes_common(buf, radix, false, false, false,
                                    strconv::ExpNone, false)
 }
 
 impl FromStr for T {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn from_str(s: &str) -> Option<T> {
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Option<T> {
         from_str(s)
     }
 }
 
 impl FromStrRadix for T {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn from_str_radix(s: &str, radix: uint) -> Option<T> {
+    fn from_str_radix(s: &str, radix: uint) -> Option<T> {
         from_str_radix(s, radix)
     }
 }
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ impl FromStrRadix for T {
 
 /// Convert to a string as a byte slice in a given base.
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn to_str_bytes<U>(n: T, radix: uint, f: &fn(v: &[u8]) -> U) -> U {
+pub fn to_str_bytes<U>(n: T, radix: uint, f: &fn(v: &[u8]) -> U) -> U {
     let (buf, _) = strconv::to_str_bytes_common(&n, radix, false,
                             strconv::SignNeg, strconv::DigAll);
     f(buf)
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ pub pure fn to_str_bytes<U>(n: T, radix: uint, f: &fn(v: &[u8]) -> U) -> U {
 
 /// Convert to a string in base 10.
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn to_str(num: T) -> ~str {
+pub fn to_str(num: T) -> ~str {
     let (buf, _) = strconv::to_str_common(&num, 10u, false,
                             strconv::SignNeg, strconv::DigAll);
     buf
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ pub pure fn to_str(num: T) -> ~str {
 
 /// Convert to a string in a given base.
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn to_str_radix(num: T, radix: uint) -> ~str {
+pub fn to_str_radix(num: T, radix: uint) -> ~str {
     let (buf, _) = strconv::to_str_common(&num, radix, false,
                             strconv::SignNeg, strconv::DigAll);
     buf
@@ -227,14 +227,14 @@ pub pure fn to_str_radix(num: T, radix: uint) -> ~str {
 
 impl ToStr for T {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn to_str(&self) -> ~str {
+    fn to_str(&self) -> ~str {
         to_str(*self)
     }
 }
 
 impl ToStrRadix for T {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn to_str_radix(&self, radix: uint) -> ~str {
+    fn to_str_radix(&self, radix: uint) -> ~str {
         to_str_radix(*self, radix)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/libcore/num/uint-template/u16.rs b/src/libcore/num/uint-template/u16.rs
index 84406d5ed49..bdd95120136 100644
--- a/src/libcore/num/uint-template/u16.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/num/uint-template/u16.rs
@@ -24,23 +24,23 @@ impl NumCast for u16 {
      * Cast `n` to a `u16`
      */
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn from<N:NumCast>(n: N) -> u16 { n.to_u16() }
+    fn from<N:NumCast>(n: N) -> u16 { n.to_u16() }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u8(&self)    -> u8    { *self as u8    }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u16(&self)   -> u16   { *self          }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u32(&self)   -> u32   { *self as u32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u64(&self)   -> u64   { *self as u64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_uint(&self)  -> uint  { *self as uint  }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u8(&self)    -> u8    { *self as u8    }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u16(&self)   -> u16   { *self          }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u32(&self)   -> u32   { *self as u32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u64(&self)   -> u64   { *self as u64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_uint(&self)  -> uint  { *self as uint  }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i8(&self)    -> i8    { *self as i8    }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i16(&self)   -> i16   { *self as i16   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i32(&self)   -> i32   { *self as i32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i64(&self)   -> i64   { *self as i64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_int(&self)   -> int   { *self as int   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i8(&self)    -> i8    { *self as i8    }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i16(&self)   -> i16   { *self as i16   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i32(&self)   -> i32   { *self as i32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i64(&self)   -> i64   { *self as i64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_int(&self)   -> int   { *self as int   }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_f32(&self)   -> f32   { *self as f32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_f64(&self)   -> f64   { *self as f64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_float(&self) -> float { *self as float }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_f32(&self)   -> f32   { *self as f32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_f64(&self)   -> f64   { *self as f64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_float(&self) -> float { *self as float }
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/src/libcore/num/uint-template/u32.rs b/src/libcore/num/uint-template/u32.rs
index 94d2c9b75f1..7bef51489f2 100644
--- a/src/libcore/num/uint-template/u32.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/num/uint-template/u32.rs
@@ -24,23 +24,23 @@ impl NumCast for u32 {
      * Cast `n` to a `u32`
      */
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn from<N:NumCast>(n: N) -> u32 { n.to_u32() }
+    fn from<N:NumCast>(n: N) -> u32 { n.to_u32() }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u8(&self)    -> u8    { *self as u8    }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u16(&self)   -> u16   { *self as u16   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u32(&self)   -> u32   { *self          }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u64(&self)   -> u64   { *self as u64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_uint(&self)  -> uint  { *self as uint  }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u8(&self)    -> u8    { *self as u8    }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u16(&self)   -> u16   { *self as u16   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u32(&self)   -> u32   { *self          }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u64(&self)   -> u64   { *self as u64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_uint(&self)  -> uint  { *self as uint  }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i8(&self)    -> i8    { *self as i8    }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i16(&self)   -> i16   { *self as i16   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i32(&self)   -> i32   { *self as i32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i64(&self)   -> i64   { *self as i64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_int(&self)   -> int   { *self as int   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i8(&self)    -> i8    { *self as i8    }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i16(&self)   -> i16   { *self as i16   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i32(&self)   -> i32   { *self as i32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i64(&self)   -> i64   { *self as i64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_int(&self)   -> int   { *self as int   }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_f32(&self)   -> f32   { *self as f32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_f64(&self)   -> f64   { *self as f64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_float(&self) -> float { *self as float }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_f32(&self)   -> f32   { *self as f32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_f64(&self)   -> f64   { *self as f64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_float(&self) -> float { *self as float }
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/src/libcore/num/uint-template/u64.rs b/src/libcore/num/uint-template/u64.rs
index 06d2efeeda7..fecafe37f3d 100644
--- a/src/libcore/num/uint-template/u64.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/num/uint-template/u64.rs
@@ -24,23 +24,23 @@ impl NumCast for u64 {
      * Cast `n` to a `u64`
      */
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn from<N:NumCast>(n: N) -> u64 { n.to_u64() }
+    fn from<N:NumCast>(n: N) -> u64 { n.to_u64() }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u8(&self)    -> u8    { *self as u8    }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u16(&self)   -> u16   { *self as u16   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u32(&self)   -> u32   { *self as u32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u64(&self)   -> u64   { *self          }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_uint(&self)  -> uint  { *self as uint  }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u8(&self)    -> u8    { *self as u8    }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u16(&self)   -> u16   { *self as u16   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u32(&self)   -> u32   { *self as u32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u64(&self)   -> u64   { *self          }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_uint(&self)  -> uint  { *self as uint  }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i8(&self)    -> i8    { *self as i8    }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i16(&self)   -> i16   { *self as i16   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i32(&self)   -> i32   { *self as i32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i64(&self)   -> i64   { *self as i64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_int(&self)   -> int   { *self as int   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i8(&self)    -> i8    { *self as i8    }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i16(&self)   -> i16   { *self as i16   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i32(&self)   -> i32   { *self as i32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i64(&self)   -> i64   { *self as i64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_int(&self)   -> int   { *self as int   }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_f32(&self)   -> f32   { *self as f32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_f64(&self)   -> f64   { *self as f64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_float(&self) -> float { *self as float }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_f32(&self)   -> f32   { *self as f32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_f64(&self)   -> f64   { *self as f64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_float(&self) -> float { *self as float }
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/src/libcore/num/uint-template/u8.rs b/src/libcore/num/uint-template/u8.rs
index 31cb21473a8..0d48de67334 100644
--- a/src/libcore/num/uint-template/u8.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/num/uint-template/u8.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ mod inst {
     // Type-specific functions here. These must be reexported by the
     // parent module so that they appear in core::u8 and not core::u8::u8;
 
-    pub pure fn is_ascii(x: T) -> bool { return 0 as T == x & 128 as T; }
+    pub fn is_ascii(x: T) -> bool { return 0 as T == x & 128 as T; }
 }
 
 impl NumCast for u8 {
@@ -31,23 +31,23 @@ impl NumCast for u8 {
      * Cast `n` to a `u8`
      */
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn from<N:NumCast>(n: N) -> u8 { n.to_u8() }
+    fn from<N:NumCast>(n: N) -> u8 { n.to_u8() }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u8(&self)    -> u8    { *self          }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u16(&self)   -> u16   { *self as u16   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u32(&self)   -> u32   { *self as u32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u64(&self)   -> u64   { *self as u64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_uint(&self)  -> uint  { *self as uint  }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u8(&self)    -> u8    { *self          }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u16(&self)   -> u16   { *self as u16   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u32(&self)   -> u32   { *self as u32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u64(&self)   -> u64   { *self as u64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_uint(&self)  -> uint  { *self as uint  }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i8(&self)    -> i8    { *self as i8    }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i16(&self)   -> i16   { *self as i16   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i32(&self)   -> i32   { *self as i32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i64(&self)   -> i64   { *self as i64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_int(&self)   -> int   { *self as int   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i8(&self)    -> i8    { *self as i8    }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i16(&self)   -> i16   { *self as i16   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i32(&self)   -> i32   { *self as i32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i64(&self)   -> i64   { *self as i64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_int(&self)   -> int   { *self as int   }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_f32(&self)   -> f32   { *self as f32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_f64(&self)   -> f64   { *self as f64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_float(&self) -> float { *self as float }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_f32(&self)   -> f32   { *self as f32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_f64(&self)   -> f64   { *self as f64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_float(&self) -> float { *self as float }
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/src/libcore/num/uint-template/uint.rs b/src/libcore/num/uint-template/uint.rs
index 3b17f4f5327..f3f27a4e48a 100644
--- a/src/libcore/num/uint-template/uint.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/num/uint-template/uint.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ pub mod inst {
     *
     * The smallest integer `q` such that `x/y <= q`.
     */
-    pub pure fn div_ceil(x: uint, y: uint) -> uint {
+    pub fn div_ceil(x: uint, y: uint) -> uint {
         let div = x / y;
         if x % y == 0u { div }
         else { div + 1u }
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ pub mod inst {
     *
     * The integer `q` closest to `x/y`.
     */
-    pub pure fn div_round(x: uint, y: uint) -> uint {
+    pub fn div_round(x: uint, y: uint) -> uint {
         let div = x / y;
         if x % y * 2u  < y { div }
         else { div + 1u }
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ pub mod inst {
     * The smallest integer `q` such that `x/y <= q`. This
     * is either `x/y` or `x/y + 1`.
     */
-    pub pure fn div_floor(x: uint, y: uint) -> uint { return x / y; }
+    pub fn div_floor(x: uint, y: uint) -> uint { return x / y; }
 
     /**
     * Iterate over the range [`lo`..`hi`), or stop when requested
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ pub mod inst {
     * `true` If execution proceeded correctly, `false` if it was interrupted,
     * that is if `it` returned `false` at any point.
     */
-    pub pure fn iterate(lo: uint, hi: uint, it: &fn(uint) -> bool) -> bool {
+    pub fn iterate(lo: uint, hi: uint, it: &fn(uint) -> bool) -> bool {
         let mut i = lo;
         while i < hi {
             if (!it(i)) { return false; }
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ pub mod inst {
         * use with integer literals of inferred integer-type as
         * the self-value (eg. `for 100.times { ... }`).
         */
-        pure fn times(&self, it: &fn() -> bool) {
+        fn times(&self, it: &fn() -> bool) {
             let mut i = *self;
             while i > 0 {
                 if !it() { break }
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ pub mod inst {
 
     /// Returns the smallest power of 2 greater than or equal to `n`
     #[inline(always)]
-    pub pure fn next_power_of_two(n: uint) -> uint {
+    pub fn next_power_of_two(n: uint) -> uint {
         let halfbits: uint = sys::size_of::<uint>() * 4u;
         let mut tmp: uint = n - 1u;
         let mut shift: uint = 1u;
@@ -215,23 +215,23 @@ impl NumCast for uint {
      * Cast `n` to a `uint`
      */
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn from<N:NumCast>(n: N) -> uint { n.to_uint() }
+    fn from<N:NumCast>(n: N) -> uint { n.to_uint() }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u8(&self)    -> u8    { *self as u8    }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u16(&self)   -> u16   { *self as u16   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u32(&self)   -> u32   { *self as u32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_u64(&self)   -> u64   { *self as u64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_uint(&self)  -> uint  { *self          }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u8(&self)    -> u8    { *self as u8    }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u16(&self)   -> u16   { *self as u16   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u32(&self)   -> u32   { *self as u32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_u64(&self)   -> u64   { *self as u64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_uint(&self)  -> uint  { *self          }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i8(&self)    -> i8    { *self as i8    }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i16(&self)   -> i16   { *self as i16   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i32(&self)   -> i32   { *self as i32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_i64(&self)   -> i64   { *self as i64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_int(&self)   -> int   { *self as int   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i8(&self)    -> i8    { *self as i8    }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i16(&self)   -> i16   { *self as i16   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i32(&self)   -> i32   { *self as i32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_i64(&self)   -> i64   { *self as i64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_int(&self)   -> int   { *self as int   }
 
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_f32(&self)   -> f32   { *self as f32   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_f64(&self)   -> f64   { *self as f64   }
-    #[inline(always)] pure fn to_float(&self) -> float { *self as float }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_f32(&self)   -> f32   { *self as f32   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_f64(&self)   -> f64   { *self as f64   }
+    #[inline(always)] fn to_float(&self) -> float { *self as float }
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/src/libcore/ops.rs b/src/libcore/ops.rs
index aaa4ab3fecf..2f7fe1e4aa8 100644
--- a/src/libcore/ops.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/ops.rs
@@ -17,65 +17,65 @@ pub trait Drop {
 
 #[lang="add"]
 pub trait Add<RHS,Result> {
-    pure fn add(&self, rhs: &RHS) -> Result;
+    fn add(&self, rhs: &RHS) -> Result;
 }
 
 #[lang="sub"]
 pub trait Sub<RHS,Result> {
-    pure fn sub(&self, rhs: &RHS) -> Result;
+    fn sub(&self, rhs: &RHS) -> Result;
 }
 
 #[lang="mul"]
 pub trait Mul<RHS,Result> {
-    pure fn mul(&self, rhs: &RHS) -> Result;
+    fn mul(&self, rhs: &RHS) -> Result;
 }
 
 #[lang="div"]
 pub trait Div<RHS,Result> {
-    pure fn div(&self, rhs: &RHS) -> Result;
+    fn div(&self, rhs: &RHS) -> Result;
 }
 
 #[lang="modulo"]
 pub trait Modulo<RHS,Result> {
-    pure fn modulo(&self, rhs: &RHS) -> Result;
+    fn modulo(&self, rhs: &RHS) -> Result;
 }
 
 #[lang="neg"]
 pub trait Neg<Result> {
-    pure fn neg(&self) -> Result;
+    fn neg(&self) -> Result;
 }
 
 #[lang="not"]
 pub trait Not<Result> {
-    pure fn not(&self) -> Result;
+    fn not(&self) -> Result;
 }
 
 #[lang="bitand"]
 pub trait BitAnd<RHS,Result> {
-    pure fn bitand(&self, rhs: &RHS) -> Result;
+    fn bitand(&self, rhs: &RHS) -> Result;
 }
 
 #[lang="bitor"]
 pub trait BitOr<RHS,Result> {
-    pure fn bitor(&self, rhs: &RHS) -> Result;
+    fn bitor(&self, rhs: &RHS) -> Result;
 }
 
 #[lang="bitxor"]
 pub trait BitXor<RHS,Result> {
-    pure fn bitxor(&self, rhs: &RHS) -> Result;
+    fn bitxor(&self, rhs: &RHS) -> Result;
 }
 
 #[lang="shl"]
 pub trait Shl<RHS,Result> {
-    pure fn shl(&self, rhs: &RHS) -> Result;
+    fn shl(&self, rhs: &RHS) -> Result;
 }
 
 #[lang="shr"]
 pub trait Shr<RHS,Result> {
-    pure fn shr(&self, rhs: &RHS) -> Result;
+    fn shr(&self, rhs: &RHS) -> Result;
 }
 
 #[lang="index"]
 pub trait Index<Index,Result> {
-    pure fn index(&self, index: Index) -> Result;
+    fn index(&self, index: Index) -> Result;
 }
diff --git a/src/libcore/option.rs b/src/libcore/option.rs
index c12b78b393f..dd92333b61d 100644
--- a/src/libcore/option.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/option.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ pub enum Option<T> {
 }
 
 impl<T:Ord> Ord for Option<T> {
-    pure fn lt(&self, other: &Option<T>) -> bool {
+    fn lt(&self, other: &Option<T>) -> bool {
         match (self, other) {
             (&None, &None) => false,
             (&None, &Some(_)) => true,
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ impl<T:Ord> Ord for Option<T> {
         }
     }
 
-    pure fn le(&self, other: &Option<T>) -> bool {
+    fn le(&self, other: &Option<T>) -> bool {
         match (self, other) {
             (&None, &None) => true,
             (&None, &Some(_)) => true,
@@ -77,18 +77,18 @@ impl<T:Ord> Ord for Option<T> {
         }
     }
 
-    pure fn ge(&self, other: &Option<T>) -> bool {
+    fn ge(&self, other: &Option<T>) -> bool {
         ! (self < other)
     }
 
-    pure fn gt(&self, other: &Option<T>) -> bool {
+    fn gt(&self, other: &Option<T>) -> bool {
         ! (self <= other)
     }
 }
 
 impl<T: Copy + Add<T,T>> Add<Option<T>, Option<T>> for Option<T> {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn add(&self, other: &Option<T>) -> Option<T> {
+    fn add(&self, other: &Option<T>) -> Option<T> {
         match (*self, *other) {
             (None, None) => None,
             (_, None) => *self,
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ impl<T: Copy + Add<T,T>> Add<Option<T>, Option<T>> for Option<T> {
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn get<T:Copy>(opt: Option<T>) -> T {
+pub fn get<T:Copy>(opt: Option<T>) -> T {
     /*!
     Gets the value out of an option
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ pub pure fn get<T:Copy>(opt: Option<T>) -> T {
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn get_ref<T>(opt: &'r Option<T>) -> &'r T {
+pub fn get_ref<T>(opt: &'r Option<T>) -> &'r T {
     /*!
     Gets an immutable reference to the value inside an option.
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ pub pure fn get_ref<T>(opt: &'r Option<T>) -> &'r T {
     }
 }
 
-pub pure fn get_mut_ref<T>(opt: &'r mut Option<T>) -> &'r mut T {
+pub fn get_mut_ref<T>(opt: &'r mut Option<T>) -> &'r mut T {
     /*!
     Gets a mutable reference to the value inside an option.
 
@@ -165,14 +165,14 @@ pub pure fn get_mut_ref<T>(opt: &'r mut Option<T>) -> &'r mut T {
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn map<T, U>(opt: &'r Option<T>, f: &fn(x: &'r T) -> U) -> Option<U> {
+pub fn map<T, U>(opt: &'r Option<T>, f: &fn(x: &'r T) -> U) -> Option<U> {
     //! Maps a `some` value by reference from one type to another
 
     match *opt { Some(ref x) => Some(f(x)), None => None }
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn map_consume<T, U>(opt: Option<T>,
+pub fn map_consume<T, U>(opt: Option<T>,
                               f: &fn(v: T) -> U) -> Option<U> {
     /*!
      * As `map`, but consumes the option and gives `f` ownership to avoid
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ pub pure fn map_consume<T, U>(opt: Option<T>,
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn chain<T, U>(opt: Option<T>,
+pub fn chain<T, U>(opt: Option<T>,
                         f: &fn(t: T) -> Option<U>) -> Option<U> {
     /*!
      * Update an optional value by optionally running its content through a
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ pub pure fn chain<T, U>(opt: Option<T>,
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn chain_ref<T, U>(opt: &Option<T>,
+pub fn chain_ref<T, U>(opt: &Option<T>,
                             f: &fn(x: &T) -> Option<U>) -> Option<U> {
     /*!
      * Update an optional value by optionally running its content by reference
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ pub pure fn chain_ref<T, U>(opt: &Option<T>,
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn or<T>(opta: Option<T>, optb: Option<T>) -> Option<T> {
+pub fn or<T>(opta: Option<T>, optb: Option<T>) -> Option<T> {
     /*!
      * Returns the leftmost Some() value, or None if both are None.
      */
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ pub pure fn or<T>(opta: Option<T>, optb: Option<T>) -> Option<T> {
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn while_some<T>(x: Option<T>, blk: &fn(v: T) -> Option<T>) {
+pub fn while_some<T>(x: Option<T>, blk: &fn(v: T) -> Option<T>) {
     //! Applies a function zero or more times until the result is none.
 
     let mut opt = x;
@@ -228,35 +228,35 @@ pub pure fn while_some<T>(x: Option<T>, blk: &fn(v: T) -> Option<T>) {
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_none<T>(opt: &const Option<T>) -> bool {
+pub fn is_none<T>(opt: &const Option<T>) -> bool {
     //! Returns true if the option equals `none`
 
     match *opt { None => true, Some(_) => false }
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_some<T>(opt: &const Option<T>) -> bool {
+pub fn is_some<T>(opt: &const Option<T>) -> bool {
     //! Returns true if the option contains some value
 
     !is_none(opt)
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn get_or_zero<T:Copy + Zero>(opt: Option<T>) -> T {
+pub fn get_or_zero<T:Copy + Zero>(opt: Option<T>) -> T {
     //! Returns the contained value or zero (for this type)
 
     match opt { Some(copy x) => x, None => Zero::zero() }
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn get_or_default<T:Copy>(opt: Option<T>, def: T) -> T {
+pub fn get_or_default<T:Copy>(opt: Option<T>, def: T) -> T {
     //! Returns the contained value or a default
 
     match opt { Some(copy x) => x, None => def }
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn map_default<T, U>(opt: &'r Option<T>, def: U,
+pub fn map_default<T, U>(opt: &'r Option<T>, def: U,
                               f: &fn(&'r T) -> U) -> U {
     //! Applies a function to the contained value or returns a default
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ pub pure fn map_default<T, U>(opt: &'r Option<T>, def: U,
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn unwrap<T>(opt: Option<T>) -> T {
+pub fn unwrap<T>(opt: Option<T>) -> T {
     /*!
     Moves a value out of an option type and returns it.
 
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ pub fn swap_unwrap<T>(opt: &mut Option<T>) -> T {
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn expect<T>(opt: Option<T>, reason: &str) -> T {
+pub fn expect<T>(opt: Option<T>, reason: &str) -> T {
     //! As unwrap, but with a specified failure message.
     match opt {
         Some(val) => val,
@@ -313,12 +313,12 @@ pub pure fn expect<T>(opt: Option<T>, reason: &str) -> T {
 impl<T> BaseIter<T> for Option<T> {
     /// Performs an operation on the contained value by reference
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn each(&self, f: &fn(x: &'self T) -> bool) {
+    fn each(&self, f: &fn(x: &'self T) -> bool) {
         match *self { None => (), Some(ref t) => { f(t); } }
     }
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn size_hint(&self) -> Option<uint> {
+    fn size_hint(&self) -> Option<uint> {
         if self.is_some() { Some(1) } else { Some(0) }
     }
 }
@@ -333,42 +333,42 @@ impl<T> MutableIter<T> for Option<T> {
 pub impl<T> Option<T> {
     /// Returns true if the option equals `none`
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn is_none(&const self) -> bool { is_none(self) }
+    fn is_none(&const self) -> bool { is_none(self) }
 
     /// Returns true if the option contains some value
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn is_some(&const self) -> bool { is_some(self) }
+    fn is_some(&const self) -> bool { is_some(self) }
 
     /**
      * Update an optional value by optionally running its content by reference
      * through a function that returns an option.
      */
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn chain_ref<U>(&self, f: &fn(x: &T) -> Option<U>) -> Option<U> {
+    fn chain_ref<U>(&self, f: &fn(x: &T) -> Option<U>) -> Option<U> {
         chain_ref(self, f)
     }
 
     /// Maps a `some` value from one type to another by reference
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn map<U>(&self, f: &fn(&'self T) -> U) -> Option<U> { map(self, f) }
+    fn map<U>(&self, f: &fn(&'self T) -> U) -> Option<U> { map(self, f) }
 
     /// As `map`, but consumes the option and gives `f` ownership to avoid
     /// copying.
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn map_consume<U>(self, f: &fn(v: T) -> U) -> Option<U> {
+    fn map_consume<U>(self, f: &fn(v: T) -> U) -> Option<U> {
         map_consume(self, f)
     }
 
     /// Applies a function to the contained value or returns a default
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn map_default<U>(&self, def: U, f: &fn(&'self T) -> U) -> U {
+    fn map_default<U>(&self, def: U, f: &fn(&'self T) -> U) -> U {
         map_default(self, def, f)
     }
 
     /// As `map_default`, but consumes the option and gives `f`
     /// ownership to avoid copying.
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn map_consume_default<U>(self, def: U, f: &fn(v: T) -> U) -> U {
+    fn map_consume_default<U>(self, def: U, f: &fn(v: T) -> U) -> U {
         match self { None => def, Some(v) => f(v) }
     }
 
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ pub impl<T> Option<T> {
     case explicitly.
      */
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn get_ref(&self) -> &'self T { get_ref(self) }
+    fn get_ref(&self) -> &'self T { get_ref(self) }
 
     /**
     Gets a mutable reference to the value inside an option.
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ pub impl<T> Option<T> {
     case explicitly.
      */
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn get_mut_ref(&mut self) -> &'self mut T { get_mut_ref(self) }
+    fn get_mut_ref(&mut self) -> &'self mut T { get_mut_ref(self) }
 
     /**
      * Gets the value out of an option without copying.
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ pub impl<T> Option<T> {
      * Fails if the value equals `none`
      */
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn unwrap(self) -> T { unwrap(self) }
+    fn unwrap(self) -> T { unwrap(self) }
 
     /**
      * The option dance. Moves a value out of an option type and returns it,
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ pub impl<T> Option<T> {
      * Fails if the value equals `none`
      */
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn expect(self, reason: &str) -> T { expect(self, reason) }
+    fn expect(self, reason: &str) -> T { expect(self, reason) }
 }
 
 pub impl<T:Copy> Option<T> {
@@ -471,21 +471,21 @@ pub impl<T:Copy> Option<T> {
     case explicitly.
     */
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn get(self) -> T { get(self) }
+    fn get(self) -> T { get(self) }
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn get_or_default(self, def: T) -> T { get_or_default(self, def) }
+    fn get_or_default(self, def: T) -> T { get_or_default(self, def) }
 
     /// Applies a function zero or more times until the result is none.
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn while_some(self, blk: &fn(v: T) -> Option<T>) {
+    fn while_some(self, blk: &fn(v: T) -> Option<T>) {
         while_some(self, blk)
     }
 }
 
 pub impl<T:Copy + Zero> Option<T> {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn get_or_zero(self) -> T { get_or_zero(self) }
+    fn get_or_zero(self) -> T { get_or_zero(self) }
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/src/libcore/owned.rs b/src/libcore/owned.rs
index 486ce44147a..c483ec79e21 100644
--- a/src/libcore/owned.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/owned.rs
@@ -15,20 +15,20 @@
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl<T:Eq> Eq for ~T {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn eq(&self, other: &~T) -> bool { *(*self) == *(*other) }
+    fn eq(&self, other: &~T) -> bool { *(*self) == *(*other) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ne(&self, other: &~T) -> bool { *(*self) != *(*other) }
+    fn ne(&self, other: &~T) -> bool { *(*self) != *(*other) }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl<T:Ord> Ord for ~T {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn lt(&self, other: &~T) -> bool { *(*self) < *(*other) }
+    fn lt(&self, other: &~T) -> bool { *(*self) < *(*other) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn le(&self, other: &~T) -> bool { *(*self) <= *(*other) }
+    fn le(&self, other: &~T) -> bool { *(*self) <= *(*other) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ge(&self, other: &~T) -> bool { *(*self) >= *(*other) }
+    fn ge(&self, other: &~T) -> bool { *(*self) >= *(*other) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn gt(&self, other: &~T) -> bool { *(*self) > *(*other) }
+    fn gt(&self, other: &~T) -> bool { *(*self) > *(*other) }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libcore/path.rs b/src/libcore/path.rs
index 7189ecaadda..5181c08bba0 100644
--- a/src/libcore/path.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/path.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pub struct WindowsPath {
     components: ~[~str],
 }
 
-pub pure fn WindowsPath(s: &str) -> WindowsPath {
+pub fn WindowsPath(s: &str) -> WindowsPath {
     GenericPath::from_str(s)
 }
 
@@ -38,42 +38,42 @@ pub struct PosixPath {
     components: ~[~str],
 }
 
-pub pure fn PosixPath(s: &str) -> PosixPath {
+pub fn PosixPath(s: &str) -> PosixPath {
     GenericPath::from_str(s)
 }
 
 pub trait GenericPath {
-    pure fn from_str(&str) -> Self;
+    fn from_str(&str) -> Self;
 
