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-rw-r--r--src/libstd/io/buffered.rs11
-rw-r--r--src/libstd/io/comm_adapters.rs12
-rw-r--r--src/libstd/io/extensions.rs8
-rw-r--r--src/libstd/io/fs.rs30
-rw-r--r--src/libstd/io/mem.rs4
-rw-r--r--src/libstd/io/mod.rs2
-rw-r--r--src/libstd/io/net/pipe.rs28
-rw-r--r--src/libstd/io/net/tcp.rs26
-rw-r--r--src/libstd/io/net/udp.rs32
-rw-r--r--src/libstd/io/process.rs18
-rw-r--r--src/libstd/io/result.rs6
-rw-r--r--src/libstd/io/stdio.rs8
-rw-r--r--src/libstd/io/test.rs6
-rw-r--r--src/libstd/io/timer.rs6
14 files changed, 98 insertions, 99 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstd/io/buffered.rs b/src/libstd/io/buffered.rs
index 95c44e6a3fc..9cd8dbcc509 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/buffered.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/buffered.rs
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ impl<W: Writer> BufferedWriter<W> {
     ///
     /// The buffer is flushed before returning the writer.
     pub fn unwrap(mut self) -> W {
-        // FIXME(#12628): is failing the right thing to do if flushing fails?
+        // FIXME(#12628): is panicking the right thing to do if flushing panicks?
         self.flush_buf().unwrap();
         self.inner.take().unwrap()
     }
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ impl<W: Writer> Writer for BufferedWriter<W> {
 impl<W: Writer> Drop for BufferedWriter<W> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         if self.inner.is_some() {
-            // dtors should not fail, so we ignore a failed flush
+            // dtors should not panic, so we ignore a panicked flush
             let _ = self.flush_buf();
         }
     }
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ mod test {
 
     #[test]
     #[should_fail]
-    fn dont_fail_in_drop_on_failed_flush() {
+    fn dont_panic_in_drop_on_panicked_flush() {
         struct FailFlushWriter;
 
         impl Writer for FailFlushWriter {
@@ -623,9 +623,8 @@ mod test {
         let writer = FailFlushWriter;
         let _writer = BufferedWriter::new(writer);
 
-        // Trigger failure. If writer fails *again* due to the flush
-        // error then the process will abort.
-        fail!();
+        // If writer panics *again* due to the flush error then the process will abort.
+        panic!();
     }
 
     #[bench]
diff --git a/src/libstd/io/comm_adapters.rs b/src/libstd/io/comm_adapters.rs
index bd9577c8cfc..07f4ebda2d4 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/comm_adapters.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/comm_adapters.rs
@@ -188,14 +188,14 @@ mod test {
         assert_eq!(a, buf.as_slice());
 
         match reader.read(buf.as_mut_slice()) {
-            Ok(..) => fail!(),
+            Ok(..) => panic!(),
             Err(e) => assert_eq!(e.kind, io::EndOfFile),
         }
         assert_eq!(a, buf.as_slice());
 
-        // Ensure it continues to fail in the same way.
+        // Ensure it continues to panic in the same way.
         match reader.read(buf.as_mut_slice()) {
-            Ok(..) => fail!(),
+            Ok(..) => panic!(),
             Err(e) => assert_eq!(e.kind, io::EndOfFile),
         }
         assert_eq!(a, buf.as_slice());
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ mod test {
         assert_eq!(Ok("hello world\n".to_string()), reader.read_line());
         assert_eq!(Ok("how are you?".to_string()), reader.read_line());
         match reader.read_line() {
-            Ok(..) => fail!(),
+            Ok(..) => panic!(),
             Err(e) => assert_eq!(e.kind, io::EndOfFile),
         }
     }
@@ -232,12 +232,12 @@ mod test {
         let wanted = vec![0u8, 0u8, 0u8, 42u8];
         let got = match task::try(proc() { rx.recv() }) {
             Ok(got) => got,
-            Err(_) => fail!(),
+            Err(_) => panic!(),
         };
         assert_eq!(wanted, got);
 
