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+// Copyright 2012-2014 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+/*!
+
+Utilities for vector manipulation
+
+The `vec` module contains useful code to help work with vector values.
+Vectors are Rust's list type. Vectors contain zero or more values of
+homogeneous types:
+
+```rust
+let int_vector = [1,2,3];
+let str_vector = ["one", "two", "three"];
+ ```
+
+This is a big module, but for a high-level overview:
+
+## Structs
+
+Several structs that are useful for vectors, such as `Items`, which
+represents iteration over a vector.
+
+## Traits
+
+A number of traits add methods that allow you to accomplish tasks with vectors.
+
+Traits defined for the `&[T]` type (a vector slice), have methods that can be
+called on either owned vectors, denoted `~[T]`, or on vector slices themselves.
+These traits include `ImmutableVector`, and `MutableVector` for the `&mut [T]`
+case.
+
+An example is the method `.slice(a, b)` that returns an immutable "view" into
+a vector or a vector slice from the index interval `[a, b)`:
+
+```rust
+let numbers = [0, 1, 2];
+let last_numbers = numbers.slice(1, 3);
+// last_numbers is now &[1, 2]
+ ```
+
+Traits defined for the `~[T]` type, like `OwnedVector`, can only be called
+on such vectors. These methods deal with adding elements or otherwise changing
+the allocation of the vector.
+
+An example is the method `.push(element)` that will add an element at the end
+of the vector:
+
+```rust
+let mut numbers = ~[0, 1, 2];
+numbers.push(7);
+// numbers is now ~[0, 1, 2, 7];
+ ```
+
+## Implementations of other traits
+
+Vectors are a very useful type, and so there's several implementations of
+traits from other modules. Some notable examples:
+
+* `Clone`
+* `Eq`, `Ord`, `TotalEq`, `TotalOrd` -- vectors can be compared,
+  if the element type defines the corresponding trait.
+
+## Iteration
+
+The method `iter()` returns an iteration value for a vector or a vector slice.
+The iterator yields references to the vector's elements, so if the element
+type of the vector is `int`, the element type of the iterator is `&int`.
+
+```rust
+let numbers = [0, 1, 2];
+for &x in numbers.iter() {
+    println!("{} is a number!", x);
+}
+ ```
+
+* `.rev_iter()` returns an iterator with the same values as `.iter()`,
+  but going in the reverse order, starting with the back element.
+* `.mut_iter()` returns an iterator that allows modifying each value.
+* `.move_iter()` converts an owned vector into an iterator that
+  moves out a value from the vector each iteration.
+* Further iterators exist that split, chunk or permute the vector.
+
+## Function definitions
+
+There are a number of free functions that create or take vectors, for example:
+
+* Creating a vector, like `from_elem` and `from_fn`
+* Creating a vector with a given size: `with_capacity`
+* Modifying a vector and returning it, like `append`
+* Operations on paired elements, like `unzip`.
+
+*/
+
+#[warn(non_camel_case_types)];
+
+use cast;
+use cast::transmute;
+use ops::Drop;
+use clone::Clone;
+use container::{Container, Mutable};
+use cmp::{Eq, TotalOrd, Ordering, Less, Equal, Greater};
+use cmp;
+use default::Default;
+use fmt;
+use iter::*;
+use num::{CheckedAdd, Saturating, checked_next_power_of_two, div_rem};
+use option::{None, Option, Some};
+use ptr;
+use ptr::RawPtr;
+use rt::global_heap::{malloc_raw, realloc_raw, exchange_free};
+use result::{Ok, Err};
+use mem;
+use mem::size_of;
+use kinds::marker;
+use uint;
+use unstable::finally::try_finally;
+use raw::{Repr, Slice, Vec};
+
+/**
+ * Creates and initializes an owned vector.
+ *
+ * Creates an owned vector of size `n_elts` and initializes the elements
+ * to the value returned by the function `op`.
+ */
+pub fn from_fn<T>(n_elts: uint, op: |uint| -> T) -> ~[T] {
+    unsafe {
+        let mut v = with_capacity(n_elts);
+        let p = v.as_mut_ptr();
+        let mut i = 0;
+        try_finally(
+            &mut i, (),
+            |i, ()| while *i < n_elts {
+                mem::move_val_init(
+                    &mut(*p.offset(*i as int)),
+                    op(*i));
+                *i += 1u;
+            },
+            |i| v.set_len(*i));
+        v
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates and initializes an owned vector.
+ *
+ * Creates an owned vector of size `n_elts` and initializes the elements
+ * to the value `t`.
+ */
+pub fn from_elem<T:Clone>(n_elts: uint, t: T) -> ~[T] {
+    // FIXME (#7136): manually inline from_fn for 2x plus speedup (sadly very
+    // important, from_elem is a bottleneck in borrowck!). Unfortunately it
+    // still is substantially slower than using the unsafe
+    // slice::with_capacity/ptr::set_memory for primitive types.
+    unsafe {
+        let mut v = with_capacity(n_elts);
+        let p = v.as_mut_ptr();
+        let mut i = 0u;
+        try_finally(
+            &mut i, (),
+            |i, ()| while *i < n_elts {
+                mem::move_val_init(
+                    &mut(*p.offset(*i as int)),
+                    t.clone());
+                *i += 1u;
+            },
+            |i| v.set_len(*i));
+        v
+    }
+}
+
+/// Creates a new vector with a capacity of `capacity`
+#[inline]
+pub fn with_capacity<T>(capacity: uint) -> ~[T] {
+    unsafe {
+        let alloc = capacity * mem::nonzero_size_of::<T>();
+        let size = alloc + mem::size_of::<Vec<()>>();
+        if alloc / mem::nonzero_size_of::<T>() != capacity || size < alloc {
+            fail!("vector size is too large: {}", capacity);
+        }
+        let ptr = malloc_raw(size) as *mut Vec<()>;
+        (*ptr).alloc = alloc;
+        (*ptr).fill = 0;
+        transmute(ptr)
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a vector by calling a provided function with an argument
+ * function that pushes an element to the back of a vector.
+ * The initial capacity for the vector may optionally be specified.
+ *
+ * # Arguments
+ *
+ * * size - An option, maybe containing initial size of the vector to reserve
+ * * builder - A function that will construct the vector. It receives
+ *             as an argument a function that will push an element
+ *             onto the vector being constructed.
+ */
+#[inline]
+pub fn build<A>(size: Option<uint>, builder: |push: |v: A||) -> ~[A] {
+    let mut vec = with_capacity(size.unwrap_or(4));
+    builder(|x| vec.push(x));
+    vec
+}
+
+/**
+ * Converts a pointer to A into a slice of length 1 (without copying).
+ */
+pub fn ref_slice<'a, A>(s: &'a A) -> &'a [A] {
+    unsafe {
+        transmute(Slice { data: s, len: 1 })
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Converts a pointer to A into a slice of length 1 (without copying).
+ */
+pub fn mut_ref_slice<'a, A>(s: &'a mut A) -> &'a mut [A] {
+    unsafe {
+        let ptr: *A = transmute(s);
+        transmute(Slice { data: ptr, len: 1 })
+    }
+}
+
+/// An iterator over the slices of a vector separated by elements that
+/// match a predicate function.
+pub struct Splits<'a, T> {
+    priv v: &'a [T],
+    priv n: uint,
+    priv pred: 'a |t: &T| -> bool,
+    priv finished: bool
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> Iterator<&'a [T]> for Splits<'a, T> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<&'a [T]> {
+        if self.finished { return None; }
+
+        if self.n == 0 {
+            self.finished = true;
+            return Some(self.v);
+        }
+
+        match self.v.iter().position(|x| (self.pred)(x)) {
+            None => {
+                self.finished = true;
+                Some(self.v)
+            }
+            Some(idx) => {
+                let ret = Some(self.v.slice(0, idx));
+                self.v = self.v.slice(idx + 1, self.v.len());
+                self.n -= 1;
+                ret
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn size_hint(&self) -> (uint, Option<uint>) {
+        if self.finished {
+            return (0, Some(0))
+        }
+        // if the predicate doesn't match anything, we yield one slice
+        // if it matches every element, we yield N+1 empty slices where
+        // N is either the number of elements or the number of splits.
+        match (self.v.len(), self.n) {
+            (0,_) => (1, Some(1)),
+            (_,0) => (1, Some(1)),
+            (l,n) => (1, cmp::min(l,n).checked_add(&1u))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// An iterator over the slices of a vector separated by elements that
+/// match a predicate function, from back to front.
+pub struct RevSplits<'a, T> {
+    priv v: &'a [T],
+    priv n: uint,
+    priv pred: 'a |t: &T| -> bool,
+    priv finished: bool
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> Iterator<&'a [T]> for RevSplits<'a, T> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<&'a [T]> {
+        if self.finished { return None; }
+
+        if self.n == 0 {
+            self.finished = true;
+            return Some(self.v);
+        }
+
+        let pred = &mut self.pred;
+        match self.v.iter().rposition(|x| (*pred)(x)) {
+            None => {
+                self.finished = true;
+                Some(self.v)
+            }
+            Some(idx) => {
+                let ret = Some(self.v.slice(idx + 1, self.v.len()));
+                self.v = self.v.slice(0, idx);
+                self.n -= 1;
+                ret
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn size_hint(&self) -> (uint, Option<uint>) {
+        if self.finished {
+            return (0, Some(0))
+        }
+        match (self.v.len(), self.n) {
+            (0,_) => (1, Some(1)),
+            (_,0) => (1, Some(1)),
+            (l,n) => (1, cmp::min(l,n).checked_add(&1u))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// Appending
+
+/// Iterates over the `rhs` vector, copying each element and appending it to the
+/// `lhs`. Afterwards, the `lhs` is then returned for use again.
+#[inline]
+pub fn append<T:Clone>(lhs: ~[T], rhs: &[T]) -> ~[T] {
+    let mut v = lhs;
+    v.push_all(rhs);
+    v
+}
+
+/// Appends one element to the vector provided. The vector itself is then
+/// returned for use again.
+#[inline]
+pub fn append_one<T>(lhs: ~[T], x: T) -> ~[T] {
+    let mut v = lhs;
+    v.push(x);
+    v
+}
+
+// Functional utilities
+
+/**
+ * Apply a function to each element of a vector and return a concatenation
+ * of each result vector
+ */
+pub fn flat_map<T, U>(v: &[T], f: |t: &T| -> ~[U]) -> ~[U] {
+    let mut result = ~[];
+    for elem in v.iter() { result.push_all_move(f(elem)); }
+    result
+}
+
+#[allow(missing_doc)]
+pub trait VectorVector<T> {
+    // FIXME #5898: calling these .concat and .connect conflicts with
+    // StrVector::con{cat,nect}, since they have generic contents.
+    /// Flattens a vector of vectors of T into a single vector of T.
+    fn concat_vec(&self) -> ~[T];
+
+    /// Concatenate a vector of vectors, placing a given separator between each.
+    fn connect_vec(&self, sep: &T) -> ~[T];
+}
+
+impl<'a, T: Clone, V: Vector<T>> VectorVector<T> for &'a [V] {
+    fn concat_vec(&self) -> ~[T] {
+        let size = self.iter().fold(0u, |acc, v| acc + v.as_slice().len());
+        let mut result = with_capacity(size);
+        for v in self.iter() {
+            result.push_all(v.as_slice())
+        }
+        result
+    }
+
+    fn connect_vec(&self, sep: &T) -> ~[T] {
+        let size = self.iter().fold(0u, |acc, v| acc + v.as_slice().len());
+        let mut result = with_capacity(size + self.len());
+        let mut first = true;
+        for v in self.iter() {
+            if first { first = false } else { result.push(sep.clone()) }
+            result.push_all(v.as_slice())
+        }
+        result
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Convert an iterator of pairs into a pair of vectors.
+ *
+ * Returns a tuple containing two vectors where the i-th element of the first
+ * vector contains the first element of the i-th tuple of the input iterator,
+ * and the i-th element of the second vector contains the second element
+ * of the i-th tuple of the input iterator.
+ */
+pub fn unzip<T, U, V: Iterator<(T, U)>>(mut iter: V) -> (~[T], ~[U]) {
+    let (lo, _) = iter.size_hint();
+    let mut ts = with_capacity(lo);
+    let mut us = with_capacity(lo);
+    for (t, u) in iter {
+        ts.push(t);
+        us.push(u);
+    }
+    (ts, us)
+}
+
+/// An Iterator that yields the element swaps needed to produce
+/// a sequence of all possible permutations for an indexed sequence of
+/// elements. Each permutation is only a single swap apart.
+///
+/// The Steinhaus–Johnson–Trotter algorithm is used.
+///
+/// Generates even and odd permutations alternately.
+///
+/// The last generated swap is always (0, 1), and it returns the
+/// sequence to its initial order.
+pub struct ElementSwaps {
+    priv sdir: ~[SizeDirection],
+    /// If true, emit the last swap that returns the sequence to initial state
+    priv emit_reset: bool,
+}
+
+impl ElementSwaps {
+    /// Create an `ElementSwaps` iterator for a sequence of `length` elements
+    pub fn new(length: uint) -> ElementSwaps {
+        // Initialize `sdir` with a direction that position should move in
+        // (all negative at the beginning) and the `size` of the
+        // element (equal to the original index).
+        ElementSwaps{
+            emit_reset: true,
+            sdir: range(0, length)
+                    .map(|i| SizeDirection{ size: i, dir: Neg })
+                    .to_owned_vec()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+enum Direction { Pos, Neg }
+
+/// An Index and Direction together
+struct SizeDirection {
+    size: uint,
+    dir: Direction,
+}
+
+impl Iterator<(uint, uint)> for ElementSwaps {
+    #[inline]
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<(uint, uint)> {
+        fn new_pos(i: uint, s: Direction) -> uint {
+            i + match s { Pos => 1, Neg => -1 }
+        }
+
+        // Find the index of the largest mobile element:
+        // The direction should point into the vector, and the
+        // swap should be with a smaller `size` element.