-    pure fn dirname(&self) -> ~str;
-    pure fn filename(&self) -> Option<~str>;
-    pure fn filestem(&self) -> Option<~str>;
-    pure fn filetype(&self) -> Option<~str>;
+    fn dirname(&self) -> ~str;
+    fn filename(&self) -> Option<~str>;
+    fn filestem(&self) -> Option<~str>;
+    fn filetype(&self) -> Option<~str>;
 
-    pure fn with_dirname(&self, (&str)) -> Self;
-    pure fn with_filename(&self, (&str)) -> Self;
-    pure fn with_filestem(&self, (&str)) -> Self;
-    pure fn with_filetype(&self, (&str)) -> Self;
+    fn with_dirname(&self, (&str)) -> Self;
+    fn with_filename(&self, (&str)) -> Self;
+    fn with_filestem(&self, (&str)) -> Self;
+    fn with_filetype(&self, (&str)) -> Self;
 
-    pure fn dir_path(&self) -> Self;
-    pure fn file_path(&self) -> Self;
+    fn dir_path(&self) -> Self;
+    fn file_path(&self) -> Self;
 
-    pure fn push(&self, (&str)) -> Self;
-    pure fn push_rel(&self, (&Self)) -> Self;
-    pure fn push_many(&self, (&[~str])) -> Self;
-    pure fn pop(&self) -> Self;
+    fn push(&self, (&str)) -> Self;
+    fn push_rel(&self, (&Self)) -> Self;
+    fn push_many(&self, (&[~str])) -> Self;
+    fn pop(&self) -> Self;
 
-    pure fn unsafe_join(&self, (&Self)) -> Self;
-    pure fn is_restricted(&self) -> bool;
+    fn unsafe_join(&self, (&Self)) -> Self;
+    fn is_restricted(&self) -> bool;
 
-    pure fn normalize(&self) -> Self;
+    fn normalize(&self) -> Self;
 }
 
 #[cfg(windows)]
 pub type Path = WindowsPath;
 
 #[cfg(windows)]
-pub pure fn Path(s: &str) -> Path {
+pub fn Path(s: &str) -> Path {
     WindowsPath(s)
 }
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ pub pure fn Path(s: &str) -> Path {
 pub type Path = PosixPath;
 
 #[cfg(unix)]
-pub pure fn Path(s: &str) -> Path {
+pub fn Path(s: &str) -> Path {
     PosixPath(s)
 }
 
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ pub impl Path {
 }
 
 impl ToStr for PosixPath {
-    pure fn to_str(&self) -> ~str {
+    fn to_str(&self) -> ~str {
         let mut s = ~"";
         if self.is_absolute {
             s += "/";
@@ -380,14 +380,14 @@ impl ToStr for PosixPath {
 // PosixPath and WindowsPath, most of their methods are common.
 impl GenericPath for PosixPath {
 
-    pure fn from_str(s: &str) -> PosixPath {
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> PosixPath {
         let mut components = str::split_nonempty(s, |c| c == '/');
         let is_absolute = (s.len() != 0 && s[0] == '/' as u8);
         return PosixPath { is_absolute: is_absolute,
                            components: components }
     }
 
-    pure fn dirname(&self) -> ~str {
+    fn dirname(&self) -> ~str {
         unsafe {
             let s = self.dir_path().to_str();
             if s.len() == 0 {
@@ -398,14 +398,14 @@ impl GenericPath for PosixPath {
         }
     }
 
-    pure fn filename(&self) -> Option<~str> {
+    fn filename(&self) -> Option<~str> {
         match self.components.len() {
           0 => None,
           n => Some(copy self.components[n - 1])
         }
     }
 
-    pure fn filestem(&self) -> Option<~str> {
+    fn filestem(&self) -> Option<~str> {
         match self.filename() {
           None => None,
           Some(ref f) => {
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ impl GenericPath for PosixPath {
         }
     }
 
-    pure fn filetype(&self) -> Option<~str> {
+    fn filetype(&self) -> Option<~str> {
         match self.filename() {
           None => None,
           Some(ref f) => {
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ impl GenericPath for PosixPath {
         }
     }
 
-    pure fn with_dirname(&self, d: &str) -> PosixPath {
+    fn with_dirname(&self, d: &str) -> PosixPath {
         let dpath = PosixPath(d);
         match self.filename() {
           Some(ref f) => dpath.push(*f),
@@ -437,21 +437,21 @@ impl GenericPath for PosixPath {
         }
     }
 
-    pure fn with_filename(&self, f: &str) -> PosixPath {
+    fn with_filename(&self, f: &str) -> PosixPath {
         unsafe {
             fail_unless!(! str::any(f, |c| windows::is_sep(c as u8)));
             self.dir_path().push(f)
         }
     }
 
-    pure fn with_filestem(&self, s: &str) -> PosixPath {
+    fn with_filestem(&self, s: &str) -> PosixPath {
         match self.filetype() {
           None => self.with_filename(s),
           Some(ref t) => self.with_filename(str::from_slice(s) + *t)
         }
     }
 
-    pure fn with_filetype(&self, t: &str) -> PosixPath {
+    fn with_filetype(&self, t: &str) -> PosixPath {
         if t.len() == 0 {
             match self.filestem() {
               None => copy *self,
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ impl GenericPath for PosixPath {
         }
     }
 
-    pure fn dir_path(&self) -> PosixPath {
+    fn dir_path(&self) -> PosixPath {
         if self.components.len() != 0 {
             self.pop()
         } else {
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ impl GenericPath for PosixPath {
         }
     }
 
-    pure fn file_path(&self) -> PosixPath {
+    fn file_path(&self) -> PosixPath {
         let cs = match self.filename() {
           None => ~[],
           Some(ref f) => ~[copy *f]
@@ -483,12 +483,12 @@ impl GenericPath for PosixPath {
                            components: cs }
     }
 
-    pure fn push_rel(&self, other: &PosixPath) -> PosixPath {
+    fn push_rel(&self, other: &PosixPath) -> PosixPath {
         fail_unless!(!other.is_absolute);
         self.push_many(other.components)
     }
 
-    pure fn unsafe_join(&self, other: &PosixPath) -> PosixPath {
+    fn unsafe_join(&self, other: &PosixPath) -> PosixPath {
         if other.is_absolute {
             PosixPath { is_absolute: true,
                         components: copy other.components }
@@ -497,11 +497,11 @@ impl GenericPath for PosixPath {
         }
     }
 
-    pure fn is_restricted(&self) -> bool {
+    fn is_restricted(&self) -> bool {
         false
     }
 
-    pure fn push_many(&self, cs: &[~str]) -> PosixPath {
+    fn push_many(&self, cs: &[~str]) -> PosixPath {
         let mut v = copy self.components;
         for cs.each |e| {
             let mut ss = str::split_nonempty(
@@ -513,14 +513,14 @@ impl GenericPath for PosixPath {
                     components: v }
     }
 
-    pure fn push(&self, s: &str) -> PosixPath {
+    fn push(&self, s: &str) -> PosixPath {
         let mut v = copy self.components;
         let mut ss = str::split_nonempty(s, |c| windows::is_sep(c as u8));
         unsafe { v.push_all_move(ss); }
         PosixPath { components: v, ..copy *self }
     }
 
-    pure fn pop(&self) -> PosixPath {
+    fn pop(&self) -> PosixPath {
         let mut cs = copy self.components;
         if cs.len() != 0 {
             unsafe { cs.pop(); }
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ impl GenericPath for PosixPath {
                           //..self }
     }
 
-    pure fn normalize(&self) -> PosixPath {
+    fn normalize(&self) -> PosixPath {
         return PosixPath {
             is_absolute: self.is_absolute,
             components: normalize(self.components)
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ impl GenericPath for PosixPath {
 
 
 impl ToStr for WindowsPath {
-    pure fn to_str(&self) -> ~str {
+    fn to_str(&self) -> ~str {
         let mut s = ~"";
         match self.host {
           Some(ref h) => { s += "\\\\"; s += *h; }
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ impl ToStr for WindowsPath {
 
 impl GenericPath for WindowsPath {
 
-    pure fn from_str(s: &str) -> WindowsPath {
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> WindowsPath {
         let host;
         let device;
         let rest;
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ impl GenericPath for WindowsPath {
                              components: components }
     }
 
-    pure fn dirname(&self) -> ~str {
+    fn dirname(&self) -> ~str {
         unsafe {
             let s = self.dir_path().to_str();
             if s.len() == 0 {
@@ -610,14 +610,14 @@ impl GenericPath for WindowsPath {
         }
     }
 
-    pure fn filename(&self) -> Option<~str> {
+    fn filename(&self) -> Option<~str> {
         match self.components.len() {
           0 => None,
           n => Some(copy self.components[n - 1])
         }
     }
 
-    pure fn filestem(&self) -> Option<~str> {
+    fn filestem(&self) -> Option<~str> {
         match self.filename() {
           None => None,
           Some(ref f) => {
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ impl GenericPath for WindowsPath {
         }
     }
 
-    pure fn filetype(&self) -> Option<~str> {
+    fn filetype(&self) -> Option<~str> {
         match self.filename() {
           None => None,
           Some(ref f) => {
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ impl GenericPath for WindowsPath {
         }
     }
 
-    pure fn with_dirname(&self, d: &str) -> WindowsPath {
+    fn with_dirname(&self, d: &str) -> WindowsPath {
         let dpath = WindowsPath(d);
         match self.filename() {
           Some(ref f) => dpath.push(*f),
@@ -649,19 +649,19 @@ impl GenericPath for WindowsPath {
         }
     }
 
-    pure fn with_filename(&self, f: &str) -> WindowsPath {
+    fn with_filename(&self, f: &str) -> WindowsPath {
         fail_unless!(! str::any(f, |c| windows::is_sep(c as u8)));
         self.dir_path().push(f)
     }
 
-    pure fn with_filestem(&self, s: &str) -> WindowsPath {
+    fn with_filestem(&self, s: &str) -> WindowsPath {
         match self.filetype() {
           None => self.with_filename(s),
           Some(ref t) => self.with_filename(str::from_slice(s) + *t)
         }
     }
 
-    pure fn with_filetype(&self, t: &str) -> WindowsPath {
+    fn with_filetype(&self, t: &str) -> WindowsPath {
         if t.len() == 0 {
             match self.filestem() {
               None => copy *self,
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ impl GenericPath for WindowsPath {
         }
     }
 
-    pure fn dir_path(&self) -> WindowsPath {
+    fn dir_path(&self) -> WindowsPath {
         if self.components.len() != 0 {
             self.pop()
         } else {
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ impl GenericPath for WindowsPath {
         }
     }
 
-    pure fn file_path(&self) -> WindowsPath {
+    fn file_path(&self) -> WindowsPath {
         let cs = match self.filename() {
           None => ~[],
           Some(ref f) => ~[copy *f]
@@ -696,12 +696,12 @@ impl GenericPath for WindowsPath {
                              components: cs }
     }
 
-    pure fn push_rel(&self, other: &WindowsPath) -> WindowsPath {
+    fn push_rel(&self, other: &WindowsPath) -> WindowsPath {
         fail_unless!(!other.is_absolute);
         self.push_many(other.components)
     }
 
-    pure fn unsafe_join(&self, other: &WindowsPath) -> WindowsPath {
+    fn unsafe_join(&self, other: &WindowsPath) -> WindowsPath {
         /* rhs not absolute is simple push */
         if !other.is_absolute {
             return self.push_many(other.components);
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ impl GenericPath for WindowsPath {
         }
     }
 
-    pure fn is_restricted(&self) -> bool {
+    fn is_restricted(&self) -> bool {
         match self.filestem() {
             Some(stem) => {
                 match stem.to_lower() {
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ impl GenericPath for WindowsPath {
         }
     }
 
-    pure fn push_many(&self, cs: &[~str]) -> WindowsPath {
+    fn push_many(&self, cs: &[~str]) -> WindowsPath {
         let mut v = copy self.components;
         for cs.each |e| {
             let mut ss = str::split_nonempty(
@@ -773,14 +773,14 @@ impl GenericPath for WindowsPath {
         }
     }
 
-    pure fn push(&self, s: &str) -> WindowsPath {
+    fn push(&self, s: &str) -> WindowsPath {
         let mut v = copy self.components;
         let mut ss = str::split_nonempty(s, |c| windows::is_sep(c as u8));
         unsafe { v.push_all_move(ss); }
         return WindowsPath { components: v, ..copy *self }
     }
 
-    pure fn pop(&self) -> WindowsPath {
+    fn pop(&self) -> WindowsPath {
         let mut cs = copy self.components;
         if cs.len() != 0 {
             unsafe { cs.pop(); }
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ impl GenericPath for WindowsPath {
         }
     }
 
-    pure fn normalize(&self) -> WindowsPath {
+    fn normalize(&self) -> WindowsPath {
         return WindowsPath {
             host: copy self.host,
             device: match self.device {
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ impl GenericPath for WindowsPath {
 }
 
 
-pub pure fn normalize(components: &[~str]) -> ~[~str] {
+pub fn normalize(components: &[~str]) -> ~[~str] {
     let mut cs = ~[];
     unsafe {
         for components.each |c| {
@@ -831,11 +831,11 @@ pub mod windows {
     use option::{None, Option, Some};
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    pub pure fn is_sep(u: u8) -> bool {
+    pub fn is_sep(u: u8) -> bool {
         u == '/' as u8 || u == '\\' as u8
     }
 
-    pub pure fn extract_unc_prefix(s: &str) -> Option<(~str,~str)> {
+    pub fn extract_unc_prefix(s: &str) -> Option<(~str,~str)> {
         if (s.len() > 1 &&
             (s[0] == '\\' as u8 || s[0] == '/' as u8) &&
             s[0] == s[1]) {
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ pub mod windows {
         None
     }
 
-    pub pure fn extract_drive_prefix(s: &str) -> Option<(~str,~str)> {
+    pub fn extract_drive_prefix(s: &str) -> Option<(~str,~str)> {
         unsafe {
             if (s.len() > 1 &&
                 libc::isalpha(s[0] as libc::c_int) != 0 &&
diff --git a/src/libcore/pipes.rs b/src/libcore/pipes.rs
index a5d1cfa2793..710f2c51ee8 100644
--- a/src/libcore/pipes.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/pipes.rs
@@ -111,10 +111,10 @@ enum State {
 }
 
 impl Eq for State {
-    pure fn eq(&self, other: &State) -> bool {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &State) -> bool {
         ((*self) as uint) == ((*other) as uint)
     }
-    pure fn ne(&self, other: &State) -> bool { !(*self).eq(other) }
+    fn ne(&self, other: &State) -> bool { !(*self).eq(other) }
 }
 
 pub struct BufferHeader {
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ pub fn try_recv<T:Owned,Tbuffer:Owned>(p: RecvPacketBuffered<T, Tbuffer>)
 }
 
 /// Returns true if messages are available.
-pub pure fn peek<T:Owned,Tb:Owned>(p: &RecvPacketBuffered<T, Tb>) -> bool {
+pub fn peek<T:Owned,Tb:Owned>(p: &RecvPacketBuffered<T, Tb>) -> bool {
     match unsafe {(*p.header()).state} {
       Empty | Terminated => false,
       Blocked => fail!(~"peeking on blocked packet"),
@@ -723,11 +723,11 @@ pub fn select2<A:Owned,Ab:Owned,B:Owned,Bb:Owned>(
 
 #[doc(hidden)]
 pub trait Selectable {
-    pure fn header(&self) -> *PacketHeader;
+    fn header(&self) -> *PacketHeader;
 }
 
 impl Selectable for *PacketHeader {
-    pure fn header(&self) -> *PacketHeader { *self }
+    fn header(&self) -> *PacketHeader { *self }
 }
 
 /// Returns the index of an endpoint that is ready to receive.
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ pub impl<T,Tbuffer> SendPacketBuffered<T,Tbuffer> {
         option::unwrap(p)
     }
 
-    pure fn header(&self) -> *PacketHeader {
+    fn header(&self) -> *PacketHeader {
         match self.p {
           Some(packet) => unsafe {
             let packet = &*packet;
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ pub impl<T:Owned,Tbuffer:Owned> RecvPacketBuffered<T, Tbuffer> {
 }
 
 impl<T:Owned,Tbuffer:Owned> Selectable for RecvPacketBuffered<T, Tbuffer> {
-    pure fn header(&self) -> *PacketHeader {
+    fn header(&self) -> *PacketHeader {
         match self.p {
           Some(packet) => unsafe {
             let packet = &*packet;
diff --git a/src/libcore/ptr.rs b/src/libcore/ptr.rs
index c1b6b26d86a..fa96467cb0f 100644
--- a/src/libcore/ptr.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/ptr.rs
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ pub mod rusti {
 
 /// Get an unsafe pointer to a value
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn addr_of<T>(val: &T) -> *T { unsafe { rusti::addr_of(*val) } }
+pub fn addr_of<T>(val: &T) -> *T { unsafe { rusti::addr_of(*val) } }
 
 /// Calculate the offset from a pointer
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn offset<T>(ptr: *T, count: uint) -> *T {
+pub fn offset<T>(ptr: *T, count: uint) -> *T {
     unsafe {
         (ptr as uint + count * sys::size_of::<T>()) as *T
     }
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ pub pure fn offset<T>(ptr: *T, count: uint) -> *T {
 
 /// Calculate the offset from a const pointer
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn const_offset<T>(ptr: *const T, count: uint) -> *const T {
+pub fn const_offset<T>(ptr: *const T, count: uint) -> *const T {
     unsafe {
         (ptr as uint + count * sys::size_of::<T>()) as *T
     }
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ pub pure fn const_offset<T>(ptr: *const T, count: uint) -> *const T {
 
 /// Calculate the offset from a mut pointer
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn mut_offset<T>(ptr: *mut T, count: uint) -> *mut T {
+pub fn mut_offset<T>(ptr: *mut T, count: uint) -> *mut T {
     (ptr as uint + count * sys::size_of::<T>()) as *mut T
 }
 
@@ -93,19 +93,19 @@ pub unsafe fn position<T>(buf: *T, f: &fn(&T) -> bool) -> uint {
 
 /// Create an unsafe null pointer
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn null<T>() -> *T { unsafe { cast::reinterpret_cast(&0u) } }
+pub fn null<T>() -> *T { unsafe { cast::reinterpret_cast(&0u) } }
 
 /// Create an unsafe mutable null pointer
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn mut_null<T>() -> *mut T { unsafe { cast::reinterpret_cast(&0u) } }
+pub fn mut_null<T>() -> *mut T { unsafe { cast::reinterpret_cast(&0u) } }
 
 /// Returns true if the pointer is equal to the null pointer.
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_null<T>(ptr: *const T) -> bool { ptr == null() }
+pub fn is_null<T>(ptr: *const T) -> bool { ptr == null() }
 
 /// Returns true if the pointer is not equal to the null pointer.
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_not_null<T>(ptr: *const T) -> bool { !is_null(ptr) }
+pub fn is_not_null<T>(ptr: *const T) -> bool { !is_null(ptr) }
 
 /**
  * Copies data from one location to another
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ pub unsafe fn set_memory<T>(dst: *mut T, c: int, count: uint) {
   reinterpret_cast.
 */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn to_unsafe_ptr<T>(thing: &T) -> *T {
+pub fn to_unsafe_ptr<T>(thing: &T) -> *T {
     unsafe { cast::reinterpret_cast(&thing) }
 }
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ pub pure fn to_unsafe_ptr<T>(thing: &T) -> *T {
   reinterpret_cast.
 */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn to_const_unsafe_ptr<T>(thing: &const T) -> *const T {
+pub fn to_const_unsafe_ptr<T>(thing: &const T) -> *const T {
     unsafe { cast::reinterpret_cast(&thing) }
 }
 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ pub pure fn to_const_unsafe_ptr<T>(thing: &const T) -> *const T {
   reinterpret_cast.
 */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn to_mut_unsafe_ptr<T>(thing: &mut T) -> *mut T {
+pub fn to_mut_unsafe_ptr<T>(thing: &mut T) -> *mut T {
     unsafe { cast::reinterpret_cast(&thing) }
 }
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ pub pure fn to_mut_unsafe_ptr<T>(thing: &mut T) -> *mut T {
   (I couldn't think of a cutesy name for this one.)
 */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn to_uint<T>(thing: &T) -> uint {
+pub fn to_uint<T>(thing: &T) -> uint {
     unsafe {
         cast::reinterpret_cast(&thing)
     }
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ pub pure fn to_uint<T>(thing: &T) -> uint {
 
 /// Determine if two borrowed pointers point to the same thing.
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn ref_eq<T>(thing: &'a T, other: &'b T) -> bool {
+pub fn ref_eq<T>(thing: &'a T, other: &'b T) -> bool {
     to_uint(thing) == to_uint(other)
 }
 
@@ -223,46 +223,46 @@ pub unsafe fn array_each<T>(arr: **T, cb: &fn(*T)) {
 }
 
 pub trait Ptr<T> {
-    pure fn is_null(&const self) -> bool;
-    pure fn is_not_null(&const self) -> bool;
-    pure fn offset(&self, count: uint) -> Self;
+    fn is_null(&const self) -> bool;
+    fn is_not_null(&const self) -> bool;
+    fn offset(&self, count: uint) -> Self;
 }
 
 /// Extension methods for immutable pointers
 impl<T> Ptr<T> for *T {
     /// Returns true if the pointer is equal to the null pointer.
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn is_null(&const self) -> bool { is_null(*self) }
+    fn is_null(&const self) -> bool { is_null(*self) }
 
     /// Returns true if the pointer is not equal to the null pointer.
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn is_not_null(&const self) -> bool { is_not_null(*self) }
+    fn is_not_null(&const self) -> bool { is_not_null(*self) }
 
     /// Calculates the offset from a pointer.
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn offset(&self, count: uint) -> *T { offset(*self, count) }
+    fn offset(&self, count: uint) -> *T { offset(*self, count) }
 }
 
 /// Extension methods for mutable pointers
 impl<T> Ptr<T> for *mut T {
     /// Returns true if the pointer is equal to the null pointer.
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn is_null(&const self) -> bool { is_null(*self) }
+    fn is_null(&const self) -> bool { is_null(*self) }
 
     /// Returns true if the pointer is not equal to the null pointer.
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn is_not_null(&const self) -> bool { is_not_null(*self) }
+    fn is_not_null(&const self) -> bool { is_not_null(*self) }
 
     /// Calculates the offset from a mutable pointer.
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn offset(&self, count: uint) -> *mut T { mut_offset(*self, count) }
+    fn offset(&self, count: uint) -> *mut T { mut_offset(*self, count) }
 }
 
 // Equality for pointers
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl<T> Eq for *const T {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn eq(&self, other: &*const T) -> bool {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &*const T) -> bool {
         unsafe {
             let a: uint = cast::reinterpret_cast(&(*self));
             let b: uint = cast::reinterpret_cast(&(*other));
@@ -270,14 +270,14 @@ impl<T> Eq for *const T {
         }
     }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ne(&self, other: &*const T) -> bool { !(*self).eq(other) }
+    fn ne(&self, other: &*const T) -> bool { !(*self).eq(other) }
 }
 
 // Comparison for pointers
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl<T> Ord for *const T {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn lt(&self, other: &*const T) -> bool {
+    fn lt(&self, other: &*const T) -> bool {
         unsafe {
             let a: uint = cast::reinterpret_cast(&(*self));
             let b: uint = cast::reinterpret_cast(&(*other));
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ impl<T> Ord for *const T {
         }
     }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn le(&self, other: &*const T) -> bool {
+    fn le(&self, other: &*const T) -> bool {
         unsafe {
             let a: uint = cast::reinterpret_cast(&(*self));
             let b: uint = cast::reinterpret_cast(&(*other));
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ impl<T> Ord for *const T {
         }
     }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ge(&self, other: &*const T) -> bool {
+    fn ge(&self, other: &*const T) -> bool {
         unsafe {
             let a: uint = cast::reinterpret_cast(&(*self));
             let b: uint = cast::reinterpret_cast(&(*other));
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ impl<T> Ord for *const T {
         }
     }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn gt(&self, other: &*const T) -> bool {
+    fn gt(&self, other: &*const T) -> bool {
         unsafe {
             let a: uint = cast::reinterpret_cast(&(*self));
             let b: uint = cast::reinterpret_cast(&(*other));
@@ -314,11 +314,11 @@ impl<T> Ord for *const T {
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl<T:Eq> Eq for &'self const T {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn eq(&self, other: & &'self const T) -> bool {
+    fn eq(&self, other: & &'self const T) -> bool {
         return *(*self) == *(*other);
     }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ne(&self, other: & &'self const T) -> bool {
+    fn ne(&self, other: & &'self const T) -> bool {
         return *(*self) != *(*other);
     }
 }
@@ -327,19 +327,19 @@ impl<T:Eq> Eq for &'self const T {
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl<T:Ord> Ord for &'self const T {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn lt(&self, other: & &'self const T) -> bool {
+    fn lt(&self, other: & &'self const T) -> bool {
         *(*self) < *(*other)
     }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn le(&self, other: & &'self const T) -> bool {
+    fn le(&self, other: & &'self const T) -> bool {
         *(*self) <= *(*other)
     }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ge(&self, other: & &'self const T) -> bool {
+    fn ge(&self, other: & &'self const T) -> bool {
         *(*self) >= *(*other)
     }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn gt(&self, other: & &'self const T) -> bool {
+    fn gt(&self, other: & &'self const T) -> bool {
         *(*self) > *(*other)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/libcore/rand.rs b/src/libcore/rand.rs
index 6902cd4ef69..fbdda02dcdc 100644
--- a/src/libcore/rand.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/rand.rs
@@ -527,12 +527,12 @@ impl Rng for XorShiftState {
     }
 }
 
-pub pure fn xorshift() -> @Rng {
+pub fn xorshift() -> @Rng {
     // constants taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xorshift
     seeded_xorshift(123456789u32, 362436069u32, 521288629u32, 88675123u32)
 }
 
-pub pure fn seeded_xorshift(x: u32, y: u32, z: u32, w: u32) -> @Rng {
+pub fn seeded_xorshift(x: u32, y: u32, z: u32, w: u32) -> @Rng {
     @XorShiftState { x: x, y: y, z: z, w: w } as @Rng
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libcore/result.rs b/src/libcore/result.rs
index 18594a73d65..5dd2eaf5533 100644
--- a/src/libcore/result.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/result.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pub enum Result<T, U> {
  * If the result is an error
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn get<T:Copy,U>(res: &Result<T, U>) -> T {
+pub fn get<T:Copy,U>(res: &Result<T, U>) -> T {
     match *res {
       Ok(copy t) => t,
       Err(ref the_err) => unsafe {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pub pure fn get<T:Copy,U>(res: &Result<T, U>) -> T {
  * If the result is an error
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn get_ref<T, U>(res: &'a Result<T, U>) -> &'a T {
+pub fn get_ref<T, U>(res: &'a Result<T, U>) -> &'a T {
     match *res {
         Ok(ref t) => t,
         Err(ref the_err) => unsafe {
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ pub pure fn get_ref<T, U>(res: &'a Result<T, U>) -> &'a T {
  * If the result is not an error
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn get_err<T, U: Copy>(res: &Result<T, U>) -> U {
+pub fn get_err<T, U: Copy>(res: &Result<T, U>) -> U {
     match *res {
       Err(copy u) => u,
       Ok(_) => fail!(~"get_err called on ok result")
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ pub pure fn get_err<T, U: Copy>(res: &Result<T, U>) -> U {
 
 /// Returns true if the result is `ok`
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_ok<T, U>(res: &Result<T, U>) -> bool {
+pub fn is_ok<T, U>(res: &Result<T, U>) -> bool {
     match *res {
       Ok(_) => true,
       Err(_) => false
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ pub pure fn is_ok<T, U>(res: &Result<T, U>) -> bool {
 