         match writer.write_u8(1) {
-            Ok(..) => fail!(),
+            Ok(..) => panic!(),
             Err(e) => assert_eq!(e.kind, io::BrokenPipe),
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/libstd/io/extensions.rs b/src/libstd/io/extensions.rs
index 57741db5ae2..a595921fcf7 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/extensions.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/extensions.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ impl<'r, R: Reader> Iterator<IoResult<u8>> for Bytes<'r, R> {
 ///
 /// * `n`: The value to convert.
 /// * `size`: The size of the value, in bytes. This must be 8 or less, or task
-///           failure occurs. If this is less than 8, then a value of that
+///           panic occurs. If this is less than 8, then a value of that
 ///           many bytes is produced. For example, if `size` is 4, then a
 ///           32-bit byte representation is produced.
 /// * `f`: A callback that receives the value.
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ pub fn u64_to_le_bytes<T>(n: u64, size: uint, f: |v: &[u8]| -> T) -> T {
 ///
 /// * `n`: The value to convert.
 /// * `size`: The size of the value, in bytes. This must be 8 or less, or task
-///           failure occurs. If this is less than 8, then a value of that
+///           panic occurs. If this is less than 8, then a value of that
 ///           many bytes is produced. For example, if `size` is 4, then a
 ///           32-bit byte representation is produced.
 /// * `f`: A callback that receives the value.
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ pub fn u64_to_be_bytes<T>(n: u64, size: uint, f: |v: &[u8]| -> T) -> T {
 /// * `data`: The buffer in which to extract the value.
 /// * `start`: The offset at which to extract the value.
 /// * `size`: The size of the value in bytes to extract. This must be 8 or
-///           less, or task failure occurs. If this is less than 8, then only
+///           less, or task panic occurs. If this is less than 8, then only
 ///           that many bytes are parsed. For example, if `size` is 4, then a
 ///           32-bit value is parsed.
 pub fn u64_from_be_bytes(data: &[u8], start: uint, size: uint) -> u64 {
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ pub fn u64_from_be_bytes(data: &[u8], start: uint, size: uint) -> u64 {
     assert!(size <= 8u);
 
     if data.len() - start < size {
-        fail!("index out of bounds");
+        panic!("index out of bounds");
     }
 
     let mut buf = [0u8, ..8];
diff --git a/src/libstd/io/fs.rs b/src/libstd/io/fs.rs
index 8632fc63e52..f749d6c823e 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/fs.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/fs.rs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ impl File {
     ///
     /// let file = match File::open_mode(&p, Open, ReadWrite) {
     ///     Ok(f) => f,
-    ///     Err(e) => fail!("file error: {}", e),
+    ///     Err(e) => panic!("file error: {}", e),
     /// };
     /// // do some stuff with that file
     ///
@@ -957,13 +957,13 @@ mod test {
     macro_rules! check( ($e:expr) => (
         match $e {
             Ok(t) => t,
-            Err(e) => fail!("{} failed with: {}", stringify!($e), e),
+            Err(e) => panic!("{} failed with: {}", stringify!($e), e),
         }
     ) )
 
     macro_rules! error( ($e:expr, $s:expr) => (
         match $e {
-            Ok(val) => fail!("Unexpected success. Should've been: {}", $s),
+            Ok(val) => panic!("Unexpected success. Should've been: {}", $s),
             Err(ref err) => assert!(err.to_string().as_slice().contains($s.as_slice()),
                                     format!("`{}` did not contain `{}`", err, $s))
         }
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ mod test {
             let mut read_stream = File::open_mode(filename, Open, Read);
             let mut read_buf = [0, .. 1028];
             let read_str = match check!(read_stream.read(read_buf)) {
-                -1|0 => fail!("shouldn't happen"),
+                -1|0 => panic!("shouldn't happen"),
                 n => str::from_utf8(read_buf[..n]).unwrap().to_string()
             };
             assert_eq!(read_str.as_slice(), message);
@@ -1241,7 +1241,7 @@ mod test {
                 check!(File::open(f).read(mem));
                 let read_str = str::from_utf8(mem).unwrap();
                 let expected = match n {
-                    None|Some("") => fail!("really shouldn't happen.."),
+                    None|Some("") => panic!("really shouldn't happen.."),
                     Some(n) => format!("{}{}", prefix, n),
                 };
                 assert_eq!(expected.as_slice(), read_str);
@@ -1371,7 +1371,7 @@ mod test {
                     from.display(), to.display()));
 