+        let max = self.sdir.iter().map(|&x| x).enumerate()
+                           .filter(|&(i, sd)|
+                                new_pos(i, sd.dir) < self.sdir.len() &&
+                                self.sdir[new_pos(i, sd.dir)].size < sd.size)
+                           .max_by(|&(_, sd)| sd.size);
+        match max {
+            Some((i, sd)) => {
+                let j = new_pos(i, sd.dir);
+                self.sdir.swap(i, j);
+
+                // Swap the direction of each larger SizeDirection
+                for x in self.sdir.mut_iter() {
+                    if x.size > sd.size {
+                        x.dir = match x.dir { Pos => Neg, Neg => Pos };
+                    }
+                }
+                Some((i, j))
+            },
+            None => if self.emit_reset && self.sdir.len() > 1 {
+                self.emit_reset = false;
+                Some((0, 1))
+            } else {
+                None
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// An Iterator that uses `ElementSwaps` to iterate through
+/// all possible permutations of a vector.
+///
+/// The first iteration yields a clone of the vector as it is,
+/// then each successive element is the vector with one
+/// swap applied.
+///
+/// Generates even and odd permutations alternately.
+pub struct Permutations<T> {
+    priv swaps: ElementSwaps,
+    priv v: ~[T],
+}
+
+impl<T: Clone> Iterator<~[T]> for Permutations<T> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<~[T]> {
+        match self.swaps.next() {
+            None => None,
+            Some((a, b)) => {
+                let elt = self.v.clone();
+                self.v.swap(a, b);
+                Some(elt)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// An iterator over the (overlapping) slices of length `size` within
+/// a vector.
+#[deriving(Clone)]
+pub struct Windows<'a, T> {
+    priv v: &'a [T],
+    priv size: uint
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> Iterator<&'a [T]> for Windows<'a, T> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<&'a [T]> {
+        if self.size > self.v.len() {
+            None
+        } else {
+            let ret = Some(self.v.slice(0, self.size));
+            self.v = self.v.slice(1, self.v.len());
+            ret
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn size_hint(&self) -> (uint, Option<uint>) {
+        if self.size > self.v.len() {
+            (0, Some(0))
+        } else {
+            let x = self.v.len() - self.size;
+            (x.saturating_add(1), x.checked_add(&1u))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// An iterator over a vector in (non-overlapping) chunks (`size`
+/// elements at a time).
+///
+/// When the vector len is not evenly divided by the chunk size,
+/// the last slice of the iteration will be the remainder.
+#[deriving(Clone)]
+pub struct Chunks<'a, T> {
+    priv v: &'a [T],
+    priv size: uint
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> Iterator<&'a [T]> for Chunks<'a, T> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<&'a [T]> {
+        if self.v.len() == 0 {
+            None
+        } else {
+            let chunksz = cmp::min(self.v.len(), self.size);
+            let (fst, snd) = (self.v.slice_to(chunksz),
+                              self.v.slice_from(chunksz));
+            self.v = snd;
+            Some(fst)
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn size_hint(&self) -> (uint, Option<uint>) {
+        if self.v.len() == 0 {
+            (0, Some(0))
+        } else {
+            let (n, rem) = div_rem(self.v.len(), self.size);
+            let n = if rem > 0 { n+1 } else { n };
+            (n, Some(n))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> DoubleEndedIterator<&'a [T]> for Chunks<'a, T> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn next_back(&mut self) -> Option<&'a [T]> {
+        if self.v.len() == 0 {
+            None
+        } else {
+            let remainder = self.v.len() % self.size;
+            let chunksz = if remainder != 0 { remainder } else { self.size };
+            let (fst, snd) = (self.v.slice_to(self.v.len() - chunksz),
+                              self.v.slice_from(self.v.len() - chunksz));
+            self.v = fst;
+            Some(snd)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> RandomAccessIterator<&'a [T]> for Chunks<'a, T> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn indexable(&self) -> uint {
+        self.v.len()/self.size + if self.v.len() % self.size != 0 { 1 } else { 0 }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn idx(&self, index: uint) -> Option<&'a [T]> {
+        if index < self.indexable() {
+            let lo = index * self.size;
+            let mut hi = lo + self.size;
+            if hi < lo || hi > self.v.len() { hi = self.v.len(); }
+
+            Some(self.v.slice(lo, hi))
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// Equality
+
+#[cfg(not(test))]
+#[allow(missing_doc)]
+pub mod traits {
+    use super::*;
+
+    use container::Container;
+    use clone::Clone;
+    use cmp::{Eq, Ord, TotalEq, TotalOrd, Ordering, Equiv};
+    use iter::order;
+    use ops::Add;
+
+    impl<'a,T:Eq> Eq for &'a [T] {
+        fn eq(&self, other: & &'a [T]) -> bool {
+            self.len() == other.len() &&
+                order::eq(self.iter(), other.iter())
+        }
+        fn ne(&self, other: & &'a [T]) -> bool {
+            self.len() != other.len() ||
+                order::ne(self.iter(), other.iter())
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<T:Eq> Eq for ~[T] {
+        #[inline]
+        fn eq(&self, other: &~[T]) -> bool { self.as_slice() == *other }
+        #[inline]
+        fn ne(&self, other: &~[T]) -> bool { !self.eq(other) }
+    }
+
+    impl<'a,T:TotalEq> TotalEq for &'a [T] {
+        fn equals(&self, other: & &'a [T]) -> bool {
+            self.len() == other.len() &&
+                order::equals(self.iter(), other.iter())
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<T:TotalEq> TotalEq for ~[T] {
+        #[inline]
+        fn equals(&self, other: &~[T]) -> bool { self.as_slice().equals(&other.as_slice()) }
+    }
+
+    impl<'a,T:Eq, V: Vector<T>> Equiv<V> for &'a [T] {
+        #[inline]
+        fn equiv(&self, other: &V) -> bool { self.as_slice() == other.as_slice() }
+    }
+
+    impl<'a,T:Eq, V: Vector<T>> Equiv<V> for ~[T] {
+        #[inline]
+        fn equiv(&self, other: &V) -> bool { self.as_slice() == other.as_slice() }
+    }
+
+    impl<'a,T:TotalOrd> TotalOrd for &'a [T] {
+        fn cmp(&self, other: & &'a [T]) -> Ordering {
+            order::cmp(self.iter(), other.iter())
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<T: TotalOrd> TotalOrd for ~[T] {
+        #[inline]
+        fn cmp(&self, other: &~[T]) -> Ordering { self.as_slice().cmp(&other.as_slice()) }
+    }
+
+    impl<'a, T: Ord> Ord for &'a [T] {
+        fn lt(&self, other: & &'a [T]) -> bool {
+            order::lt(self.iter(), other.iter())
+        }
+        #[inline]
+        fn le(&self, other: & &'a [T]) -> bool {
+            order::le(self.iter(), other.iter())
+        }
+        #[inline]
+        fn ge(&self, other: & &'a [T]) -> bool {
+            order::ge(self.iter(), other.iter())
+        }
+        #[inline]
+        fn gt(&self, other: & &'a [T]) -> bool {
+            order::gt(self.iter(), other.iter())
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<T: Ord> Ord for ~[T] {
+        #[inline]
+        fn lt(&self, other: &~[T]) -> bool { self.as_slice() < other.as_slice() }
+        #[inline]
+        fn le(&self, other: &~[T]) -> bool { self.as_slice() <= other.as_slice() }
+        #[inline]
+        fn ge(&self, other: &~[T]) -> bool { self.as_slice() >= other.as_slice() }
+        #[inline]
+        fn gt(&self, other: &~[T]) -> bool { self.as_slice() > other.as_slice() }
+    }
+
+    impl<'a,T:Clone, V: Vector<T>> Add<V, ~[T]> for &'a [T] {
+        #[inline]
+        fn add(&self, rhs: &V) -> ~[T] {
+            let mut res = with_capacity(self.len() + rhs.as_slice().len());
+            res.push_all(*self);
+            res.push_all(rhs.as_slice());
+            res
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<T:Clone, V: Vector<T>> Add<V, ~[T]> for ~[T] {
+        #[inline]
+        fn add(&self, rhs: &V) -> ~[T] {
+            self.as_slice() + rhs.as_slice()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+pub mod traits {}
+
+/// Any vector that can be represented as a slice.
+pub trait Vector<T> {
+    /// Work with `self` as a slice.
+    fn as_slice<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a [T];
+}
+
+impl<'a,T> Vector<T> for &'a [T] {
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn as_slice<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a [T] { *self }
+}
+
+impl<T> Vector<T> for ~[T] {
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn as_slice<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a [T] { let v: &'a [T] = *self; v }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> Container for &'a [T] {
+    /// Returns the length of a vector
+    #[inline]
+    fn len(&self) -> uint {
+        self.repr().len
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> Container for ~[T] {
+    /// Returns the length of a vector
+    #[inline]
+    fn len(&self) -> uint {
+        self.as_slice().len()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Extension methods for vector slices with cloneable elements
+pub trait CloneableVector<T> {
+    /// Copy `self` into a new owned vector
+    fn to_owned(&self) -> ~[T];
+
+    /// Convert `self` into an owned vector, not making a copy if possible.
+    fn into_owned(self) -> ~[T];
+}
+
+/// Extension methods for vector slices
+impl<'a, T: Clone> CloneableVector<T> for &'a [T] {
+    /// Returns a copy of `v`.
+    #[inline]
+    fn to_owned(&self) -> ~[T] {
+        let mut result = with_capacity(self.len());
+        for e in self.iter() {
+            result.push((*e).clone());
+        }
+        result
+    }
+
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn into_owned(self) -> ~[T] { self.to_owned() }
+}
+
+/// Extension methods for owned vectors
+impl<T: Clone> CloneableVector<T> for ~[T] {
+    #[inline]
+    fn to_owned(&self) -> ~[T] { self.clone() }
+
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn into_owned(self) -> ~[T] { self }
+}
+
+/// Extension methods for vectors
+pub trait ImmutableVector<'a, T> {
+    /**
+     * Returns a slice of self between `start` and `end`.
+     *
+     * Fails when `start` or `end` point outside the bounds of self,
+     * or when `start` > `end`.
+     */
+    fn slice(&self, start: uint, end: uint) -> &'a [T];
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a slice of self from `start` to the end of the vec.
+     *
+     * Fails when `start` points outside the bounds of self.
+     */
+    fn slice_from(&self, start: uint) -> &'a [T];
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a slice of self from the start of the vec to `end`.
+     *
+     * Fails when `end` points outside the bounds of self.
+     */
+    fn slice_to(&self, end: uint) -> &'a [T];
+    /// Returns an iterator over the vector
+    fn iter(self) -> Items<'a, T>;
+    /// Returns a reversed iterator over a vector
+    fn rev_iter(self) -> RevItems<'a, T>;
+    /// Returns an iterator over the subslices of the vector which are
+    /// separated by elements that match `pred`.  The matched element
+    /// is not contained in the subslices.
+    fn split(self, pred: 'a |&T| -> bool) -> Splits<'a, T>;
+    /// Returns an iterator over the subslices of the vector which are
+    /// separated by elements that match `pred`, limited to splitting
+    /// at most `n` times.  The matched element is not contained in
+    /// the subslices.
+    fn splitn(self, n: uint, pred: 'a |&T| -> bool) -> Splits<'a, T>;
+    /// Returns an iterator over the subslices of the vector which are
+    /// separated by elements that match `pred`. This starts at the
+    /// end of the vector and works backwards.  The matched element is
+    /// not contained in the subslices.
+    fn rsplit(self, pred: 'a |&T| -> bool) -> RevSplits<'a, T>;
+    /// Returns an iterator over the subslices of the vector which are
+    /// separated by elements that match `pred` limited to splitting
+    /// at most `n` times. This starts at the end of the vector and
+    /// works backwards.  The matched element is not contained in the
+    /// subslices.
+    fn rsplitn(self,  n: uint, pred: 'a |&T| -> bool) -> RevSplits<'a, T>;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns an iterator over all contiguous windows of length
+     * `size`. The windows overlap. If the vector is shorter than
+     * `size`, the iterator returns no values.
+     *
+     * # Failure
+     *
+     * Fails if `size` is 0.
+     *
+     * # Example
+     *
+     * Print the adjacent pairs of a vector (i.e. `[1,2]`, `[2,3]`,
+     * `[3,4]`):
+     *
+     * ```rust
+     * let v = &[1,2,3,4];
+     * for win in v.windows(2) {
+     *     println!("{:?}", win);
+     * }
+     * ```
+     *
+     */
+    fn windows(self, size: uint) -> Windows<'a, T>;
+    /**
+     *
+     * Returns an iterator over `size` elements of the vector at a
+     * time. The chunks do not overlap. If `size` does not divide the
+     * length of the vector, then the last chunk will not have length
+     * `size`.
+     *
+     * # Failure
+     *
+     * Fails if `size` is 0.
+     *
+     * # Example
+     *
+     * Print the vector two elements at a time (i.e. `[1,2]`,
+     * `[3,4]`, `[5]`):
+     *
+     * ```rust
+     * let v = &[1,2,3,4,5];
+     * for win in v.chunks(2) {
+     *     println!("{:?}", win);
+     * }
+     * ```
+     *
+     */
+    fn chunks(self, size: uint) -> Chunks<'a, T>;
+
+    /// Returns the element of a vector at the given index, or `None` if the
+    /// index is out of bounds
+    fn get(&self, index: uint) -> Option<&'a T>;
+    /// Returns the first element of a vector, or `None` if it is empty
+    fn head(&self) -> Option<&'a T>;
+    /// Returns all but the first element of a vector
+    fn tail(&self) -> &'a [T];
+    /// Returns all but the first `n' elements of a vector
+    fn tailn(&self, n: uint) -> &'a [T];
+    /// Returns all but the last element of a vector
+    fn init(&self) -> &'a [T];
+    /// Returns all but the last `n' elements of a vector
+    fn initn(&self, n: uint) -> &'a [T];
+    /// Returns the last element of a vector, or `None` if it is empty.
+    fn last(&self) -> Option<&'a T>;
+    /**
+     * Apply a function to each element of a vector and return a concatenation
+     * of each result vector
+     */
+    fn flat_map<U>(&self, f: |t: &T| -> ~[U]) -> ~[U];
+    /// Returns a pointer to the element at the given index, without doing
+    /// bounds checking.
+    unsafe fn unsafe_ref(self, index: uint) -> &'a T;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns an unsafe pointer to the vector's buffer
+     *
+     * The caller must ensure that the vector outlives the pointer this
+     * function returns, or else it will end up pointing to garbage.