 /// Returns true if the result is `err`
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn is_err<T, U>(res: &Result<T, U>) -> bool {
+pub fn is_err<T, U>(res: &Result<T, U>) -> bool {
     !is_ok(res)
 }
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ pub pure fn is_err<T, U>(res: &Result<T, U>) -> bool {
  * result variants are converted to `either::left`.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn to_either<T:Copy,U:Copy>(res: &Result<U, T>)
+pub fn to_either<T:Copy,U:Copy>(res: &Result<U, T>)
     -> Either<T, U> {
     match *res {
       Ok(copy res) => either::Right(res),
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ pub pure fn to_either<T:Copy,U:Copy>(res: &Result<U, T>)
  *     }
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn chain<T, U, V>(res: Result<T, V>, op: &fn(T)
+pub fn chain<T, U, V>(res: Result<T, V>, op: &fn(T)
     -> Result<U, V>) -> Result<U, V> {
     match res {
         Ok(t) => op(t),
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ pub pure fn chain<T, U, V>(res: Result<T, V>, op: &fn(T)
  * successful result while handling an error.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn chain_err<T, U, V>(
+pub fn chain_err<T, U, V>(
     res: Result<T, V>,
     op: &fn(t: V) -> Result<T, U>)
     -> Result<T, U> {
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ pub pure fn chain_err<T, U, V>(
  *     }
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn iter<T, E>(res: &Result<T, E>, f: &fn(&T)) {
+pub fn iter<T, E>(res: &Result<T, E>, f: &fn(&T)) {
     match *res {
       Ok(ref t) => f(t),
       Err(_) => ()
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ pub pure fn iter<T, E>(res: &Result<T, E>, f: &fn(&T)) {
  * handling an error.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn iter_err<T, E>(res: &Result<T, E>, f: &fn(&E)) {
+pub fn iter_err<T, E>(res: &Result<T, E>, f: &fn(&E)) {
     match *res {
       Ok(_) => (),
       Err(ref e) => f(e)
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ pub pure fn iter_err<T, E>(res: &Result<T, E>, f: &fn(&E)) {
  *     }
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn map<T, E: Copy, U: Copy>(res: &Result<T, E>, op: &fn(&T) -> U)
+pub fn map<T, E: Copy, U: Copy>(res: &Result<T, E>, op: &fn(&T) -> U)
   -> Result<U, E> {
     match *res {
       Ok(ref t) => Ok(op(t)),
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ pub pure fn map<T, E: Copy, U: Copy>(res: &Result<T, E>, op: &fn(&T) -> U)
  * successful result while handling an error.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn map_err<T:Copy,E,F:Copy>(res: &Result<T, E>, op: &fn(&E) -> F)
+pub fn map_err<T:Copy,E,F:Copy>(res: &Result<T, E>, op: &fn(&E) -> F)
   -> Result<T, F> {
     match *res {
       Ok(copy t) => Ok(t),
@@ -229,53 +229,53 @@ pub pure fn map_err<T:Copy,E,F:Copy>(res: &Result<T, E>, op: &fn(&E) -> F)
 
 pub impl<T, E> Result<T, E> {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn get_ref(&self) -> &'self T { get_ref(self) }
+    fn get_ref(&self) -> &'self T { get_ref(self) }
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn is_ok(&self) -> bool { is_ok(self) }
+    fn is_ok(&self) -> bool { is_ok(self) }
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn is_err(&self) -> bool { is_err(self) }
+    fn is_err(&self) -> bool { is_err(self) }
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn iter(&self, f: &fn(&T)) { iter(self, f) }
+    fn iter(&self, f: &fn(&T)) { iter(self, f) }
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn iter_err(&self, f: &fn(&E)) { iter_err(self, f) }
+    fn iter_err(&self, f: &fn(&E)) { iter_err(self, f) }
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn unwrap(self) -> T { unwrap(self) }
+    fn unwrap(self) -> T { unwrap(self) }
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn unwrap_err(self) -> E { unwrap_err(self) }
+    fn unwrap_err(self) -> E { unwrap_err(self) }
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn chain<U>(self, op: &fn(T) -> Result<U,E>) -> Result<U,E> {
+    fn chain<U>(self, op: &fn(T) -> Result<U,E>) -> Result<U,E> {
         chain(self, op)
     }
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn chain_err<F>(self, op: &fn(E) -> Result<T,F>) -> Result<T,F> {
+    fn chain_err<F>(self, op: &fn(E) -> Result<T,F>) -> Result<T,F> {
         chain_err(self, op)
     }
 }
 
 pub impl<T:Copy,E> Result<T, E> {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn get(&self) -> T { get(self) }
+    fn get(&self) -> T { get(self) }
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn map_err<F:Copy>(&self, op: &fn(&E) -> F) -> Result<T,F> {
+    fn map_err<F:Copy>(&self, op: &fn(&E) -> F) -> Result<T,F> {
         map_err(self, op)
     }
 }
 
 pub impl<T, E: Copy> Result<T, E> {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn get_err(&self) -> E { get_err(self) }
+    fn get_err(&self) -> E { get_err(self) }
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn map<U:Copy>(&self, op: &fn(&T) -> U) -> Result<U,E> {
+    fn map<U:Copy>(&self, op: &fn(&T) -> U) -> Result<U,E> {
         map(self, op)
     }
 }
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ pub fn iter_vec2<S,T,U:Copy>(ss: &[S], ts: &[T],
 
 /// Unwraps a result, assuming it is an `ok(T)`
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn unwrap<T, U>(res: Result<T, U>) -> T {
+pub fn unwrap<T, U>(res: Result<T, U>) -> T {
     match res {
       Ok(t) => t,
       Err(_) => fail!(~"unwrap called on an err result")
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ pub pure fn unwrap<T, U>(res: Result<T, U>) -> T {
 
 /// Unwraps a result, assuming it is an `err(U)`
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn unwrap_err<T, U>(res: Result<T, U>) -> U {
+pub fn unwrap_err<T, U>(res: Result<T, U>) -> U {
     match res {
       Err(u) => u,
       Ok(_) => fail!(~"unwrap called on an ok result")
diff --git a/src/libcore/rt/context.rs b/src/libcore/rt/context.rs
index 8da80f7a4e8..4150366dacf 100644
--- a/src/libcore/rt/context.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/rt/context.rs
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ fn align_down(sp: *mut uint) -> *mut uint {
 
 // XXX: ptr::offset is positive ints only
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn mut_offset<T>(ptr: *mut T, count: int) -> *mut T {
+pub fn mut_offset<T>(ptr: *mut T, count: int) -> *mut T {
     use core::sys::size_of;
     unsafe {
         (ptr as int + count * (size_of::<T>() as int)) as *mut T
diff --git a/src/libcore/rt/uv.rs b/src/libcore/rt/uv.rs
index 251f2a4a12b..4d87bdb02e8 100644
--- a/src/libcore/rt/uv.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/rt/uv.rs
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ struct UvError(uvll::uv_err_t);
 
 impl UvError {
 
-    pure fn name(&self) -> ~str {
+    fn name(&self) -> ~str {
         unsafe {
             let inner = match self { &UvError(ref a) => a };
             let name_str = uvll::err_name(inner);
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ impl UvError {
         }
     }
 
-    pure fn desc(&self) -> ~str {
+    fn desc(&self) -> ~str {
         unsafe {
             let inner = match self { &UvError(ref a) => a };
             let desc_str = uvll::strerror(inner);
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ impl UvError {
 }
 
 impl ToStr for UvError {
-    pure fn to_str(&self) -> ~str {
+    fn to_str(&self) -> ~str {
         fmt!("%s: %s", self.name(), self.desc())
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/libcore/str.rs b/src/libcore/str.rs
index 4cfdfabb0e7..d9202f4c61c 100644
--- a/src/libcore/str.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/str.rs
@@ -44,27 +44,27 @@ Section: Creating a string
  *
  * Fails if invalid UTF-8
  */
-pub pure fn from_bytes(vv: &[const u8]) -> ~str {
+pub fn from_bytes(vv: &[const u8]) -> ~str {
     fail_unless!(is_utf8(vv));
     return unsafe { raw::from_bytes(vv) };
 }
 
 /// Copy a slice into a new unique str
-pub pure fn from_slice(s: &str) -> ~str {
+pub fn from_slice(s: &str) -> ~str {
     unsafe { raw::slice_bytes_unique(s, 0, len(s)) }
 }
 
 impl ToStr for ~str {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn to_str(&self) -> ~str { copy *self }
+    fn to_str(&self) -> ~str { copy *self }
 }
 impl ToStr for &'self str {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn to_str(&self) -> ~str { ::str::from_slice(*self) }
+    fn to_str(&self) -> ~str { ::str::from_slice(*self) }
 }
 impl ToStr for @str {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn to_str(&self) -> ~str { ::str::from_slice(*self) }
+    fn to_str(&self) -> ~str { ::str::from_slice(*self) }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ impl ToStr for @str {
  *
  * Fails if invalid UTF-8
  */
-pub pure fn from_byte(b: u8) -> ~str {
+pub fn from_byte(b: u8) -> ~str {
     fail_unless!(b < 128u8);
     unsafe { ::cast::transmute(~[b, 0u8]) }
 }
@@ -151,14 +151,14 @@ pub fn push_char(s: &mut ~str, ch: char) {
 }
 
 /// Convert a char to a string
-pub pure fn from_char(ch: char) -> ~str {
+pub fn from_char(ch: char) -> ~str {
     let mut buf = ~"";
     unsafe { push_char(&mut buf, ch); }
     buf
 }
 
 /// Convert a vector of chars to a string
-pub pure fn from_chars(chs: &[char]) -> ~str {
+pub fn from_chars(chs: &[char]) -> ~str {
     let mut buf = ~"";
     unsafe {
         reserve(&mut buf, chs.len());
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ pub fn push_str(lhs: &mut ~str, rhs: &str) {
 
 /// Concatenate two strings together
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn append(lhs: ~str, rhs: &str) -> ~str {
+pub fn append(lhs: ~str, rhs: &str) -> ~str {
     let mut v = lhs;
     unsafe {
         push_str_no_overallocate(&mut v, rhs);
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ pub pure fn append(lhs: ~str, rhs: &str) -> ~str {
 
 
 /// Concatenate a vector of strings
-pub pure fn concat(v: &[~str]) -> ~str {
+pub fn concat(v: &[~str]) -> ~str {
     let mut s: ~str = ~"";
     for vec::each(v) |ss| {
         unsafe { push_str(&mut s, *ss) };
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ pub pure fn concat(v: &[~str]) -> ~str {
 }
 
 /// Concatenate a vector of strings, placing a given separator between each
-pub pure fn connect(v: &[~str], sep: &str) -> ~str {
+pub fn connect(v: &[~str], sep: &str) -> ~str {
     let mut s = ~"", first = true;
     for vec::each(v) |ss| {
         if first { first = false; } else { unsafe { push_str(&mut s, sep); } }
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ pub pure fn connect(v: &[~str], sep: &str) -> ~str {
 }
 
 /// Concatenate a vector of strings, placing a given separator between each
-pub pure fn connect_slices(v: &[&str], sep: &str) -> ~str {
+pub fn connect_slices(v: &[&str], sep: &str) -> ~str {
     let mut s = ~"", first = true;
     for vec::each(v) |ss| {
         if first { first = false; } else { unsafe { push_str(&mut s, sep); } }
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pub pure fn connect_slices(v: &[&str], sep: &str) -> ~str {
 }
 
 /// Given a string, make a new string with repeated copies of it
-pub pure fn repeat(ss: &str, nn: uint) -> ~str {
+pub fn repeat(ss: &str, nn: uint) -> ~str {
     let mut acc = ~"";
     for nn.times { acc += ss; }
     acc
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ pub fn unshift_char(s: &mut ~str, ch: char) {
  * * chars_to_trim - A vector of chars
  *
  */
-pub pure fn trim_left_chars(s: &'a str, chars_to_trim: &[char]) -> &'a str {
+pub fn trim_left_chars(s: &'a str, chars_to_trim: &[char]) -> &'a str {
     if chars_to_trim.is_empty() { return s; }
 
     match find(s, |c| !chars_to_trim.contains(&c)) {
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ pub pure fn trim_left_chars(s: &'a str, chars_to_trim: &[char]) -> &'a str {
  * * chars_to_trim - A vector of chars
  *
  */
-pub pure fn trim_right_chars(s: &'a str, chars_to_trim: &[char]) -> &'a str {
+pub fn trim_right_chars(s: &'a str, chars_to_trim: &[char]) -> &'a str {
     if chars_to_trim.is_empty() { return s; }
 
     match rfind(s, |c| !chars_to_trim.contains(&c)) {
@@ -352,12 +352,12 @@ pub pure fn trim_right_chars(s: &'a str, chars_to_trim: &[char]) -> &'a str {
  * * chars_to_trim - A vector of chars
  *
  */
-pub pure fn trim_chars(s: &'a str, chars_to_trim: &[char]) -> &'a str {
+pub fn trim_chars(s: &'a str, chars_to_trim: &[char]) -> &'a str {
     trim_left_chars(trim_right_chars(s, chars_to_trim), chars_to_trim)
 }
 
 /// Returns a string with leading whitespace removed
-pub pure fn trim_left(s: &'a str) -> &'a str {
+pub fn trim_left(s: &'a str) -> &'a str {
     match find(s, |c| !char::is_whitespace(c)) {
       None => "",
       Some(first) => unsafe { raw::slice_bytes(s, first, len(s)) }
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ pub pure fn trim_left(s: &'a str) -> &'a str {
 }
 
 /// Returns a string with trailing whitespace removed
-pub pure fn trim_right(s: &'a str) -> &'a str {
+pub fn trim_right(s: &'a str) -> &'a str {
     match rfind(s, |c| !char::is_whitespace(c)) {
       None => "",
       Some(last) => {
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ pub pure fn trim_right(s: &'a str) -> &'a str {
 }
 
 /// Returns a string with leading and trailing whitespace removed
-pub pure fn trim(s: &'a str) -> &'a str { trim_left(trim_right(s)) }
+pub fn trim(s: &'a str) -> &'a str { trim_left(trim_right(s)) }
 
 /*
 Section: Transforming strings
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ Section: Transforming strings
  *
  * The result vector is not null-terminated.
  */
-pub pure fn to_bytes(s: &str) -> ~[u8] {
+pub fn to_bytes(s: &str) -> ~[u8] {
     unsafe {
         let mut v: ~[u8] = ::cast::transmute(from_slice(s));
         vec::raw::set_len(&mut v, len(s));
@@ -397,14 +397,14 @@ pub pure fn to_bytes(s: &str) -> ~[u8] {
 
 /// Work with the string as a byte slice, not including trailing null.
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn byte_slice<T>(s: &str, f: &fn(v: &[u8]) -> T) -> T {
+pub fn byte_slice<T>(s: &str, f: &fn(v: &[u8]) -> T) -> T {
     do as_buf(s) |p,n| {
         unsafe { vec::raw::buf_as_slice(p, n-1u, f) }
     }
 }
 
 /// Convert a string to a vector of characters
-pub pure fn chars(s: &str) -> ~[char] {
+pub fn chars(s: &str) -> ~[char] {
     let mut buf = ~[], i = 0;
     let len = len(s);
     while i < len {
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ pub pure fn chars(s: &str) -> ~[char] {
  * Returns a string containing `n` characters starting at byte offset
  * `begin`.
  */
-pub pure fn substr(s: &'a str, begin: uint, n: uint) -> &'a str {
+pub fn substr(s: &'a str, begin: uint, n: uint) -> &'a str {
     slice(s, begin, begin + count_bytes(s, begin, n))
 }
 
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ pub pure fn substr(s: &'a str, begin: uint, n: uint) -> &'a str {
  * Fails when `begin` and `end` do not point to valid characters or beyond
  * the last character of the string
  */
-pub pure fn slice(s: &'a str, begin: uint, end: uint) -> &'a str {
+pub fn slice(s: &'a str, begin: uint, end: uint) -> &'a str {
     fail_unless!(is_char_boundary(s, begin));
     fail_unless!(is_char_boundary(s, end));
     unsafe { raw::slice_bytes(s, begin, end) }
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ pub pure fn slice(s: &'a str, begin: uint, end: uint) -> &'a str {
 
 /// Splits a string into substrings at each occurrence of a given
 /// character.
-pub pure fn split_char(s: &str, sep: char) -> ~[~str] {
+pub fn split_char(s: &str, sep: char) -> ~[~str] {
     split_char_inner(s, sep, len(s), true, true)
 }
 
@@ -449,12 +449,12 @@ pub pure fn split_char(s: &str, sep: char) -> ~[~str] {
  *
  * The byte must be a valid UTF-8/ASCII byte
  */
-pub pure fn splitn_char(s: &str, sep: char, count: uint) -> ~[~str] {
+pub fn splitn_char(s: &str, sep: char, count: uint) -> ~[~str] {
     split_char_inner(s, sep, count, true, true)
 }
 
 /// Like `split_char`, but omits empty strings from the returned vector
-pub pure fn split_char_nonempty(s: &str, sep: char) -> ~[~str] {
+pub fn split_char_nonempty(s: &str, sep: char) -> ~[~str] {
     split_char_inner(s, sep, len(s), false, false)
 }
 
@@ -462,12 +462,12 @@ pub pure fn split_char_nonempty(s: &str, sep: char) -> ~[~str] {
  * Like `split_char`, but a trailing empty string is omitted
  * (e.g. `split_char_no_trailing("A B ",' ') == ~[~"A",~"B"]`)
  */
-pub pure fn split_char_no_trailing(s: &str, sep: char) -> ~[~str] {
+pub fn split_char_no_trailing(s: &str, sep: char) -> ~[~str] {
     split_char_inner(s, sep, len(s), true, false)
 }
 
-pure fn split_char_inner(s: &str, sep: char, count: uint, allow_empty: bool,
-                         allow_trailing_empty: bool) -> ~[~str] {
+fn split_char_inner(s: &str, sep: char, count: uint, allow_empty: bool,
+                    allow_trailing_empty: bool) -> ~[~str] {
     if sep < 128u as char {
         let b = sep as u8, l = len(s);
         let mut result = ~[], done = 0u;
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ pure fn split_char_inner(s: &str, sep: char, count: uint, allow_empty: bool,
 
 
 /// Splits a string into substrings using a character function
-pub pure fn split(s: &str, sepfn: &fn(char) -> bool) -> ~[~str] {
+pub fn split(s: &str, sepfn: &fn(char) -> bool) -> ~[~str] {
     split_inner(s, sepfn, len(s), true, true)
 }
 
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ pub pure fn split(s: &str, sepfn: &fn(char) -> bool) -> ~[~str] {
  * Splits a string into substrings using a character function, cutting at
  * most `count` times.
  */
-pub pure fn splitn(s: &str,
+pub fn splitn(s: &str,
                    sepfn: &fn(char) -> bool,
                    count: uint)
                 -> ~[~str] {
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ pub pure fn splitn(s: &str,
 }
 
 /// Like `split`, but omits empty strings from the returned vector
-pub pure fn split_nonempty(s: &str, sepfn: &fn(char) -> bool) -> ~[~str] {
+pub fn split_nonempty(s: &str, sepfn: &fn(char) -> bool) -> ~[~str] {
     split_inner(s, sepfn, len(s), false, false)
 }
 
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ pub pure fn split_nonempty(s: &str, sepfn: &fn(char) -> bool) -> ~[~str] {
  * Like `split`, but a trailing empty string is omitted
  * (e.g. `split_no_trailing("A B ",' ') == ~[~"A",~"B"]`)
  */
-pub pure fn split_no_trailing(s: &str, sepfn: &fn(char) -> bool) -> ~[~str] {
+pub fn split_no_trailing(s: &str, sepfn: &fn(char) -> bool) -> ~[~str] {
     split_inner(s, sepfn, len(s), true, false)
 }
 
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ pure fn split_inner(s: &str, sepfn: &fn(cc: char) -> bool, count: uint,
 }
 
 // See Issue #1932 for why this is a naive search
-pure fn iter_matches(s: &'a str, sep: &'b str, f: &fn(uint, uint)) {
+fn iter_matches(s: &'a str, sep: &'b str, f: &fn(uint, uint)) {
     let sep_len = len(sep), l = len(s);
     fail_unless!(sep_len > 0u);
     let mut i = 0u, match_start = 0u, match_i = 0u;
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ pure fn iter_matches(s: &'a str, sep: &'b str, f: &fn(uint, uint)) {
     }
 }
 