         match copy(&from, &to) {
-            Ok(..) => fail!(),
+            Ok(..) => panic!(),
             Err(..) => {
                 assert!(!from.exists());
                 assert!(!to.exists());
@@ -1400,7 +1400,7 @@ mod test {
 
         check!(File::create(&out));
         match copy(&out, tmpdir.path()) {
-            Ok(..) => fail!(), Err(..) => {}
+            Ok(..) => panic!(), Err(..) => {}
         }
     }
 
@@ -1424,7 +1424,7 @@ mod test {
         let out = tmpdir.join("out");
 
         match copy(tmpdir.path(), &out) {
-            Ok(..) => fail!(), Err(..) => {}
+            Ok(..) => panic!(), Err(..) => {}
         }
         assert!(!out.exists());
     }
@@ -1475,7 +1475,7 @@ mod test {
     fn readlink_not_symlink() {
         let tmpdir = tmpdir();
         match readlink(tmpdir.path()) {
-            Ok(..) => fail!("wanted a failure"),
+            Ok(..) => panic!("wanted a failure"),
             Err(..) => {}
         }
     }
@@ -1501,12 +1501,12 @@ mod test {
 
         // can't link to yourself
         match link(&input, &input) {
-            Ok(..) => fail!("wanted a failure"),
+            Ok(..) => panic!("wanted a failure"),
             Err(..) => {}
         }
         // can't link to something that doesn't exist
         match link(&tmpdir.join("foo"), &tmpdir.join("bar")) {
-            Ok(..) => fail!("wanted a failure"),
+            Ok(..) => panic!("wanted a failure"),
             Err(..) => {}
         }
     }
@@ -1522,7 +1522,7 @@ mod test {
         assert!(!check!(stat(&file)).perm.contains(io::USER_WRITE));
 
         match chmod(&tmpdir.join("foo"), io::USER_RWX) {
-            Ok(..) => fail!("wanted a failure"),
+            Ok(..) => panic!("wanted a panic"),
             Err(..) => {}
         }
 
@@ -1580,7 +1580,7 @@ mod test {
         let tmpdir = tmpdir();
 
         match File::open_mode(&tmpdir.join("a"), io::Open, io::Read) {
-            Ok(..) => fail!(), Err(..) => {}
+            Ok(..) => panic!(), Err(..) => {}
         }
 
         // Perform each one twice to make sure that it succeeds the second time
@@ -1615,7 +1615,7 @@ mod test {
             let mut f = check!(File::open_mode(&tmpdir.join("h"), io::Open,
                                                io::Read));
             match f.write("wut".as_bytes()) {
-                Ok(..) => fail!(), Err(..) => {}
+                Ok(..) => panic!(), Err(..) => {}
             }
         }
         assert!(check!(stat(&tmpdir.join("h"))).size == 3,
@@ -1653,7 +1653,7 @@ mod test {
         let tmpdir = tmpdir();
 
         match change_file_times(&tmpdir.join("a"), 100, 200) {
-            Ok(..) => fail!(),
+            Ok(..) => panic!(),
             Err(..) => {}
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/libstd/io/mem.rs b/src/libstd/io/mem.rs
index dd4a3e05935..2f6dd7e4795 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/mem.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/mem.rs
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ mod test {
         writer.write([0]).unwrap();
 