+     *
+     * Modifying the vector may cause its buffer to be reallocated, which
+     * would also make any pointers to it invalid.
+     */
+    fn as_ptr(&self) -> *T;
+
+    /**
+     * Binary search a sorted vector with a comparator function.
+     *
+     * The comparator function should implement an order consistent
+     * with the sort order of the underlying vector, returning an
+     * order code that indicates whether its argument is `Less`,
+     * `Equal` or `Greater` the desired target.
+     *
+     * Returns the index where the comparator returned `Equal`, or `None` if
+     * not found.
+     */
+    fn bsearch(&self, f: |&T| -> Ordering) -> Option<uint>;
+
+    /// Deprecated, use iterators where possible
+    /// (`self.iter().map(f)`). Apply a function to each element
+    /// of a vector and return the results.
+    fn map<U>(&self, |t: &T| -> U) -> ~[U];
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a mutable reference to the first element in this slice
+     * and adjusts the slice in place so that it no longer contains
+     * that element. O(1).
+     *
+     * Equivalent to:
+     *
+     * ```ignore
+     *     if self.len() == 0 { return None }
+     *     let head = &self[0];
+     *     *self = self.slice_from(1);
+     *     Some(head)
+     * ```
+     *
+     * Returns `None` if vector is empty
+     */
+    fn shift_ref(&mut self) -> Option<&'a T>;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a mutable reference to the last element in this slice
+     * and adjusts the slice in place so that it no longer contains
+     * that element. O(1).
+     *
+     * Equivalent to:
+     *
+     * ```ignore
+     *     if self.len() == 0 { return None; }
+     *     let tail = &self[self.len() - 1];
+     *     *self = self.slice_to(self.len() - 1);
+     *     Some(tail)
+     * ```
+     *
+     * Returns `None` if slice is empty.
+     */
+    fn pop_ref(&mut self) -> Option<&'a T>;
+}
+
+impl<'a,T> ImmutableVector<'a, T> for &'a [T] {
+    #[inline]
+    fn slice(&self, start: uint, end: uint) -> &'a [T] {
+        assert!(start <= end);
+        assert!(end <= self.len());
+        unsafe {
+            transmute(Slice {
+                    data: self.as_ptr().offset(start as int),
+                    len: (end - start)
+                })
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn slice_from(&self, start: uint) -> &'a [T] {
+        self.slice(start, self.len())
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn slice_to(&self, end: uint) -> &'a [T] {
+        self.slice(0, end)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn iter(self) -> Items<'a, T> {
+        unsafe {
+            let p = self.as_ptr();
+            if mem::size_of::<T>() == 0 {
+                Items{ptr: p,
+                      end: (p as uint + self.len()) as *T,
+                      marker: marker::ContravariantLifetime::<'a>}
+            } else {
+                Items{ptr: p,
+                      end: p.offset(self.len() as int),
+                      marker: marker::ContravariantLifetime::<'a>}
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn rev_iter(self) -> RevItems<'a, T> {
+        self.iter().rev()
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn split(self, pred: 'a |&T| -> bool) -> Splits<'a, T> {
+        self.splitn(uint::MAX, pred)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn splitn(self, n: uint, pred: 'a |&T| -> bool) -> Splits<'a, T> {
+        Splits {
+            v: self,
+            n: n,
+            pred: pred,
+            finished: false
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn rsplit(self, pred: 'a |&T| -> bool) -> RevSplits<'a, T> {
+        self.rsplitn(uint::MAX, pred)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn rsplitn(self, n: uint, pred: 'a |&T| -> bool) -> RevSplits<'a, T> {
+        RevSplits {
+            v: self,
+            n: n,
+            pred: pred,
+            finished: false
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn windows(self, size: uint) -> Windows<'a, T> {
+        assert!(size != 0);
+        Windows { v: self, size: size }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn chunks(self, size: uint) -> Chunks<'a, T> {
+        assert!(size != 0);
+        Chunks { v: self, size: size }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn get(&self, index: uint) -> Option<&'a T> {
+        if index < self.len() { Some(&self[index]) } else { None }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn head(&self) -> Option<&'a T> {
+        if self.len() == 0 { None } else { Some(&self[0]) }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn tail(&self) -> &'a [T] { self.slice(1, self.len()) }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn tailn(&self, n: uint) -> &'a [T] { self.slice(n, self.len()) }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn init(&self) -> &'a [T] {
+        self.slice(0, self.len() - 1)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn initn(&self, n: uint) -> &'a [T] {
+        self.slice(0, self.len() - n)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn last(&self) -> Option<&'a T> {
+            if self.len() == 0 { None } else { Some(&self[self.len() - 1]) }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn flat_map<U>(&self, f: |t: &T| -> ~[U]) -> ~[U] {
+        flat_map(*self, f)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    unsafe fn unsafe_ref(self, index: uint) -> &'a T {
+        transmute(self.repr().data.offset(index as int))
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn as_ptr(&self) -> *T {
+        self.repr().data
+    }
+
+
+    fn bsearch(&self, f: |&T| -> Ordering) -> Option<uint> {
+        let mut base : uint = 0;
+        let mut lim : uint = self.len();
+
+        while lim != 0 {
+            let ix = base + (lim >> 1);
+            match f(&self[ix]) {
+                Equal => return Some(ix),
+                Less => {
+                    base = ix + 1;
+                    lim -= 1;
+                }
+                Greater => ()
+            }
+            lim >>= 1;
+        }
+        return None;
+    }
+
+    fn map<U>(&self, f: |t: &T| -> U) -> ~[U] {
+        self.iter().map(f).collect()
+    }
+
+    fn shift_ref(&mut self) -> Option<&'a T> {
+        if self.len() == 0 { return None; }
+        unsafe {
+            let s: &mut Slice<T> = transmute(self);
+            Some(&*raw::shift_ptr(s))
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn pop_ref(&mut self) -> Option<&'a T> {
+        if self.len() == 0 { return None; }
+        unsafe {
+            let s: &mut Slice<T> = transmute(self);
+            Some(&*raw::pop_ptr(s))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Extension methods for vectors contain `Eq` elements.
+pub trait ImmutableEqVector<T:Eq> {
+    /// Find the first index containing a matching value
+    fn position_elem(&self, t: &T) -> Option<uint>;
+
+    /// Find the last index containing a matching value
+    fn rposition_elem(&self, t: &T) -> Option<uint>;
+
+    /// Return true if a vector contains an element with the given value
+    fn contains(&self, x: &T) -> bool;
+
+    /// Returns true if `needle` is a prefix of the vector.
+    fn starts_with(&self, needle: &[T]) -> bool;
+
+    /// Returns true if `needle` is a suffix of the vector.
+    fn ends_with(&self, needle: &[T]) -> bool;
+}
+
+impl<'a,T:Eq> ImmutableEqVector<T> for &'a [T] {
+    #[inline]
+    fn position_elem(&self, x: &T) -> Option<uint> {
+        self.iter().position(|y| *x == *y)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn rposition_elem(&self, t: &T) -> Option<uint> {
+        self.iter().rposition(|x| *x == *t)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn contains(&self, x: &T) -> bool {
+        self.iter().any(|elt| *x == *elt)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn starts_with(&self, needle: &[T]) -> bool {
+        let n = needle.len();
+        self.len() >= n && needle == self.slice_to(n)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn ends_with(&self, needle: &[T]) -> bool {
+        let (m, n) = (self.len(), needle.len());
+        m >= n && needle == self.slice_from(m - n)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Extension methods for vectors containing `TotalOrd` elements.
+pub trait ImmutableTotalOrdVector<T: TotalOrd> {
+    /**
+     * Binary search a sorted vector for a given element.
+     *
+     * Returns the index of the element or None if not found.
+     */
+    fn bsearch_elem(&self, x: &T) -> Option<uint>;
+}
+
+impl<'a, T: TotalOrd> ImmutableTotalOrdVector<T> for &'a [T] {
+    fn bsearch_elem(&self, x: &T) -> Option<uint> {
+        self.bsearch(|p| p.cmp(x))
+    }
+}
+
+/// Extension methods for vectors containing `Clone` elements.
+pub trait ImmutableCloneableVector<T> {
+    /// Partitions the vector into two vectors `(A,B)`, where all
+    /// elements of `A` satisfy `f` and all elements of `B` do not.
+    fn partitioned(&self, f: |&T| -> bool) -> (~[T], ~[T]);
+
+    /// Create an iterator that yields every possible permutation of the
+    /// vector in succession.
+    fn permutations(self) -> Permutations<T>;
+}
+
+impl<'a,T:Clone> ImmutableCloneableVector<T> for &'a [T] {
+    #[inline]
+    fn partitioned(&self, f: |&T| -> bool) -> (~[T], ~[T]) {
+        let mut lefts  = ~[];
+        let mut rights = ~[];
+
+        for elt in self.iter() {
+            if f(elt) {
+                lefts.push((*elt).clone());
+            } else {
+                rights.push((*elt).clone());
+            }
+        }
+
+        (lefts, rights)
+    }
+
+    fn permutations(self) -> Permutations<T> {
+        Permutations{
+            swaps: ElementSwaps::new(self.len()),
+            v: self.to_owned(),
+        }
+    }
+
+}
+
+/// Extension methods for owned vectors.
+pub trait OwnedVector<T> {
+    /// Creates a consuming iterator, that is, one that moves each
+    /// value out of the vector (from start to end). The vector cannot
+    /// be used after calling this.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// let v = ~[~"a", ~"b"];
+    /// for s in v.move_iter() {
+    ///   // s has type ~str, not &~str
+    ///   println!("{}", s);
+    /// }
+    /// ```
+    fn move_iter(self) -> MoveItems<T>;
+    /// Creates a consuming iterator that moves out of the vector in
+    /// reverse order.
+    fn move_rev_iter(self) -> RevMoveItems<T>;
+
+    /**
+     * Reserves capacity for exactly `n` elements in the given vector.
+     *
+     * If the capacity for `self` is already equal to or greater than the requested
+     * capacity, then no action is taken.
+     *
+     * # Arguments
+     *
+     * * n - The number of elements to reserve space for
+     *
+     * # Failure
+     *
+     * This method always succeeds in reserving space for `n` elements, or it does
+     * not return.
+     */
+    fn reserve_exact(&mut self, n: uint);
+    /**
+     * Reserves capacity for at least `n` elements in the given vector.
+     *
+     * This function will over-allocate in order to amortize the allocation costs
+     * in scenarios where the caller may need to repeatedly reserve additional
+     * space.
+     *
+     * If the capacity for `self` is already equal to or greater than the requested
+     * capacity, then no action is taken.
+     *
+     * # Arguments
+     *
+     * * n - The number of elements to reserve space for
+     */
+    fn reserve(&mut self, n: uint);
+    /**
+     * Reserves capacity for at least `n` additional elements in the given vector.
+     *
+     * # Failure
+     *
+     * Fails if the new required capacity overflows uint.
+     *
+     * May also fail if `reserve` fails.
+     */
+    fn reserve_additional(&mut self, n: uint);
+    /// Returns the number of elements the vector can hold without reallocating.
+    fn capacity(&self) -> uint;
+    /// Shrink the capacity of the vector to match the length
+    fn shrink_to_fit(&mut self);
+
+    /// Append an element to a vector
+    fn push(&mut self, t: T);
+    /// Takes ownership of the vector `rhs`, moving all elements into
+    /// the current vector. This does not copy any elements, and it is
+    /// illegal to use the `rhs` vector after calling this method
+    /// (because it is moved here).
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// let mut a = ~[~1];
+    /// a.push_all_move(~[~2, ~3, ~4]);
+    /// assert!(a == ~[~1, ~2, ~3, ~4]);
+    /// ```
+    fn push_all_move(&mut self, rhs: ~[T]);
+    /// Remove the last element from a vector and return it, or `None` if it is empty
+    fn pop(&mut self) -> Option<T>;
+    /// Removes the first element from a vector and return it, or `None` if it is empty
+    fn shift(&mut self) -> Option<T>;
+    /// Prepend an element to the vector
+    fn unshift(&mut self, x: T);
+
+    /// Insert an element at position i within v, shifting all
+    /// elements after position i one position to the right.
+    fn insert(&mut self, i: uint, x:T);
+
+    /// Remove and return the element at position `i` within `v`,
+    /// shifting all elements after position `i` one position to the
+    /// left. Returns `None` if `i` is out of bounds.
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    /// ```rust
+    /// let mut v = ~[1, 2, 3];
+    /// assert_eq!(v.remove(1), Some(2));
+    /// assert_eq!(v, ~[1, 3]);
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(v.remove(4), None);
+    /// // v is unchanged:
+    /// assert_eq!(v, ~[1, 3]);
+    /// ```
+    fn remove(&mut self, i: uint) -> Option<T>;
+
+    /// Remove an element from anywhere in the vector and return it, replacing it
+    /// with the last element. This does not preserve ordering, but is O(1).
+    ///
+    /// Returns `None` if `index` is out of bounds.
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    /// ```rust
+    /// let mut v = ~[~"foo", ~"bar", ~"baz", ~"qux"];
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(v.swap_remove(1), Some(~"bar"));
+    /// assert_eq!(v, ~[~"foo", ~"qux", ~"baz"]);
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(v.swap_remove(0), Some(~"foo"));
+    /// assert_eq!(v, ~[~"baz", ~"qux"]);
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(v.swap_remove(2), None);
+    /// ```
+    fn swap_remove(&mut self, index: uint) -> Option<T>;
+
+    /// Shorten a vector, dropping excess elements.
+    fn truncate(&mut self, newlen: uint);
+
+    /**
+     * Like `filter()`, but in place.  Preserves order of `v`.  Linear time.
+     */
+    fn retain(&mut self, f: |t: &T| -> bool);
+
+    /**
+     * Partitions the vector into two vectors `(A,B)`, where all
+     * elements of `A` satisfy `f` and all elements of `B` do not.
+     */
+    fn partition(self, f: |&T| -> bool) -> (~[T], ~[T]);
+
+    /**
+     * Expands a vector in place, initializing the new elements to the result of
+     * a function.