-pure fn iter_between_matches(s: &'a str, sep: &'b str, f: &fn(uint, uint)) {
+fn iter_between_matches(s: &'a str, sep: &'b str, f: &fn(uint, uint)) {
     let mut last_end = 0u;
     do iter_matches(s, sep) |from, to| {
         f(last_end, from);
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ pure fn iter_between_matches(s: &'a str, sep: &'b str, f: &fn(uint, uint)) {
  * fail_unless!(["", "XXX", "YYY", ""] == split_str(".XXX.YYY.", "."))
  * ~~~
  */
-pub pure fn split_str(s: &'a str, sep: &'b str) -> ~[~str] {
+pub fn split_str(s: &'a str, sep: &'b str) -> ~[~str] {
     let mut result = ~[];
     do iter_between_matches(s, sep) |from, to| {
         unsafe { result.push(raw::slice_bytes_unique(s, from, to)); }
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ pub pure fn split_str(s: &'a str, sep: &'b str) -> ~[~str] {
     result
 }
 
-pub pure fn split_str_nonempty(s: &'a str, sep: &'b str) -> ~[~str] {
+pub fn split_str_nonempty(s: &'a str, sep: &'b str) -> ~[~str] {
     let mut result = ~[];
     do iter_between_matches(s, sep) |from, to| {
         if to > from {
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ pub fn levdistance(s: &str, t: &str) -> uint {
 /**
  * Splits a string into a vector of the substrings separated by LF ('\n').
  */
-pub pure fn lines(s: &str) -> ~[~str] {
+pub fn lines(s: &str) -> ~[~str] {
     split_char_no_trailing(s, '\n')
 }
 
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ pub pure fn lines(s: &str) -> ~[~str] {
  * Splits a string into a vector of the substrings separated by LF ('\n')
  * and/or CR LF ("\r\n")
  */
-pub pure fn lines_any(s: &str) -> ~[~str] {
+pub fn lines_any(s: &str) -> ~[~str] {
     vec::map(lines(s), |s| {
         let l = len(*s);
         let mut cp = copy *s;
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ pub pure fn lines_any(s: &str) -> ~[~str] {
 }
 
 /// Splits a string into a vector of the substrings separated by whitespace
-pub pure fn words(s: &str) -> ~[~str] {
+pub fn words(s: &str) -> ~[~str] {
     split_nonempty(s, char::is_whitespace)
 }
 
@@ -710,14 +710,14 @@ pub fn split_within(ss: &str, lim: uint) -> ~[~str] {
 
 
 /// Convert a string to lowercase. ASCII only
-pub pure fn to_lower(s: &str) -> ~str {
+pub fn to_lower(s: &str) -> ~str {
     map(s,
         |c| unsafe{(libc::tolower(c as libc::c_char)) as char}
     )
 }
 
 /// Convert a string to uppercase. ASCII only
-pub pure fn to_upper(s: &str) -> ~str {
+pub fn to_upper(s: &str) -> ~str {
     map(s,
         |c| unsafe{(libc::toupper(c as libc::c_char)) as char}
     )
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ pub pure fn to_upper(s: &str) -> ~str {
  *
  * The original string with all occurances of `from` replaced with `to`
  */
-pub pure fn replace(s: &str, from: &str, to: &str) -> ~str {
+pub fn replace(s: &str, from: &str, to: &str) -> ~str {
     let mut result = ~"", first = true;
     do iter_between_matches(s, from) |start, end| {
         if first {
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ Section: Comparing strings
 /// Bytewise slice equality
 #[cfg(notest)]
 #[lang="str_eq"]
-pub pure fn eq_slice(a: &str, b: &str) -> bool {
+pub fn eq_slice(a: &str, b: &str) -> bool {
     do as_buf(a) |ap, alen| {
         do as_buf(b) |bp, blen| {
             if (alen != blen) { false }
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ pub pure fn eq_slice(a: &str, b: &str) -> bool {
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
-pub pure fn eq_slice(a: &str, b: &str) -> bool {
+pub fn eq_slice(a: &str, b: &str) -> bool {
     do as_buf(a) |ap, alen| {
         do as_buf(b) |bp, blen| {
             if (alen != blen) { false }
@@ -790,16 +790,16 @@ pub pure fn eq_slice(a: &str, b: &str) -> bool {
 /// Bytewise string equality
 #[cfg(notest)]
 #[lang="uniq_str_eq"]
-pub pure fn eq(a: &~str, b: &~str) -> bool {
+pub fn eq(a: &~str, b: &~str) -> bool {
     eq_slice(*a, *b)
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
-pub pure fn eq(a: &~str, b: &~str) -> bool {
+pub fn eq(a: &~str, b: &~str) -> bool {
     eq_slice(*a, *b)
 }
 
-pure fn cmp(a: &str, b: &str) -> Ordering {
+fn cmp(a: &str, b: &str) -> Ordering {
     let low = uint::min(a.len(), b.len());
 
     for uint::range(0, low) |idx| {
@@ -815,21 +815,21 @@ pure fn cmp(a: &str, b: &str) -> Ordering {
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl TotalOrd for &'self str {
-    pure fn cmp(&self, other: & &'self str) -> Ordering { cmp(*self, *other) }
+    fn cmp(&self, other: & &'self str) -> Ordering { cmp(*self, *other) }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl TotalOrd for ~str {
-    pure fn cmp(&self, other: &~str) -> Ordering { cmp(*self, *other) }
+    fn cmp(&self, other: &~str) -> Ordering { cmp(*self, *other) }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl TotalOrd for @str {
-    pure fn cmp(&self, other: &@str) -> Ordering { cmp(*self, *other) }
+    fn cmp(&self, other: &@str) -> Ordering { cmp(*self, *other) }
 }
 
 /// Bytewise slice less than
-pure fn lt(a: &str, b: &str) -> bool {
+fn lt(a: &str, b: &str) -> bool {
     let (a_len, b_len) = (a.len(), b.len());
     let mut end = uint::min(a_len, b_len);
 
@@ -845,90 +845,90 @@ pure fn lt(a: &str, b: &str) -> bool {
 }
 
 /// Bytewise less than or equal
-pub pure fn le(a: &str, b: &str) -> bool {
+pub fn le(a: &str, b: &str) -> bool {
     !lt(b, a)
 }
 
 /// Bytewise greater than or equal
-pure fn ge(a: &str, b: &str) -> bool {
+fn ge(a: &str, b: &str) -> bool {
     !lt(a, b)
 }
 
 /// Bytewise greater than
-pure fn gt(a: &str, b: &str) -> bool {
+fn gt(a: &str, b: &str) -> bool {
     !le(a, b)
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl Eq for &'self str {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn eq(&self, other: & &'self str) -> bool {
+    fn eq(&self, other: & &'self str) -> bool {
         eq_slice((*self), (*other))
     }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ne(&self, other: & &'self str) -> bool { !(*self).eq(other) }
+    fn ne(&self, other: & &'self str) -> bool { !(*self).eq(other) }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl Eq for ~str {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn eq(&self, other: &~str) -> bool {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &~str) -> bool {
         eq_slice((*self), (*other))
     }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ne(&self, other: &~str) -> bool { !(*self).eq(other) }
+    fn ne(&self, other: &~str) -> bool { !(*self).eq(other) }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl Eq for @str {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn eq(&self, other: &@str) -> bool {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &@str) -> bool {
         eq_slice((*self), (*other))
     }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ne(&self, other: &@str) -> bool { !(*self).eq(other) }
+    fn ne(&self, other: &@str) -> bool { !(*self).eq(other) }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl Ord for ~str {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn lt(&self, other: &~str) -> bool { lt((*self), (*other)) }
+    fn lt(&self, other: &~str) -> bool { lt((*self), (*other)) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn le(&self, other: &~str) -> bool { le((*self), (*other)) }
+    fn le(&self, other: &~str) -> bool { le((*self), (*other)) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ge(&self, other: &~str) -> bool { ge((*self), (*other)) }
+    fn ge(&self, other: &~str) -> bool { ge((*self), (*other)) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn gt(&self, other: &~str) -> bool { gt((*self), (*other)) }
+    fn gt(&self, other: &~str) -> bool { gt((*self), (*other)) }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl Ord for &'self str {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn lt(&self, other: & &'self str) -> bool { lt((*self), (*other)) }
+    fn lt(&self, other: & &'self str) -> bool { lt((*self), (*other)) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn le(&self, other: & &'self str) -> bool { le((*self), (*other)) }
+    fn le(&self, other: & &'self str) -> bool { le((*self), (*other)) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ge(&self, other: & &'self str) -> bool { ge((*self), (*other)) }
+    fn ge(&self, other: & &'self str) -> bool { ge((*self), (*other)) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn gt(&self, other: & &'self str) -> bool { gt((*self), (*other)) }
+    fn gt(&self, other: & &'self str) -> bool { gt((*self), (*other)) }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl Ord for @str {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn lt(&self, other: &@str) -> bool { lt((*self), (*other)) }
+    fn lt(&self, other: &@str) -> bool { lt((*self), (*other)) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn le(&self, other: &@str) -> bool { le((*self), (*other)) }
+    fn le(&self, other: &@str) -> bool { le((*self), (*other)) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ge(&self, other: &@str) -> bool { ge((*self), (*other)) }
+    fn ge(&self, other: &@str) -> bool { ge((*self), (*other)) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn gt(&self, other: &@str) -> bool { gt((*self), (*other)) }
+    fn gt(&self, other: &@str) -> bool { gt((*self), (*other)) }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl Equiv<~str> for &'self str {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn equiv(&self, other: &~str) -> bool { eq_slice(*self, *other) }
+    fn equiv(&self, other: &~str) -> bool { eq_slice(*self, *other) }
 }
 
 /*
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ Section: Iterating through strings
  * Return true if a predicate matches all characters or if the string
  * contains no characters
  */
-pub pure fn all(s: &str, it: &fn(char) -> bool) -> bool {
+pub fn all(s: &str, it: &fn(char) -> bool) -> bool {
     all_between(s, 0u, len(s), it)
 }
 
@@ -947,12 +947,12 @@ pub pure fn all(s: &str, it: &fn(char) -> bool) -> bool {
  * Return true if a predicate matches any character (and false if it
  * matches none or there are no characters)
  */
-pub pure fn any(ss: &str, pred: &fn(char) -> bool) -> bool {
+pub fn any(ss: &str, pred: &fn(char) -> bool) -> bool {
     !all(ss, |cc| !pred(cc))
 }
 
 /// Apply a function to each character
-pub pure fn map(ss: &str, ff: &fn(char) -> char) -> ~str {
+pub fn map(ss: &str, ff: &fn(char) -> char) -> ~str {
     let mut result = ~"";
     unsafe {
         reserve(&mut result, len(ss));
@@ -965,13 +965,13 @@ pub pure fn map(ss: &str, ff: &fn(char) -> char) -> ~str {
 
 /// Iterate over the bytes in a string
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn each(s: &str, it: &fn(u8) -> bool) {
+pub fn each(s: &str, it: &fn(u8) -> bool) {
     eachi(s, |_i, b| it(b))
 }
 
 /// Iterate over the bytes in a string, with indices
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn eachi(s: &str, it: &fn(uint, u8) -> bool) {
+pub fn eachi(s: &str, it: &fn(uint, u8) -> bool) {
     let mut pos = 0;
     let len = s.len();
 
@@ -983,13 +983,13 @@ pub pure fn eachi(s: &str, it: &fn(uint, u8) -> bool) {
 
 /// Iterate over the bytes in a string in reverse
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn each_reverse(s: &str, it: &fn(u8) -> bool) {
+pub fn each_reverse(s: &str, it: &fn(u8) -> bool) {
     eachi_reverse(s, |_i, b| it(b) )
 }
 
 /// Iterate over the bytes in a string in reverse, with indices
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn eachi_reverse(s: &str, it: &fn(uint, u8) -> bool) {
+pub fn eachi_reverse(s: &str, it: &fn(uint, u8) -> bool) {
     let mut pos = s.len();
     while pos > 0 {
         pos -= 1;
@@ -999,13 +999,13 @@ pub pure fn eachi_reverse(s: &str, it: &fn(uint, u8) -> bool) {
 
 /// Iterates over the chars in a string
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn each_char(s: &str, it: &fn(char) -> bool) {
+pub fn each_char(s: &str, it: &fn(char) -> bool) {
     each_chari(s, |_i, c| it(c))
 }
 
 /// Iterates over the chars in a string, with indices
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn each_chari(s: &str, it: &fn(uint, char) -> bool) {
+pub fn each_chari(s: &str, it: &fn(uint, char) -> bool) {
     let mut pos = 0;
     let mut ch_pos = 0u;
     let len = s.len();
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ pub pure fn each_chari(s: &str, it: &fn(uint, char) -> bool) {
 
 /// Iterates over the chars in a string in reverse
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn each_char_reverse(s: &str, it: &fn(char) -> bool) {
+pub fn each_char_reverse(s: &str, it: &fn(char) -> bool) {
     let mut pos = 0;
     let len = s.char_len();
     while pos > 0 {
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ pub pure fn each_char_reverse(s: &str, it: &fn(char) -> bool) {
 
 // Iterates over the chars in a string in reverse, with indices
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn each_chari_reverse(s: &str, it: &fn(uint, char) -> bool) {
+pub fn each_chari_reverse(s: &str, it: &fn(uint, char) -> bool) {
     let mut ch_pos = s.char_len();
     for s.each_char_reverse |ch| {
         ch_pos -= 1;
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ pub pure fn each_chari_reverse(s: &str, it: &fn(uint, char) -> bool) {
 }
 
 /// Apply a function to each substring after splitting by character
-pub pure fn split_char_each(ss: &str, cc: char, ff: &fn(v: &str) -> bool) {
+pub fn split_char_each(ss: &str, cc: char, ff: &fn(v: &str) -> bool) {
     vec::each(split_char(ss, cc), |s| ff(*s))
 }
 
@@ -1048,20 +1048,20 @@ pub pure fn split_char_each(ss: &str, cc: char, ff: &fn(v: &str) -> bool) {
  * Apply a function to each substring after splitting by character, up to
  * `count` times
  */
-pub pure fn splitn_char_each(ss: &str, sep: char, count: uint,
+pub fn splitn_char_each(ss: &str, sep: char, count: uint,
                          ff: &fn(v: &str) -> bool) {
     vec::each(splitn_char(ss, sep, count), |s| ff(*s))
 }
 
 /// Apply a function to each word
-pub pure fn words_each(ss: &str, ff: &fn(v: &str) -> bool) {
+pub fn words_each(ss: &str, ff: &fn(v: &str) -> bool) {
     vec::each(words(ss), |s| ff(*s))
 }
 
 /**
  * Apply a function to each line (by '\n')
  */
-pub pure fn lines_each(ss: &str, ff: &fn(v: &str) -> bool) {
+pub fn lines_each(ss: &str, ff: &fn(v: &str) -> bool) {
     vec::each(lines(ss), |s| ff(*s))
 }
 
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ Section: Searching
  * An `option` containing the byte index of the first matching character
  * or `none` if there is no match
  */
-pub pure fn find_char(s: &str, c: char) -> Option<uint> {
+pub fn find_char(s: &str, c: char) -> Option<uint> {
     find_char_between(s, c, 0u, len(s))
 }
 
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ pub pure fn find_char(s: &str, c: char) -> Option<uint> {
  * `start` must be less than or equal to `len(s)`. `start` must be the
  * index of a character boundary, as defined by `is_char_boundary`.
  */
-pub pure fn find_char_from(s: &str, c: char, start: uint) -> Option<uint> {
+pub fn find_char_from(s: &str, c: char, start: uint) -> Option<uint> {
     find_char_between(s, c, start, len(s))
 }
 
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ pub pure fn find_char_from(s: &str, c: char, start: uint) -> Option<uint> {
  * or equal to `len(s)`. `start` must be the index of a character boundary,
  * as defined by `is_char_boundary`.
  */
-pub pure fn find_char_between(s: &str, c: char, start: uint, end: uint)
+pub fn find_char_between(s: &str, c: char, start: uint, end: uint)
     -> Option<uint> {
     if c < 128u as char {
         fail_unless!(start <= end);
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ pub pure fn find_char_between(s: &str, c: char, start: uint, end: uint)
  * An `option` containing the byte index of the last matching character
  * or `none` if there is no match
  */
-pub pure fn rfind_char(s: &str, c: char) -> Option<uint> {
+pub fn rfind_char(s: &str, c: char) -> Option<uint> {
     rfind_char_between(s, c, len(s), 0u)
 }
 
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ pub pure fn rfind_char(s: &str, c: char) -> Option<uint> {
  * `start` must be less than or equal to `len(s)`. `start` must be
  * the index of a character boundary, as defined by `is_char_boundary`.
  */
-pub pure fn rfind_char_from(s: &str, c: char, start: uint) -> Option<uint> {
+pub fn rfind_char_from(s: &str, c: char, start: uint) -> Option<uint> {
     rfind_char_between(s, c, start, 0u)
 }
 
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ pub pure fn rfind_char_from(s: &str, c: char, start: uint) -> Option<uint> {
  * or equal to `len(s)`. `start` must be the index of a character boundary,
  * as defined by `is_char_boundary`.
  */
-pub pure fn rfind_char_between(s: &str, c: char, start: uint, end: uint)
+pub fn rfind_char_between(s: &str, c: char, start: uint, end: uint)
     -> Option<uint> {
     if c < 128u as char {
         fail_unless!(start >= end);
@@ -1241,7 +1241,7 @@ pub pure fn rfind_char_between(s: &str, c: char, start: uint, end: uint)
  * An `option` containing the byte index of the first matching character
  * or `none` if there is no match
  */
-pub pure fn find(s: &str, f: &fn(char) -> bool) -> Option<uint> {
+pub fn find(s: &str, f: &fn(char) -> bool) -> Option<uint> {
     find_between(s, 0u, len(s), f)
 }
 
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@ pub pure fn find(s: &str, f: &fn(char) -> bool) -> Option<uint> {
  * `start` must be less than or equal to `len(s)`. `start` must be the
  * index of a character boundary, as defined by `is_char_boundary`.
  */
-pub pure fn find_from(s: &str, start: uint, f: &fn(char)
+pub fn find_from(s: &str, start: uint, f: &fn(char)
     -> bool) -> Option<uint> {
     find_between(s, start, len(s), f)
 }
@@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@ pub pure fn find_from(s: &str, start: uint, f: &fn(char)
  * or equal to `len(s)`. `start` must be the index of a character
  * boundary, as defined by `is_char_boundary`.
  */
-pub pure fn find_between(s: &str,
+pub fn find_between(s: &str,
                          start: uint,
                          end: uint,
                          f: &fn(char) -> bool)
@@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@ pub pure fn find_between(s: &str,
  * An option containing the byte index of the last matching character
  * or `none` if there is no match
  */
-pub pure fn rfind(s: &str, f: &fn(char) -> bool) -> Option<uint> {
+pub fn rfind(s: &str, f: &fn(char) -> bool) -> Option<uint> {
     rfind_between(s, len(s), 0u, f)
 }
 
@@ -1347,7 +1347,7 @@ pub pure fn rfind(s: &str, f: &fn(char) -> bool) -> Option<uint> {
  * `start` must be less than or equal to `len(s)', `start` must be the
  * index of a character boundary, as defined by `is_char_boundary`
  */
-pub pure fn rfind_from(s: &str, start: uint, f: &fn(char) -> bool)
+pub fn rfind_from(s: &str, start: uint, f: &fn(char) -> bool)
     -> Option<uint> {
     rfind_between(s, start, 0u, f)
 }
@@ -1374,7 +1374,7 @@ pub pure fn rfind_from(s: &str, start: uint, f: &fn(char) -> bool)
  * than or equal to `len(s)`. `start` must be the index of a character
  * boundary, as defined by `is_char_boundary`
  */
-pub pure fn rfind_between(s: &str, start: uint, end: uint,
+pub fn rfind_between(s: &str, start: uint, end: uint,
                           f: &fn(char) -> bool)
     -> Option<uint> {
     fail_unless!(start >= end);
@@ -1390,7 +1390,7 @@ pub pure fn rfind_between(s: &str, start: uint, end: uint,
 }
 
 // Utility used by various searching functions
-pure fn match_at(haystack: &'a str, needle: &'b str, at: uint) -> bool {
+fn match_at(haystack: &'a str, needle: &'b str, at: uint) -> bool {
     let mut i = at;
     for each(needle) |c| { if haystack[i] != c { return false; } i += 1u; }
     return true;
@@ -1409,7 +1409,7 @@ pure fn match_at(haystack: &'a str, needle: &'b str, at: uint) -> bool {
  * An `option` containing the byte index of the first matching substring
  * or `none` if there is no match
  */
-pub pure fn find_str(haystack: &'a str, needle: &'b str) -> Option<uint> {
+pub fn find_str(haystack: &'a str, needle: &'b str) -> Option<uint> {
     find_str_between(haystack, needle, 0u, len(haystack))
 }
 
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ pub pure fn find_str(haystack: &'a str, needle: &'b str) -> Option<uint> {
  *
  * `start` must be less than or equal to `len(s)`
  */
-pub pure fn find_str_from(haystack: &'a str, needle: &'b str, start: uint)
+pub fn find_str_from(haystack: &'a str, needle: &'b str, start: uint)
   -> Option<uint> {
     find_str_between(haystack, needle, start, len(haystack))
 }
@@ -1457,7 +1457,7 @@ pub pure fn find_str_from(haystack: &'a str, needle: &'b str, start: uint)
  * `start` must be less than or equal to `end` and `end` must be less than
  * or equal to `len(s)`.
  */
-pub pure fn find_str_between(haystack: &'a str, needle: &'b str, start: uint,
+pub fn find_str_between(haystack: &'a str, needle: &'b str, start: uint,
                          end:uint)
   -> Option<uint> {
     // See Issue #1932 for why this is a naive search
@@ -1483,7 +1483,7 @@ pub pure fn find_str_between(haystack: &'a str, needle: &'b str, start: uint,
  * * haystack - The string to look in
  * * needle - The string to look for
  */
-pub pure fn contains(haystack: &'a str, needle: &'b str) -> bool {
+pub fn contains(haystack: &'a str, needle: &'b str) -> bool {
     find_str(haystack, needle).is_some()
 }
 
@@ -1495,7 +1495,7 @@ pub pure fn contains(haystack: &'a str, needle: &'b str) -> bool {
  * * haystack - The string to look in
  * * needle - The char to look for
  */
-pub pure fn contains_char(haystack: &str, needle: char) -> bool {
+pub fn contains_char(haystack: &str, needle: char) -> bool {
     find_char(haystack, needle).is_some()
 }
 
@@ -1507,7 +1507,7 @@ pub pure fn contains_char(haystack: &str, needle: char) -> bool {
  * * haystack - The string to look in
  * * needle - The string to look for
  */
-pub pure fn starts_with(haystack: &'a str, needle: &'b str) -> bool {
+pub fn starts_with(haystack: &'a str, needle: &'b str) -> bool {
     let haystack_len = len(haystack), needle_len = len(needle);
     if needle_len == 0u { true }
     else if needle_len > haystack_len { false }
@@ -1522,7 +1522,7 @@ pub pure fn starts_with(haystack: &'a str, needle: &'b str) -> bool {
  * * haystack - The string to look in
  * * needle - The string to look for
  */
-pub pure fn ends_with(haystack: &'a str, needle: &'b str) -> bool {
+pub fn ends_with(haystack: &'a str, needle: &'b str) -> bool {
     let haystack_len = len(haystack), needle_len = len(needle);
     if needle_len == 0u { true }
     else if needle_len > haystack_len { false }
@@ -1534,21 +1534,21 @@ Section: String properties
 */
 
 /// Determines if a string contains only ASCII characters
-pub pure fn is_ascii(s: &str) -> bool {
+pub fn is_ascii(s: &str) -> bool {
     let mut i: uint = len(s);
     while i > 0u { i -= 1u; if !u8::is_ascii(s[i]) { return false; } }
     return true;
 }
 
 /// Returns true if the string has length 0
-pub pure fn is_empty(s: &str) -> bool { len(s) == 0u }
+pub fn is_empty(s: &str) -> bool { len(s) == 0u }
 
 /**
  * Returns true if the string contains only whitespace
  *
  * Whitespace characters are determined by `char::is_whitespace`
  */
-pub pure fn is_whitespace(s: &str) -> bool {
+pub fn is_whitespace(s: &str) -> bool {
     return all(s, char::is_whitespace);
 }
 
@@ -1557,24 +1557,24 @@ pub pure fn is_whitespace(s: &str) -> bool {
  *
  * Alphanumeric characters are determined by `char::is_alphanumeric`
  */
-pure fn is_alphanumeric(s: &str) -> bool {
+fn is_alphanumeric(s: &str) -> bool {
     return all(s, char::is_alphanumeric);
 }
 
 /// Returns the string length/size in bytes not counting the null terminator
-pub pure fn len(s: &str) -> uint {
+pub fn len(s: &str) -> uint {
     do as_buf(s) |_p, n| { n - 1u }
 }
 
 /// Returns the number of characters that a string holds
-pub pure fn char_len(s: &str) -> uint { count_chars(s, 0u, len(s)) }
+pub fn char_len(s: &str) -> uint { count_chars(s, 0u, len(s)) }
 
 /*
 Section: Misc
 */
 
 /// Determines if a vector of bytes contains valid UTF-8
-pub pure fn is_utf8(v: &[const u8]) -> bool {
+pub fn is_utf8(v: &[const u8]) -> bool {
     let mut i = 0u;
     let total = vec::len::<u8>(v);
     while i < total {
@@ -1592,7 +1592,7 @@ pub pure fn is_utf8(v: &[const u8]) -> bool {
 }
 
 /// Determines if a vector of `u16` contains valid UTF-16
-pub pure fn is_utf16(v: &[u16]) -> bool {
+pub fn is_utf16(v: &[u16]) -> bool {
     let len = vec::len(v);
     let mut i = 0u;
     while (i < len) {
@@ -1613,7 +1613,7 @@ pub pure fn is_utf16(v: &[u16]) -> bool {
 }
 
 /// Converts to a vector of `u16` encoded as UTF-16
-pub pure fn to_utf16(s: &str) -> ~[u16] {
+pub fn to_utf16(s: &str) -> ~[u16] {
     let mut u = ~[];
     for s.each_char |ch| {
         // Arithmetic with u32 literals is easier on the eyes than chars.
@@ -1638,7 +1638,7 @@ pub pure fn to_utf16(s: &str) -> ~[u16] {
     u
 }
 
-pub pure fn utf16_chars(v: &[u16], f: &fn(char)) {
+pub fn utf16_chars(v: &[u16], f: &fn(char)) {
     let len = vec::len(v);
     let mut i = 0u;
     while (i < len && v[i] != 0u16) {
@@ -1663,7 +1663,7 @@ pub pure fn utf16_chars(v: &[u16], f: &fn(char)) {
 }
 
 
-pub pure fn from_utf16(v: &[u16]) -> ~str {
+pub fn from_utf16(v: &[u16]) -> ~str {
     let mut buf = ~"";
     unsafe {
         reserve(&mut buf, vec::len(v));
@@ -1672,7 +1672,7 @@ pub pure fn from_utf16(v: &[u16]) -> ~str {
     buf
 }
 
-pub pure fn with_capacity(capacity: uint) -> ~str {
+pub fn with_capacity(capacity: uint) -> ~str {
     let mut buf = ~"";
     unsafe { reserve(&mut buf, capacity); }
     buf
@@ -1691,7 +1691,7 @@ pub pure fn with_capacity(capacity: uint) -> ~str {
  *
  * The number of Unicode characters in `s` between the given indices.
  */
-pub pure fn count_chars(s: &str, start: uint, end: uint) -> uint {
+pub fn count_chars(s: &str, start: uint, end: uint) -> uint {
     fail_unless!(is_char_boundary(s, start));
     fail_unless!(is_char_boundary(s, end));
     let mut i = start, len = 0u;
@@ -1704,7 +1704,7 @@ pub pure fn count_chars(s: &str, start: uint, end: uint) -> uint {
 }
 
 /// Counts the number of bytes taken by the `n` in `s` starting from `start`.
-pub pure fn count_bytes(s: &'b str, start: uint, n: uint) -> uint {
+pub fn count_bytes(s: &'b str, start: uint, n: uint) -> uint {
     fail_unless!(is_char_boundary(s, start));
     let mut end = start, cnt = n;
     let l = len(s);
@@ -1718,7 +1718,7 @@ pub pure fn count_bytes(s: &'b str, start: uint, n: uint) -> uint {
 }
 
 /// Given a first byte, determine how many bytes are in this UTF-8 character
-pub pure fn utf8_char_width(b: u8) -> uint {
+pub fn utf8_char_width(b: u8) -> uint {
     let byte: uint = b as uint;
     if byte < 128u { return 1u; }
     // Not a valid start byte
@@ -1734,7 +1734,7 @@ pub pure fn utf8_char_width(b: u8) -> uint {
  * Returns false if the index points into the middle of a multi-byte
  * character sequence.
  */
-pub pure fn is_char_boundary(s: &str, index: uint) -> bool {
+pub fn is_char_boundary(s: &str, index: uint) -> bool {
     if index == len(s) { return true; }
     let b = s[index];
     return b < 128u8 || b >= 192u8;
@@ -1789,7 +1789,7 @@ pub pure fn is_char_boundary(s: &str, index: uint) -> bool {
  * If `i` is greater than or equal to the length of the string.
  * If `i` is not the index of the beginning of a valid UTF-8 character.
  */
-pub pure fn char_range_at(s: &str, i: uint) -> CharRange {
+pub fn char_range_at(s: &str, i: uint) -> CharRange {
     let b0 = s[i];
     let w = utf8_char_width(b0);
     fail_unless!((w != 0u));
@@ -1812,7 +1812,7 @@ pub pure fn char_range_at(s: &str, i: uint) -> CharRange {
 }
 
 /// Plucks the `n`th character from the beginning of a string
-pub pure fn char_at(s: &str, i: uint) -> char {
+pub fn char_at(s: &str, i: uint) -> char {
     return char_range_at(s, i).ch;
 }
 
@@ -1826,7 +1826,7 @@ pub struct CharRange {
  *
  * This function can be used to iterate over a unicode string in reverse.
  */
-pure fn char_range_at_reverse(ss: &str, start: uint) -> CharRange {
+fn char_range_at_reverse(ss: &str, start: uint) -> CharRange {
     let mut prev = start;
 
     // while there is a previous byte == 10......
@@ -1842,7 +1842,7 @@ pure fn char_range_at_reverse(ss: &str, start: uint) -> CharRange {
 }
 
 /// Plucks the `n`th character from the end of a string
-pub pure fn char_at_reverse(s: &str, i: uint) -> char {
+pub fn char_at_reverse(s: &str, i: uint) -> char {
     char_range_at_reverse(s, i).ch
 }
 
@@ -1868,7 +1868,7 @@ pub pure fn char_at_reverse(s: &str, i: uint) -> char {
  * `true` If execution proceeded correctly, `false` if it was interrupted,
  * that is if `it` returned `false` at any point.
  */
-pub pure fn all_between(s: &str, start: uint, end: uint,
+pub fn all_between(s: &str, start: uint, end: uint,
                     it: &fn(char) -> bool) -> bool {
     fail_unless!(is_char_boundary(s, start));
     let mut i = start;
@@ -1901,7 +1901,7 @@ pub pure fn all_between(s: &str, start: uint, end: uint,
  *
  * `true` if `it` returns `true` for any character
  */
-pub pure fn any_between(s: &str, start: uint, end: uint,
+pub fn any_between(s: &str, start: uint, end: uint,
                     it: &fn(char) -> bool) -> bool {
     !all_between(s, start, end, |c| !it(c))
 }
@@ -1940,7 +1940,7 @@ pub const nan_buf: [u8*3] = ['N' as u8, 'a' as u8, 'N' as u8];
  * let i = str::as_bytes("Hello World") { |bytes| vec::len(bytes) };
  * ~~~
  */
-pub pure fn as_bytes<T>(s: &const ~str, f: &fn(&~[u8]) -> T) -> T {
+pub fn as_bytes<T>(s: &const ~str, f: &fn(&~[u8]) -> T) -> T {
     unsafe {
         let v: *~[u8] = cast::transmute(copy s);
         f(&*v)
@@ -1952,7 +1952,7 @@ pub pure fn as_bytes<T>(s: &const ~str, f: &fn(&~[u8]) -> T) -> T {
  *
  * The byte slice does not include the null terminator.
  */
-pub pure fn as_bytes_slice(s: &'a str) -> &'a [u8] {
+pub fn as_bytes_slice(s: &'a str) -> &'a [u8] {
     unsafe {
         let (ptr, len): (*u8, uint) = ::cast::reinterpret_cast(&s);
         let outgoing_tuple: (*u8, uint) = (ptr, len - 1);
@@ -1975,7 +1975,7 @@ pub pure fn as_bytes_slice(s: &'a str) -> &'a [u8] {
  * let s = str::as_c_str("PATH", { |path| libc::getenv(path) });
  * ~~~
  */
-pub pure fn as_c_str<T>(s: &str, f: &fn(*libc::c_char) -> T) -> T {
+pub fn as_c_str<T>(s: &str, f: &fn(*libc::c_char) -> T) -> T {
     do as_buf(s) |buf, len| {
         // NB: len includes the trailing null.
         fail_unless!(len > 0);
@@ -1997,7 +1997,7 @@ pub pure fn as_c_str<T>(s: &str, f: &fn(*libc::c_char) -> T) -> T {
  * to full strings, or suffixes of them.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn as_buf<T>(s: &str, f: &fn(*u8, uint) -> T) -> T {
+pub fn as_buf<T>(s: &str, f: &fn(*u8, uint) -> T) -> T {
     unsafe {
         let v : *(*u8,uint) = ::cast::reinterpret_cast(&ptr::addr_of(&s));
         let (buf,len) = *v;
@@ -2056,7 +2056,7 @@ pub fn reserve_at_least(s: &mut ~str, n: uint) {
  * Returns the number of single-byte characters the string can hold without
  * reallocating
  */
-pub pure fn capacity(s: &const ~str) -> uint {
+pub fn capacity(s: &const ~str) -> uint {
     do as_bytes(s) |buf| {
         let vcap = vec::capacity(buf);
         fail_unless!(vcap > 0u);
@@ -2065,7 +2065,7 @@ pub pure fn capacity(s: &const ~str) -> uint {
 }
 
 /// Escape each char in `s` with char::escape_default.
-pub pure fn escape_default(s: &str) -> ~str {
+pub fn escape_default(s: &str) -> ~str {
     let mut out: ~str = ~"";
     unsafe {
         reserve_at_least(&mut out, str::len(s));
@@ -2077,7 +2077,7 @@ pub pure fn escape_default(s: &str) -> ~str {
 }
 
 /// Escape each char in `s` with char::escape_unicode.
-pub pure fn escape_unicode(s: &str) -> ~str {
+pub fn escape_unicode(s: &str) -> ~str {
     let mut out: ~str = ~"";
     unsafe {
         reserve_at_least(&mut out, str::len(s));
@@ -2263,7 +2263,7 @@ pub mod traits {
 
     impl Add<&'self str,~str> for ~str {
         #[inline(always)]
-        pure fn add(&self, rhs: & &'self str) -> ~str {
+        fn add(&self, rhs: & &'self str) -> ~str {
             append(copy *self, (*rhs))
         }
     }
@@ -2273,44 +2273,44 @@ pub mod traits {
 pub mod traits {}
 
 pub trait StrSlice {
-    pure fn all(&self, it: &fn(char) -> bool) -> bool;
-    pure fn any(&self, it: &fn(char) -> bool) -> bool;
-    pure fn contains(&self, needle: &'a str) -> bool;
-    pure fn contains_char(&self, needle: char) -> bool;
-    pure fn each(&self, it: &fn(u8) -> bool);
-    pure fn eachi(&self, it: &fn(uint, u8) -> bool);
-    pure fn each_reverse(&self, it: &fn(u8) -> bool);
-    pure fn eachi_reverse(&self, it: &fn(uint, u8) -> bool);
-    pure fn each_char(&self, it: &fn(char) -> bool);
-    pure fn each_chari(&self, it: &fn(uint, char) -> bool);
-    pure fn each_char_reverse(&self, it: &fn(char) -> bool);
-    pure fn each_chari_reverse(&self, it: &fn(uint, char) -> bool);
-    pure fn ends_with(&self, needle: &str) -> bool;
-    pure fn is_empty(&self) -> bool;
-    pure fn is_whitespace(&self) -> bool;
-    pure fn is_alphanumeric(&self) -> bool;
-    pure fn len(&self) -> uint;
-    pure fn char_len(&self) -> uint;
-    pure fn slice(&self, begin: uint, end: uint) -> &'self str;
-    pure fn split(&self, sepfn: &fn(char) -> bool) -> ~[~str];
-    pure fn split_char(&self, sep: char) -> ~[~str];
-    pure fn split_str(&self, sep: &'a str) -> ~[~str];
-    pure fn starts_with(&self, needle: &'a str) -> bool;
-    pure fn substr(&self, begin: uint, n: uint) -> &'self str;
-    pure fn to_lower(&self) -> ~str;
-    pure fn to_upper(&self) -> ~str;
-    pure fn escape_default(&self) -> ~str;
-    pure fn escape_unicode(&self) -> ~str;
-    pure fn trim(&self) -> &'self str;
-    pure fn trim_left(&self) -> &'self str;
-    pure fn trim_right(&self) -> &'self str;
-    pure fn trim_chars(&self, chars_to_trim: &[char]) -> &'self str;
-    pure fn trim_left_chars(&self, chars_to_trim: &[char]) -> &'self str;
-    pure fn trim_right_chars(&self, chars_to_trim: &[char]) -> &'self str;
-    pure fn to_owned(&self) -> ~str;
-    pure fn to_managed(&self) -> @str;
-    pure fn char_at(&self, i: uint) -> char;
-    pure fn char_at_reverse(&self, i: uint) -> char;
+    fn all(&self, it: &fn(char) -> bool) -> bool;
+    fn any(&self, it: &fn(char) -> bool) -> bool;
+    fn contains(&self, needle: &'a str) -> bool;
+    fn contains_char(&self, needle: char) -> bool;
+    fn each(&self, it: &fn(u8) -> bool);
+    fn eachi(&self, it: &fn(uint, u8) -> bool);
+    fn each_reverse(&self, it: &fn(u8) -> bool);
+    fn eachi_reverse(&self, it: &fn(uint, u8) -> bool);
+    fn each_char(&self, it: &fn(char) -> bool);
+    fn each_chari(&self, it: &fn(uint, char) -> bool);
+    fn each_char_reverse(&self, it: &fn(char) -> bool);
+    fn each_chari_reverse(&self, it: &fn(uint, char) -> bool);
+    fn ends_with(&self, needle: &str) -> bool;
+    fn is_empty(&self) -> bool;
+    fn is_whitespace(&self) -> bool;
+    fn is_alphanumeric(&self) -> bool;
+    fn len(&self) -> uint;
+    fn char_len(&self) -> uint;
+    fn slice(&self, begin: uint, end: uint) -> &'self str;
+    fn split(&self, sepfn: &fn(char) -> bool) -> ~[~str];
+    fn split_char(&self, sep: char) -> ~[~str];
+    fn split_str(&self, sep: &'a str) -> ~[~str];
+    fn starts_with(&self, needle: &'a str) -> bool;
+    fn substr(&self, begin: uint, n: uint) -> &'self str;
+    fn to_lower(&self) -> ~str;
+    fn to_upper(&self) -> ~str;
+    fn escape_default(&self) -> ~str;
+    fn escape_unicode(&self) -> ~str;
+    fn trim(&self) -> &'self str;
+    fn trim_left(&self) -> &'self str;
+    fn trim_right(&self) -> &'self str;
+    fn trim_chars(&self, chars_to_trim: &[char]) -> &'self str;
+    fn trim_left_chars(&self, chars_to_trim: &[char]) -> &'self str;
+    fn trim_right_chars(&self, chars_to_trim: &[char]) -> &'self str;
+    fn to_owned(&self) -> ~str;
+    fn to_managed(&self) -> @str;
+    fn char_at(&self, i: uint) -> char;
+    fn char_at_reverse(&self, i: uint) -> char;
     fn to_bytes(&self) -> ~[u8];
 }
 
@@ -2321,86 +2321,86 @@ impl StrSlice for &'self str {
      * contains no characters
      */
     #[inline]
-    pure fn all(&self, it: &fn(char) -> bool) -> bool { all(*self, it) }
+    fn all(&self, it: &fn(char) -> bool) -> bool { all(*self, it) }
     /**
      * Return true if a predicate matches any character (and false if it
      * matches none or there are no characters)
      */
     #[inline]
-    pure fn any(&self, it: &fn(char) -> bool) -> bool { any(*self, it) }
+    fn any(&self, it: &fn(char) -> bool) -> bool { any(*self, it) }
     /// Returns true if one string contains another
     #[inline]
-    pure fn contains(&self, needle: &'a str) -> bool {
+    fn contains(&self, needle: &'a str) -> bool {
         contains(*self, needle)
     }
     /// Returns true if a string contains a char
     #[inline]
-    pure fn contains_char(&self, needle: char) -> bool {
+    fn contains_char(&self, needle: char) -> bool {
         contains_char(*self, needle)
     }
     /// Iterate over the bytes in a string
     #[inline]
-    pure fn each(&self, it: &fn(u8) -> bool) { each(*self, it) }
+    fn each(&self, it: &fn(u8) -> bool) { each(*self, it) }
     /// Iterate over the bytes in a string, with indices
     #[inline]
-    pure fn eachi(&self, it: &fn(uint, u8) -> bool) { eachi(*self, it) }
+    fn eachi(&self, it: &fn(uint, u8) -> bool) { eachi(*self, it) }
     /// Iterate over the bytes in a string
     #[inline]
-    pure fn each_reverse(&self, it: &fn(u8) -> bool) {
+    fn each_reverse(&self, it: &fn(u8) -> bool) {
         each_reverse(*self, it)
     }
     /// Iterate over the bytes in a string, with indices
     #[inline]
-    pure fn eachi_reverse(&self, it: &fn(uint, u8) -> bool) {
+    fn eachi_reverse(&self, it: &fn(uint, u8) -> bool) {
         eachi_reverse(*self, it)
     }
     /// Iterate over the chars in a string
     #[inline]
-    pure fn each_char(&self, it: &fn(char) -> bool) { each_char(*self, it) }
+    fn each_char(&self, it: &fn(char) -> bool) { each_char(*self, it) }
     /// Iterate over the chars in a string, with indices
     #[inline]
-    pure fn each_chari(&self, it: &fn(uint, char) -> bool) {
+    fn each_chari(&self, it: &fn(uint, char) -> bool) {
         each_chari(*self, it)
     }
     /// Iterate over the chars in a string in reverse
     #[inline]
-    pure fn each_char_reverse(&self, it: &fn(char) -> bool) {
+    fn each_char_reverse(&self, it: &fn(char) -> bool) {
         each_char_reverse(*self, it)
     }
     /// Iterate over the chars in a string in reverse, with indices from the
     /// end
     #[inline]
-    pure fn each_chari_reverse(&self, it: &fn(uint, char) -> bool) {
+    fn each_chari_reverse(&self, it: &fn(uint, char) -> bool) {
         each_chari_reverse(*self, it)
     }
     /// Returns true if one string ends with another
     #[inline]
-    pure fn ends_with(&self, needle: &str) -> bool {
+    fn ends_with(&self, needle: &str) -> bool {
         ends_with(*self, needle)
     }
     /// Returns true if the string has length 0
     #[inline]
-    pure fn is_empty(&self) -> bool { is_empty(*self) }
+    fn is_empty(&self) -> bool { is_empty(*self) }
     /**
      * Returns true if the string contains only whitespace
      *
      * Whitespace characters are determined by `char::is_whitespace`
      */
     #[inline]
-    pure fn is_whitespace(&self) -> bool { is_whitespace(*self) }
+    fn is_whitespace(&self) -> bool { is_whitespace(*self) }
     /**
      * Returns true if the string contains only alphanumerics
      *
      * Alphanumeric characters are determined by `char::is_alphanumeric`
      */
     #[inline]
-    pure fn is_alphanumeric(&self) -> bool { is_alphanumeric(*self) }
+    fn is_alphanumeric(&self) -> bool { is_alphanumeric(*self) }
     /// Returns the size in bytes not counting the null terminator
     #[inline]
-    pure fn len(&self) -> uint { len(*self) }
+    fn len(&self) -> uint { len(*self) }
     /// Returns the number of characters that a string holds
     #[inline]
-    pure fn char_len(&self) -> uint { char_len(*self) }
+    fn char_len(&self) -> uint { char_len(*self) }
     /**
      * Returns a slice of the given string from the byte range
      * [`begin`..`end`)
@@ -2409,28 +2409,28 @@ impl StrSlice for &'self str {
      * beyond the last character of the string
      */
     #[inline]
-    pure fn slice(&self, begin: uint, end: uint) -> &'self str {
+    fn slice(&self, begin: uint, end: uint) -> &'self str {
         slice(*self, begin, end)
     }
     /// Splits a string into substrings using a character function
     #[inline]
-    pure fn split(&self, sepfn: &fn(char) -> bool) -> ~[~str] {
+    fn split(&self, sepfn: &fn(char) -> bool) -> ~[~str] {
         split(*self, sepfn)
     }
     /**
      * Splits a string into substrings at each occurrence of a given character
      */
     #[inline]
-    pure fn split_char(&self, sep: char) -> ~[~str] { split_char(*self, sep) }
+    fn split_char(&self, sep: char) -> ~[~str] { split_char(*self, sep) }
     /**
      * Splits a string into a vector of the substrings separated by a given
      * string
      */
     #[inline]
-    pure fn split_str(&self, sep: &'a str) -> ~[~str] { split_str(*self, sep) }
+    fn split_str(&self, sep: &'a str) -> ~[~str] { split_str(*self, sep) }
     /// Returns true if one string starts with another
     #[inline]
-    pure fn starts_with(&self, needle: &'a str) -> bool {
+    fn starts_with(&self, needle: &'a str) -> bool {
         starts_with(*self, needle)
     }
     /**
@@ -2440,51 +2440,51 @@ impl StrSlice for &'self str {
      * `begin`.
      */
     #[inline]
-    pure fn substr(&self, begin: uint, n: uint) -> &'self str {
+    fn substr(&self, begin: uint, n: uint) -> &'self str {
         substr(*self, begin, n)
     }
     /// Convert a string to lowercase
     #[inline]
-    pure fn to_lower(&self) -> ~str { to_lower(*self) }
+    fn to_lower(&self) -> ~str { to_lower(*self) }
     /// Convert a string to uppercase
     #[inline]
-    pure fn to_upper(&self) -> ~str { to_upper(*self) }
+    fn to_upper(&self) -> ~str { to_upper(*self) }
     /// Escape each char in `s` with char::escape_default.
     #[inline]
-    pure fn escape_default(&self) -> ~str { escape_default(*self) }
+    fn escape_default(&self) -> ~str { escape_default(*self) }
     /// Escape each char in `s` with char::escape_unicode.
     #[inline]
-    pure fn escape_unicode(&self) -> ~str { escape_unicode(*self) }
+    fn escape_unicode(&self) -> ~str { escape_unicode(*self) }
 
     /// Returns a string with leading and trailing whitespace removed
     #[inline]
-    pure fn trim(&self) -> &'self str { trim(*self) }
+    fn trim(&self) -> &'self str { trim(*self) }
     /// Returns a string with leading whitespace removed
     #[inline]
-    pure fn trim_left(&self) -> &'self str { trim_left(*self) }
+    fn trim_left(&self) -> &'self str { trim_left(*self) }
     /// Returns a string with trailing whitespace removed
     #[inline]
-    pure fn trim_right(&self) -> &'self str { trim_right(*self) }
+    fn trim_right(&self) -> &'self str { trim_right(*self) }
 
     #[inline]
-    pure fn trim_chars(&self, chars_to_trim: &[char]) -> &'self str {
+    fn trim_chars(&self, chars_to_trim: &[char]) -> &'self str {
         trim_chars(*self, chars_to_trim)
     }
     #[inline]
-    pure fn trim_left_chars(&self, chars_to_trim: &[char]) -> &'self str {
+    fn trim_left_chars(&self, chars_to_trim: &[char]) -> &'self str {
         trim_left_chars(*self, chars_to_trim)
     }
     #[inline]
-    pure fn trim_right_chars(&self, chars_to_trim: &[char]) -> &'self str {
+    fn trim_right_chars(&self, chars_to_trim: &[char]) -> &'self str {
         trim_right_chars(*self, chars_to_trim)
     }
 
 
     #[inline]
-    pure fn to_owned(&self) -> ~str { from_slice(*self) }
+    fn to_owned(&self) -> ~str { from_slice(*self) }
 
     #[inline]
-    pure fn to_managed(&self) -> @str {
+    fn to_managed(&self) -> @str {
         let v = at_vec::from_fn(self.len() + 1, |i| {
             if i == self.len() { 0 } else { self[i] }
         });
@@ -2492,10 +2492,10 @@ impl StrSlice for &'self str {
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    pure fn char_at(&self, i: uint) -> char { char_at(*self, i) }
+    fn char_at(&self, i: uint) -> char { char_at(*self, i) }
 
     #[inline]
-    pure fn char_at_reverse(&self, i: uint) -> char {
+    fn char_at_reverse(&self, i: uint) -> char {
         char_at_reverse(*self, i)
     }
 
diff --git a/src/libcore/sys.rs b/src/libcore/sys.rs
index f7eceeebc1e..706cb10dba9 100644
--- a/src/libcore/sys.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/sys.rs
@@ -60,15 +60,15 @@ pub mod rustrt {
 
 /// 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 {
+pub fn shape_eq<T:Eq>(x1: &T, x2: &T) -> bool {
     *x1 == *x2
 }
 
-pub pure fn shape_lt<T:Ord>(x1: &T, x2: &T) -> bool {
+pub fn shape_lt<T:Ord>(x1: &T, x2: &T) -> bool {
     *x1 < *x2
 }
 
-pub pure fn shape_le<T:Ord>(x1: &T, x2: &T) -> bool {
+pub fn shape_le<T:Ord>(x1: &T, x2: &T) -> bool {
     *x1 <= *x2
 }
 
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@ pub pure fn shape_le<T:Ord>(x1: &T, x2: &T) -> bool {
  * performing dark magick.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn get_type_desc<T>() -> *TypeDesc {
+pub fn get_type_desc<T>() -> *TypeDesc {
     unsafe { rusti::get_tydesc::<T>() as *TypeDesc }
 }
 
 /// Returns the size of a type
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn size_of<T>() -> uint {
+pub fn size_of<T>() -> uint {
     unsafe { rusti::size_of::<T>() }
 }
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ pub pure fn size_of<T>() -> uint {
  * Useful for building structures containing variable-length arrays.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn nonzero_size_of<T>() -> uint {
+pub fn nonzero_size_of<T>() -> uint {
     let s = size_of::<T>();
     if s == 0 { 1 } else { s }
 }
@@ -107,26 +107,26 @@ pub pure fn nonzero_size_of<T>() -> uint {
  * than the preferred alignment.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn min_align_of<T>() -> uint {
+pub fn min_align_of<T>() -> uint {
     unsafe { rusti::min_align_of::<T>() }
 }
 
 /// Returns the preferred alignment of a type
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn pref_align_of<T>() -> uint {
+pub fn pref_align_of<T>() -> uint {
     unsafe { rusti::pref_align_of::<T>() }
 }
 
 /// Returns the refcount of a shared box (as just before calling this)
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn refcount<T>(t: @T) -> uint {
+pub fn refcount<T>(t: @T) -> uint {
     unsafe {
         let ref_ptr: *uint = cast::reinterpret_cast(&t);
         *ref_ptr - 1
     }
 }
 
-pub pure fn log_str<T>(t: &T) -> ~str {
+pub fn log_str<T>(t: &T) -> ~str {
     unsafe {
         do io::with_str_writer |wr| {
             repr::write_repr(wr, t)
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ pub pure fn log_str<T>(t: &T) -> ~str {
 }
 
 /** Initiate task failure */
-pub pure fn begin_unwind(msg: ~str, file: ~str, line: uint) -> ! {
+pub 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 {
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ pub pure fn begin_unwind(msg: ~str, file: ~str, line: uint) -> ! {
 }
 
 // FIXME #4427: Temporary until rt::rt_fail_ goes away
-pub pure fn begin_unwind_(msg: *c_char, file: *c_char, line: size_t) -> ! {
+pub 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);
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ pub pure fn begin_unwind_(msg: *c_char, file: *c_char, line: size_t) -> ! {
     }
 }
 
-pub pure fn fail_assert(msg: &str, file: &str, line: uint) -> ! {
+pub fn fail_assert(msg: &str, file: &str, line: uint) -> ! {
     unsafe {
         let (msg, file) = (msg.to_owned(), file.to_owned());
         begin_unwind(~"assertion failed: " + msg, file, line)
diff --git a/src/libcore/task/local_data_priv.rs b/src/libcore/task/local_data_priv.rs
index 6a933ef515f..59f4942b3a4 100644
--- a/src/libcore/task/local_data_priv.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/task/local_data_priv.rs
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ pub trait LocalData { }
 impl<T:Durable> LocalData for @T { }
 
 impl Eq for @LocalData {
-    pure fn eq(&self, other: &@LocalData) -> bool {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &@LocalData) -> bool {
         unsafe {
             let ptr_a: (uint, uint) = cast::reinterpret_cast(&(*self));
             let ptr_b: (uint, uint) = cast::reinterpret_cast(other);
             return ptr_a == ptr_b;
         }
     }
-    pure fn ne(&self, other: &@LocalData) -> bool { !(*self).eq(other) }
+    fn ne(&self, other: &@LocalData) -> bool { !(*self).eq(other) }
 }
 
 // If TLS is used heavily in future, this could be made more efficient with a
diff --git a/src/libcore/task/mod.rs b/src/libcore/task/mod.rs
index 1ef2316ec07..a38b44afb51 100644
--- a/src/libcore/task/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/task/mod.rs
@@ -78,13 +78,13 @@ pub enum TaskResult {
 }
 
 impl Eq for TaskResult {
-    pure fn eq(&self, other: &TaskResult) -> bool {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &TaskResult) -> bool {
         match ((*self), (*other)) {
             (Success, Success) | (Failure, Failure) => true,
             (Success, _) | (Failure, _) => false
         }
     }
-    pure fn ne(&self, other: &TaskResult) -> bool { !(*self).eq(other) }
+    fn ne(&self, other: &TaskResult) -> bool { !(*self).eq(other) }
 }
 
 /// Scheduler modes
diff --git a/src/libcore/task/spawn.rs b/src/libcore/task/spawn.rs
index 40a6873ad67..b97a682c4e5 100644
--- a/src/libcore/task/spawn.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/task/spawn.rs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ type TaskGroupArc = unstable::Exclusive<Option<TaskGroupData>>;
 type TaskGroupInner = &'self mut Option<TaskGroupData>;
 
 // A taskgroup is 'dead' when nothing can cause it to fail; only members can.
-pure fn taskgroup_is_dead(tg: &TaskGroupData) -> bool {
+fn taskgroup_is_dead(tg: &TaskGroupData) -> bool {
     (&const tg.members).is_empty()
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libcore/to_bytes.rs b/src/libcore/to_bytes.rs
index e5fbad16717..f379878c8eb 100644
--- a/src/libcore/to_bytes.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/to_bytes.rs
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ pub trait IterBytes {
      * left-to-right in declaration order, regardless of
      * underlying memory endianness.
      */
-    pure fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb);
+    fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb);
 }
 
 impl IterBytes for bool {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn iter_bytes(&self, _lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
+    fn iter_bytes(&self, _lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
         f([
             *self as u8
         ]);
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl IterBytes for bool {
 
 impl IterBytes for u8 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn iter_bytes(&self, _lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
+    fn iter_bytes(&self, _lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
         f([
             *self
         ]);
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ impl IterBytes for u8 {
 
 impl IterBytes for u16 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
+    fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
         if lsb0 {
             f([
                 *self as u8,
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ impl IterBytes for u16 {
 
 impl IterBytes for u32 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
+    fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
         if lsb0 {
             f([
                 *self as u8,
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ impl IterBytes for u32 {
 
 impl IterBytes for u64 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
+    fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
         if lsb0 {
             f([
                 *self as u8,
@@ -133,35 +133,35 @@ impl IterBytes for u64 {
 
 impl IterBytes for i8 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
+    fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
         (*self as u8).iter_bytes(lsb0, f)
     }
 }
 
 impl IterBytes for i16 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
+    fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
         (*self as u16).iter_bytes(lsb0, f)
     }
 }
 
 impl IterBytes for i32 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
+    fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
         (*self as u32).iter_bytes(lsb0, f)
     }
 }
 
 impl IterBytes for i64 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
+    fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
         (*self as u64).iter_bytes(lsb0, f)
     }
 }
 
 impl IterBytes for char {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
+    fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
         (*self as u32).iter_bytes(lsb0, f)
     }
 }
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ pub mod x32 {
 
     impl IterBytes for uint {
         #[inline(always)]
-        pure fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
+        fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
             (*self as u32).iter_bytes(lsb0, f)
         }
     }
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ pub mod x64 {
 
     impl IterBytes for uint {
         #[inline(always)]
-        pure fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
+        fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
             (*self as u64).iter_bytes(lsb0, f)
         }
     }
@@ -192,14 +192,14 @@ pub mod x64 {
 
 impl IterBytes for int {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
+    fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
         (*self as uint).iter_bytes(lsb0, f)
     }
 }
 
 impl<A:IterBytes> IterBytes for &'self [A] {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
+    fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
         for (*self).each |elt| {
             do elt.iter_bytes(lsb0) |bytes| {
                 f(bytes)
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ impl<A:IterBytes> IterBytes for &'self [A] {
 
 impl<A:IterBytes,B:IterBytes> IterBytes for (A,B) {
   #[inline(always)]
-  pure fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
+  fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
     match *self {
       (ref a, ref b) => {
         iter_bytes_2(a, b, lsb0, f);
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ impl<A:IterBytes,B:IterBytes> IterBytes for (A,B) {
 
 impl<A:IterBytes,B:IterBytes,C:IterBytes> IterBytes for (A,B,C) {
   #[inline(always)]
-  pure fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
+  fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
     match *self {
       (ref a, ref b, ref c) => {
         iter_bytes_3(a, b, c, lsb0, f);
@@ -231,25 +231,25 @@ impl<A:IterBytes,B:IterBytes,C:IterBytes> IterBytes for (A,B,C) {
 }
 
 // Move this to vec, probably.