         match writer.write([0, 0]) {
-            Ok(..) => fail!(),
+            Ok(..) => panic!(),
             Err(e) => assert_eq!(e.kind, io::OtherIoError),
         }
     }
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ mod test {
         let buf = [0xff];
         let mut r = BufReader::new(buf);
         match r.read_to_string() {
-            Ok(..) => fail!(),
+            Ok(..) => panic!(),
             Err(..) => {}
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/libstd/io/mod.rs b/src/libstd/io/mod.rs
index 8592d48974a..7826a6dd9c6 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/mod.rs
@@ -1730,7 +1730,7 @@ pub enum FileType {
 /// # fn foo() {
 /// let info = match Path::new("foo.txt").stat() {
 ///     Ok(stat) => stat,
-///     Err(e) => fail!("couldn't read foo.txt: {}", e),
+///     Err(e) => panic!("couldn't read foo.txt: {}", e),
 /// };
 ///
 /// println!("byte size: {}", info.size);
diff --git a/src/libstd/io/net/pipe.rs b/src/libstd/io/net/pipe.rs
index e0cf761fdbd..112094d1d39 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/net/pipe.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/net/pipe.rs
@@ -269,13 +269,13 @@ mod tests {
         spawn(proc() {
             match UnixStream::connect(&path2) {
                 Ok(c) => client(c),
-                Err(e) => fail!("failed connect: {}", e),
+                Err(e) => panic!("failed connect: {}", e),
             }
         });
 
         match acceptor.accept() {
             Ok(c) => server(c),
-            Err(e) => fail!("failed accept: {}", e),
+            Err(e) => panic!("failed accept: {}", e),
         }
     }
 
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn bind_error() {
         let path = "path/to/nowhere";
         match UnixListener::bind(&path) {
-            Ok(..) => fail!(),
+            Ok(..) => panic!(),
             Err(e) => {
                 assert!(e.kind == PermissionDenied || e.kind == FileNotFound ||
                         e.kind == InvalidInput);
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ mod tests {
             "path/to/nowhere"
         };
         match UnixStream::connect(&path) {
-            Ok(..) => fail!(),
+            Ok(..) => panic!(),
             Err(e) => {
                 assert!(e.kind == FileNotFound || e.kind == OtherIoError);
             }
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         let mut acceptor = match UnixListener::bind(&path1).listen() {
             Ok(a) => a,
-            Err(e) => fail!("failed listen: {}", e),
+            Err(e) => panic!("failed listen: {}", e),
         };
 
         spawn(proc() {
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ mod tests {
                 let mut stream = UnixStream::connect(&path2);
                 match stream.write([100]) {
                     Ok(..) => {}
-                    Err(e) => fail!("failed write: {}", e)
+                    Err(e) => panic!("failed write: {}", e)
                 }
             }
         });
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ mod tests {
             let mut buf = [0];
             match client.read(buf) {
                 Ok(..) => {}
-                Err(e) => fail!("failed read/accept: {}", e),
+                Err(e) => panic!("failed read/accept: {}", e),
             }
             assert_eq!(buf[0], 100);
         }
@@ -531,10 +531,10 @@ mod tests {
             match a.accept() {
                 Ok(..) => break,
                 Err(ref e) if e.kind == TimedOut => {}
-                Err(e) => fail!("error: {}", e),
+                Err(e) => panic!("error: {}", e),
             }
             ::task::deschedule();
-            if i == 1000 { fail!("should have a pending connection") }
+            if i == 1000 { panic!("should have a pending connection") }
         }
         drop(l);
 
@@ -659,9 +659,9 @@ mod tests {
             match s.write([0, .. 128 * 1024]) {
                 Ok(()) | Err(IoError { kind: ShortWrite(..), .. }) => {},
                 Err(IoError { kind: TimedOut, .. }) => break,
-                Err(e) => fail!("{}", e),
+                Err(e) => panic!("{}", e),
            }
-           if i == 1000 { fail!("should have filled up?!"); }
+           if i == 1000 { panic!("should have filled up?!"); }
         }
 