+     *
+     * Function `init_op` is called `n` times with the values [0..`n`)
+     *
+     * # Arguments
+     *
+     * * n - The number of elements to add
+     * * init_op - A function to call to retrieve each appended element's
+     *             value
+     */
+    fn grow_fn(&mut self, n: uint, op: |uint| -> T);
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the length of a vector
+     *
+     * This will explicitly set the size of the vector, without actually
+     * modifying its buffers, so it is up to the caller to ensure that
+     * the vector is actually the specified size.
+     */
+    unsafe fn set_len(&mut self, new_len: uint);
+}
+
+impl<T> OwnedVector<T> for ~[T] {
+    #[inline]
+    fn move_iter(self) -> MoveItems<T> {
+        unsafe {
+            let iter = transmute(self.iter());
+            let ptr = transmute(self);
+            MoveItems { allocation: ptr, iter: iter }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn move_rev_iter(self) -> RevMoveItems<T> {
+        self.move_iter().rev()
+    }
+
+    fn reserve_exact(&mut self, n: uint) {
+        // Only make the (slow) call into the runtime if we have to
+        if self.capacity() < n {
+            unsafe {
+                let ptr: *mut *mut Vec<()> = transmute(self);
+                let alloc = n * mem::nonzero_size_of::<T>();
+                let size = alloc + mem::size_of::<Vec<()>>();
+                if alloc / mem::nonzero_size_of::<T>() != n || size < alloc {
+                    fail!("vector size is too large: {}", n);
+                }
+                *ptr = realloc_raw(*ptr as *mut u8, size)
+                                   as *mut Vec<()>;
+                (**ptr).alloc = alloc;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn reserve(&mut self, n: uint) {
+        self.reserve_exact(checked_next_power_of_two(n).unwrap_or(n));
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn reserve_additional(&mut self, n: uint) {
+        if self.capacity() - self.len() < n {
+            match self.len().checked_add(&n) {
+                None => fail!("slice::reserve_additional: `uint` overflow"),
+                Some(new_cap) => self.reserve(new_cap)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn capacity(&self) -> uint {
+        unsafe {
+            let repr: **Vec<()> = transmute(self);
+            (**repr).alloc / mem::nonzero_size_of::<T>()
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn shrink_to_fit(&mut self) {
+        unsafe {
+            let ptr: *mut *mut Vec<()> = transmute(self);
+            let alloc = (**ptr).fill;
+            let size = alloc + mem::size_of::<Vec<()>>();
+            *ptr = realloc_raw(*ptr as *mut u8, size) as *mut Vec<()>;
+            (**ptr).alloc = alloc;
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn push(&mut self, t: T) {
+        unsafe {
+            let repr: **Vec<()> = transmute(&mut *self);
+            let fill = (**repr).fill;
+            if (**repr).alloc <= fill {
+                self.reserve_additional(1);
+            }
+
+            push_fast(self, t);
+        }
+
+        // This doesn't bother to make sure we have space.
+        #[inline] // really pretty please
+        unsafe fn push_fast<T>(this: &mut ~[T], t: T) {
+            let repr: **mut Vec<u8> = transmute(this);
+            let fill = (**repr).fill;
+            (**repr).fill += mem::nonzero_size_of::<T>();
+            let p = &((**repr).data) as *u8;
+            let p = p.offset(fill as int) as *mut T;
+            mem::move_val_init(&mut(*p), t);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn push_all_move(&mut self, mut rhs: ~[T]) {
+        let self_len = self.len();
+        let rhs_len = rhs.len();
+        let new_len = self_len + rhs_len;
+        self.reserve_additional(rhs.len());
+        unsafe { // Note: infallible.
+            let self_p = self.as_mut_ptr();
+            let rhs_p = rhs.as_ptr();
+            ptr::copy_memory(self_p.offset(self_len as int), rhs_p, rhs_len);
+            self.set_len(new_len);
+            rhs.set_len(0);
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn pop(&mut self) -> Option<T> {
+        match self.len() {
+            0  => None,
+            ln => {
+                let valptr = &mut self[ln - 1u] as *mut T;
+                unsafe {
+                    self.set_len(ln - 1u);
+                    Some(ptr::read(&*valptr))
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn shift(&mut self) -> Option<T> {
+        self.remove(0)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn unshift(&mut self, x: T) {
+        self.insert(0, x)
+    }
+
+    fn insert(&mut self, i: uint, x: T) {
+        let len = self.len();
+        assert!(i <= len);
+        // space for the new element
+        self.reserve_additional(1);
+
+        unsafe { // infallible
+            // The spot to put the new value
+            let p = self.as_mut_ptr().offset(i as int);
+            // Shift everything over to make space. (Duplicating the
+            // `i`th element into two consecutive places.)
+            ptr::copy_memory(p.offset(1), &*p, len - i);
+            // Write it in, overwriting the first copy of the `i`th
+            // element.
+            mem::move_val_init(&mut *p, x);
+            self.set_len(len + 1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn remove(&mut self, i: uint) -> Option<T> {
+        let len = self.len();
+        if i < len {
+            unsafe { // infallible
+                // the place we are taking from.
+                let ptr = self.as_mut_ptr().offset(i as int);
+                // copy it out, unsafely having a copy of the value on
+                // the stack and in the vector at the same time.
+                let ret = Some(ptr::read(ptr as *T));
+
+                // Shift everything down to fill in that spot.
+                ptr::copy_memory(ptr, &*ptr.offset(1), len - i - 1);
+                self.set_len(len - 1);
+
+                ret
+            }
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+    fn swap_remove(&mut self, index: uint) -> Option<T> {
+        let ln = self.len();
+        if index < ln - 1 {
+            self.swap(index, ln - 1);
+        } else if index >= ln {
+            return None
+        }
+        self.pop()
+    }
+    fn truncate(&mut self, newlen: uint) {
+        let oldlen = self.len();
+        assert!(newlen <= oldlen);
+
+        unsafe {
+            let p = self.as_mut_ptr();
+            // This loop is optimized out for non-drop types.
+            for i in range(newlen, oldlen) {
+                ptr::read_and_zero(p.offset(i as int));
+            }
+        }
+        unsafe { self.set_len(newlen); }
+    }
+
+    fn retain(&mut self, f: |t: &T| -> bool) {
+        let len = self.len();
+        let mut deleted: uint = 0;
+
+        for i in range(0u, len) {
+            if !f(&self[i]) {
+                deleted += 1;
+            } else if deleted > 0 {
+                self.swap(i - deleted, i);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if deleted > 0 {
+            self.truncate(len - deleted);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn partition(self, f: |&T| -> bool) -> (~[T], ~[T]) {
+        let mut lefts  = ~[];
+        let mut rights = ~[];
+
+        for elt in self.move_iter() {
+            if f(&elt) {
+                lefts.push(elt);
+            } else {
+                rights.push(elt);
+            }
+        }
+
+        (lefts, rights)
+    }
+    fn grow_fn(&mut self, n: uint, op: |uint| -> T) {
+        let new_len = self.len() + n;
+        self.reserve(new_len);
+        let mut i: uint = 0u;
+        while i < n {
+            self.push(op(i));
+            i += 1u;
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    unsafe fn set_len(&mut self, new_len: uint) {
+        let repr: **mut Vec<()> = transmute(self);
+        (**repr).fill = new_len * mem::nonzero_size_of::<T>();
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> Mutable for ~[T] {
+    /// Clear the vector, removing all values.
+    fn clear(&mut self) { self.truncate(0) }
+}
+
+/// Extension methods for owned vectors containing `Clone` elements.
+pub trait OwnedCloneableVector<T:Clone> {
+    /// Iterates over the slice `rhs`, copies each element, and then appends it to
+    /// the vector provided `v`. The `rhs` vector is traversed in-order.
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// let mut a = ~[1];
+    /// a.push_all([2, 3, 4]);
+    /// assert!(a == ~[1, 2, 3, 4]);
+    /// ```
+    fn push_all(&mut self, rhs: &[T]);
+
+    /**
+     * Expands a vector in place, initializing the new elements to a given value
+     *
+     * # Arguments
+     *
+     * * n - The number of elements to add
+     * * initval - The value for the new elements
+     */
+    fn grow(&mut self, n: uint, initval: &T);
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the value of a vector element at a given index, growing the vector as
+     * needed
+     *
+     * Sets the element at position `index` to `val`. If `index` is past the end
+     * of the vector, expands the vector by replicating `initval` to fill the
+     * intervening space.
+     */
+    fn grow_set(&mut self, index: uint, initval: &T, val: T);
+}
+
+impl<T:Clone> OwnedCloneableVector<T> for ~[T] {
+    #[inline]
+    fn push_all(&mut self, rhs: &[T]) {
+        let new_len = self.len() + rhs.len();
+        self.reserve_exact(new_len);
+
+        for elt in rhs.iter() {
+            self.push((*elt).clone())
+        }
+    }
+    fn grow(&mut self, n: uint, initval: &T) {
+        let new_len = self.len() + n;
+        self.reserve(new_len);
+        let mut i: uint = 0u;
+
+        while i < n {
+            self.push((*initval).clone());
+            i += 1u;
+        }
+    }
+    fn grow_set(&mut self, index: uint, initval: &T, val: T) {
+        let l = self.len();
+        if index >= l { self.grow(index - l + 1u, initval); }
+        self[index] = val;
+    }
+}
+
+/// Extension methods for owned vectors containing `Eq` elements.
+pub trait OwnedEqVector<T:Eq> {
+    /**
+    * Remove consecutive repeated elements from a vector; if the vector is
+    * sorted, this removes all duplicates.
+    */
+    fn dedup(&mut self);
+}
+
+impl<T:Eq> OwnedEqVector<T> for ~[T] {
+    fn dedup(&mut self) {
+        unsafe {
+            // Although we have a mutable reference to `self`, we cannot make
+            // *arbitrary* changes. The `Eq` comparisons could fail, so we
+            // must ensure that the vector is in a valid state at all time.
+            //
+            // The way that we handle this is by using swaps; we iterate
+            // over all the elements, swapping as we go so that at the end
+            // the elements we wish to keep are in the front, and those we
+            // wish to reject are at the back. We can then truncate the
+            // vector. This operation is still O(n).
+            //
+            // Example: We start in this state, where `r` represents "next
+            // read" and `w` represents "next_write`.
+            //
+            //           r
+            //     +---+---+---+---+---+---+
+            //     | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
+            //     +---+---+---+---+---+---+
+            //           w
+            //
+            // Comparing self[r] against self[w-1], tis is not a duplicate, so
+            // we swap self[r] and self[w] (no effect as r==w) and then increment both
+            // r and w, leaving us with:
+            //
+            //               r
+            //     +---+---+---+---+---+---+
+            //     | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
+            //     +---+---+---+---+---+---+
+            //               w
+            //
+            // Comparing self[r] against self[w-1], this value is a duplicate,
+            // so we increment `r` but leave everything else unchanged:
+            //
+            //                   r
+            //     +---+---+---+---+---+---+
+            //     | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
+            //     +---+---+---+---+---+---+
+            //               w
+            //
+            // Comparing self[r] against self[w-1], this is not a duplicate,
+            // so swap self[r] and self[w] and advance r and w:
+            //
+            //                       r
+            //     +---+---+---+---+---+---+
+            //     | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
+            //     +---+---+---+---+---+---+
+            //                   w
+            //
+            // Not a duplicate, repeat:
+            //
+            //                           r
+            //     +---+---+---+---+---+---+
+            //     | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
+            //     +---+---+---+---+---+---+
+            //                       w
+            //
+            // Duplicate, advance r. End of vec. Truncate to w.
+
+            let ln = self.len();
+            if ln < 1 { return; }
+
+            // Avoid bounds checks by using unsafe pointers.
+            let p = self.as_mut_ptr();
+            let mut r = 1;
+            let mut w = 1;
+
+            while r < ln {
+                let p_r = p.offset(r as int);
+                let p_wm1 = p.offset((w - 1) as int);
+                if *p_r != *p_wm1 {
+                    if r != w {
+                        let p_w = p_wm1.offset(1);
+                        mem::swap(&mut *p_r, &mut *p_w);
+                    }
+                    w += 1;
+                }
+                r += 1;
+            }
+
+            self.truncate(w);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn insertion_sort<T>(v: &mut [T], compare: |&T, &T| -> Ordering) {
+    let len = v.len() as int;
+    let buf_v = v.as_mut_ptr();
+
+    // 1 <= i < len;
+    for i in range(1, len) {
+        // j satisfies: 0 <= j <= i;
+        let mut j = i;
+        unsafe {
+            // `i` is in bounds.
+            let read_ptr = buf_v.offset(i) as *T;
+
+            // find where to insert, we need to do strict <,
+            // rather than <=, to maintain stability.
+
+            // 0 <= j - 1 < len, so .offset(j - 1) is in bounds.
+            while j > 0 &&
+                    compare(&*read_ptr, &*buf_v.offset(j - 1)) == Less {
+                j -= 1;
+            }
+
+            // shift everything to the right, to make space to
+            // insert this value.
+
+            // j + 1 could be `len` (for the last `i`), but in
+            // that case, `i == j` so we don't copy. The
+            // `.offset(j)` is always in bounds.
+
+            if i != j {
+                let tmp = ptr::read(read_ptr);
+                ptr::copy_memory(buf_v.offset(j + 1),
+                                 &*buf_v.offset(j),
+                                 (i - j) as uint);
+                ptr::copy_nonoverlapping_memory(buf_v.offset(j),
+                                                &tmp as *T,
+                                                1);
+                cast::forget(tmp);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn merge_sort<T>(v: &mut [T], compare: |&T, &T| -> Ordering) {
+    // warning: this wildly uses unsafe.
+    static BASE_INSERTION: uint = 32;
+    static LARGE_INSERTION: uint = 16;
+
+    // FIXME #12092: smaller insertion runs seems to make sorting
+    // vectors of large elements a little faster on some platforms,
+    // but hasn't been tested/tuned extensively
+    let insertion = if size_of::<T>() <= 16 {
+        BASE_INSERTION
+    } else {
+        LARGE_INSERTION
+    };
+
+    let len = v.len();
+
+    // short vectors get sorted in-place via insertion sort to avoid allocations
+    if len <= insertion {
+        insertion_sort(v, compare);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // allocate some memory to use as scratch memory, we keep the
+    // length 0 so we can keep shallow copies of the contents of `v`
+    // without risking the dtors running on an object twice if
+    // `compare` fails.
+    let mut working_space = with_capacity(2 * len);
+    // these both are buffers of length `len`.