-pure fn borrow<A>(a: &'x [A]) -> &'x [A] {
+fn borrow<A>(a: &'x [A]) -> &'x [A] {
     a
 }
 
 impl<A:IterBytes> IterBytes for ~[A] {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
+    fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
         borrow(*self).iter_bytes(lsb0, f)
     }
 }
 
 impl<A:IterBytes> IterBytes for @[A] {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
+    fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
         borrow(*self).iter_bytes(lsb0, f)
     }
 }
 
-pub pure fn iter_bytes_2<A:IterBytes,B:IterBytes>(a: &A, b: &B,
+pub fn iter_bytes_2<A:IterBytes,B:IterBytes>(a: &A, b: &B,
                                             lsb0: bool, z: Cb) {
     let mut flag = true;
     a.iter_bytes(lsb0, |bytes| {flag = z(bytes); flag});
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ pub pure fn iter_bytes_2<A:IterBytes,B:IterBytes>(a: &A, b: &B,
     b.iter_bytes(lsb0, |bytes| {flag = z(bytes); flag});
 }
 
-pub pure fn iter_bytes_3<A: IterBytes,
+pub fn iter_bytes_3<A: IterBytes,
                 B: IterBytes,
                 C: IterBytes>(a: &A, b: &B, c: &C,
                               lsb0: bool, z: Cb) {
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ pub pure fn iter_bytes_3<A: IterBytes,
     c.iter_bytes(lsb0, |bytes| {flag = z(bytes); flag});
 }
 
-pub pure fn iter_bytes_4<A: IterBytes,
+pub fn iter_bytes_4<A: IterBytes,
                 B: IterBytes,
                 C: IterBytes,
                 D: IterBytes>(a: &A, b: &B, c: &C,
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ pub pure fn iter_bytes_4<A: IterBytes,
     d.iter_bytes(lsb0, |bytes| {flag = z(bytes); flag});
 }
 
-pub pure fn iter_bytes_5<A: IterBytes,
+pub fn iter_bytes_5<A: IterBytes,
                 B: IterBytes,
                 C: IterBytes,
                 D: IterBytes,
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ pub pure fn iter_bytes_5<A: IterBytes,
     e.iter_bytes(lsb0, |bytes| {flag = z(bytes); flag});
 }
 
-pub pure fn iter_bytes_6<A: IterBytes,
+pub fn iter_bytes_6<A: IterBytes,
                 B: IterBytes,
                 C: IterBytes,
                 D: IterBytes,
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ pub pure fn iter_bytes_6<A: IterBytes,
     f.iter_bytes(lsb0, |bytes| {flag = z(bytes); flag});
 }
 
-pub pure fn iter_bytes_7<A: IterBytes,
+pub fn iter_bytes_7<A: IterBytes,
                 B: IterBytes,
                 C: IterBytes,
                 D: IterBytes,
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ pub pure fn iter_bytes_7<A: IterBytes,
 
 impl IterBytes for &'self str {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn iter_bytes(&self, _lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
+    fn iter_bytes(&self, _lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
         do str::byte_slice(*self) |bytes| {
             f(bytes);
         }
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ impl IterBytes for &'self str {
 
 impl IterBytes for ~str {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn iter_bytes(&self, _lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
+    fn iter_bytes(&self, _lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
         do str::byte_slice(*self) |bytes| {
             f(bytes);
         }
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ impl IterBytes for ~str {
 
 impl IterBytes for @str {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn iter_bytes(&self, _lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
+    fn iter_bytes(&self, _lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
         do str::byte_slice(*self) |bytes| {
             f(bytes);
         }
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ impl IterBytes for @str {
 
 impl<A:IterBytes> IterBytes for Option<A> {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
+    fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
         match *self {
           Some(ref a) => iter_bytes_2(&0u8, a, lsb0, f),
           None => 1u8.iter_bytes(lsb0, f)
@@ -391,21 +391,21 @@ impl<A:IterBytes> IterBytes for Option<A> {
 
 impl<A:IterBytes> IterBytes for &'self A {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
+    fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
         (**self).iter_bytes(lsb0, f);
     }
 }
 
 impl<A:IterBytes> IterBytes for @A {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
+    fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
         (**self).iter_bytes(lsb0, f);
     }
 }
 
 impl<A:IterBytes> IterBytes for ~A {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
+    fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
         (**self).iter_bytes(lsb0, f);
     }
 }
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ impl<A:IterBytes> IterBytes for ~A {
 // to the target; it just gives you the pointer-bytes.
 impl<A> IterBytes for *const A {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
+    fn iter_bytes(&self, lsb0: bool, f: Cb) {
         (*self as uint).iter_bytes(lsb0, f);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/libcore/to_str.rs b/src/libcore/to_str.rs
index b687fde0c37..576f794483d 100644
--- a/src/libcore/to_str.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/to_str.rs
@@ -17,23 +17,23 @@ The `ToStr` trait for converting to strings
 use str;
 
 pub trait ToStr {
-    pure fn to_str(&self) -> ~str;
+    fn to_str(&self) -> ~str;
 }
 
 impl ToStr for bool {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn to_str(&self) -> ~str { ::bool::to_str(*self) }
+    fn to_str(&self) -> ~str { ::bool::to_str(*self) }
 }
 impl ToStr for () {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn to_str(&self) -> ~str { ~"()" }
+    fn to_str(&self) -> ~str { ~"()" }
 }
 
 // FIXME #4898: impl for one-tuples
 
 impl<A:ToStr,B:ToStr> ToStr for (A, B) {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn to_str(&self) -> ~str {
+    fn to_str(&self) -> ~str {
         // FIXME(#4760): this causes an llvm assertion
         //let &(ref a, ref b) = self;
         match *self {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ impl<A:ToStr,B:ToStr> ToStr for (A, B) {
 }
 impl<A:ToStr,B:ToStr,C:ToStr> ToStr for (A, B, C) {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn to_str(&self) -> ~str {
+    fn to_str(&self) -> ~str {
         // FIXME(#4760): this causes an llvm assertion
         //let &(ref a, ref b, ref c) = self;
         match *self {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ impl<A:ToStr,B:ToStr,C:ToStr> ToStr for (A, B, C) {
 
 impl<A:ToStr> ToStr for &'self [A] {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn to_str(&self) -> ~str {
+    fn to_str(&self) -> ~str {
         unsafe {
             // FIXME #4568
             // Bleh -- not really unsafe
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ impl<A:ToStr> ToStr for &'self [A] {
 
 impl<A:ToStr> ToStr for ~[A] {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn to_str(&self) -> ~str {
+    fn to_str(&self) -> ~str {
         unsafe {
             // FIXME #4568
             // Bleh -- not really unsafe
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ impl<A:ToStr> ToStr for ~[A] {
 
 impl<A:ToStr> ToStr for @[A] {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn to_str(&self) -> ~str {
+    fn to_str(&self) -> ~str {
         unsafe {
             // FIXME #4568
             // Bleh -- not really unsafe
diff --git a/src/libcore/trie.rs b/src/libcore/trie.rs
index 7afe7e0d3d4..258de5c81db 100644
--- a/src/libcore/trie.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/trie.rs
@@ -32,17 +32,17 @@ pub struct TrieMap<T> {
 impl<T> BaseIter<(uint, &'self T)> for TrieMap<T> {
     /// Visit all key-value pairs in order
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn each(&self, f: &fn(&(uint, &'self T)) -> bool) {
+    fn each(&self, f: &fn(&(uint, &'self T)) -> bool) {
         self.root.each(f);
     }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn size_hint(&self) -> Option<uint> { Some(self.len()) }
+    fn size_hint(&self) -> Option<uint> { Some(self.len()) }
 }
 
 impl<T> ReverseIter<(uint, &'self T)> for TrieMap<T> {
     /// Visit all key-value pairs in reverse order
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn each_reverse(&self, f: &fn(&(uint, &'self T)) -> bool) {
+    fn each_reverse(&self, f: &fn(&(uint, &'self T)) -> bool) {
         self.root.each_reverse(f);
     }
 }
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ impl<T> ReverseIter<(uint, &'self T)> for TrieMap<T> {
 impl<T> Container for TrieMap<T> {
     /// Return the number of elements in the map
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn len(&const self) -> uint { self.length }
+    fn len(&const self) -> uint { self.length }
 
     /// Return true if the map contains no elements
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn is_empty(&const self) -> bool { self.len() == 0 }
+    fn is_empty(&const self) -> bool { self.len() == 0 }
 }
 
 impl<T> Mutable for TrieMap<T> {
@@ -69,19 +69,19 @@ impl<T> Mutable for TrieMap<T> {
 impl<T> Map<uint, T> for TrieMap<T> {
     /// Return true if the map contains a value for the specified key
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn contains_key(&self, key: &uint) -> bool {
+    fn contains_key(&self, key: &uint) -> bool {
         self.find(key).is_some()
     }
 
     /// Visit all keys in order
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn each_key(&self, f: &fn(&uint) -> bool) {
+    fn each_key(&self, f: &fn(&uint) -> bool) {
         self.each(|&(k, _)| f(&k))
     }
 
     /// Visit all values in order
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn each_value(&self, f: &fn(&T) -> bool) {
+    fn each_value(&self, f: &fn(&T) -> bool) {
         self.each(|&(_, v)| f(v))
     }
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ impl<T> Map<uint, T> for TrieMap<T> {
 
     /// Return the value corresponding to the key in the map
     #[inline(hint)]
-    pure fn find(&self, key: &uint) -> Option<&'self T> {
+    fn find(&self, key: &uint) -> Option<&'self T> {
         let mut node: &'self TrieNode<T> = &self.root;
         let mut idx = 0;
         loop {
@@ -139,19 +139,19 @@ impl<T> Map<uint, T> for TrieMap<T> {
 pub impl<T> TrieMap<T> {
     /// Create an empty TrieMap
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn new() -> TrieMap<T> {
+    fn new() -> TrieMap<T> {
         TrieMap{root: TrieNode::new(), length: 0}
     }
 
     /// Visit all keys in reverse order
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn each_key_reverse(&self, f: &fn(&uint) -> bool) {
+    fn each_key_reverse(&self, f: &fn(&uint) -> bool) {
         self.each_reverse(|&(k, _)| f(&k))
     }
 
     /// Visit all values in reverse order
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn each_value_reverse(&self, f: &fn(&T) -> bool) {
+    fn each_value_reverse(&self, f: &fn(&T) -> bool) {
         self.each_reverse(|&(_, v)| f(v))
     }
 }
@@ -162,13 +162,13 @@ pub struct TrieSet {
 
 impl BaseIter<uint> for TrieSet {
     /// Visit all values in order
-    pure fn each(&self, f: &fn(&uint) -> bool) { self.map.each_key(f) }
-    pure fn size_hint(&self) -> Option<uint> { Some(self.len()) }
+    fn each(&self, f: &fn(&uint) -> bool) { self.map.each_key(f) }
+    fn size_hint(&self) -> Option<uint> { Some(self.len()) }
 }
 
 impl ReverseIter<uint> for TrieSet {
     /// Visit all values in reverse order
-    pure fn each_reverse(&self, f: &fn(&uint) -> bool) {
+    fn each_reverse(&self, f: &fn(&uint) -> bool) {
         self.map.each_key_reverse(f)
     }
 }
@@ -176,11 +176,11 @@ impl ReverseIter<uint> for TrieSet {
 impl Container for TrieSet {
     /// Return the number of elements in the set
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn len(&const self) -> uint { self.map.len() }
+    fn len(&const self) -> uint { self.map.len() }
 
     /// Return true if the set contains no elements
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn is_empty(&const self) -> bool { self.map.is_empty() }
+    fn is_empty(&const self) -> bool { self.map.is_empty() }
 }
 
 impl Mutable for TrieSet {
@@ -192,13 +192,13 @@ impl Mutable for TrieSet {
 impl TrieSet {
     /// Create an empty TrieSet
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn new() -> TrieSet {
+    fn new() -> TrieSet {
         TrieSet{map: TrieMap::new()}
     }
 
     /// Return true if the set contains a value
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn contains(&self, value: &uint) -> bool {
+    fn contains(&self, value: &uint) -> bool {
         self.map.contains_key(value)
     }
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ struct TrieNode<T> {
 
 impl<T> TrieNode<T> {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn new() -> TrieNode<T> {
+    fn new() -> TrieNode<T> {
         // FIXME: #5244: [Nothing, ..SIZE] should be possible without Copy
         TrieNode{count: 0,
                  children: [Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing,
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ impl<T> TrieNode<T> {
 }
 
 impl<T> TrieNode<T> {
-    pure fn each(&self, f: &fn(&(uint, &'self T)) -> bool) -> bool {
+    fn each(&self, f: &fn(&(uint, &'self T)) -> bool) -> bool {
         for uint::range(0, self.children.len()) |idx| {
             match self.children[idx] {
                 Internal(ref x) => if !x.each(f) { return false },
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ impl<T> TrieNode<T> {
         true
     }
 
-    pure fn each_reverse(&self, f: &fn(&(uint, &'self T)) -> bool) -> bool {
+    fn each_reverse(&self, f: &fn(&(uint, &'self T)) -> bool) -> bool {
         for uint::range_rev(self.children.len(), 0) |idx| {
             match self.children[idx - 1] {
                 Internal(ref x) => if !x.each_reverse(f) { return false },
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ impl<T> TrieNode<T> {
 
 // if this was done via a trait, the key could be generic
 #[inline(always)]
-pure fn chunk(n: uint, idx: uint) -> uint {
+fn chunk(n: uint, idx: uint) -> uint {
     let sh = uint::bits - (SHIFT * (idx + 1));
     (n >> sh) & MASK
 }
diff --git a/src/libcore/tuple.rs b/src/libcore/tuple.rs
index b4f68466c27..fc7834a7514 100644
--- a/src/libcore/tuple.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/tuple.rs
@@ -16,30 +16,30 @@ use vec;
 #[cfg(notest)] use cmp::{Eq, Ord};
 
 pub trait CopyableTuple<T, U> {
-    pure fn first(&self) -> T;
-    pure fn second(&self) -> U;
-    pure fn swap(&self) -> (U, T);
+    fn first(&self) -> T;
+    fn second(&self) -> U;
+    fn swap(&self) -> (U, T);
 }
 
 impl<T:Copy,U:Copy> CopyableTuple<T, U> for (T, U) {
 
     /// Return the first element of self
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn first(&self) -> T {
+    fn first(&self) -> T {
         let (t, _) = *self;
         return t;
     }
 
     /// Return the second element of self
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn second(&self) -> U {
+    fn second(&self) -> U {
         let (_, u) = *self;
         return u;
     }
 
     /// Return the results of swapping the two elements of self
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn swap(&self) -> (U, T) {
+    fn swap(&self) -> (U, T) {
         let (t, u) = *self;
         return (u, t);
     }
@@ -47,19 +47,19 @@ impl<T:Copy,U:Copy> CopyableTuple<T, U> for (T, U) {
 }
 
 pub trait ImmutableTuple<T, U> {
-    pure fn first_ref(&self) -> &'self T;
-    pure fn second_ref(&self) -> &'self U;
+    fn first_ref(&self) -> &'self T;
+    fn second_ref(&self) -> &'self U;
 }
 
 impl<T, U> ImmutableTuple<T, U> for (T, U) {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn first_ref(&self) -> &'self T {
+    fn first_ref(&self) -> &'self T {
         match *self {
             (ref t, _) => t,
         }
     }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn second_ref(&self) -> &'self U {
+    fn second_ref(&self) -> &'self U {
         match *self {
             (_, ref u) => u,
         }
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ impl<A:Copy,B:Copy> ExtendedTupleOps<A,B> for (~[A], ~[B]) {
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl<A:Eq,B:Eq> Eq for (A, B) {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn eq(&self, other: &(A, B)) -> bool {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &(A, B)) -> bool {
         match (*self) {
             (ref self_a, ref self_b) => match other {
                 &(ref other_a, ref other_b) => {
@@ -127,13 +127,13 @@ impl<A:Eq,B:Eq> Eq for (A, B) {
         }
     }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ne(&self, other: &(A, B)) -> bool { !(*self).eq(other) }
+    fn ne(&self, other: &(A, B)) -> bool { !(*self).eq(other) }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl<A:Ord,B:Ord> Ord for (A, B) {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn lt(&self, other: &(A, B)) -> bool {
+    fn lt(&self, other: &(A, B)) -> bool {
         match (*self) {
             (ref self_a, ref self_b) => {
                 match (*other) {
@@ -148,17 +148,17 @@ impl<A:Ord,B:Ord> Ord for (A, B) {
         }
     }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn le(&self, other: &(A, B)) -> bool { !(*other).lt(&(*self)) }
+    fn le(&self, other: &(A, B)) -> bool { !(*other).lt(&(*self)) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ge(&self, other: &(A, B)) -> bool { !(*self).lt(other) }
+    fn ge(&self, other: &(A, B)) -> bool { !(*self).lt(other) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn gt(&self, other: &(A, B)) -> bool { (*other).lt(&(*self))  }
+    fn gt(&self, other: &(A, B)) -> bool { (*other).lt(&(*self))  }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl<A:Eq,B:Eq,C:Eq> Eq for (A, B, C) {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn eq(&self, other: &(A, B, C)) -> bool {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &(A, B, C)) -> bool {
         match (*self) {
             (ref self_a, ref self_b, ref self_c) => match other {
                 &(ref other_a, ref other_b, ref other_c) => {
@@ -169,13 +169,13 @@ impl<A:Eq,B:Eq,C:Eq> Eq for (A, B, C) {
         }
     }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ne(&self, other: &(A, B, C)) -> bool { !(*self).eq(other) }
+    fn ne(&self, other: &(A, B, C)) -> bool { !(*self).eq(other) }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl<A:Ord,B:Ord,C:Ord> Ord for (A, B, C) {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn lt(&self, other: &(A, B, C)) -> bool {
+    fn lt(&self, other: &(A, B, C)) -> bool {
         match (*self) {
             (ref self_a, ref self_b, ref self_c) => {
                 match (*other) {
@@ -192,11 +192,11 @@ impl<A:Ord,B:Ord,C:Ord> Ord for (A, B, C) {
         }
     }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn le(&self, other: &(A, B, C)) -> bool { !(*other).lt(&(*self)) }
+    fn le(&self, other: &(A, B, C)) -> bool { !(*other).lt(&(*self)) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ge(&self, other: &(A, B, C)) -> bool { !(*self).lt(other) }
+    fn ge(&self, other: &(A, B, C)) -> bool { !(*self).lt(other) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn gt(&self, other: &(A, B, C)) -> bool { (*other).lt(&(*self))  }
+    fn gt(&self, other: &(A, B, C)) -> bool { (*other).lt(&(*self))  }
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/src/libcore/unicode.rs b/src/libcore/unicode.rs
index ff3b908186a..9f2ab66d5c2 100644
--- a/src/libcore/unicode.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/unicode.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #[doc(hidden)]; // FIXME #3538
 
 pub mod general_category {
-    pub pure fn Cc(c: char) -> bool {
+    pub fn Cc(c: char) -> bool {
         return match c {
               '\x00' .. '\x1f'
             | '\x7f' .. '\x9f' => true,
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pub mod general_category {
         };
     }
 
-    pub pure fn Cf(c: char) -> bool {
+    pub fn Cf(c: char) -> bool {
         return match c {
               '\xad'
             | '\u0600' .. '\u0603'
@@ -38,21 +38,21 @@ pub mod general_category {
         };
     }
 
-    pub pure fn Co(c: char) -> bool {
+    pub fn Co(c: char) -> bool {
         return match c {
           '\ue000' .. '\uf8ff' => true,
           _ => false
         };
     }
 
-    pub pure fn Cs(c: char) -> bool {
+    pub fn Cs(c: char) -> bool {
         return match c {
               '\ud800' .. '\udfff' => true,
             _ => false
         };
     }
 
-    pub pure fn Ll(c: char) -> bool {
+    pub fn Ll(c: char) -> bool {
         return match c {
               '\x61' .. '\x7a'
             | '\xaa'
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ pub mod general_category {
         };
     }
 
-    pub pure fn Lm(c: char) -> bool {
+    pub fn Lm(c: char) -> bool {
         return match c {
               '\u02b0' .. '\u02c1'
             | '\u02c6' .. '\u02d1'
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ pub mod general_category {
         };
     }
 
-    pub pure fn Lo(c: char) -> bool {
+    pub fn Lo(c: char) -> bool {
         return match c {
               '\u01bb'
             | '\u01c0' .. '\u01c3'
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ pub mod general_category {
         };
     }
 
-    pub pure fn Lt(c: char) -> bool {
+    pub fn Lt(c: char) -> bool {
         return match c {
               '\u01c5'
             | '\u01c8'
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ pub mod general_category {
         };
     }
 
-    pub pure fn Lu(c: char) -> bool {
+    pub fn Lu(c: char) -> bool {
         return match c {
               '\x41' .. '\x5a'
             | '\xc0' .. '\xd6'
@@ -1508,7 +1508,7 @@ pub mod general_category {
         };
     }
 
-    pub pure fn Mc(c: char) -> bool {
+    pub fn Mc(c: char) -> bool {
         return match c {
               '\u0903'
             | '\u093b'
@@ -1619,7 +1619,7 @@ pub mod general_category {
         };
     }
 
-    pub pure fn Me(c: char) -> bool {
+    pub fn Me(c: char) -> bool {
         return match c {
               '\u0488' .. '\u0489'
             | '\u20dd' .. '\u20e0'
@@ -1630,7 +1630,7 @@ pub mod general_category {
         };
     }
 
-    pub pure fn Mn(c: char) -> bool {
+    pub fn Mn(c: char) -> bool {
         return match c {
               '\u0300' .. '\u036f'
             | '\u0483' .. '\u0487'
@@ -1823,7 +1823,7 @@ pub mod general_category {
         };
     }
 
-    pub pure fn Nd(c: char) -> bool {
+    pub fn Nd(c: char) -> bool {
         return match c {
               '\x30' .. '\x39'
             | '\u0660' .. '\u0669'
@@ -1867,7 +1867,7 @@ pub mod general_category {
         };
     }
 
-    pub pure fn Nl(c: char) -> bool {
+    pub fn Nl(c: char) -> bool {
         return match c {
               '\u16ee' .. '\u16f0'
             | '\u2160' .. '\u2182'
@@ -1886,7 +1886,7 @@ pub mod general_category {
         };
     }
 
-    pub pure fn No(c: char) -> bool {
+    pub fn No(c: char) -> bool {
         return match c {
               '\xb2' .. '\xb3'
             | '\xb9'
@@ -1934,7 +1934,7 @@ pub mod general_category {
         };
     }
 
-    pub pure fn Pc(c: char) -> bool {
+    pub fn Pc(c: char) -> bool {
         return match c {
               '\x5f'
             | '\u203f' .. '\u2040'
@@ -1947,7 +1947,7 @@ pub mod general_category {
         };
     }
 
-    pub pure fn Pd(c: char) -> bool {
+    pub fn Pd(c: char) -> bool {
         return match c {
               '\x2d'
             | '\u058a'
@@ -1969,7 +1969,7 @@ pub mod general_category {
         };
     }
 
-    pub pure fn Pe(c: char) -> bool {
+    pub fn Pe(c: char) -> bool {
         return match c {
               '\x29'
             | '\x5d'
@@ -2046,7 +2046,7 @@ pub mod general_category {
         };
     }
 
-    pub pure fn Pf(c: char) -> bool {
+    pub fn Pf(c: char) -> bool {
         return match c {
               '\xbb'
             | '\u2019'
@@ -2063,7 +2063,7 @@ pub mod general_category {
         };
     }
 
-    pub pure fn Pi(c: char) -> bool {
+    pub fn Pi(c: char) -> bool {
         return match c {
               '\xab'
             | '\u2018'
@@ -2081,7 +2081,7 @@ pub mod general_category {
         };
     }
 
-    pub pure fn Po(c: char) -> bool {
+    pub fn Po(c: char) -> bool {
         return match c {
               '\x21' .. '\x23'
             | '\x25' .. '\x27'
@@ -2214,7 +2214,7 @@ pub mod general_category {
         };
     }
 
-    pub pure fn Ps(c: char) -> bool {
+    pub fn Ps(c: char) -> bool {
         return match c {
               '\x28'
             | '\x5b'
@@ -2293,7 +2293,7 @@ pub mod general_category {
         };
     }
 
-    pub pure fn Sc(c: char) -> bool {
+    pub fn Sc(c: char) -> bool {
         return match c {
               '\x24'
             | '\xa2' .. '\xa5'
@@ -2316,7 +2316,7 @@ pub mod general_category {
         };
     }
 
-    pub pure fn Sk(c: char) -> bool {
+    pub fn Sk(c: char) -> bool {
         return match c {
               '\x5e'
             | '\x60'
@@ -2350,7 +2350,7 @@ pub mod general_category {
         };
     }
 
-    pub pure fn Sm(c: char) -> bool {
+    pub fn Sm(c: char) -> bool {
         return match c {
               '\x2b'
             | '\x3c' .. '\x3e'
@@ -2421,7 +2421,7 @@ pub mod general_category {
         };
     }
 
-    pub pure fn So(c: char) -> bool {
+    pub fn So(c: char) -> bool {
         return match c {
               '\xa6' .. '\xa7'
             | '\xa9'
@@ -2540,21 +2540,21 @@ pub mod general_category {
         };
     }
 
-    pub pure fn Zl(c: char) -> bool {
+    pub fn Zl(c: char) -> bool {
         return match c {
           '\u2028' => true,
           _ => false
         };
     }
 
-    pub pure fn Zp(c: char) -> bool {
+    pub fn Zp(c: char) -> bool {
         return match c {
           '\u2029' => true,
           _ => false
         };
     }
 
-    pub pure fn Zs(c: char) -> bool {
+    pub fn Zs(c: char) -> bool {
         return match c {
               '\x20'
             | '\xa0'
@@ -2572,7 +2572,7 @@ pub mod general_category {
 }
 mod derived_property {
     /// Check if a character has the alphabetic unicode property
-    pub pure fn Alphabetic(c: char) -> bool {
+    pub fn Alphabetic(c: char) -> bool {
         return match c {
               '\x41' .. '\x5a'
             | '\x61' .. '\x7a'
@@ -3310,7 +3310,7 @@ mod derived_property {
         };
     }
 
-    pub pure fn XID_Continue(c: char) -> bool {
+    pub fn XID_Continue(c: char) -> bool {
         return match c {
               '\x30' .. '\x39'
             | '\x41' .. '\x5a'
@@ -4181,7 +4181,7 @@ mod derived_property {
         };
     }
 
-    pub pure fn XID_Start(c: char) -> bool {
+    pub fn XID_Start(c: char) -> bool {
         return match c {
               '\x41' .. '\x5a'
             | '\x61' .. '\x7a'
diff --git a/src/libcore/unstable/extfmt.rs b/src/libcore/unstable/extfmt.rs
index 766dd1a37a0..69f2b864369 100644
--- a/src/libcore/unstable/extfmt.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/unstable/extfmt.rs
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ pub mod ct {
     }
 
     pub impl<T> Parsed<T> {
-        pure fn new(val: T, next: uint) -> Parsed<T> {
+        fn new(val: T, next: uint) -> Parsed<T> {
             Parsed {val: val, next: next}
         }
     }
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ pub mod rt {
         ty: Ty,
     }
 
-    pub pure fn conv_int(cv: Conv, i: int) -> ~str {
+    pub fn conv_int(cv: Conv, i: int) -> ~str {
         let radix = 10;
         let prec = get_int_precision(cv);
         let mut s : ~str = int_to_str_prec(i, radix, prec);
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ pub mod rt {
         }
         return unsafe { pad(cv, s, PadSigned) };
     }
-    pub pure fn conv_uint(cv: Conv, u: uint) -> ~str {
+    pub fn conv_uint(cv: Conv, u: uint) -> ~str {
         let prec = get_int_precision(cv);
         let mut rs =
             match cv.ty {
@@ -521,17 +521,17 @@ pub mod rt {
             };
         return unsafe { pad(cv, rs, PadUnsigned) };
     }
-    pub pure fn conv_bool(cv: Conv, b: bool) -> ~str {
+    pub fn conv_bool(cv: Conv, b: bool) -> ~str {
         let s = if b { ~"true" } else { ~"false" };
         // run the boolean conversion through the string conversion logic,
         // giving it the same rules for precision, etc.
         return conv_str(cv, s);
     }
-    pub pure fn conv_char(cv: Conv, c: char) -> ~str {
+    pub fn conv_char(cv: Conv, c: char) -> ~str {
         let mut s = str::from_char(c);
         return unsafe { pad(cv, s, PadNozero) };
     }
-    pub pure fn conv_str(cv: Conv, s: &str) -> ~str {
+    pub fn conv_str(cv: Conv, s: &str) -> ~str {
         // For strings, precision is the maximum characters
         // displayed
         let mut unpadded = match cv.precision {
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ pub mod rt {
         };
         return unsafe { pad(cv, unpadded, PadNozero) };
     }
-    pub pure fn conv_float(cv: Conv, f: float) -> ~str {
+    pub fn conv_float(cv: Conv, f: float) -> ~str {
         let (to_str, digits) = match cv.precision {
               CountIs(c) => (float::to_str_exact, c as uint),
               CountImplied => (float::to_str_digits, 6u)
@@ -559,14 +559,14 @@ pub mod rt {
         }
         return unsafe { pad(cv, s, PadFloat) };
     }
-    pub pure fn conv_poly<T>(cv: Conv, v: &T) -> ~str {
+    pub fn conv_poly<T>(cv: Conv, v: &T) -> ~str {
         let s = sys::log_str(v);
         return conv_str(cv, s);
     }
 
     // Convert an int to string with minimum number of digits. If precision is
     // 0 and num is 0 then the result is the empty string.
-    pub pure fn int_to_str_prec(num: int, radix: uint, prec: uint) -> ~str {
+    pub fn int_to_str_prec(num: int, radix: uint, prec: uint) -> ~str {
         return if num < 0 {
                 ~"-" + uint_to_str_prec(-num as uint, radix, prec)
             } else { uint_to_str_prec(num as uint, radix, prec) };
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ pub mod rt {
     // Convert a uint to string with a minimum number of digits.  If precision
     // is 0 and num is 0 then the result is the empty string. Could move this
     // to uint: but it doesn't seem all that useful.
-    pub pure fn uint_to_str_prec(num: uint, radix: uint,
+    pub fn uint_to_str_prec(num: uint, radix: uint,
                                  prec: uint) -> ~str {
         return if prec == 0u && num == 0u {
                 ~""
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ pub mod rt {
                 } else { s }
             };
     }
-    pub pure fn get_int_precision(cv: Conv) -> uint {
+    pub fn get_int_precision(cv: Conv) -> uint {
         return match cv.precision {
               CountIs(c) => c as uint,
               CountImplied => 1u
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ pub mod rt {
           PadFloat    => (true, true),
           PadUnsigned => (true, false)
         };
-        pure fn have_precision(cv: Conv) -> bool {
+        fn have_precision(cv: Conv) -> bool {
             return match cv.precision { CountImplied => false, _ => true };
         }
         let zero_padding = {
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ pub mod rt {
         }
         return padstr + s;
     }
-    pub pure fn have_flag(flags: u32, f: u32) -> bool {
+    pub fn have_flag(flags: u32, f: u32) -> bool {
         flags & f != 0
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/libcore/util.rs b/src/libcore/util.rs
index 214a9dea8d1..739314bf619 100644
--- a/src/libcore/util.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/util.rs
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ use prelude::*;
 
 /// The identity function.
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn id<T>(x: T) -> T { x }
+pub fn id<T>(x: T) -> T { x }
 
 /// Ignores a value.
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn ignore<T>(_x: T) { }
+pub fn ignore<T>(_x: T) { }
 
 /// Sets `*ptr` to `new_value`, invokes `op()`, and then restores the
 /// original value of `*ptr`.
diff --git a/src/libcore/vec.rs b/src/libcore/vec.rs
index 2e20e859d55..56d547874d8 100644
--- a/src/libcore/vec.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/vec.rs
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ pub mod rustrt {
 }
 
 /// Returns true if a vector contains no elements
-pub pure fn is_empty<T>(v: &[const T]) -> bool {
+pub fn is_empty<T>(v: &[const T]) -> bool {
     as_const_buf(v, |_p, len| len == 0u)
 }
 
 /// Returns true if two vectors have the same length
-pub pure fn same_length<T, U>(xs: &[const T], ys: &[const U]) -> bool {
+pub fn same_length<T, U>(xs: &[const T], ys: &[const U]) -> bool {
     xs.len() == ys.len()
 }
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ pub fn reserve_at_least<T>(v: &mut ~[T], n: uint) {
 
 /// Returns the number of elements the vector can hold without reallocating
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn capacity<T>(v: &const ~[T]) -> uint {
+pub fn capacity<T>(v: &const ~[T]) -> uint {
     unsafe {
         let repr: **raw::VecRepr = ::cast::transmute(v);
         (**repr).unboxed.alloc / sys::nonzero_size_of::<T>()
@@ -114,12 +114,12 @@ pub pure fn capacity<T>(v: &const ~[T]) -> uint {
 
 /// Returns the length of a vector
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn len<T>(v: &[const T]) -> uint {
+pub fn len<T>(v: &[const T]) -> uint {
     as_const_buf(v, |_p, len| len)
 }
 
 // A botch to tide us over until core and std are fully demuted.
-pub pure fn uniq_len<T>(v: &const ~[T]) -> uint {
+pub fn uniq_len<T>(v: &const ~[T]) -> uint {
     unsafe {
         let v: &~[T] = ::cast::transmute(v);
         as_const_buf(*v, |_p, len| len)
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ pub pure fn uniq_len<T>(v: &const ~[T]) -> uint {
  * Creates an immutable vector of size `n_elts` and initializes the elements
  * to the value returned by the function `op`.
  */
-pub pure fn from_fn<T>(n_elts: uint, op: iter::InitOp<T>) -> ~[T] {
+pub fn from_fn<T>(n_elts: uint, op: iter::InitOp<T>) -> ~[T] {
     unsafe {
         let mut v = with_capacity(n_elts);
         do as_mut_buf(v) |p, _len| {
@@ -154,16 +154,16 @@ pub pure fn from_fn<T>(n_elts: uint, op: iter::InitOp<T>) -> ~[T] {
  * Creates an immutable vector of size `n_elts` and initializes the elements
  * to the value `t`.
  */
-pub pure fn from_elem<T:Copy>(n_elts: uint, t: T) -> ~[T] {
+pub fn from_elem<T:Copy>(n_elts: uint, t: T) -> ~[T] {
     from_fn(n_elts, |_i| copy t)
 }
 
 /// Creates a new unique vector with the same contents as the slice
-pub pure fn from_slice<T:Copy>(t: &[T]) -> ~[T] {
+pub fn from_slice<T:Copy>(t: &[T]) -> ~[T] {
     from_fn(t.len(), |i| t[i])
 }
 
-pub pure fn with_capacity<T>(capacity: uint) -> ~[T] {
+pub fn with_capacity<T>(capacity: uint) -> ~[T] {
     let mut vec = ~[];
     unsafe { reserve(&mut vec, capacity); }
     vec
@@ -182,8 +182,7 @@ pub pure fn with_capacity<T>(capacity: uint) -> ~[T] {
  *             onto the vector being constructed.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn build_sized<A>(size: uint,
-                       builder: &fn(push: &pure fn(v: A))) -> ~[A] {
+pub fn build_sized<A>(size: uint, builder: &fn(push: &fn(v: A))) -> ~[A] {
     let mut vec = with_capacity(size);
     builder(|x| unsafe { vec.push(x) });
     vec
@@ -200,7 +199,7 @@ pub pure fn build_sized<A>(size: uint,
  *             onto the vector being constructed.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn build<A>(builder: &fn(push: &pure fn(v: A))) -> ~[A] {
+pub fn build<A>(builder: &fn(push: &fn(v: A))) -> ~[A] {
     build_sized(4, builder)
 }
 
@@ -217,54 +216,55 @@ pub pure fn build<A>(builder: &fn(push: &pure fn(v: A))) -> ~[A] {
  *             onto the vector being constructed.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn build_sized_opt<A>(size: Option<uint>,
-                           builder: &fn(push: &pure fn(v: A))) -> ~[A] {
+pub fn build_sized_opt<A>(size: Option<uint>,
+                          builder: &fn(push: &fn(v: A)))
+                       -> ~[A] {
     build_sized(size.get_or_default(4), builder)
 }
 
 // Accessors
 
 /// Returns the first element of a vector
-pub pure fn head<T>(v: &'r [T]) -> &'r T {
+pub fn head<T>(v: &'r [T]) -> &'r T {
     if v.len() == 0 { fail!(~"head: empty vector") }
     &v[0]
 }
 
 /// Returns `Some(x)` where `x` is the first element of the slice `v`,
 /// or `None` if the vector is empty.
-pub pure fn head_opt<T>(v: &'r [T]) -> Option<&'r T> {
+pub fn head_opt<T>(v: &'r [T]) -> Option<&'r T> {
     if v.len() == 0 { None } else { Some(&v[0]) }
 }
 
 /// Returns a vector containing all but the first element of a slice
-pub pure fn tail<T>(v: &'r [T]) -> &'r [T] { slice(v, 1, v.len()) }
+pub fn tail<T>(v: &'r [T]) -> &'r [T] { slice(v, 1, v.len()) }
 
 /// Returns a vector containing all but the first `n` elements of a slice
-pub pure fn tailn<T>(v: &'r [T], n: uint) -> &'r [T] { slice(v, n, v.len()) }
+pub fn tailn<T>(v: &'r [T], n: uint) -> &'r [T] { slice(v, n, v.len()) }
 
 /// Returns a vector containing all but the last element of a slice
-pub pure fn init<T>(v: &'r [T]) -> &'r [T] { slice(v, 0, v.len() - 1) }
+pub fn init<T>(v: &'r [T]) -> &'r [T] { slice(v, 0, v.len() - 1) }
 
 /// Returns a vector containing all but the last `n' elements of a slice
-pub pure fn initn<T>(v: &'r [T], n: uint) -> &'r [T] {
+pub fn initn<T>(v: &'r [T], n: uint) -> &'r [T] {
     slice(v, 0, v.len() - n)
 }
 
 /// Returns the last element of the slice `v`, failing if the slice is empty.
-pub pure fn last<T>(v: &'r [T]) -> &'r T {
+pub fn last<T>(v: &'r [T]) -> &'r T {
     if v.len() == 0 { fail!(~"last: empty vector") }
     &v[v.len() - 1]
 }
 
 /// Returns `Some(x)` where `x` is the last element of the slice `v`, or
 /// `None` if the vector is empty.
-pub pure fn last_opt<T>(v: &'r [T]) -> Option<&'r T> {
+pub fn last_opt<T>(v: &'r [T]) -> Option<&'r T> {
     if v.len() == 0 { None } else { Some(&v[v.len() - 1]) }
 }
 
 /// Return a slice that points into another slice.
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn slice<T>(v: &'r [T], start: uint, end: uint) -> &'r [T] {
+pub fn slice<T>(v: &'r [T], start: uint, end: uint) -> &'r [T] {
     fail_unless!(start <= end);
     fail_unless!(end <= len(v));
     do as_imm_buf(v) |p, _len| {
@@ -278,10 +278,7 @@ pub pure fn slice<T>(v: &'r [T], start: uint, end: uint) -> &'r [T] {
 
 /// Return a slice that points into another slice.
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn mut_slice<T>(v: &'r mut [T],
-                         start: uint,
-                         end: uint)
-                      -> &'r mut [T] {
+pub fn mut_slice<T>(v: &'r mut [T], start: uint, end: uint) -> &'r mut [T] {
     fail_unless!(start <= end);
     fail_unless!(end <= v.len());
     do as_mut_buf(v) |p, _len| {
@@ -295,10 +292,8 @@ pub pure fn mut_slice<T>(v: &'r mut [T],
 
 /// Return a slice that points into another slice.
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn const_slice<T>(v: &'r [const T],
-                           start: uint,
-                           end: uint)
-                        -> &'r [const T] {
+pub fn const_slice<T>(v: &'r [const T], start: uint, end: uint)
+                   -> &'r [const T] {
     fail_unless!(start <= end);
     fail_unless!(end <= len(v));
     do as_const_buf(v) |p, _len| {
@@ -434,7 +429,7 @@ pub fn partition<T>(v: ~[T], f: &fn(&T) -> bool) -> (~[T], ~[T]) {
  * Partitions a vector into two new vectors: those that satisfies the
  * predicate, and those that do not.
  */
-pub pure fn partitioned<T:Copy>(v: &[T], f: &fn(&T) -> bool) -> (~[T], ~[T]) {
+pub fn partitioned<T:Copy>(v: &[T], f: &fn(&T) -> bool) -> (~[T], ~[T]) {
     let mut lefts  = ~[];
     let mut rights = ~[];
 
@@ -713,7 +708,7 @@ pub fn dedup<T:Eq>(v: &mut ~[T]) {
 
 // Appending
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn append<T:Copy>(lhs: ~[T], rhs: &[const T]) -> ~[T] {
+pub fn append<T:Copy>(lhs: ~[T], rhs: &[const T]) -> ~[T] {
     let mut v = lhs;
     unsafe {
         v.push_all(rhs);
@@ -722,7 +717,7 @@ pub pure fn append<T:Copy>(lhs: ~[T], rhs: &[const T]) -> ~[T] {
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn append_one<T>(lhs: ~[T], x: T) -> ~[T] {
+pub fn append_one<T>(lhs: ~[T], x: T) -> ~[T] {
     let mut v = lhs;
     unsafe { v.push(x); }
     v
@@ -788,7 +783,7 @@ pub fn grow_set<T:Copy>(v: &mut ~[T], index: uint, initval: &T, val: T) {
 // Functional utilities
 
 /// Apply a function to each element of a vector and return the results
-pub pure fn map<T, U>(v: &[T], f: &fn(t: &T) -> U) -> ~[U] {
+pub fn map<T, U>(v: &[T], f: &fn(t: &T) -> U) -> ~[U] {
     let mut result = with_capacity(len(v));
     for each(v) |elem| {
         unsafe {
@@ -807,7 +802,7 @@ pub fn map_consume<T, U>(v: ~[T], f: &fn(v: T) -> U) -> ~[U] {
 }
 
 /// Apply a function to each element of a vector and return the results
-pub pure fn mapi<T, U>(v: &[T], f: &fn(uint, t: &T) -> U) -> ~[U] {
+pub fn mapi<T, U>(v: &[T], f: &fn(uint, t: &T) -> U) -> ~[U] {
     let mut i = 0;
     do map(v) |e| {
         i += 1;
@@ -819,14 +814,14 @@ pub pure fn mapi<T, U>(v: &[T], f: &fn(uint, t: &T) -> U) -> ~[U] {
  * Apply a function to each element of a vector and return a concatenation
  * of each result vector
  */
-pub pure fn flat_map<T, U>(v: &[T], f: &fn(t: &T) -> ~[U]) -> ~[U] {
+pub fn flat_map<T, U>(v: &[T], f: &fn(t: &T) -> ~[U]) -> ~[U] {
     let mut result = ~[];
     for each(v) |elem| { unsafe{ result.push_all_move(f(elem)); } }
     result
 }
 
 /// Apply a function to each pair of elements and return the results
-pub pure fn map2<T:Copy,U:Copy,V>(v0: &[T], v1: &[U],
+pub fn map2<T:Copy,U:Copy,V>(v0: &[T], v1: &[U],
                                   f: &fn(t: &T, v: &U) -> V) -> ~[V] {
     let v0_len = len(v0);
     if v0_len != len(v1) { fail!(); }
@@ -860,7 +855,7 @@ pub fn filter_map<T, U>(
     result
 }
 
-pub pure fn filter_mapped<T, U: Copy>(
+pub fn filter_mapped<T, U: Copy>(
     v: &[T],
     f: &fn(t: &T) -> Option<U>) -> ~[U]
 {
@@ -904,7 +899,7 @@ pub fn filter<T>(v: ~[T], f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> ~[T] {
  * Apply function `f` to each element of `v` and return a vector containing
  * only those elements for which `f` returned true.
  */
-pub pure fn filtered<T:Copy>(v: &[T], f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> ~[T] {
+pub fn filtered<T:Copy>(v: &[T], f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> ~[T] {
     let mut result = ~[];
     for each(v) |elem| {
         if f(elem) { unsafe { result.push(*elem); } }
@@ -915,7 +910,7 @@ pub pure fn filtered<T:Copy>(v: &[T], f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> ~[T] {
 /**
  * Like `filter()`, but in place.  Preserves order of `v`.  Linear time.
  */
-pub fn retain<T>(v: &mut ~[T], f: &pure fn(t: &T) -> bool) {
+pub fn retain<T>(v: &mut ~[T], f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) {
     let len = v.len();
     let mut deleted: uint = 0;
 
@@ -937,14 +932,14 @@ pub fn retain<T>(v: &mut ~[T], f: &pure fn(t: &T) -> bool) {
  *
  * Flattens a vector of vectors of T into a single vector of T.
  */
-pub pure fn concat<T:Copy>(v: &[~[T]]) -> ~[T] {
+pub fn concat<T:Copy>(v: &[~[T]]) -> ~[T] {
     let mut r = ~[];
     for each(v) |inner| { unsafe { r.push_all(*inner); } }
     r
 }
 
 /// Concatenate a vector of vectors, placing a given separator between each
-pub pure fn connect<T:Copy>(v: &[~[T]], sep: &T) -> ~[T] {
+pub fn connect<T:Copy>(v: &[~[T]], sep: &T) -> ~[T] {
     let mut r: ~[T] = ~[];
     let mut first = true;
     for each(v) |inner| {
@@ -971,7 +966,7 @@ pub pure fn connect<T:Copy>(v: &[~[T]], sep: &T) -> ~[T] {
  * ~~~
  *
  */
-pub pure fn foldl<T, U>(z: T, v: &[U], p: &fn(t: T, u: &U) -> T) -> T {
+pub fn foldl<T, U>(z: T, v: &[U], p: &fn(t: T, u: &U) -> T) -> T {
     let mut accum = z;
     let mut i = 0;
     let l = v.len();
@@ -1003,7 +998,7 @@ pub pure fn foldl<T, U>(z: T, v: &[U], p: &fn(t: T, u: &U) -> T) -> T {
  * ~~~
  *
  */
-pub pure fn foldr<T, U: Copy>(v: &[T], z: U, p: &fn(t: &T, u: U) -> U) -> U {
+pub fn foldr<T, U: Copy>(v: &[T], z: U, p: &fn(t: &T, u: U) -> U) -> U {
     let mut accum = z;
     for v.each_reverse |elt| {
         accum = p(elt, accum);
@@ -1016,7 +1011,7 @@ pub pure fn foldr<T, U: Copy>(v: &[T], z: U, p: &fn(t: &T, u: U) -> U) -> U {
  *
  * If the vector contains no elements then false is returned.
  */
-pub pure fn any<T>(v: &[T], f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> bool {
+pub fn any<T>(v: &[T], f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> bool {
     for each(v) |elem| { if f(elem) { return true; } }
     false
 }
@@ -1026,7 +1021,7 @@ pub pure fn any<T>(v: &[T], f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> bool {
  *
  * If the vectors contains no elements then false is returned.
  */
-pub pure fn any2<T, U>(v0: &[T], v1: &[U],
+pub fn any2<T, U>(v0: &[T], v1: &[U],
                    f: &fn(a: &T, b: &U) -> bool) -> bool {
     let v0_len = len(v0);
     let v1_len = len(v1);
@@ -1043,7 +1038,7 @@ pub pure fn any2<T, U>(v0: &[T], v1: &[U],
  *
  * If the vector contains no elements then true is returned.
  */
-pub pure fn all<T>(v: &[T], f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> bool {
+pub fn all<T>(v: &[T], f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> bool {
     for each(v) |elem| { if !f(elem) { return false; } }
     true
 }
@@ -1053,7 +1048,7 @@ pub pure fn all<T>(v: &[T], f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> bool {
  *
  * If the vector contains no elements then true is returned.
  */
-pub pure fn alli<T>(v: &[T], f: &fn(uint, t: &T) -> bool) -> bool {
+pub fn alli<T>(v: &[T], f: &fn(uint, t: &T) -> bool) -> bool {
     for eachi(v) |i, elem| { if !f(i, elem) { return false; } }
     true
 }
@@ -1063,7 +1058,7 @@ pub pure fn alli<T>(v: &[T], f: &fn(uint, t: &T) -> bool) -> bool {
  *
  * If the vectors are not the same size then false is returned.
  */
-pub pure fn all2<T, U>(v0: &[T], v1: &[U],
+pub fn all2<T, U>(v0: &[T], v1: &[U],
                    f: &fn(t: &T, u: &U) -> bool) -> bool {
     let v0_len = len(v0);
     if v0_len != len(v1) { return false; }
@@ -1073,13 +1068,13 @@ pub pure fn all2<T, U>(v0: &[T], v1: &[U],
 }
 
 /// Return true if a vector contains an element with the given value
-pub pure fn contains<T:Eq>(v: &[T], x: &T) -> bool {
+pub fn contains<T:Eq>(v: &[T], x: &T) -> bool {
     for each(v) |elt| { if *x == *elt { return true; } }
     false
 }
 
 /// Returns the number of elements that are equal to a given value
-pub pure fn count<T:Eq>(v: &[T], x: &T) -> uint {
+pub fn count<T:Eq>(v: &[T], x: &T) -> uint {
     let mut cnt = 0u;
     for each(v) |elt| { if *x == *elt { cnt += 1u; } }
     cnt
@@ -1092,7 +1087,7 @@ pub pure fn count<T:Eq>(v: &[T], x: &T) -> uint {
  * When function `f` returns true then an option containing the element
  * is returned. If `f` matches no elements then none is returned.
  */
-pub pure fn find<T:Copy>(v: &[T], f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> Option<T> {
+pub fn find<T:Copy>(v: &[T], f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> Option<T> {
     find_between(v, 0u, len(v), f)
 }
 
@@ -1103,7 +1098,7 @@ pub pure fn find<T:Copy>(v: &[T], f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> Option<T> {
  * [`start`, `end`). When function `f` returns true then an option containing
  * the element is returned. If `f` matches no elements then none is returned.
  */
-pub pure fn find_between<T:Copy>(v: &[T], start: uint, end: uint,
+pub fn find_between<T:Copy>(v: &[T], start: uint, end: uint,
                       f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> Option<T> {
     position_between(v, start, end, f).map(|i| v[*i])
 }
@@ -1115,7 +1110,7 @@ pub pure fn find_between<T:Copy>(v: &[T], start: uint, end: uint,
  * `f` returns true then an option containing the element is returned. If `f`
  * matches no elements then none is returned.
  */
-pub pure fn rfind<T:Copy>(v: &[T], f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> Option<T> {
+pub fn rfind<T:Copy>(v: &[T], f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> Option<T> {
     rfind_between(v, 0u, len(v), f)
 }
 
@@ -1126,13 +1121,16 @@ pub pure fn rfind<T:Copy>(v: &[T], f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> Option<T> {
  * [`start`, `end`). When function `f` returns true then an option containing
  * the element is returned. If `f` matches no elements then none is return.
  */
-pub pure fn rfind_between<T:Copy>(v: &[T], start: uint, end: uint,
-                               f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> Option<T> {
+pub fn rfind_between<T:Copy>(v: &[T],
+                             start: uint,
+                             end: uint,
+                             f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool)
+                          -> Option<T> {
     rposition_between(v, start, end, f).map(|i| v[*i])
 }
 
 /// Find the first index containing a matching value
-pub pure fn position_elem<T:Eq>(v: &[T], x: &T) -> Option<uint> {
+pub fn position_elem<T:Eq>(v: &[T], x: &T) -> Option<uint> {
     position(v, |y| *x == *y)
 }
 
@@ -1143,7 +1141,7 @@ pub pure fn position_elem<T:Eq>(v: &[T], x: &T) -> Option<uint> {
  * then an option containing the index is returned. If `f` matches no elements
  * then none is returned.
  */
-pub pure fn position<T>(v: &[T], f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> Option<uint> {
+pub fn position<T>(v: &[T], f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> Option<uint> {
     position_between(v, 0u, len(v), f)
 }
 
@@ -1154,8 +1152,11 @@ pub pure fn position<T>(v: &[T], f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> Option<uint> {
  * [`start`, `end`). When function `f` returns true then an option containing
  * the index is returned. If `f` matches no elements then none is returned.
  */
-pub pure fn position_between<T>(v: &[T], start: uint, end: uint,
-                            f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> Option<uint> {
+pub fn position_between<T>(v: &[T],
+                           start: uint,
+                           end: uint,
+                           f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool)
+                        -> Option<uint> {
     fail_unless!(start <= end);
     fail_unless!(end <= len(v));
     let mut i = start;
@@ -1164,7 +1165,7 @@ pub pure fn position_between<T>(v: &[T], start: uint, end: uint,
 }
 
 /// Find the last index containing a matching value
-pure fn rposition_elem<T:Eq>(v: &[T], x: &T) -> Option<uint> {
+pub fn rposition_elem<T:Eq>(v: &[T], x: &T) -> Option<uint> {
     rposition(v, |y| *x == *y)
 }
 
@@ -1175,7 +1176,7 @@ pure fn rposition_elem<T:Eq>(v: &[T], x: &T) -> Option<uint> {
  * `f` returns true then an option containing the index is returned. If `f`
  * matches no elements then none is returned.
  */
-pub pure fn rposition<T>(v: &[T], f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> Option<uint> {
+pub fn rposition<T>(v: &[T], f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> Option<uint> {
     rposition_between(v, 0u, len(v), f)
 }
 
@@ -1187,7 +1188,7 @@ pub pure fn rposition<T>(v: &[T], f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> Option<uint> {
  * containing the index is returned. If `f` matches no elements then none is
  * returned.
  */
-pub pure fn rposition_between<T>(v: &[T], start: uint, end: uint,
+pub fn rposition_between<T>(v: &[T], start: uint, end: uint,
                              f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> Option<uint> {
     fail_unless!(start <= end);
     fail_unless!(end <= len(v));
@@ -1206,7 +1207,7 @@ pub pure fn rposition_between<T>(v: &[T], start: uint, end: uint,
 /**
  * Convert a vector of pairs into a pair of vectors, by reference. As unzip().
  */
-pure fn unzip_slice<T:Copy,U:Copy>(v: &[(T, U)]) -> (~[T], ~[U]) {
+pub fn unzip_slice<T:Copy,U:Copy>(v: &[(T, U)]) -> (~[T], ~[U]) {
     let mut ts = ~[], us = ~[];
     for each(v) |p| {
         let (t, u) = *p;
@@ -1226,7 +1227,7 @@ pure fn unzip_slice<T:Copy,U:Copy>(v: &[(T, U)]) -> (~[T], ~[U]) {
  * and the i-th element of the second vector contains the second element
  * of the i-th tuple of the input vector.
  */
-pub pure fn unzip<T,U>(v: ~[(T, U)]) -> (~[T], ~[U]) {
+pub fn unzip<T,U>(v: ~[(T, U)]) -> (~[T], ~[U]) {
     let mut ts = ~[], us = ~[];
     unsafe {
         do consume(v) |_i, p| {
@@ -1241,7 +1242,7 @@ pub pure fn unzip<T,U>(v: ~[(T, U)]) -> (~[T], ~[U]) {
 /**
  * Convert two vectors to a vector of pairs, by reference. As zip().
  */
-pub pure fn zip_slice<T:Copy,U:Copy>(v: &[const T], u: &[const U])
+pub fn zip_slice<T:Copy,U:Copy>(v: &[const T], u: &[const U])
         -> ~[(T, U)] {
     let mut zipped = ~[];
     let sz = len(v);
@@ -1259,7 +1260,7 @@ pub pure fn zip_slice<T:Copy,U:Copy>(v: &[const T], u: &[const U])
  * Returns a vector of tuples, where the i-th tuple contains contains the
  * i-th elements from each of the input vectors.
  */
-pub pure fn zip<T, U>(mut v: ~[T], mut u: ~[U]) -> ~[(T, U)] {
+pub fn zip<T, U>(mut v: ~[T], mut u: ~[U]) -> ~[(T, U)] {
     let mut i = len(v);
     fail_unless!(i == len(u));
     let mut w = with_capacity(i);
@@ -1292,7 +1293,7 @@ pub fn reverse<T>(v: &mut [T]) {
 }
 
 /// Returns a vector with the order of elements reversed
-pub pure fn reversed<T:Copy>(v: &[const T]) -> ~[T] {
+pub fn reversed<T:Copy>(v: &[const T]) -> ~[T] {
     let mut rs: ~[T] = ~[];
     let mut i = len::<T>(v);
     if i == 0 { return (rs); } else { i -= 1; }
@@ -1342,7 +1343,7 @@ pub pure fn reversed<T:Copy>(v: &[const T]) -> ~[T] {
  * ~~~
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn each<T>(v: &'r [T], f: &fn(&'r T) -> bool) {
+pub fn each<T>(v: &'r [T], f: &fn(&'r T) -> bool) {
     //             ^^^^
     // NB---this CANNOT be &[const T]!  The reason
     // is that you are passing it to `f()` using
@@ -1380,7 +1381,7 @@ pub fn each_mut<T>(v: &'r mut [T], f: &fn(elem: &'r mut T) -> bool) {
 /// Like `each()`, but for the case where you have a vector that *may or may
 /// not* have mutable contents.
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn each_const<T>(v: &[const T], f: &fn(elem: &const T) -> bool) {
+pub fn each_const<T>(v: &[const T], f: &fn(elem: &const T) -> bool) {
     let mut i = 0;
     let n = v.len();
     while i < n {
@@ -1397,7 +1398,7 @@ pub pure fn each_const<T>(v: &[const T], f: &fn(elem: &const T) -> bool) {
  * Return true to continue, false to break.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn eachi<T>(v: &'r [T], f: &fn(uint, v: &'r T) -> bool) {
+pub fn eachi<T>(v: &'r [T], f: &fn(uint, v: &'r T) -> bool) {
     let mut i = 0;
     for each(v) |p| {
         if !f(i, p) { return; }
@@ -1411,7 +1412,7 @@ pub pure fn eachi<T>(v: &'r [T], f: &fn(uint, v: &'r T) -> bool) {
  * Return true to continue, false to break.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn each_reverse<T>(v: &'r [T], blk: &fn(v: &'r T) -> bool) {
+pub fn each_reverse<T>(v: &'r [T], blk: &fn(v: &'r T) -> bool) {
     eachi_reverse(v, |_i, v| blk(v))
 }
 