         // I'm not sure as to why, but apparently the write on windows always
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ mod tests {
             while amt < 100 * 128 * 1024 {
                 match s.read([0, ..128 * 1024]) {
                     Ok(n) => { amt += n; }
-                    Err(e) => fail!("{}", e),
+                    Err(e) => panic!("{}", e),
                 }
             }
             let _ = rx.recv_opt();
@@ -722,9 +722,9 @@ mod tests {
             match s.write([0, .. 128 * 1024]) {
                 Ok(()) | Err(IoError { kind: ShortWrite(..), .. }) => {},
                 Err(IoError { kind: TimedOut, .. }) => break,
-                Err(e) => fail!("{}", e),
+                Err(e) => panic!("{}", e),
            }
-           if i == 1000 { fail!("should have filled up?!"); }
+           if i == 1000 { panic!("should have filled up?!"); }
         }
 
         tx.send(());
diff --git a/src/libstd/io/net/tcp.rs b/src/libstd/io/net/tcp.rs
index d6528ce977e..09804ef5703 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/net/tcp.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/net/tcp.rs
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ impl TcpAcceptor {
     ///         match socket {
     ///             Ok(s) => { /* handle s */ }
     ///             Err(ref e) if e.kind == EndOfFile => break, // closed
-    ///             Err(e) => fail!("unexpected error: {}", e),
+    ///             Err(e) => panic!("unexpected error: {}", e),
     ///         }
     ///     }
     /// });
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn bind_error() {
         match TcpListener::bind("0.0.0.0", 1) {
-            Ok(..) => fail!(),
+            Ok(..) => panic!(),
             Err(e) => assert_eq!(e.kind, PermissionDenied),
         }
     }
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn connect_error() {
         match TcpStream::connect("0.0.0.0", 1) {
-            Ok(..) => fail!(),
+            Ok(..) => panic!(),
             Err(e) => assert_eq!(e.kind, ConnectionRefused),
         }
     }
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ mod test {
         assert!(nread.is_err());
 
         match stream.read(buf) {
-            Ok(..) => fail!(),
+            Ok(..) => panic!(),
             Err(ref e) => {
                 assert!(e.kind == NotConnected || e.kind == EndOfFile,
                         "unknown kind: {}", e.kind);
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ mod test {
         assert!(nread.is_err());
 
         match stream.read(buf) {
-            Ok(..) => fail!(),
+            Ok(..) => panic!(),
             Err(ref e) => {
                 assert!(e.kind == NotConnected || e.kind == EndOfFile,
                         "unknown kind: {}", e.kind);
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ mod test {
         let listener = TcpListener::bind(ip_str.as_slice(), port).unwrap().listen();
         assert!(listener.is_ok());
         match TcpListener::bind(ip_str.as_slice(), port).listen() {
-            Ok(..) => fail!(),
+            Ok(..) => panic!(),
             Err(e) => {
                 assert!(e.kind == ConnectionRefused || e.kind == OtherIoError,
                         "unknown error: {} {}", e, e.kind);
@@ -1266,10 +1266,10 @@ mod test {
                 match a.accept() {
                     Ok(..) => break,
                     Err(ref e) if e.kind == TimedOut => {}
-                    Err(e) => fail!("error: {}", e),
+                    Err(e) => panic!("error: {}", e),
                 }
                 ::task::deschedule();
-                if i == 1000 { fail!("should have a pending connection") }
+                if i == 1000 { panic!("should have a pending connection") }
             }
         }
 
@@ -1373,9 +1373,9 @@ mod test {
             match s.write([0, .. 128 * 1024]) {
                 Ok(()) | Err(IoError { kind: ShortWrite(..), .. }) => {},
                 Err(IoError { kind: TimedOut, .. }) => break,
-                Err(e) => fail!("{}", e),
+                Err(e) => panic!("{}", e),
            }
-           if i == 1000 { fail!("should have filled up?!"); }
+           if i == 1000 { panic!("should have filled up?!"); }
         }
         assert_eq!(s.write([0]).err().unwrap().kind, TimedOut);
 