+    let mut buf_dat = working_space.as_mut_ptr();
+    let mut buf_tmp = unsafe {buf_dat.offset(len as int)};
+
+    // length `len`.
+    let buf_v = v.as_ptr();
+
+    // step 1. sort short runs with insertion sort. This takes the
+    // values from `v` and sorts them into `buf_dat`, leaving that
+    // with sorted runs of length INSERTION.
+
+    // We could hardcode the sorting comparisons here, and we could
+    // manipulate/step the pointers themselves, rather than repeatedly
+    // .offset-ing.
+    for start in range_step(0, len, insertion) {
+        // start <= i < len;
+        for i in range(start, cmp::min(start + insertion, len)) {
+            // j satisfies: start <= j <= i;
+            let mut j = i as int;
+            unsafe {
+                // `i` is in bounds.
+                let read_ptr = buf_v.offset(i as int);
+
+                // find where to insert, we need to do strict <,
+                // rather than <=, to maintain stability.
+
+                // start <= j - 1 < len, so .offset(j - 1) is in
+                // bounds.
+                while j > start as int &&
+                        compare(&*read_ptr, &*buf_dat.offset(j - 1)) == Less {
+                    j -= 1;
+                }
+
+                // shift everything to the right, to make space to
+                // insert this value.
+
+                // j + 1 could be `len` (for the last `i`), but in
+                // that case, `i == j` so we don't copy. The
+                // `.offset(j)` is always in bounds.
+                ptr::copy_memory(buf_dat.offset(j + 1),
+                                 &*buf_dat.offset(j),
+                                 i - j as uint);
+                ptr::copy_nonoverlapping_memory(buf_dat.offset(j), read_ptr, 1);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // step 2. merge the sorted runs.
+    let mut width = insertion;
+    while width < len {
+        // merge the sorted runs of length `width` in `buf_dat` two at
+        // a time, placing the result in `buf_tmp`.
+
+        // 0 <= start <= len.
+        for start in range_step(0, len, 2 * width) {
+            // manipulate pointers directly for speed (rather than
+            // using a `for` loop with `range` and `.offset` inside
+            // that loop).
+            unsafe {
+                // the end of the first run & start of the
+                // second. Offset of `len` is defined, since this is
+                // precisely one byte past the end of the object.
+                let right_start = buf_dat.offset(cmp::min(start + width, len) as int);
+                // end of the second. Similar reasoning to the above re safety.
+                let right_end_idx = cmp::min(start + 2 * width, len);
+                let right_end = buf_dat.offset(right_end_idx as int);
+
+                // the pointers to the elements under consideration
+                // from the two runs.
+
+                // both of these are in bounds.
+                let mut left = buf_dat.offset(start as int);
+                let mut right = right_start;
+
+                // where we're putting the results, it is a run of
+                // length `2*width`, so we step it once for each step
+                // of either `left` or `right`.  `buf_tmp` has length
+                // `len`, so these are in bounds.
+                let mut out = buf_tmp.offset(start as int);
+                let out_end = buf_tmp.offset(right_end_idx as int);
+
+                while out < out_end {
+                    // Either the left or the right run are exhausted,
+                    // so just copy the remainder from the other run
+                    // and move on; this gives a huge speed-up (order
+                    // of 25%) for mostly sorted vectors (the best
+                    // case).
+                    if left == right_start {
+                        // the number remaining in this run.
+                        let elems = (right_end as uint - right as uint) / mem::size_of::<T>();
+                        ptr::copy_nonoverlapping_memory(out, &*right, elems);
+                        break;
+                    } else if right == right_end {
+                        let elems = (right_start as uint - left as uint) / mem::size_of::<T>();
+                        ptr::copy_nonoverlapping_memory(out, &*left, elems);
+                        break;
+                    }
+
+                    // check which side is smaller, and that's the
+                    // next element for the new run.
+
+                    // `left < right_start` and `right < right_end`,
+                    // so these are valid.
+                    let to_copy = if compare(&*left, &*right) == Greater {
+                        step(&mut right)
+                    } else {
+                        step(&mut left)
+                    };
+                    ptr::copy_nonoverlapping_memory(out, &*to_copy, 1);
+                    step(&mut out);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        mem::swap(&mut buf_dat, &mut buf_tmp);
+
+        width *= 2;
+    }
+
+    // write the result to `v` in one go, so that there are never two copies
+    // of the same object in `v`.
+    unsafe {
+        ptr::copy_nonoverlapping_memory(v.as_mut_ptr(), &*buf_dat, len);
+    }
+
+    // increment the pointer, returning the old pointer.
+    #[inline(always)]
+    unsafe fn step<T>(ptr: &mut *mut T) -> *mut T {
+        let old = *ptr;
+        *ptr = ptr.offset(1);
+        old
+    }
+}
+
+/// Extension methods for vectors such that their elements are
+/// mutable.
+pub trait MutableVector<'a, T> {
+    /// Work with `self` as a mut slice.
+    /// Primarily intended for getting a &mut [T] from a [T, ..N].
+    fn as_mut_slice(self) -> &'a mut [T];
+
+    /// Return a slice that points into another slice.
+    fn mut_slice(self, start: uint, end: uint) -> &'a mut [T];
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a slice of self from `start` to the end of the vec.
+     *
+     * Fails when `start` points outside the bounds of self.
+     */
+    fn mut_slice_from(self, start: uint) -> &'a mut [T];
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a slice of self from the start of the vec to `end`.
+     *
+     * Fails when `end` points outside the bounds of self.
+     */
+    fn mut_slice_to(self, end: uint) -> &'a mut [T];
+
+    /// Returns an iterator that allows modifying each value
+    fn mut_iter(self) -> MutItems<'a, T>;
+
+    /// Returns a mutable pointer to the last item in the vector.
+    fn mut_last(self) -> Option<&'a mut T>;
+
+    /// Returns a reversed iterator that allows modifying each value
+    fn mut_rev_iter(self) -> RevMutItems<'a, T>;
+
+    /// Returns an iterator over the mutable subslices of the vector
+    /// which are separated by elements that match `pred`.  The
+    /// matched element is not contained in the subslices.
+    fn mut_split(self, pred: 'a |&T| -> bool) -> MutSplits<'a, T>;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns an iterator over `size` elements of the vector at a time.
+     * The chunks are mutable and do not overlap. If `size` does not divide the
+     * length of the vector, then the last chunk will not have length
+     * `size`.
+     *
+     * # Failure
+     *
+     * Fails if `size` is 0.
+     */
+    fn mut_chunks(self, chunk_size: uint) -> MutChunks<'a, T>;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a mutable reference to the first element in this slice
+     * and adjusts the slice in place so that it no longer contains
+     * that element. O(1).
+     *
+     * Equivalent to:
+     *
+     * ```ignore
+     *     if self.len() == 0 { return None; }
+     *     let head = &mut self[0];
+     *     *self = self.mut_slice_from(1);
+     *     Some(head)
+     * ```
+     *
+     * Returns `None` if slice is empty
+     */
+    fn mut_shift_ref(&mut self) -> Option<&'a mut T>;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a mutable reference to the last element in this slice
+     * and adjusts the slice in place so that it no longer contains
+     * that element. O(1).
+     *
+     * Equivalent to:
+     *
+     * ```ignore
+     *     if self.len() == 0 { return None; }
+     *     let tail = &mut self[self.len() - 1];
+     *     *self = self.mut_slice_to(self.len() - 1);
+     *     Some(tail)
+     * ```
+     *
+     * Returns `None` if slice is empty.
+     */
+    fn mut_pop_ref(&mut self) -> Option<&'a mut T>;
+
+    /// Swaps two elements in a vector.
+    ///
+    /// Fails if `a` or `b` are out of bounds.
+    ///
+    /// # Arguments
+    ///
+    /// * a - The index of the first element
+    /// * b - The index of the second element
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// let mut v = ["a", "b", "c", "d"];
+    /// v.swap(1, 3);
+    /// assert!(v == ["a", "d", "c", "b"]);
+    /// ```
+    fn swap(self, a: uint, b: uint);
+
+
+    /// Divides one `&mut` into two at an index.
+    ///
+    /// The first will contain all indices from `[0, mid)` (excluding
+    /// the index `mid` itself) and the second will contain all
+    /// indices from `[mid, len)` (excluding the index `len` itself).
+    ///
+    /// Fails if `mid > len`.
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// let mut v = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6];
+    ///
+    /// // scoped to restrict the lifetime of the borrows
+    /// {
+    ///    let (left, right) = v.mut_split_at(0);
+    ///    assert!(left == &mut []);
+    ///    assert!(right == &mut [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);
+    /// }
+    ///
+    /// {
+    ///     let (left, right) = v.mut_split_at(2);
+    ///     assert!(left == &mut [1, 2]);
+    ///     assert!(right == &mut [3, 4, 5, 6]);
+    /// }
+    ///
+    /// {
+    ///     let (left, right) = v.mut_split_at(6);
+    ///     assert!(left == &mut [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);
+    ///     assert!(right == &mut []);
+    /// }
+    /// ```
+    fn mut_split_at(self, mid: uint) -> (&'a mut [T], &'a mut [T]);
+
+    /// Reverse the order of elements in a vector, in place.
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// let mut v = [1, 2, 3];
+    /// v.reverse();
+    /// assert!(v == [3, 2, 1]);
+    /// ```
+    fn reverse(self);
+
+    /// Sort the vector, in place, using `compare` to compare
+    /// elements.
+    ///
+    /// This sort is `O(n log n)` worst-case and stable, but allocates
+    /// approximately `2 * n`, where `n` is the length of `self`.
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// let mut v = [5i, 4, 1, 3, 2];
+    /// v.sort_by(|a, b| a.cmp(b));
+    /// assert!(v == [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);
+    ///
+    /// // reverse sorting
+    /// v.sort_by(|a, b| b.cmp(a));
+    /// assert!(v == [5, 4, 3, 2, 1]);
+    /// ```
+    fn sort_by(self, compare: |&T, &T| -> Ordering);
+
+    /**
+     * Consumes `src` and moves as many elements as it can into `self`
+     * from the range [start,end).
+     *
+     * Returns the number of elements copied (the shorter of self.len()
+     * and end - start).
+     *
+     * # Arguments
+     *
+     * * src - A mutable vector of `T`
+     * * start - The index into `src` to start copying from
+     * * end - The index into `str` to stop copying from
+     */
+    fn move_from(self, src: ~[T], start: uint, end: uint) -> uint;
+
+    /// Returns an unsafe mutable pointer to the element in index
+    unsafe fn unsafe_mut_ref(self, index: uint) -> &'a mut T;
+
+    /// Return an unsafe mutable pointer to the vector's buffer.
+    ///
+    /// The caller must ensure that the vector outlives the pointer this
+    /// function returns, or else it will end up pointing to garbage.
+    ///
+    /// Modifying the vector may cause its buffer to be reallocated, which
+    /// would also make any pointers to it invalid.
+    #[inline]
+    fn as_mut_ptr(self) -> *mut T;
+
+    /// Unsafely sets the element in index to the value.
+    ///
+    /// This performs no bounds checks, and it is undefined behaviour
+    /// if `index` is larger than the length of `self`. However, it
+    /// does run the destructor at `index`. It is equivalent to
+    /// `self[index] = val`.
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// let mut v = ~[~"foo", ~"bar", ~"baz"];
+    ///
+    /// unsafe {
+    ///     // `~"baz"` is deallocated.
+    ///     v.unsafe_set(2, ~"qux");
+    ///
+    ///     // Out of bounds: could cause a crash, or overwriting
+    ///     // other data, or something else.
+    ///     // v.unsafe_set(10, ~"oops");
+    /// }
+    /// ```
+    unsafe fn unsafe_set(self, index: uint, val: T);
+
+    /// Unchecked vector index assignment.  Does not drop the
+    /// old value and hence is only suitable when the vector
+    /// is newly allocated.
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// let mut v = [~"foo", ~"bar"];
+    ///
+    /// // memory leak! `~"bar"` is not deallocated.
+    /// unsafe { v.init_elem(1, ~"baz"); }
+    /// ```
+    unsafe fn init_elem(self, i: uint, val: T);
+
+    /// Copies raw bytes from `src` to `self`.
+    ///
+    /// This does not run destructors on the overwritten elements, and
+    /// ignores move semantics. `self` and `src` must not
+    /// overlap. Fails if `self` is shorter than `src`.