@@ -1421,7 +1422,7 @@ pub pure fn each_reverse<T>(v: &'r [T], blk: &fn(v: &'r T) -> bool) {
  * Return true to continue, false to break.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn eachi_reverse<T>(v: &'r [T], blk: &fn(i: uint, v: &'r T) -> bool) {
+pub fn eachi_reverse<T>(v: &'r [T], blk: &fn(i: uint, v: &'r T) -> bool) {
     let mut i = v.len();
     while i > 0 {
         i -= 1;
@@ -1439,7 +1440,7 @@ pub pure fn eachi_reverse<T>(v: &'r [T], blk: &fn(i: uint, v: &'r T) -> bool) {
  * Both vectors must have the same length
  */
 #[inline]
-pub pure fn each2<U, T>(v1: &[U], v2: &[T], f: &fn(u: &U, t: &T) -> bool) {
+pub fn each2<U, T>(v1: &[U], v2: &[T], f: &fn(u: &U, t: &T) -> bool) {
     fail_unless!(len(v1) == len(v2));
     for uint::range(0u, len(v1)) |i| {
         if !f(&v1[i], &v2[i]) {
@@ -1458,7 +1459,7 @@ pub pure fn each2<U, T>(v1: &[U], v2: &[T], f: &fn(u: &U, t: &T) -> bool) {
  * The total number of permutations produced is `len(v)!`.  If `v` contains
  * repeated elements, then some permutations are repeated.
  */
-pub pure fn each_permutation<T:Copy>(v: &[T], put: &fn(ts: &[T]) -> bool) {
+pub fn each_permutation<T:Copy>(v: &[T], put: &fn(ts: &[T]) -> bool) {
     let ln = len(v);
     if ln <= 1 {
         put(v);
@@ -1482,7 +1483,7 @@ pub pure fn each_permutation<T:Copy>(v: &[T], put: &fn(ts: &[T]) -> bool) {
     }
 }
 