@@ -1398,7 +1398,7 @@ mod test {
             while amt < 100 * 128 * 1024 {
                 match s.read([0, ..128 * 1024]) {
                     Ok(n) => { amt += n; }
-                    Err(e) => fail!("{}", e),
+                    Err(e) => panic!("{}", e),
                 }
             }
             let _ = rx.recv_opt();
@@ -1435,9 +1435,9 @@ mod test {
             match s.write([0, .. 128 * 1024]) {
                 Ok(()) | Err(IoError { kind: ShortWrite(..), .. }) => {},
                 Err(IoError { kind: TimedOut, .. }) => break,
-                Err(e) => fail!("{}", e),
+                Err(e) => panic!("{}", e),
            }
-           if i == 1000 { fail!("should have filled up?!"); }
+           if i == 1000 { panic!("should have filled up?!"); }
         }
         assert_eq!(s.write([0]).err().unwrap().kind, TimedOut);
 
diff --git a/src/libstd/io/net/udp.rs b/src/libstd/io/net/udp.rs
index 7d9eea3a732..ad9ed090a5b 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/net/udp.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/net/udp.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ use rt::rtio;
 ///     let addr = SocketAddr { ip: Ipv4Addr(127, 0, 0, 1), port: 34254 };
 ///     let mut socket = match UdpSocket::bind(addr) {
 ///         Ok(s) => s,
-///         Err(e) => fail!("couldn't bind socket: {}", e),
+///         Err(e) => panic!("couldn't bind socket: {}", e),
 ///     };
 ///
 ///     let mut buf = [0, ..10];
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ mod test {
     fn bind_error() {
         let addr = SocketAddr { ip: Ipv4Addr(0, 0, 0, 0), port: 1 };
         match UdpSocket::bind(addr) {
-            Ok(..) => fail!(),
+            Ok(..) => panic!(),
             Err(e) => assert_eq!(e.kind, PermissionDenied),
         }
     }
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ mod test {
                     rx1.recv();
                     client.send_to([99], server_ip).unwrap()
                 }
-                Err(..) => fail!()
+                Err(..) => panic!()
             }
             tx2.send(());
         });
@@ -304,10 +304,10 @@ mod test {
                         assert_eq!(buf[0], 99);
                         assert_eq!(src, client_ip);
                     }
-                    Err(..) => fail!()
+                    Err(..) => panic!()
                 }
             }
-            Err(..) => fail!()
+            Err(..) => panic!()
         }
         rx2.recv();
     }
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ mod test {
                     rx.recv();
                     client.send_to([99], server_ip).unwrap()
                 }
-                Err(..) => fail!()
+                Err(..) => panic!()
             }
         });
 
@@ -338,10 +338,10 @@ mod test {
                         assert_eq!(buf[0], 99);
                         assert_eq!(src, client_ip);
                     }
-                    Err(..) => fail!()
+                    Err(..) => panic!()
                 }
             }
-            Err(..) => fail!()
+            Err(..) => panic!()
         }
     }
 