+    unsafe fn copy_memory(self, src: &[T]);
+}
+
+impl<'a,T> MutableVector<'a, T> for &'a mut [T] {
+    #[inline]
+    fn as_mut_slice(self) -> &'a mut [T] { self }
+
+    fn mut_slice(self, start: uint, end: uint) -> &'a mut [T] {
+        assert!(start <= end);
+        assert!(end <= self.len());
+        unsafe {
+            transmute(Slice {
+                    data: self.as_mut_ptr().offset(start as int) as *T,
+                    len: (end - start)
+                })
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn mut_slice_from(self, start: uint) -> &'a mut [T] {
+        let len = self.len();
+        self.mut_slice(start, len)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn mut_slice_to(self, end: uint) -> &'a mut [T] {
+        self.mut_slice(0, end)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn mut_split_at(self, mid: uint) -> (&'a mut [T], &'a mut [T]) {
+        unsafe {
+            let len = self.len();
+            let self2: &'a mut [T] = cast::transmute_copy(&self);
+            (self.mut_slice(0, mid), self2.mut_slice(mid, len))
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn mut_iter(self) -> MutItems<'a, T> {
+        unsafe {
+            let p = self.as_mut_ptr();
+            if mem::size_of::<T>() == 0 {
+                MutItems{ptr: p,
+                         end: (p as uint + self.len()) as *mut T,
+                         marker: marker::ContravariantLifetime::<'a>,
+                         marker2: marker::NoPod}
+            } else {
+                MutItems{ptr: p,
+                         end: p.offset(self.len() as int),
+                         marker: marker::ContravariantLifetime::<'a>,
+                         marker2: marker::NoPod}
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn mut_last(self) -> Option<&'a mut T> {
+        let len = self.len();
+        if len == 0 { return None; }
+        Some(&mut self[len - 1])
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn mut_rev_iter(self) -> RevMutItems<'a, T> {
+        self.mut_iter().rev()
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn mut_split(self, pred: 'a |&T| -> bool) -> MutSplits<'a, T> {
+        MutSplits { v: self, pred: pred, finished: false }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn mut_chunks(self, chunk_size: uint) -> MutChunks<'a, T> {
+        assert!(chunk_size > 0);
+        MutChunks { v: self, chunk_size: chunk_size }
+    }
+
+    fn mut_shift_ref(&mut self) -> Option<&'a mut T> {
+        if self.len() == 0 { return None; }
+        unsafe {
+            let s: &mut Slice<T> = transmute(self);
+            Some(cast::transmute_mut(&*raw::shift_ptr(s)))
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn mut_pop_ref(&mut self) -> Option<&'a mut T> {
+        if self.len() == 0 { return None; }
+        unsafe {
+            let s: &mut Slice<T> = transmute(self);
+            Some(cast::transmute_mut(&*raw::pop_ptr(s)))
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn swap(self, a: uint, b: uint) {
+        unsafe {
+            // Can't take two mutable loans from one vector, so instead just cast
+            // them to their raw pointers to do the swap
+            let pa: *mut T = &mut self[a];
+            let pb: *mut T = &mut self[b];
+            ptr::swap(pa, pb);
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn reverse(self) {
+        let mut i: uint = 0;
+        let ln = self.len();
+        while i < ln / 2 {
+            self.swap(i, ln - i - 1);
+            i += 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn sort_by(self, compare: |&T, &T| -> Ordering) {
+        merge_sort(self, compare)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn move_from(self, mut src: ~[T], start: uint, end: uint) -> uint {
+        for (a, b) in self.mut_iter().zip(src.mut_slice(start, end).mut_iter()) {
+            mem::swap(a, b);
+        }
+        cmp::min(self.len(), end-start)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    unsafe fn unsafe_mut_ref(self, index: uint) -> &'a mut T {
+        transmute((self.repr().data as *mut T).offset(index as int))
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn as_mut_ptr(self) -> *mut T {
+        self.repr().data as *mut T
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    unsafe fn unsafe_set(self, index: uint, val: T) {
+        *self.unsafe_mut_ref(index) = val;
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    unsafe fn init_elem(self, i: uint, val: T) {
+        mem::move_val_init(&mut (*self.as_mut_ptr().offset(i as int)), val);
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    unsafe fn copy_memory(self, src: &[T]) {
+        let len_src = src.len();
+        assert!(self.len() >= len_src);
+        ptr::copy_nonoverlapping_memory(self.as_mut_ptr(), src.as_ptr(), len_src)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Trait for &[T] where T is Cloneable
+pub trait MutableCloneableVector<T> {
+    /// Copies as many elements from `src` as it can into `self` (the
+    /// shorter of `self.len()` and `src.len()`). Returns the number
+    /// of elements copied.
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use std::slice::MutableCloneableVector;
+    ///
+    /// let mut dst = [0, 0, 0];
+    /// let src = [1, 2];
+    ///
+    /// assert!(dst.copy_from(src) == 2);
+    /// assert!(dst == [1, 2, 0]);
+    ///
+    /// let src2 = [3, 4, 5, 6];
+    /// assert!(dst.copy_from(src2) == 3);
+    /// assert!(dst == [3, 4, 5]);
+    /// ```
+    fn copy_from(self, &[T]) -> uint;
+}
+
+impl<'a, T:Clone> MutableCloneableVector<T> for &'a mut [T] {
+    #[inline]
+    fn copy_from(self, src: &[T]) -> uint {
+        for (a, b) in self.mut_iter().zip(src.iter()) {
+            a.clone_from(b);
+        }
+        cmp::min(self.len(), src.len())
+    }
+}
+
+/// Methods for mutable vectors with orderable elements, such as
+/// in-place sorting.
+pub trait MutableTotalOrdVector<T> {
+    /// Sort the vector, in place.
+    ///
+    /// This is equivalent to `self.sort_by(|a, b| a.cmp(b))`.
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// let mut v = [-5, 4, 1, -3, 2];
+    ///
+    /// v.sort();
+    /// assert!(v == [-5, -3, 1, 2, 4]);
+    /// ```
+    fn sort(self);
+}
+impl<'a, T: TotalOrd> MutableTotalOrdVector<T> for &'a mut [T] {
+    #[inline]
+    fn sort(self) {
+        self.sort_by(|a,b| a.cmp(b))
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+* Constructs a vector from an unsafe pointer to a buffer
+*
+* # Arguments
+*
+* * ptr - An unsafe pointer to a buffer of `T`
+* * elts - The number of elements in the buffer
+*/
+// Wrapper for fn in raw: needs to be called by net_tcp::on_tcp_read_cb
+pub unsafe fn from_buf<T>(ptr: *T, elts: uint) -> ~[T] {
+    raw::from_buf_raw(ptr, elts)
+}
+
+/// Unsafe operations
+pub mod raw {
+    use cast::transmute;
+    use ptr;
+    use ptr::RawPtr;
+    use slice::{with_capacity, MutableVector, OwnedVector};
+    use raw::Slice;
+
+    /**
+     * Form a slice from a pointer and length (as a number of units,
+     * not bytes).
+     */
+    #[inline]
+    pub unsafe fn buf_as_slice<T,U>(p: *T, len: uint, f: |v: &[T]| -> U)
+                               -> U {
+        f(transmute(Slice {
+            data: p,
+            len: len
+        }))
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Form a slice from a pointer and length (as a number of units,
+     * not bytes).
+     */
+    #[inline]
+    pub unsafe fn mut_buf_as_slice<T,
+                                   U>(
+                                   p: *mut T,
+                                   len: uint,
+                                   f: |v: &mut [T]| -> U)
+                                   -> U {
+        f(transmute(Slice {
+            data: p as *T,
+            len: len
+        }))
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Constructs a vector from an unsafe pointer to a buffer
+    *
+    * # Arguments
+    *
+    * * ptr - An unsafe pointer to a buffer of `T`
+    * * elts - The number of elements in the buffer
+    */
+    // Was in raw, but needs to be called by net_tcp::on_tcp_read_cb
+    #[inline]
+    pub unsafe fn from_buf_raw<T>(ptr: *T, elts: uint) -> ~[T] {
+        let mut dst = with_capacity(elts);
+        dst.set_len(elts);
+        ptr::copy_memory(dst.as_mut_ptr(), ptr, elts);
+        dst
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a pointer to first element in slice and adjusts
+     * slice so it no longer contains that element. Fails if
+     * slice is empty. O(1).
+     */
+    pub unsafe fn shift_ptr<T>(slice: &mut Slice<T>) -> *T {
+        if slice.len == 0 { fail!("shift on empty slice"); }
+        let head: *T = slice.data;
+        slice.data = slice.data.offset(1);
+        slice.len -= 1;
+        head
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a pointer to last element in slice and adjusts
+     * slice so it no longer contains that element. Fails if
+     * slice is empty. O(1).
+     */
+    pub unsafe fn pop_ptr<T>(slice: &mut Slice<T>) -> *T {
+        if slice.len == 0 { fail!("pop on empty slice"); }
+        let tail: *T = slice.data.offset((slice.len - 1) as int);
+        slice.len -= 1;
+        tail
+    }
+}
+
+/// Operations on `[u8]`.
+pub mod bytes {
+    use container::Container;
+    use slice::{MutableVector, OwnedVector, ImmutableVector};
+    use ptr;
+    use ptr::RawPtr;
+
+    /// A trait for operations on mutable `[u8]`s.
+    pub trait MutableByteVector {
+        /// Sets all bytes of the receiver to the given value.
+        fn set_memory(self, value: u8);
+    }
+
+    impl<'a> MutableByteVector for &'a mut [u8] {
+        #[inline]
+        fn set_memory(self, value: u8) {
+            unsafe { ptr::set_memory(self.as_mut_ptr(), value, self.len()) };
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Copies data from `src` to `dst`
+    ///
+    /// `src` and `dst` must not overlap. Fails if the length of `dst`
+    /// is less than the length of `src`.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn copy_memory(dst: &mut [u8], src: &[u8]) {
+        // Bound checks are done at .copy_memory.
+        unsafe { dst.copy_memory(src) }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Allocate space in `dst` and append the data to `src`.
+     */
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn push_bytes(dst: &mut ~[u8], src: &[u8]) {
+        let old_len = dst.len();
+        dst.reserve_additional(src.len());
+        unsafe {
+            ptr::copy_memory(dst.as_mut_ptr().offset(old_len as int), src.as_ptr(), src.len());
+            dst.set_len(old_len + src.len());
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<A: Clone> Clone for ~[A] {
+    #[inline]
+    fn clone(&self) -> ~[A] {
+        self.iter().map(|item| item.clone()).collect()
+    }
+
+    fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &~[A]) {
+        if self.len() < source.len() {
+            *self = source.clone()
+        } else {
+            self.truncate(source.len());
+            for (x, y) in self.mut_iter().zip(source.iter()) {
+                x.clone_from(y);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T: fmt::Show> fmt::Show for &'a [T] {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        try!(write!(f.buf, "["));
+        let mut is_first = true;
+        for x in self.iter() {
+            if is_first {
+                is_first = false;
+            } else {
+                try!(write!(f.buf, ", "));
+            }
+            try!(write!(f.buf, "{}", *x))
+        }
+        write!(f.buf, "]")
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: fmt::Show> fmt::Show for ~[T] {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        self.as_slice().fmt(f)
+    }
+}
+
+// This works because every lifetime is a sub-lifetime of 'static
+impl<'a, A> Default for &'a [A] {
+    fn default() -> &'a [A] { &'a [] }
+}
+
+impl<A> Default for ~[A] {
+    fn default() -> ~[A] { ~[] }
+}
+
+/// Immutable slice iterator
+pub struct Items<'a, T> {
+    priv ptr: *T,
+    priv end: *T,
+    priv marker: marker::ContravariantLifetime<'a>
+}
+
+/// Mutable slice iterator
+pub struct MutItems<'a, T> {
+    priv ptr: *mut T,
+    priv end: *mut T,
+    priv marker: marker::ContravariantLifetime<'a>,
+    priv marker2: marker::NoPod
+}
+
+macro_rules! iterator {
+    (struct $name:ident -> $ptr:ty, $elem:ty) => {
+        impl<'a, T> Iterator<$elem> for $name<'a, T> {
+            #[inline]
+            fn next(&mut self) -> Option<$elem> {
+                // could be implemented with slices, but this avoids bounds checks
+                unsafe {
+                    if self.ptr == self.end {
+                        None
+                    } else {
+                        let old = self.ptr;
+                        self.ptr = if mem::size_of::<T>() == 0 {
+                            // purposefully don't use 'ptr.offset' because for
+                            // vectors with 0-size elements this would return the
+                            // same pointer.
+                            transmute(self.ptr as uint + 1)
+                        } else {
+                            self.ptr.offset(1)
+                        };
+
+                        Some(transmute(old))
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            #[inline]
+            fn size_hint(&self) -> (uint, Option<uint>) {
+                let diff = (self.end as uint) - (self.ptr as uint);
+                let exact = diff / mem::nonzero_size_of::<T>();
+                (exact, Some(exact))
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl<'a, T> DoubleEndedIterator<$elem> for $name<'a, T> {
+            #[inline]
+            fn next_back(&mut self) -> Option<$elem> {
+                // could be implemented with slices, but this avoids bounds checks
+                unsafe {
+                    if self.end == self.ptr {
+                        None
+                    } else {
+                        self.end = if mem::size_of::<T>() == 0 {
+                            // See above for why 'ptr.offset' isn't used
+                            transmute(self.end as uint - 1)
+                        } else {
+                            self.end.offset(-1)
+                        };
+                        Some(transmute(self.end))
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> RandomAccessIterator<&'a T> for Items<'a, T> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn indexable(&self) -> uint {
+        let (exact, _) = self.size_hint();
+        exact
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn idx(&self, index: uint) -> Option<&'a T> {
+        unsafe {
+            if index < self.indexable() {
+                transmute(self.ptr.offset(index as int))
+            } else {
+                None
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+iterator!{struct Items -> *T, &'a T}
+pub type RevItems<'a, T> = Rev<Items<'a, T>>;
+
+impl<'a, T> ExactSize<&'a T> for Items<'a, T> {}
+impl<'a, T> ExactSize<&'a mut T> for MutItems<'a, T> {}
+
+impl<'a, T> Clone for Items<'a, T> {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Items<'a, T> { *self }
+}
+
+iterator!{struct MutItems -> *mut T, &'a mut T}
+pub type RevMutItems<'a, T> = Rev<MutItems<'a, T>>;
+
+/// An iterator over the subslices of the vector which are separated
+/// by elements that match `pred`.
+pub struct MutSplits<'a, T> {
+    priv v: &'a mut [T],
+    priv pred: 'a |t: &T| -> bool,
+    priv finished: bool
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> Iterator<&'a mut [T]> for MutSplits<'a, T> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<&'a mut [T]> {
+        if self.finished { return None; }
+
+        match self.v.iter().position(|x| (self.pred)(x)) {
+            None => {
+                self.finished = true;
+                let tmp = mem::replace(&mut self.v, &mut []);
+                let len = tmp.len();
+                let (head, tail) = tmp.mut_split_at(len);
+                self.v = tail;
+                Some(head)
+            }
+            Some(idx) => {
+                let tmp = mem::replace(&mut self.v, &mut []);
+                let (head, tail) = tmp.mut_split_at(idx);
+                self.v = tail.mut_slice_from(1);
+                Some(head)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn size_hint(&self) -> (uint, Option<uint>) {
+        if self.finished {
+            (0, Some(0))
+        } else {
+            // if the predicate doesn't match anything, we yield one slice
+            // if it matches every element, we yield len+1 empty slices.
+            (1, Some(self.v.len() + 1))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> DoubleEndedIterator<&'a mut [T]> for MutSplits<'a, T> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn next_back(&mut self) -> Option<&'a mut [T]> {
+        if self.finished { return None; }
+
+        match self.v.iter().rposition(|x| (self.pred)(x)) {
+            None => {
+                self.finished = true;
+                let tmp = mem::replace(&mut self.v, &mut []);
+                Some(tmp)
+            }
+            Some(idx) => {
+                let tmp = mem::replace(&mut self.v, &mut []);
+                let (head, tail) = tmp.mut_split_at(idx);
+                self.v = head;
+                Some(tail.mut_slice_from(1))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// An iterator over a vector in (non-overlapping) mutable chunks (`size`  elements at a time). When
+/// the vector len is not evenly divided by the chunk size, the last slice of the iteration will be
+/// the remainder.