-pub pure fn windowed<TT:Copy>(nn: uint, xx: &[TT]) -> ~[~[TT]] {
+pub fn windowed<TT:Copy>(nn: uint, xx: &[TT]) -> ~[~[TT]] {
     let mut ww = ~[];
     fail_unless!(1u <= nn);
     for vec::eachi (xx) |ii, _x| {
@@ -1503,9 +1504,9 @@ pub pure fn windowed<TT:Copy>(nn: uint, xx: &[TT]) -> ~[~[TT]] {
  * foreign interop.
  */
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn as_imm_buf<T,U>(s: &[T],
-                            /* NB---this CANNOT be const, see below */
-                            f: &fn(*T, uint) -> U) -> U {
+pub fn as_imm_buf<T,U>(s: &[T],
+                       /* NB---this CANNOT be const, see below */
+                       f: &fn(*T, uint) -> U) -> U {
 
     // NB---Do not change the type of s to `&[const T]`.  This is
     // unsound.  The reason is that we are going to create immutable pointers
@@ -1523,9 +1524,7 @@ pub pure fn as_imm_buf<T,U>(s: &[T],
 
 /// Similar to `as_imm_buf` but passing a `*const T`
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn as_const_buf<T,U>(s: &[const T],
-                          f: &fn(*const T, uint) -> U) -> U {
-
+pub fn as_const_buf<T,U>(s: &[const T], f: &fn(*const T, uint) -> U) -> U {
     unsafe {
         let v : *(*const T,uint) =
             ::cast::reinterpret_cast(&addr_of(&s));
@@ -1536,9 +1535,7 @@ pub pure fn as_const_buf<T,U>(s: &[const T],
 
 /// Similar to `as_imm_buf` but passing a `*mut T`
 #[inline(always)]
-pub pure fn as_mut_buf<T,U>(s: &mut [T],
-                        f: &fn(*mut T, uint) -> U) -> U {
-
+pub fn as_mut_buf<T,U>(s: &mut [T], f: &fn(*mut T, uint) -> U) -> U {
     unsafe {
         let v : *(*mut T,uint) =
             ::cast::reinterpret_cast(&addr_of(&s));
@@ -1549,7 +1546,7 @@ pub pure fn as_mut_buf<T,U>(s: &mut [T],
 
 // Equality
 
-pure fn eq<T:Eq>(a: &[T], b: &[T]) -> bool {
+fn eq<T:Eq>(a: &[T], b: &[T]) -> bool {
     let (a_len, b_len) = (a.len(), b.len());
     if a_len != b_len { return false; }
 
@@ -1565,37 +1562,37 @@ pure fn eq<T:Eq>(a: &[T], b: &[T]) -> bool {
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl<T:Eq> Eq for &'self [T] {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn eq(&self, other: & &'self [T]) -> bool { eq((*self), (*other)) }
+    fn eq(&self, other: & &'self [T]) -> bool { eq((*self), (*other)) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ne(&self, other: & &'self [T]) -> bool { !(*self).eq(other) }
+    fn ne(&self, other: & &'self [T]) -> bool { !(*self).eq(other) }
 }
 
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl<T:Eq> Eq for ~[T] {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn eq(&self, other: &~[T]) -> bool { eq((*self), (*other)) }
+    fn eq(&self, other: &~[T]) -> bool { eq((*self), (*other)) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ne(&self, other: &~[T]) -> bool { !(*self).eq(other) }
+    fn ne(&self, other: &~[T]) -> bool { !(*self).eq(other) }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl<T:Eq> Eq for @[T] {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn eq(&self, other: &@[T]) -> bool { eq((*self), (*other)) }
+    fn eq(&self, other: &@[T]) -> bool { eq((*self), (*other)) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ne(&self, other: &@[T]) -> bool { !(*self).eq(other) }
+    fn ne(&self, other: &@[T]) -> bool { !(*self).eq(other) }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl<T:Eq> Equiv<~[T]> for &'self [T] {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn equiv(&self, other: &~[T]) -> bool { eq(*self, *other) }
+    fn equiv(&self, other: &~[T]) -> bool { eq(*self, *other) }
 }
 
 // Lexicographical comparison
 
-pure fn cmp<T: TotalOrd>(a: &[T], b: &[T]) -> Ordering {
+fn cmp<T: TotalOrd>(a: &[T], b: &[T]) -> Ordering {
     let low = uint::min(a.len(), b.len());
 
     for uint::range(0, low) |idx| {
@@ -1612,22 +1609,22 @@ pure fn cmp<T: TotalOrd>(a: &[T], b: &[T]) -> Ordering {
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl<T: TotalOrd> TotalOrd for &'self [T] {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn cmp(&self, other: & &'self [T]) -> Ordering { cmp(*self, *other) }
+    fn cmp(&self, other: & &'self [T]) -> Ordering { cmp(*self, *other) }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl<T: TotalOrd> TotalOrd for ~[T] {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn cmp(&self, other: &~[T]) -> Ordering { cmp(*self, *other) }
+    fn cmp(&self, other: &~[T]) -> Ordering { cmp(*self, *other) }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl<T: TotalOrd> TotalOrd for @[T] {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn cmp(&self, other: &@[T]) -> Ordering { cmp(*self, *other) }
+    fn cmp(&self, other: &@[T]) -> Ordering { cmp(*self, *other) }
 }
 
-pure fn lt<T:Ord>(a: &[T], b: &[T]) -> bool {
+fn lt<T:Ord>(a: &[T], b: &[T]) -> bool {
     let (a_len, b_len) = (a.len(), b.len());
     let mut end = uint::min(a_len, b_len);
 
@@ -1642,44 +1639,44 @@ pure fn lt<T:Ord>(a: &[T], b: &[T]) -> bool {
     a_len < b_len
 }
 
-pure fn le<T:Ord>(a: &[T], b: &[T]) -> bool { !lt(b, a) }
-pure fn ge<T:Ord>(a: &[T], b: &[T]) -> bool { !lt(a, b) }
-pure fn gt<T:Ord>(a: &[T], b: &[T]) -> bool { lt(b, a)  }
+fn le<T:Ord>(a: &[T], b: &[T]) -> bool { !lt(b, a) }
+fn ge<T:Ord>(a: &[T], b: &[T]) -> bool { !lt(a, b) }
+fn gt<T:Ord>(a: &[T], b: &[T]) -> bool { lt(b, a)  }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl<T:Ord> Ord for &'self [T] {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn lt(&self, other: & &'self [T]) -> bool { lt((*self), (*other)) }
+    fn lt(&self, other: & &'self [T]) -> bool { lt((*self), (*other)) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn le(&self, other: & &'self [T]) -> bool { le((*self), (*other)) }
+    fn le(&self, other: & &'self [T]) -> bool { le((*self), (*other)) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ge(&self, other: & &'self [T]) -> bool { ge((*self), (*other)) }
+    fn ge(&self, other: & &'self [T]) -> bool { ge((*self), (*other)) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn gt(&self, other: & &'self [T]) -> bool { gt((*self), (*other)) }
+    fn gt(&self, other: & &'self [T]) -> bool { gt((*self), (*other)) }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl<T:Ord> Ord for ~[T] {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn lt(&self, other: &~[T]) -> bool { lt((*self), (*other)) }
+    fn lt(&self, other: &~[T]) -> bool { lt((*self), (*other)) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn le(&self, other: &~[T]) -> bool { le((*self), (*other)) }
+    fn le(&self, other: &~[T]) -> bool { le((*self), (*other)) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ge(&self, other: &~[T]) -> bool { ge((*self), (*other)) }
+    fn ge(&self, other: &~[T]) -> bool { ge((*self), (*other)) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn gt(&self, other: &~[T]) -> bool { gt((*self), (*other)) }
+    fn gt(&self, other: &~[T]) -> bool { gt((*self), (*other)) }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
 impl<T:Ord> Ord for @[T] {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn lt(&self, other: &@[T]) -> bool { lt((*self), (*other)) }
+    fn lt(&self, other: &@[T]) -> bool { lt((*self), (*other)) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn le(&self, other: &@[T]) -> bool { le((*self), (*other)) }
+    fn le(&self, other: &@[T]) -> bool { le((*self), (*other)) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn ge(&self, other: &@[T]) -> bool { ge((*self), (*other)) }
+    fn ge(&self, other: &@[T]) -> bool { ge((*self), (*other)) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn gt(&self, other: &@[T]) -> bool { gt((*self), (*other)) }
+    fn gt(&self, other: &@[T]) -> bool { gt((*self), (*other)) }
 }
 