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ mod test {
                         let mut stream = client.connect(server_ip);
                         stream.write(val).unwrap();
                     }
-                    Err(..) => fail!()
+                    Err(..) => panic!()
                 }
             };
             rx1.recv();
@@ -382,10 +382,10 @@ mod test {
                         assert_eq!(nread, 1);
                         assert_eq!(buf[0], 99);
                     }
-                    Err(..) => fail!(),
+                    Err(..) => panic!(),
                 }
             }
-            Err(..) => fail!()
+            Err(..) => panic!()
         }
         rx2.recv();
     }
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ mod test {
                     rx1.recv();
                     stream.write([99]).unwrap();
                 }
-                Err(..) => fail!()
+                Err(..) => panic!()
             }
             tx2.send(());
         });
@@ -422,10 +422,10 @@ mod test {
                         assert_eq!(nread, 1);
                         assert_eq!(buf[0], 99);
                     }
-                    Err(..) => fail!()
+                    Err(..) => panic!()
                 }
             }
-            Err(..) => fail!()
+            Err(..) => panic!()
         }
         rx2.recv();
     }
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ mod test {
             rx.recv();
             match sock2.recv_from(buf) {
                 Ok(..) => {}
-                Err(e) => fail!("failed receive: {}", e),
+                Err(e) => panic!("failed receive: {}", e),
             }
             serv_tx.send(());
         });
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ mod test {
             match a.send_to([0, ..4*1024], addr2) {
                 Ok(()) | Err(IoError { kind: ShortWrite(..), .. }) => {},
                 Err(IoError { kind: TimedOut, .. }) => break,
-                Err(e) => fail!("other error: {}", e),
+                Err(e) => panic!("other error: {}", e),
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/libstd/io/process.rs b/src/libstd/io/process.rs
index 88f8434b957..36d23590704 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/process.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/process.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ use std::hash::sip::SipState;
 ///
 /// let mut child = match Command::new("/bin/cat").arg("file.txt").spawn() {
 ///     Ok(child) => child,
-///     Err(e) => fail!("failed to execute child: {}", e),
+///     Err(e) => panic!("failed to execute child: {}", e),
 /// };
 ///
 /// let contents = child.stdout.as_mut().unwrap().read_to_end();
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ pub type EnvMap = HashMap<EnvKey, CString>;
 ///
 /// let mut process = match Command::new("sh").arg("-c").arg("echo hello").spawn() {
 ///   Ok(p) => p,
-///   Err(e) => fail!("failed to execute process: {}", e),
+///   Err(e) => panic!("failed to execute process: {}", e),
 /// };
 ///
 /// let output = process.stdout.as_mut().unwrap().read_to_end();
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ impl Command {
     ///
     /// let output = match Command::new("cat").arg("foot.txt").output() {
     ///     Ok(output) => output,
-    ///     Err(e) => fail!("failed to execute process: {}", e),
+    ///     Err(e) => panic!("failed to execute process: {}", e),
     /// };
     ///
     /// println!("status: {}", output.status);
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ impl Command {
     ///
     /// let status = match Command::new("ls").status() {
     ///     Ok(status) => status,
-    ///     Err(e) => fail!("failed to execute process: {}", e),
+    ///     Err(e) => panic!("failed to execute process: {}", e),
     /// };
     ///
     /// println!("process exited with: {}", status);
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn smoke_failure() {
         match Command::new("if-this-is-a-binary-then-the-world-has-ended").spawn() {
-            Ok(..) => fail!(),
+            Ok(..) => panic!(),
             Err(..) => {}
         }
     }
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ mod tests {
         let mut p = p.unwrap();
         match p.wait().unwrap() {
             process::ExitSignal(1) => {},
-            result => fail!("not terminated by signal 1 (instead, {})", result),
+            result => panic!("not terminated by signal 1 (instead, {})", result),
         }
     }
 
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_process_output_fail_to_start() {
         match Command::new("/no-binary-by-this-name-should-exist").output() {
             Err(e) => assert_eq!(e.kind, FileNotFound),
-            Ok(..) => fail!()
+            Ok(..) => panic!()
         }
     }
 
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ mod tests {
             }
             timer::sleep(Duration::milliseconds(100));
         }
-        fail!("never saw the child go away");
+        panic!("never saw the child go away");
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         let mut fdes = match file::open(&path.to_c_str(), Truncate, Write) {
             Ok(f) => f,
-            Err(_) => fail!("failed to open file descriptor"),
+            Err(_) => panic!("failed to open file descriptor"),
         };
 
         let mut cmd = pwd_cmd();
diff --git a/src/libstd/io/result.rs b/src/libstd/io/result.rs
index 03637079241..40793d98ee3 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/result.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/result.rs
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@ mod test {
             Err(io::standard_error(io::EndOfFile));
 