+pub struct MutChunks<'a, T> {
+    priv v: &'a mut [T],
+    priv chunk_size: uint
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> Iterator<&'a mut [T]> for MutChunks<'a, T> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<&'a mut [T]> {
+        if self.v.len() == 0 {
+            None
+        } else {
+            let sz = cmp::min(self.v.len(), self.chunk_size);
+            let tmp = mem::replace(&mut self.v, &mut []);
+            let (head, tail) = tmp.mut_split_at(sz);
+            self.v = tail;
+            Some(head)
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn size_hint(&self) -> (uint, Option<uint>) {
+        if self.v.len() == 0 {
+            (0, Some(0))
+        } else {
+            let (n, rem) = div_rem(self.v.len(), self.chunk_size);
+            let n = if rem > 0 { n + 1 } else { n };
+            (n, Some(n))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> DoubleEndedIterator<&'a mut [T]> for MutChunks<'a, T> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn next_back(&mut self) -> Option<&'a mut [T]> {
+        if self.v.len() == 0 {
+            None
+        } else {
+            let remainder = self.v.len() % self.chunk_size;
+            let sz = if remainder != 0 { remainder } else { self.chunk_size };
+            let tmp = mem::replace(&mut self.v, &mut []);
+            let tmp_len = tmp.len();
+            let (head, tail) = tmp.mut_split_at(tmp_len - sz);
+            self.v = head;
+            Some(tail)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// An iterator that moves out of a vector.
+pub struct MoveItems<T> {
+    priv allocation: *mut u8, // the block of memory allocated for the vector
+    priv iter: Items<'static, T>
+}
+
+impl<T> Iterator<T> for MoveItems<T> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<T> {
+        unsafe {
+            self.iter.next().map(|x| ptr::read(x))
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn size_hint(&self) -> (uint, Option<uint>) {
+        self.iter.size_hint()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> DoubleEndedIterator<T> for MoveItems<T> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn next_back(&mut self) -> Option<T> {
+        unsafe {
+            self.iter.next_back().map(|x| ptr::read(x))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[unsafe_destructor]
+impl<T> Drop for MoveItems<T> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        // destroy the remaining elements
+        for _x in *self {}
+        unsafe {
+            exchange_free(self.allocation as *u8)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// An iterator that moves out of a vector in reverse order.
+pub type RevMoveItems<T> = Rev<MoveItems<T>>;
+
+impl<A> FromIterator<A> for ~[A] {
+    fn from_iterator<T: Iterator<A>>(iterator: &mut T) -> ~[A] {
+        let (lower, _) = iterator.size_hint();
+        let mut xs = with_capacity(lower);
+        for x in *iterator {
+            xs.push(x);
+        }
+        xs
+    }
+}
+
+impl<A> Extendable<A> for ~[A] {
+    fn extend<T: Iterator<A>>(&mut self, iterator: &mut T) {
+        let (lower, _) = iterator.size_hint();
+        let len = self.len();
+        self.reserve_exact(len + lower);
+        for x in *iterator {
+            self.push(x);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use prelude::*;
+    use mem;
+    use slice::*;
+    use cmp::*;
+    use rand::{Rng, task_rng};
+
+    fn square(n: uint) -> uint { n * n }
+
+    fn square_ref(n: &uint) -> uint { square(*n) }
+
+    fn is_odd(n: &uint) -> bool { *n % 2u == 1u }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_unsafe_ptrs() {
+        unsafe {
+            // Test on-stack copy-from-buf.
+            let a = ~[1, 2, 3];
+            let mut ptr = a.as_ptr();
+            let b = from_buf(ptr, 3u);
+            assert_eq!(b.len(), 3u);
+            assert_eq!(b[0], 1);
+            assert_eq!(b[1], 2);
+            assert_eq!(b[2], 3);
+
+            // Test on-heap copy-from-buf.
+            let c = ~[1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
+            ptr = c.as_ptr();
+            let d = from_buf(ptr, 5u);
+            assert_eq!(d.len(), 5u);
+            assert_eq!(d[0], 1);
+            assert_eq!(d[1], 2);
+            assert_eq!(d[2], 3);
+            assert_eq!(d[3], 4);
+            assert_eq!(d[4], 5);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_from_fn() {
+        // Test on-stack from_fn.
+        let mut v = from_fn(3u, square);
+        assert_eq!(v.len(), 3u);
+        assert_eq!(v[0], 0u);
+        assert_eq!(v[1], 1u);
+        assert_eq!(v[2], 4u);
+
+        // Test on-heap from_fn.
+        v = from_fn(5u, square);
+        assert_eq!(v.len(), 5u);
+        assert_eq!(v[0], 0u);
+        assert_eq!(v[1], 1u);
+        assert_eq!(v[2], 4u);
+        assert_eq!(v[3], 9u);
+        assert_eq!(v[4], 16u);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_from_elem() {
+        // Test on-stack from_elem.
+        let mut v = from_elem(2u, 10u);
+        assert_eq!(v.len(), 2u);
+        assert_eq!(v[0], 10u);
+        assert_eq!(v[1], 10u);
+
+        // Test on-heap from_elem.
+        v = from_elem(6u, 20u);
+        assert_eq!(v[0], 20u);
+        assert_eq!(v[1], 20u);
+        assert_eq!(v[2], 20u);
+        assert_eq!(v[3], 20u);
+        assert_eq!(v[4], 20u);
+        assert_eq!(v[5], 20u);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_is_empty() {
+        let xs: [int, ..0] = [];
+        assert!(xs.is_empty());
+        assert!(![0].is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_len_divzero() {
+        type Z = [i8, ..0];
+        let v0 : &[Z] = &[];
+        let v1 : &[Z] = &[[]];
+        let v2 : &[Z] = &[[], []];
+        assert_eq!(mem::size_of::<Z>(), 0);
+        assert_eq!(v0.len(), 0);
+        assert_eq!(v1.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(v2.len(), 2);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_get() {
+        let mut a = ~[11];
+        assert_eq!(a.get(1), None);
+        a = ~[11, 12];
+        assert_eq!(a.get(1).unwrap(), &12);
+        a = ~[11, 12, 13];
+        assert_eq!(a.get(1).unwrap(), &12);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_head() {
+        let mut a = ~[];
+        assert_eq!(a.head(), None);
+        a = ~[11];
+        assert_eq!(a.head().unwrap(), &11);
+        a = ~[11, 12];
+        assert_eq!(a.head().unwrap(), &11);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_tail() {
+        let mut a = ~[11];
+        assert_eq!(a.tail(), &[]);
+        a = ~[11, 12];
+        assert_eq!(a.tail(), &[12]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_fail]
+    fn test_tail_empty() {
+        let a: ~[int] = ~[];
+        a.tail();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_tailn() {
+        let mut a = ~[11, 12, 13];
+        assert_eq!(a.tailn(0), &[11, 12, 13]);
+        a = ~[11, 12, 13];
+        assert_eq!(a.tailn(2), &[13]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_fail]
+    fn test_tailn_empty() {
+        let a: ~[int] = ~[];
+        a.tailn(2);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_init() {
+        let mut a = ~[11];
+        assert_eq!(a.init(), &[]);
+        a = ~[11, 12];
+        assert_eq!(a.init(), &[11]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_fail]
+    fn test_init_empty() {
+        let a: ~[int] = ~[];
+        a.init();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_initn() {
+        let mut a = ~[11, 12, 13];
+        assert_eq!(a.initn(0), &[11, 12, 13]);
+        a = ~[11, 12, 13];
+        assert_eq!(a.initn(2), &[11]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_fail]
+    fn test_initn_empty() {
+        let a: ~[int] = ~[];
+        a.initn(2);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_last() {
+        let mut a = ~[];
+        assert_eq!(a.last(), None);
+        a = ~[11];
+        assert_eq!(a.last().unwrap(), &11);
+        a = ~[11, 12];
+        assert_eq!(a.last().unwrap(), &12);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_slice() {
+        // Test fixed length vector.
+        let vec_fixed = [1, 2, 3, 4];
+        let v_a = vec_fixed.slice(1u, vec_fixed.len()).to_owned();
+        assert_eq!(v_a.len(), 3u);
+        assert_eq!(v_a[0], 2);
+        assert_eq!(v_a[1], 3);
+        assert_eq!(v_a[2], 4);
+
+        // Test on stack.
+        let vec_stack = &[1, 2, 3];
+        let v_b = vec_stack.slice(1u, 3u).to_owned();
+        assert_eq!(v_b.len(), 2u);
+        assert_eq!(v_b[0], 2);
+        assert_eq!(v_b[1], 3);
+
+        // Test on exchange heap.
+        let vec_unique = ~[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6];
+        let v_d = vec_unique.slice(1u, 6u).to_owned();
+        assert_eq!(v_d.len(), 5u);
+        assert_eq!(v_d[0], 2);
+        assert_eq!(v_d[1], 3);
+        assert_eq!(v_d[2], 4);
+        assert_eq!(v_d[3], 5);
+        assert_eq!(v_d[4], 6);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_slice_from() {
+        let vec = &[1, 2, 3, 4];
+        assert_eq!(vec.slice_from(0), vec);
+        assert_eq!(vec.slice_from(2), &[3, 4]);
+        assert_eq!(vec.slice_from(4), &[]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_slice_to() {
+        let vec = &[1, 2, 3, 4];
+        assert_eq!(vec.slice_to(4), vec);
+        assert_eq!(vec.slice_to(2), &[1, 2]);
+        assert_eq!(vec.slice_to(0), &[]);
+    }
+
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_pop() {
+        let mut v = ~[5];
+        let e = v.pop();
+        assert_eq!(v.len(), 0);
+        assert_eq!(e, Some(5));
+        let f = v.pop();
+        assert_eq!(f, None);
+        let g = v.pop();
+        assert_eq!(g, None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_swap_remove() {
+        let mut v = ~[1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
+        let mut e = v.swap_remove(0);
+        assert_eq!(e, Some(1));
+        assert_eq!(v, ~[5, 2, 3, 4]);
+        e = v.swap_remove(3);
+        assert_eq!(e, Some(4));
+        assert_eq!(v, ~[5, 2, 3]);
+
+        e = v.swap_remove(3);
+        assert_eq!(e, None);
+        assert_eq!(v, ~[5, 2, 3]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_swap_remove_noncopyable() {
+        // Tests that we don't accidentally run destructors twice.
+        let mut v = ~[::unstable::sync::Exclusive::new(()),
+                      ::unstable::sync::Exclusive::new(()),
+                      ::unstable::sync::Exclusive::new(())];
+        let mut _e = v.swap_remove(0);
+        assert_eq!(v.len(), 2);
+        _e = v.swap_remove(1);
+        assert_eq!(v.len(), 1);
+        _e = v.swap_remove(0);
+        assert_eq!(v.len(), 0);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_push() {
+        // Test on-stack push().
+        let mut v = ~[];
+        v.push(1);
+        assert_eq!(v.len(), 1u);
+        assert_eq!(v[0], 1);
+
+        // Test on-heap push().
+        v.push(2);
+        assert_eq!(v.len(), 2u);
+        assert_eq!(v[0], 1);
+        assert_eq!(v[1], 2);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_grow() {
+        // Test on-stack grow().
+        let mut v = ~[];
+        v.grow(2u, &1);
+        assert_eq!(v.len(), 2u);
+        assert_eq!(v[0], 1);
+        assert_eq!(v[1], 1);
+
+        // Test on-heap grow().
+        v.grow(3u, &2);
+        assert_eq!(v.len(), 5u);
+        assert_eq!(v[0], 1);
+        assert_eq!(v[1], 1);
+        assert_eq!(v[2], 2);
+        assert_eq!(v[3], 2);
+        assert_eq!(v[4], 2);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_grow_fn() {
+        let mut v = ~[];
+        v.grow_fn(3u, square);
+        assert_eq!(v.len(), 3u);
+        assert_eq!(v[0], 0u);
+        assert_eq!(v[1], 1u);
+        assert_eq!(v[2], 4u);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_grow_set() {
+        let mut v = ~[1, 2, 3];
+        v.grow_set(4u, &4, 5);
+        assert_eq!(v.len(), 5u);
+        assert_eq!(v[0], 1);
+        assert_eq!(v[1], 2);
+        assert_eq!(v[2], 3);
+        assert_eq!(v[3], 4);
+        assert_eq!(v[4], 5);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_truncate() {
+        let mut v = ~[~6,~5,~4];
+        v.truncate(1);
+        assert_eq!(v.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(*(v[0]), 6);
+        // If the unsafe block didn't drop things properly, we blow up here.
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_clear() {
+        let mut v = ~[~6,~5,~4];
+        v.clear();
+        assert_eq!(v.len(), 0);
+        // If the unsafe block didn't drop things properly, we blow up here.
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_dedup() {
+        fn case(a: ~[uint], b: ~[uint]) {
+            let mut v = a;
+            v.dedup();
+            assert_eq!(v, b);
+        }
+        case(~[], ~[]);
+        case(~[1], ~[1]);
+        case(~[1,1], ~[1]);
+        case(~[1,2,3], ~[1,2,3]);
+        case(~[1,1,2,3], ~[1,2,3]);
+        case(~[1,2,2,3], ~[1,2,3]);
+        case(~[1,2,3,3], ~[1,2,3]);
+        case(~[1,1,2,2,2,3,3], ~[1,2,3]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_dedup_unique() {
+        let mut v0 = ~[~1, ~1, ~2, ~3];
+        v0.dedup();
+        let mut v1 = ~[~1, ~2, ~2, ~3];
+        v1.dedup();
+        let mut v2 = ~[~1, ~2, ~3, ~3];
+        v2.dedup();
+        /*
+         * If the ~pointers were leaked or otherwise misused, valgrind and/or
+         * rustrt should raise errors.
+         */
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_dedup_shared() {
+        let mut v0 = ~[~1, ~1, ~2, ~3];
+        v0.dedup();
+        let mut v1 = ~[~1, ~2, ~2, ~3];
+        v1.dedup();
+        let mut v2 = ~[~1, ~2, ~3, ~3];
+        v2.dedup();
+        /*
+         * If the pointers were leaked or otherwise misused, valgrind and/or
+         * rustrt should raise errors.
