3 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/liballoc/lib.rs b/src/liballoc/lib.rs
index 021395d0c82..0493f92bc52 100644
--- a/src/liballoc/lib.rs
+++ b/src/liballoc/lib.rs
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@
 #![feature(pointer_methods)]
 #![feature(inclusive_range_fields)]
 #![cfg_attr(stage0, feature(generic_param_attrs))]
+#![feature(rustc_const_unstable)]
 
 #![cfg_attr(not(test), feature(fn_traits, i128))]
 #![cfg_attr(test, feature(test))]
diff --git a/src/liballoc/raw_vec.rs b/src/liballoc/raw_vec.rs
index 7ef0a27fc72..eb25ae17511 100644
--- a/src/liballoc/raw_vec.rs
+++ b/src/liballoc/raw_vec.rs
@@ -56,14 +56,16 @@ pub struct RawVec<T, A: Alloc = Global> {
 impl<T, A: Alloc> RawVec<T, A> {
     /// Like `new` but parameterized over the choice of allocator for
     /// the returned RawVec.
-    pub fn new_in(a: A) -> Self {
+    pub const fn new_in(a: A) -> Self {
         // !0 is usize::MAX. This branch should be stripped at compile time.
-        let cap = if mem::size_of::<T>() == 0 { !0 } else { 0 };
+        // FIXME(mark-i-m): use this line when `if`s are allowed in `const`
+        //let cap = if mem::size_of::<T>() == 0 { !0 } else { 0 };
 
         // Unique::empty() doubles as "unallocated" and "zero-sized allocation"
         RawVec {
             ptr: Unique::empty(),
-            cap,
+            // FIXME(mark-i-m): use `cap` when ifs are allowed in const
+            cap: [0, !0][(mem::size_of::<T>() == 0) as usize],
             a,
         }
     }
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ impl<T> RawVec<T, Global> {
     /// RawVec with capacity 0. If T has 0 size, then it makes a
     /// RawVec with capacity `usize::MAX`. Useful for implementing
     /// delayed allocation.
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
+    pub const fn new() -> Self {
         Self::new_in(Global)
     }
 
diff --git a/src/liballoc/vec.rs b/src/liballoc/vec.rs
index b184404c15b..35d0a69a05a 100644
--- a/src/liballoc/vec.rs
+++ b/src/liballoc/vec.rs
@@ -322,7 +322,8 @@ impl<T> Vec<T> {
     /// ```
     #[inline]
     #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
-    pub fn new() -> Vec<T> {
+    #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_vec_new")]
+    pub const fn new() -> Vec<T> {
         Vec {
             buf: RawVec::new(),
             len: 0,