         match writer.write([0, 0, 0]) {
-            Ok(..) => fail!(),
+            Ok(..) => panic!(),
             Err(e) => assert_eq!(e.kind, io::EndOfFile),
         }
         match writer.flush() {
-            Ok(..) => fail!(),
+            Ok(..) => panic!(),
             Err(e) => assert_eq!(e.kind, io::EndOfFile),
         }
     }
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ mod test {
         let mut buf = [];
 
         match reader.read(buf) {
-            Ok(..) => fail!(),
+            Ok(..) => panic!(),
             Err(e) => assert_eq!(e.kind, io::EndOfFile),
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/libstd/io/stdio.rs b/src/libstd/io/stdio.rs
index 93037f765d6..5fd4faff6d2 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/stdio.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/stdio.rs
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ pub fn set_stdout(stdout: Box<Writer + Send>) -> Option<Box<Writer + Send>> {
 /// Resets the task-local stderr handle to the specified writer
 ///
 /// This will replace the current task's stderr handle, returning the old
-/// handle. Currently, the stderr handle is used for printing failure messages
-/// during task failure.
+/// handle. Currently, the stderr handle is used for printing panic messages
+/// during task panic.
 ///
 /// Note that this does not need to be called for all new tasks; the default
 /// output handle is to the process's stderr stream.
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ fn with_task_stdout(f: |&mut Writer| -> IoResult<()>) {
     };
     match result {
         Ok(()) => {}
-        Err(e) => fail!("failed printing to stdout: {}", e),
+        Err(e) => panic!("failed printing to stdout: {}", e),
     }
 }
 
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ mod tests {
         let (mut r, w) = (ChanReader::new(rx), ChanWriter::new(tx));
         spawn(proc() {
             ::realstd::io::stdio::set_stderr(box w);
-            fail!("my special message");
+            panic!("my special message");
         });
         let s = r.read_to_string().unwrap();
         assert!(s.as_slice().contains("my special message"));
diff --git a/src/libstd/io/test.rs b/src/libstd/io/test.rs
index 9b4333a6d82..6571dc41585 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/test.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/test.rs
@@ -139,14 +139,14 @@ mod darwin_fd_limit {
         if sysctl(&mut mib[0], 2, &mut maxfiles as *mut libc::c_int as *mut libc::c_void, &mut size,
                   null_mut(), 0) != 0 {
             let err = last_os_error();
-            fail!("raise_fd_limit: error calling sysctl: {}", err);
+            panic!("raise_fd_limit: error calling sysctl: {}", err);
         }
 
         // Fetch the current resource limits
         let mut rlim = rlimit{rlim_cur: 0, rlim_max: 0};
         if getrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE, &mut rlim) != 0 {
             let err = last_os_error();
-            fail!("raise_fd_limit: error calling getrlimit: {}", err);
+            panic!("raise_fd_limit: error calling getrlimit: {}", err);
         }
 
         // Bump the soft limit to the smaller of kern.maxfilesperproc and the hard limit
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ mod darwin_fd_limit {
         // Set our newly-increased resource limit
         if setrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE, &rlim) != 0 {
             let err = last_os_error();
-            fail!("raise_fd_limit: error calling setrlimit: {}", err);
+            panic!("raise_fd_limit: error calling setrlimit: {}", err);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/libstd/io/timer.rs b/src/libstd/io/timer.rs
index a657989fe12..d16199da77f 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/timer.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/timer.rs
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ mod test {
     fn oneshot_fail() {
         let mut timer = Timer::new().unwrap();
         let _rx = timer.oneshot(Duration::milliseconds(1));
-        fail!();
+        panic!();
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -348,14 +348,14 @@ mod test {
     fn period_fail() {
         let mut timer = Timer::new().unwrap();
         let _rx = timer.periodic(Duration::milliseconds(1));
-        fail!();
+        panic!();
     }
 
     #[test]
     #[should_fail]
     fn normal_fail() {
         let _timer = Timer::new().unwrap();
-        fail!();
+        panic!();
     }
 
     #[test]