2 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/src/libcore/task/mod.rs b/src/libcore/task/mod.rs
index 1518f80a125..d57bd5528bc 100644
--- a/src/libcore/task/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/task/mod.rs
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ pub fn task() -> TaskBuilder {
 priv impl TaskBuilder {
     fn consume(&mut self) -> TaskBuilder {
         if self.consumed {
-            fail!(~"Cannot copy a task_builder"); // Fake move mode on self
+            fail!("Cannot copy a task_builder"); // Fake move mode on self
         }
         self.consumed = true;
         let gen_body = replace(&mut self.gen_body, None);
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ pub impl TaskBuilder {
         // sending out messages.
 
         if self.opts.notify_chan.is_some() {
-            fail!(~"Can't set multiple future_results for one task!");
+            fail!("Can't set multiple future_results for one task!");
         }
 
         // Construct the future and give it to the caller.
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ pub fn yield() {
         let task_ = rt::rust_get_task();
         let killed = rt::rust_task_yield(task_);
         if killed && !failing() {
-            fail!(~"killed");
+            fail!("killed");
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/libcore/task/spawn.rs b/src/libcore/task/spawn.rs
index 9a1689ca056..fc38702bc16 100644
--- a/src/libcore/task/spawn.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/task/spawn.rs
@@ -569,10 +569,10 @@ pub fn spawn_raw(opts: TaskOpts, f: ~fn()) {
             spawn_raw_newsched(opts, f)
         }
         SchedulerContext => {
-            fail!(~"can't spawn from scheduler context")
+            fail!("can't spawn from scheduler context")
         }
         GlobalContext => {
-            fail!(~"can't spawn from global context")
+            fail!("can't spawn from global context")
         }
     }
 }
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ fn spawn_raw_oldsched(mut opts: TaskOpts, f: ~fn()) {
 
     fn new_task_in_sched(opts: SchedOpts) -> *rust_task {
         if opts.foreign_stack_size != None {
-            fail!(~"foreign_stack_size scheduler option unimplemented");
+            fail!("foreign_stack_size scheduler option unimplemented");
         }
 
         let num_threads = match opts.mode {
@@ -719,11 +719,11 @@ fn spawn_raw_oldsched(mut opts: TaskOpts, f: ~fn()) {
             SingleThreaded => 1u,
             ThreadPerCore => unsafe { rt::rust_num_threads() },
             ThreadPerTask => {
-                fail!(~"ThreadPerTask scheduling mode unimplemented")
+                fail!("ThreadPerTask scheduling mode unimplemented")
             }
             ManualThreads(threads) => {
                 if threads == 0u {
-                    fail!(~"can not create a scheduler with no threads");
+                    fail!("can not create a scheduler with no threads");
                 }
                 threads
             }