 #[cfg(notest)]
@@ -1690,7 +1687,7 @@ pub mod traits {
 
     impl<T:Copy> Add<&'self [const T],~[T]> for ~[T] {
         #[inline(always)]
-        pure fn add(&self, rhs: & &'self [const T]) -> ~[T] {
+        fn add(&self, rhs: & &'self [const T]) -> ~[T] {
             append(copy *self, (*rhs))
         }
     }
@@ -1699,22 +1696,22 @@ pub mod traits {
 impl<T> Container for &'self [const T] {
     /// Returns true if a vector contains no elements
     #[inline]
-    pure fn is_empty(&const self) -> bool { is_empty(*self) }
+    fn is_empty(&const self) -> bool { is_empty(*self) }
 
     /// Returns the length of a vector
     #[inline]
-    pure fn len(&const self) -> uint { len(*self) }
+    fn len(&const self) -> uint { len(*self) }
 }
 
 pub trait CopyableVector<T> {
-    pure fn to_owned(&self) -> ~[T];
+    fn to_owned(&self) -> ~[T];
 }
 
 /// Extension methods for vectors
 impl<T: Copy> CopyableVector<T> for &'self [const T] {
     /// Returns a copy of `v`.
     #[inline]
-    pure fn to_owned(&self) -> ~[T] {
+    fn to_owned(&self) -> ~[T] {
         let mut result = ~[];
         // FIXME: #4568
         unsafe {
@@ -1729,93 +1726,93 @@ impl<T: Copy> CopyableVector<T> for &'self [const T] {
 }
 
 pub trait ImmutableVector<T> {
-    pure fn slice(&self, start: uint, end: uint) -> &'self [T];
-    pure fn head(&self) -> &'self T;
-    pure fn head_opt(&self) -> Option<&'self T>;
-    pure fn tail(&self) -> &'self [T];
-    pure fn tailn(&self, n: uint) -> &'self [T];
-    pure fn init(&self) -> &'self [T];
-    pure fn initn(&self, n: uint) -> &'self [T];
-    pure fn last(&self) -> &'self T;
-    pure fn last_opt(&self) -> Option<&'self T>;
-    pure fn each_reverse(&self, blk: &fn(&T) -> bool);
-    pure fn eachi_reverse(&self, blk: &fn(uint, &T) -> bool);
-    pure fn foldr<U: Copy>(&self, z: U, p: &fn(t: &T, u: U) -> U) -> U;
-    pure fn map<U>(&self, f: &fn(t: &T) -> U) -> ~[U];
-    pure fn mapi<U>(&self, f: &fn(uint, t: &T) -> U) -> ~[U];
+    fn slice(&self, start: uint, end: uint) -> &'self [T];
+    fn head(&self) -> &'self T;
+    fn head_opt(&self) -> Option<&'self T>;
+    fn tail(&self) -> &'self [T];
+    fn tailn(&self, n: uint) -> &'self [T];
+    fn init(&self) -> &'self [T];
+    fn initn(&self, n: uint) -> &'self [T];
+    fn last(&self) -> &'self T;
+    fn last_opt(&self) -> Option<&'self T>;
+    fn each_reverse(&self, blk: &fn(&T) -> bool);
+    fn eachi_reverse(&self, blk: &fn(uint, &T) -> bool);
+    fn foldr<U: Copy>(&self, z: U, p: &fn(t: &T, u: U) -> U) -> U;
+    fn map<U>(&self, f: &fn(t: &T) -> U) -> ~[U];
+    fn mapi<U>(&self, f: &fn(uint, t: &T) -> U) -> ~[U];
     fn map_r<U>(&self, f: &fn(x: &T) -> U) -> ~[U];
-    pure fn alli(&self, f: &fn(uint, t: &T) -> bool) -> bool;
-    pure fn flat_map<U>(&self, f: &fn(t: &T) -> ~[U]) -> ~[U];
-    pure fn filter_mapped<U:Copy>(&self, f: &fn(t: &T) -> Option<U>) -> ~[U];
+    fn alli(&self, f: &fn(uint, t: &T) -> bool) -> bool;
+    fn flat_map<U>(&self, f: &fn(t: &T) -> ~[U]) -> ~[U];
+    fn filter_mapped<U:Copy>(&self, f: &fn(t: &T) -> Option<U>) -> ~[U];
 }
 
 /// Extension methods for vectors
 impl<T> ImmutableVector<T> for &'self [T] {
     /// Return a slice that points into another slice.
     #[inline]
-    pure fn slice(&self, start: uint, end: uint) -> &'self [T] {
+    fn slice(&self, start: uint, end: uint) -> &'self [T] {
         slice(*self, start, end)
     }
 
     /// Returns the first element of a vector, failing if the vector is empty.
     #[inline]
-    pure fn head(&self) -> &'self T { head(*self) }
+    fn head(&self) -> &'self T { head(*self) }
 
     /// Returns the first element of a vector
     #[inline]
-    pure fn head_opt(&self) -> Option<&'self T> { head_opt(*self) }
+    fn head_opt(&self) -> Option<&'self T> { head_opt(*self) }
 
     /// Returns all but the first element of a vector
     #[inline]
-    pure fn tail(&self) -> &'self [T] { tail(*self) }
+    fn tail(&self) -> &'self [T] { tail(*self) }
 
     /// Returns all but the first `n' elements of a vector
     #[inline]
-    pure fn tailn(&self, n: uint) -> &'self [T] { tailn(*self, n) }
+    fn tailn(&self, n: uint) -> &'self [T] { tailn(*self, n) }
 
     /// Returns all but the last elemnt of a vector
     #[inline]
-    pure fn init(&self) -> &'self [T] { init(*self) }
+    fn init(&self) -> &'self [T] { init(*self) }
 
     /// Returns all but the last `n' elemnts of a vector
     #[inline]
-    pure fn initn(&self, n: uint) -> &'self [T] { initn(*self, n) }
+    fn initn(&self, n: uint) -> &'self [T] { initn(*self, n) }
 
     /// Returns the last element of a `v`, failing if the vector is empty.
     #[inline]
-    pure fn last(&self) -> &'self T { last(*self) }
+    fn last(&self) -> &'self T { last(*self) }
 
     /// Returns the last element of a `v`, failing if the vector is empty.
     #[inline]
-    pure fn last_opt(&self) -> Option<&'self T> { last_opt(*self) }
+    fn last_opt(&self) -> Option<&'self T> { last_opt(*self) }
 
     /// Iterates over a vector's elements in reverse.
     #[inline]
-    pure fn each_reverse(&self, blk: &fn(&T) -> bool) {
+    fn each_reverse(&self, blk: &fn(&T) -> bool) {
         each_reverse(*self, blk)
     }
 
     /// Iterates over a vector's elements and indices in reverse.
     #[inline]
-    pure fn eachi_reverse(&self, blk: &fn(uint, &T) -> bool) {
+    fn eachi_reverse(&self, blk: &fn(uint, &T) -> bool) {
         eachi_reverse(*self, blk)
     }
 
     /// Reduce a vector from right to left
     #[inline]
-    pure fn foldr<U:Copy>(&self, z: U, p: &fn(t: &T, u: U) -> U) -> U {
+    fn foldr<U:Copy>(&self, z: U, p: &fn(t: &T, u: U) -> U) -> U {
         foldr(*self, z, p)
     }
 
     /// Apply a function to each element of a vector and return the results
     #[inline]
-    pure fn map<U>(&self, f: &fn(t: &T) -> U) -> ~[U] { map(*self, f) }
+    fn map<U>(&self, f: &fn(t: &T) -> U) -> ~[U] { map(*self, f) }
 
     /**
      * Apply a function to the index and value of each element in the vector
      * and return the results
      */
-    pure fn mapi<U>(&self, f: &fn(uint, t: &T) -> U) -> ~[U] {
+    fn mapi<U>(&self, f: &fn(uint, t: &T) -> U) -> ~[U] {
         mapi(*self, f)
     }
 
@@ -1835,7 +1832,7 @@ impl<T> ImmutableVector<T> for &'self [T] {
      *
      *     If the vector is empty, true is returned.
      */
-    pure fn alli(&self, f: &fn(uint, t: &T) -> bool) -> bool {
+    fn alli(&self, f: &fn(uint, t: &T) -> bool) -> bool {
         alli(*self, f)
     }
     /**
@@ -1843,7 +1840,7 @@ impl<T> ImmutableVector<T> for &'self [T] {
      * of each result vector
      */
     #[inline]
-    pure fn flat_map<U>(&self, f: &fn(t: &T) -> ~[U]) -> ~[U] {
+    fn flat_map<U>(&self, f: &fn(t: &T) -> ~[U]) -> ~[U] {
         flat_map(*self, f)
     }
     /**
@@ -1853,16 +1850,16 @@ impl<T> ImmutableVector<T> for &'self [T] {
      * the resulting vector.
      */
     #[inline]
-    pure fn filter_mapped<U:Copy>(&self, f: &fn(t: &T) -> Option<U>) -> ~[U] {
+    fn filter_mapped<U:Copy>(&self, f: &fn(t: &T) -> Option<U>) -> ~[U] {
         filter_mapped(*self, f)
     }
 }
 
 pub trait ImmutableEqVector<T:Eq> {
-    pure fn position(&self, f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> Option<uint>;
-    pure fn position_elem(&self, t: &T) -> Option<uint>;
-    pure fn rposition(&self, f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> Option<uint>;
-    pure fn rposition_elem(&self, t: &T) -> Option<uint>;
+    fn position(&self, f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> Option<uint>;
+    fn position_elem(&self, t: &T) -> Option<uint>;
+    fn rposition(&self, f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> Option<uint>;
+    fn rposition_elem(&self, t: &T) -> Option<uint>;
 }
 
 impl<T:Eq> ImmutableEqVector<T> for &'self [T] {
@@ -1874,13 +1871,13 @@ impl<T:Eq> ImmutableEqVector<T> for &'self [T] {
      * elements then none is returned.
      */
     #[inline]
-    pure fn position(&self, f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> Option<uint> {
+    fn position(&self, f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> Option<uint> {
         position(*self, f)
     }
 
     /// Find the first index containing a matching value
     #[inline]
-    pure fn position_elem(&self, x: &T) -> Option<uint> {
+    fn position_elem(&self, x: &T) -> Option<uint> {
         position_elem(*self, x)
     }
 
@@ -1892,21 +1889,21 @@ impl<T:Eq> ImmutableEqVector<T> for &'self [T] {
      * returned. If `f` matches no elements then none is returned.
      */
     #[inline]
-    pure fn rposition(&self, f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> Option<uint> {
+    fn rposition(&self, f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> Option<uint> {
         rposition(*self, f)
     }
 
     /// Find the last index containing a matching value
     #[inline]
-    pure fn rposition_elem(&self, t: &T) -> Option<uint> {
+    fn rposition_elem(&self, t: &T) -> Option<uint> {
         rposition_elem(*self, t)
     }
 }
 
 pub trait ImmutableCopyableVector<T> {
-    pure fn filtered(&self, f: &fn(&T) -> bool) -> ~[T];
-    pure fn rfind(&self, f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> Option<T>;
-    pure fn partitioned(&self, f: &fn(&T) -> bool) -> (~[T], ~[T]);
+    fn filtered(&self, f: &fn(&T) -> bool) -> ~[T];
+    fn rfind(&self, f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> Option<T>;
+    fn partitioned(&self, f: &fn(&T) -> bool) -> (~[T], ~[T]);
 }
 
 /// Extension methods for vectors
@@ -1919,7 +1916,7 @@ impl<T:Copy> ImmutableCopyableVector<T> for &'self [T] {
      * containing only those elements for which `f` returned true.
      */
     #[inline]
-    pure fn filtered(&self, f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> ~[T] {
+    fn filtered(&self, f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> ~[T] {
         filtered(*self, f)
     }
 
@@ -1931,7 +1928,7 @@ impl<T:Copy> ImmutableCopyableVector<T> for &'self [T] {
      * returned. If `f` matches no elements then none is returned.
      */
     #[inline]
-    pure fn rfind(&self, f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> Option<T> {
+    fn rfind(&self, f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> Option<T> {
         rfind(*self, f)
     }
 
@@ -1940,7 +1937,7 @@ impl<T:Copy> ImmutableCopyableVector<T> for &'self [T] {
      * those that do not.
      */
     #[inline]
-    pure fn partitioned(&self, f: &fn(&T) -> bool) -> (~[T], ~[T]) {
+    fn partitioned(&self, f: &fn(&T) -> bool) -> (~[T], ~[T]) {
         partitioned(*self, f)
     }
 }
@@ -1955,10 +1952,10 @@ pub trait OwnedVector<T> {
     fn remove(&mut self, i: uint) -> T;
     fn swap_remove(&mut self, index: uint) -> T;
     fn truncate(&mut self, newlen: uint);
-    fn retain(&mut self, f: &pure fn(t: &T) -> bool);
+    fn retain(&mut self, f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool);
     fn consume(self, f: &fn(uint, v: T));
     fn filter(self, f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) -> ~[T];
-    fn partition(self, f: &pure fn(&T) -> bool) -> (~[T], ~[T]);
+    fn partition(self, f: &fn(&T) -> bool) -> (~[T], ~[T]);
     fn grow_fn(&mut self, n: uint, op: iter::InitOp<T>);
 }
 
@@ -2009,7 +2006,7 @@ impl<T> OwnedVector<T> for ~[T] {
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    fn retain(&mut self, f: &pure fn(t: &T) -> bool) {
+    fn retain(&mut self, f: &fn(t: &T) -> bool) {
         retain(self, f);
     }
 
@@ -2258,7 +2255,7 @@ pub mod bytes {
     use vec;
 
     /// Bytewise string comparison
-    pub pure fn memcmp(a: &~[u8], b: &~[u8]) -> int {
+    pub fn memcmp(a: &~[u8], b: &~[u8]) -> int {
         let a_len = a.len();
         let b_len = b.len();
         let n = uint::min(a_len, b_len) as libc::size_t;
@@ -2279,22 +2276,22 @@ pub mod bytes {
     }
 
     /// Bytewise less than or equal
-    pub pure fn lt(a: &~[u8], b: &~[u8]) -> bool { memcmp(a, b) < 0 }
+    pub fn lt(a: &~[u8], b: &~[u8]) -> bool { memcmp(a, b) < 0 }
 
     /// Bytewise less than or equal
-    pub pure fn le(a: &~[u8], b: &~[u8]) -> bool { memcmp(a, b) <= 0 }
+    pub fn le(a: &~[u8], b: &~[u8]) -> bool { memcmp(a, b) <= 0 }
 
     /// Bytewise equality
-    pub pure fn eq(a: &~[u8], b: &~[u8]) -> bool { memcmp(a, b) == 0 }
+    pub fn eq(a: &~[u8], b: &~[u8]) -> bool { memcmp(a, b) == 0 }
 
     /// Bytewise inequality
-    pub pure fn ne(a: &~[u8], b: &~[u8]) -> bool { memcmp(a, b) != 0 }
+    pub fn ne(a: &~[u8], b: &~[u8]) -> bool { memcmp(a, b) != 0 }
 
     /// Bytewise greater than or equal
-    pub pure fn ge(a: &~[u8], b: &~[u8]) -> bool { memcmp(a, b) >= 0 }
+    pub fn ge(a: &~[u8], b: &~[u8]) -> bool { memcmp(a, b) >= 0 }
 
     /// Bytewise greater than
-    pub pure fn gt(a: &~[u8], b: &~[u8]) -> bool { memcmp(a, b) > 0 }
+    pub fn gt(a: &~[u8], b: &~[u8]) -> bool { memcmp(a, b) > 0 }
 
     /**
       * Copies data from one vector to another.
@@ -2314,25 +2311,25 @@ pub mod bytes {
 
 impl<A> iter::BaseIter<A> for &'self [A] {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn each(&self, blk: &fn(v: &'self A) -> bool) { each(*self, blk) }
+    fn each(&self, blk: &fn(v: &'self A) -> bool) { each(*self, blk) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn size_hint(&self) -> Option<uint> { Some(self.len()) }
+    fn size_hint(&self) -> Option<uint> { Some(self.len()) }
 }
 
 // FIXME(#4148): This should be redundant
 impl<A> iter::BaseIter<A> for ~[A] {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn each(&self, blk: &fn(v: &'self A) -> bool) { each(*self, blk) }
+    fn each(&self, blk: &fn(v: &'self A) -> bool) { each(*self, blk) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn size_hint(&self) -> Option<uint> { Some(self.len()) }
+    fn size_hint(&self) -> Option<uint> { Some(self.len()) }
 }
 
 // FIXME(#4148): This should be redundant
 impl<A> iter::BaseIter<A> for @[A] {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn each(&self, blk: &fn(v: &'self A) -> bool) { each(*self, blk) }
+    fn each(&self, blk: &fn(v: &'self A) -> bool) { each(*self, blk) }
     #[inline(always)]
-    pure fn size_hint(&self) -> Option<uint> { Some(self.len()) }
+    fn size_hint(&self) -> Option<uint> { Some(self.len()) }
 }
 
 impl<A> iter::MutableIter<A> for &'self mut [A] {
@@ -2359,25 +2356,25 @@ impl<A> iter::MutableIter<A> for @mut [A] {
 }
 
 impl<A> iter::ExtendedIter<A> for &'self [A] {
-    pub pure fn eachi(&self, blk: &fn(uint, v: &A) -> bool) {
+    pub fn eachi(&self, blk: &fn(uint, v: &A) -> bool) {
         iter::eachi(self, blk)
     }
-    pub pure fn all(&self, blk: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> bool {
+    pub fn all(&self, blk: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> bool {
         iter::all(self, blk)
     }
-    pub pure fn any(&self, blk: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> bool {
+    pub fn any(&self, blk: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> bool {
         iter::any(self, blk)
     }
-    pub pure fn foldl<B>(&self, b0: B, blk: &fn(&B, &A) -> B) -> B {
+    pub fn foldl<B>(&self, b0: B, blk: &fn(&B, &A) -> B) -> B {
         iter::foldl(self, b0, blk)
     }
-    pub pure fn position(&self, f: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> Option<uint> {
+    pub fn position(&self, f: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> Option<uint> {
         iter::position(self, f)
     }
-    pure fn map_to_vec<B>(&self, op: &fn(&A) -> B) -> ~[B] {
+    fn map_to_vec<B>(&self, op: &fn(&A) -> B) -> ~[B] {
         iter::map_to_vec(self, op)
     }
-    pure fn flat_map_to_vec<B,IB:BaseIter<B>>(&self, op: &fn(&A) -> IB)
+    fn flat_map_to_vec<B,IB:BaseIter<B>>(&self, op: &fn(&A) -> IB)
         -> ~[B] {
         iter::flat_map_to_vec(self, op)
     }
@@ -2385,25 +2382,25 @@ impl<A> iter::ExtendedIter<A> for &'self [A] {
 
 // FIXME(#4148): This should be redundant
 impl<A> iter::ExtendedIter<A> for ~[A] {
-    pub pure fn eachi(&self, blk: &fn(uint, v: &A) -> bool) {
+    pub fn eachi(&self, blk: &fn(uint, v: &A) -> bool) {
         iter::eachi(self, blk)
     }
-    pub pure fn all(&self, blk: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> bool {
+    pub fn all(&self, blk: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> bool {
         iter::all(self, blk)
     }
-    pub pure fn any(&self, blk: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> bool {
+    pub fn any(&self, blk: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> bool {
         iter::any(self, blk)
     }
-    pub pure fn foldl<B>(&self, b0: B, blk: &fn(&B, &A) -> B) -> B {
+    pub fn foldl<B>(&self, b0: B, blk: &fn(&B, &A) -> B) -> B {
         iter::foldl(self, b0, blk)
     }
-    pub pure fn position(&self, f: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> Option<uint> {
+    pub fn position(&self, f: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> Option<uint> {
         iter::position(self, f)
     }
-    pure fn map_to_vec<B>(&self, op: &fn(&A) -> B) -> ~[B] {
+    fn map_to_vec<B>(&self, op: &fn(&A) -> B) -> ~[B] {
         iter::map_to_vec(self, op)
     }
-    pure fn flat_map_to_vec<B,IB:BaseIter<B>>(&self, op: &fn(&A) -> IB)
+    fn flat_map_to_vec<B,IB:BaseIter<B>>(&self, op: &fn(&A) -> IB)
         -> ~[B] {
         iter::flat_map_to_vec(self, op)
     }
@@ -2411,98 +2408,98 @@ impl<A> iter::ExtendedIter<A> for ~[A] {
 
 // FIXME(#4148): This should be redundant
 impl<A> iter::ExtendedIter<A> for @[A] {
-    pub pure fn eachi(&self, blk: &fn(uint, v: &A) -> bool) {
+    pub fn eachi(&self, blk: &fn(uint, v: &A) -> bool) {
         iter::eachi(self, blk)
     }
-    pub pure fn all(&self, blk: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> bool {
+    pub fn all(&self, blk: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> bool {
         iter::all(self, blk)
     }
-    pub pure fn any(&self, blk: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> bool {
+    pub fn any(&self, blk: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> bool {
         iter::any(self, blk)
     }
-    pub pure fn foldl<B>(&self, b0: B, blk: &fn(&B, &A) -> B) -> B {
+    pub fn foldl<B>(&self, b0: B, blk: &fn(&B, &A) -> B) -> B {
         iter::foldl(self, b0, blk)
     }
-    pub pure fn position(&self, f: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> Option<uint> {
+    pub fn position(&self, f: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> Option<uint> {
         iter::position(self, f)
     }
-    pure fn map_to_vec<B>(&self, op: &fn(&A) -> B) -> ~[B] {
+    fn map_to_vec<B>(&self, op: &fn(&A) -> B) -> ~[B] {
         iter::map_to_vec(self, op)
     }
-    pure fn flat_map_to_vec<B,IB:BaseIter<B>>(&self, op: &fn(&A) -> IB)
+    fn flat_map_to_vec<B,IB:BaseIter<B>>(&self, op: &fn(&A) -> IB)
         -> ~[B] {
         iter::flat_map_to_vec(self, op)
     }
 }
 
 impl<A:Eq> iter::EqIter<A> for &'self [A] {
-    pub pure fn contains(&self, x: &A) -> bool { iter::contains(self, x) }
-    pub pure fn count(&self, x: &A) -> uint { iter::count(self, x) }
+    pub fn contains(&self, x: &A) -> bool { iter::contains(self, x) }
+    pub fn count(&self, x: &A) -> uint { iter::count(self, x) }
 }
 
 // FIXME(#4148): This should be redundant
 impl<A:Eq> iter::EqIter<A> for ~[A] {
-    pub pure fn contains(&self, x: &A) -> bool { iter::contains(self, x) }
-    pub pure fn count(&self, x: &A) -> uint { iter::count(self, x) }
+    pub fn contains(&self, x: &A) -> bool { iter::contains(self, x) }
+    pub fn count(&self, x: &A) -> uint { iter::count(self, x) }
 }
 
 // FIXME(#4148): This should be redundant
 impl<A:Eq> iter::EqIter<A> for @[A] {
-    pub pure fn contains(&self, x: &A) -> bool { iter::contains(self, x) }
-    pub pure fn count(&self, x: &A) -> uint { iter::count(self, x) }
+    pub fn contains(&self, x: &A) -> bool { iter::contains(self, x) }
+    pub fn count(&self, x: &A) -> uint { iter::count(self, x) }
 }
 
 impl<A:Copy> iter::CopyableIter<A> for &'self [A] {
-    pure fn filter_to_vec(&self, pred: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> ~[A] {
+    fn filter_to_vec(&self, pred: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> ~[A] {
         iter::filter_to_vec(self, pred)
     }
-    pure fn to_vec(&self) -> ~[A] { iter::to_vec(self) }
-    pub pure fn find(&self, f: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> Option<A> {
+    fn to_vec(&self) -> ~[A] { iter::to_vec(self) }
+    pub fn find(&self, f: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> Option<A> {
         iter::find(self, f)
     }
 }
 
 // FIXME(#4148): This should be redundant
 impl<A:Copy> iter::CopyableIter<A> for ~[A] {
-    pure fn filter_to_vec(&self, pred: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> ~[A] {
+    fn filter_to_vec(&self, pred: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> ~[A] {
         iter::filter_to_vec(self, pred)
     }
-    pure fn to_vec(&self) -> ~[A] { iter::to_vec(self) }
-    pub pure fn find(&self, f: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> Option<A> {
+    fn to_vec(&self) -> ~[A] { iter::to_vec(self) }
+    pub fn find(&self, f: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> Option<A> {
         iter::find(self, f)
     }
 }
 
 // FIXME(#4148): This should be redundant
 impl<A:Copy> iter::CopyableIter<A> for @[A] {
-    pure fn filter_to_vec(&self, pred: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> ~[A] {
+    fn filter_to_vec(&self, pred: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> ~[A] {
         iter::filter_to_vec(self, pred)
     }
-    pure fn to_vec(&self) -> ~[A] { iter::to_vec(self) }
-    pub pure fn find(&self, f: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> Option<A> {
+    fn to_vec(&self) -> ~[A] { iter::to_vec(self) }
+    pub fn find(&self, f: &fn(&A) -> bool) -> Option<A> {
         iter::find(self, f)
     }
 }
 
 impl<A:Copy + Ord> iter::CopyableOrderedIter<A> for &'self [A] {
-    pure fn min(&self) -> A { iter::min(self) }
-    pure fn max(&self) -> A { iter::max(self) }
+    fn min(&self) -> A { iter::min(self) }
+    fn max(&self) -> A { iter::max(self) }
 }
 
 // FIXME(#4148): This should be redundant
 impl<A:Copy + Ord> iter::CopyableOrderedIter<A> for ~[A] {
-    pure fn min(&self) -> A { iter::min(self) }
-    pure fn max(&self) -> A { iter::max(self) }
+    fn min(&self) -> A { iter::min(self) }
+    fn max(&self) -> A { iter::max(self) }
 }
 
 // FIXME(#4148): This should be redundant
 impl<A:Copy + Ord> iter::CopyableOrderedIter<A> for @[A] {
-    pure fn min(&self) -> A { iter::min(self) }
-    pure fn max(&self) -> A { iter::max(self) }
+    fn min(&self) -> A { iter::min(self) }
+    fn max(&self) -> A { iter::max(self) }
 }
 
 impl<A:Copy> iter::CopyableNonstrictIter<A> for &'self [A] {
-    pure fn each_val(&const self, f: &fn(A) -> bool) {
+    fn each_val(&const self, f: &fn(A) -> bool) {
         let mut i = 0;
         while i < self.len() {
             if !f(copy self[i]) { break; }
@@ -2513,7 +2510,7 @@ impl<A:Copy> iter::CopyableNonstrictIter<A> for &'self [A] {
 
 // FIXME(#4148): This should be redundant
 impl<A:Copy> iter::CopyableNonstrictIter<A> for ~[A] {
-    pure fn each_val(&const self, f: &fn(A) -> bool) {
+    fn each_val(&const self, f: &fn(A) -> bool) {
         let mut i = 0;
         while i < uniq_len(self) {
             if !f(copy self[i]) { break; }
@@ -2524,7 +2521,7 @@ impl<A:Copy> iter::CopyableNonstrictIter<A> for ~[A] {
 
 // FIXME(#4148): This should be redundant
 impl<A:Copy> iter::CopyableNonstrictIter<A> for @[A] {
-    pure fn each_val(&const self, f: &fn(A) -> bool) {
+    fn each_val(&const self, f: &fn(A) -> bool) {
         let mut i = 0;
         while i < self.len() {
             if !f(copy self[i]) { break; }
@@ -2559,11 +2556,11 @@ mod tests {
 
     fn square_ref(n: &uint) -> uint { square(*n) }
 
-    pure fn is_three(n: &uint) -> bool { *n == 3u }
+    fn is_three(n: &uint) -> bool { *n == 3u }
 
-    pure fn is_odd(n: &uint) -> bool { *n % 2u == 1u }
+    fn is_odd(n: &uint) -> bool { *n % 2u == 1u }
 
-    pure fn is_equal(x: &uint, y:&uint) -> bool { *x == *y }
+    fn is_equal(x: &uint, y:&uint) -> bool { *x == *y }
 
     fn square_if_odd_r(n: &uint) -> Option<uint> {
         if *n % 2u == 1u { Some(*n * *n) } else { None }