+         */
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_map() {
+        // Test on-stack map.
+        let v = &[1u, 2u, 3u];
+        let mut w = v.map(square_ref);
+        assert_eq!(w.len(), 3u);
+        assert_eq!(w[0], 1u);
+        assert_eq!(w[1], 4u);
+        assert_eq!(w[2], 9u);
+
+        // Test on-heap map.
+        let v = ~[1u, 2u, 3u, 4u, 5u];
+        w = v.map(square_ref);
+        assert_eq!(w.len(), 5u);
+        assert_eq!(w[0], 1u);
+        assert_eq!(w[1], 4u);
+        assert_eq!(w[2], 9u);
+        assert_eq!(w[3], 16u);
+        assert_eq!(w[4], 25u);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_retain() {
+        let mut v = ~[1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
+        v.retain(is_odd);
+        assert_eq!(v, ~[1, 3, 5]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_zip_unzip() {
+        let z1 = ~[(1, 4), (2, 5), (3, 6)];
+
+        let (left, right) = unzip(z1.iter().map(|&x| x));
+
+        assert_eq!((1, 4), (left[0], right[0]));
+        assert_eq!((2, 5), (left[1], right[1]));
+        assert_eq!((3, 6), (left[2], right[2]));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_element_swaps() {
+        let mut v = [1, 2, 3];
+        for (i, (a, b)) in ElementSwaps::new(v.len()).enumerate() {
+            v.swap(a, b);
+            match i {
+                0 => assert!(v == [1, 3, 2]),
+                1 => assert!(v == [3, 1, 2]),
+                2 => assert!(v == [3, 2, 1]),
+                3 => assert!(v == [2, 3, 1]),
+                4 => assert!(v == [2, 1, 3]),
+                5 => assert!(v == [1, 2, 3]),
+                _ => fail!(),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_permutations() {
+        {
+            let v: [int, ..0] = [];
+            let mut it = v.permutations();
+            assert_eq!(it.next(), None);
+        }
+        {
+            let v = [~"Hello"];
+            let mut it = v.permutations();
+            assert_eq!(it.next(), None);
+        }
+        {
+            let v = [1, 2, 3];
+            let mut it = v.permutations();
+            assert_eq!(it.next(), Some(~[1,2,3]));
+            assert_eq!(it.next(), Some(~[1,3,2]));
+            assert_eq!(it.next(), Some(~[3,1,2]));
+            assert_eq!(it.next(), Some(~[3,2,1]));
+            assert_eq!(it.next(), Some(~[2,3,1]));
+            assert_eq!(it.next(), Some(~[2,1,3]));
+            assert_eq!(it.next(), None);
+        }
+        {
+            // check that we have N! permutations
+            let v = ['A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F'];
+            let mut amt = 0;
+            for _perm in v.permutations() {
+                amt += 1;
+            }
+            assert_eq!(amt, 2 * 3 * 4 * 5 * 6);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_position_elem() {
+        assert!([].position_elem(&1).is_none());
+
+        let v1 = ~[1, 2, 3, 3, 2, 5];
+        assert_eq!(v1.position_elem(&1), Some(0u));
+        assert_eq!(v1.position_elem(&2), Some(1u));
+        assert_eq!(v1.position_elem(&5), Some(5u));
+        assert!(v1.position_elem(&4).is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_bsearch_elem() {
+        assert_eq!([1,2,3,4,5].bsearch_elem(&5), Some(4));
+        assert_eq!([1,2,3,4,5].bsearch_elem(&4), Some(3));
+        assert_eq!([1,2,3,4,5].bsearch_elem(&3), Some(2));
+        assert_eq!([1,2,3,4,5].bsearch_elem(&2), Some(1));
+        assert_eq!([1,2,3,4,5].bsearch_elem(&1), Some(0));
+
+        assert_eq!([2,4,6,8,10].bsearch_elem(&1), None);
+        assert_eq!([2,4,6,8,10].bsearch_elem(&5), None);
+        assert_eq!([2,4,6,8,10].bsearch_elem(&4), Some(1));
+        assert_eq!([2,4,6,8,10].bsearch_elem(&10), Some(4));
+
+        assert_eq!([2,4,6,8].bsearch_elem(&1), None);
+        assert_eq!([2,4,6,8].bsearch_elem(&5), None);
+        assert_eq!([2,4,6,8].bsearch_elem(&4), Some(1));
+        assert_eq!([2,4,6,8].bsearch_elem(&8), Some(3));
+
+        assert_eq!([2,4,6].bsearch_elem(&1), None);
+        assert_eq!([2,4,6].bsearch_elem(&5), None);
+        assert_eq!([2,4,6].bsearch_elem(&4), Some(1));
+        assert_eq!([2,4,6].bsearch_elem(&6), Some(2));
+
+        assert_eq!([2,4].bsearch_elem(&1), None);
+        assert_eq!([2,4].bsearch_elem(&5), None);
+        assert_eq!([2,4].bsearch_elem(&2), Some(0));
+        assert_eq!([2,4].bsearch_elem(&4), Some(1));
+
+        assert_eq!([2].bsearch_elem(&1), None);
+        assert_eq!([2].bsearch_elem(&5), None);
+        assert_eq!([2].bsearch_elem(&2), Some(0));
+
+        assert_eq!([].bsearch_elem(&1), None);
+        assert_eq!([].bsearch_elem(&5), None);
+
+        assert!([1,1,1,1,1].bsearch_elem(&1) != None);
+        assert!([1,1,1,1,2].bsearch_elem(&1) != None);
+        assert!([1,1,1,2,2].bsearch_elem(&1) != None);
+        assert!([1,1,2,2,2].bsearch_elem(&1) != None);
+        assert_eq!([1,2,2,2,2].bsearch_elem(&1), Some(0));
+
+        assert_eq!([1,2,3,4,5].bsearch_elem(&6), None);
+        assert_eq!([1,2,3,4,5].bsearch_elem(&0), None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_reverse() {
+        let mut v: ~[int] = ~[10, 20];
+        assert_eq!(v[0], 10);
+        assert_eq!(v[1], 20);
+        v.reverse();
+        assert_eq!(v[0], 20);
+        assert_eq!(v[1], 10);
+
+        let mut v3: ~[int] = ~[];
+        v3.reverse();
+        assert!(v3.is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_sort() {
+        for len in range(4u, 25) {
+            for _ in range(0, 100) {
+                let mut v = task_rng().gen_vec::<uint>(len);
+                let mut v1 = v.clone();
+
+                v.sort();
+                assert!(v.windows(2).all(|w| w[0] <= w[1]));
+
+                v1.sort_by(|a, b| a.cmp(b));
+                assert!(v1.windows(2).all(|w| w[0] <= w[1]));
+
+                v1.sort_by(|a, b| b.cmp(a));
+                assert!(v1.windows(2).all(|w| w[0] >= w[1]));
+            }
+        }
+
+        // shouldn't fail/crash
+        let mut v: [uint, .. 0] = [];
+        v.sort();
+
+        let mut v = [0xDEADBEEFu];
+        v.sort();
+        assert!(v == [0xDEADBEEF]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_sort_stability() {
+        for len in range(4, 25) {
+            for _ in range(0 , 10) {
+                let mut counts = [0, .. 10];
+
+                // create a vector like [(6, 1), (5, 1), (6, 2), ...],
+                // where the first item of each tuple is random, but
+                // the second item represents which occurrence of that
+                // number this element is, i.e. the second elements
+                // will occur in sorted order.
+                let mut v = range(0, len).map(|_| {
+                        let n = task_rng().gen::<uint>() % 10;
+                        counts[n] += 1;
+                        (n, counts[n])
+                    }).to_owned_vec();
+
+                // only sort on the first element, so an unstable sort
+                // may mix up the counts.
+                v.sort_by(|&(a,_), &(b,_)| a.cmp(&b));
+
+                // this comparison includes the count (the second item
+                // of the tuple), so elements with equal first items
+                // will need to be ordered with increasing
+                // counts... i.e. exactly asserting that this sort is
+                // stable.
+                assert!(v.windows(2).all(|w| w[0] <= w[1]));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_partition() {
+        assert_eq!((~[]).partition(|x: &int| *x < 3), (~[], ~[]));
+        assert_eq!((~[1, 2, 3]).partition(|x: &int| *x < 4), (~[1, 2, 3], ~[]));
+        assert_eq!((~[1, 2, 3]).partition(|x: &int| *x < 2), (~[1], ~[2, 3]));
+        assert_eq!((~[1, 2, 3]).partition(|x: &int| *x < 0), (~[], ~[1, 2, 3]));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_partitioned() {
+        assert_eq!(([]).partitioned(|x: &int| *x < 3), (~[], ~[]))
+        assert_eq!(([1, 2, 3]).partitioned(|x: &int| *x < 4), (~[1, 2, 3], ~[]));
+        assert_eq!(([1, 2, 3]).partitioned(|x: &int| *x < 2), (~[1], ~[2, 3]));
+        assert_eq!(([1, 2, 3]).partitioned(|x: &int| *x < 0), (~[], ~[1, 2, 3]));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_concat() {
+        let v: [~[int], ..0] = [];
+        assert_eq!(v.concat_vec(), ~[]);
+        assert_eq!([~[1], ~[2,3]].concat_vec(), ~[1, 2, 3]);
+
+        assert_eq!([&[1], &[2,3]].concat_vec(), ~[1, 2, 3]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_connect() {
+        let v: [~[int], ..0] = [];
+        assert_eq!(v.connect_vec(&0), ~[]);
+        assert_eq!([~[1], ~[2, 3]].connect_vec(&0), ~[1, 0, 2, 3]);
+        assert_eq!([~[1], ~[2], ~[3]].connect_vec(&0), ~[1, 0, 2, 0, 3]);
+
+        assert_eq!(v.connect_vec(&0), ~[]);
+        assert_eq!([&[1], &[2, 3]].connect_vec(&0), ~[1, 0, 2, 3]);
+        assert_eq!([&[1], &[2], &[3]].connect_vec(&0), ~[1, 0, 2, 0, 3]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_shift() {
+        let mut x = ~[1, 2, 3];
+        assert_eq!(x.shift(), Some(1));
+        assert_eq!(&x, &~[2, 3]);
+        assert_eq!(x.shift(), Some(2));
+        assert_eq!(x.shift(), Some(3));
+        assert_eq!(x.shift(), None);
+        assert_eq!(x.len(), 0);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_unshift() {
+        let mut x = ~[1, 2, 3];
+        x.unshift(0);
+        assert_eq!(x, ~[0, 1, 2, 3]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_insert() {
+        let mut a = ~[1, 2, 4];
+        a.insert(2, 3);
+        assert_eq!(a, ~[1, 2, 3, 4]);
+
+        let mut a = ~[1, 2, 3];
+        a.insert(0, 0);
+        assert_eq!(a, ~[0, 1, 2, 3]);
+
+        let mut a = ~[1, 2, 3];
+        a.insert(3, 4);
+        assert_eq!(a, ~[1, 2, 3, 4]);
+
+        let mut a = ~[];
+        a.insert(0, 1);
+        assert_eq!(a, ~[1]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_fail]
+    fn test_insert_oob() {
+        let mut a = ~[1, 2, 3];
+        a.insert(4, 5);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_remove() {
+        let mut a = ~[1,2,3,4];
+
+        assert_eq!(a.remove(2), Some(3));
+        assert_eq!(a, ~[1,2,4]);
+
+        assert_eq!(a.remove(2), Some(4));
+        assert_eq!(a, ~[1,2]);
+
+        assert_eq!(a.remove(2), None);
+        assert_eq!(a, ~[1,2]);
+
+        assert_eq!(a.remove(0), Some(1));
+        assert_eq!(a, ~[2]);
+
+        assert_eq!(a.remove(0), Some(2));
+        assert_eq!(a, ~[]);
+
+        assert_eq!(a.remove(0), None);
+        assert_eq!(a.remove(10), None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_capacity() {
+        let mut v = ~[0u64];
+        v.reserve_exact(10u);
+        assert_eq!(v.capacity(), 10u);
+        let mut v = ~[0u32];
+        v.reserve_exact(10u);
+        assert_eq!(v.capacity(), 10u);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_slice_2() {
+        let v = ~[1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
+        let v = v.slice(1u, 3u);
+        assert_eq!(v.len(), 2u);
+        assert_eq!(v[0], 2);
+        assert_eq!(v[1], 3);
+    }
+
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_fail]
+    fn test_from_fn_fail() {
+        from_fn(100, |v| {
+            if v == 50 { fail!() }
+            ~0
+        });
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_fail]
+    fn test_from_elem_fail() {
+        use cast;
+        use rc::Rc;
+
+        struct S {
+            f: int,
+            boxes: (~int, Rc<int>)
+        }
+
+        impl Clone for S {
+            fn clone(&self) -> S {
+                let s = unsafe { cast::transmute_mut(self) };
+                s.f += 1;
+                if s.f == 10 { fail!() }
+                S { f: s.f, boxes: s.boxes.clone() }
+            }
+        }
+
+        let s = S { f: 0, boxes: (~0, Rc::new(0)) };
+        let _ = from_elem(100, s);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_fail]
+    fn test_build_fail() {
+        use rc::Rc;
+        build(None, |push| {
+            push((~0, Rc::new(0)));
+            push((~0, Rc::new(0)));
+            push((~0, Rc::new(0)));
+            push((~0, Rc::new(0)));
+            fail!();
+        });
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_fail]
+    fn test_grow_fn_fail() {
+        use rc::Rc;
+        let mut v = ~[];
+        v.grow_fn(100, |i| {
+            if i == 50 {
+                fail!()
+            }
+            (~0, Rc::new(0))
+        })
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_fail]
+    fn test_map_fail() {
+        use rc::Rc;
+        let v = [(~0, Rc::new(0)), (~0, Rc::new(0)), (~0, Rc::new(0)), (~0, Rc::new(0))];
+        let mut i = 0;
+        v.map(|_elt| {
+            if i == 2 {
+                fail!()
+            }
+            i += 1;
+            ~[(~0, Rc::new(0))]
+        });
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_fail]
+    fn test_flat_map_fail() {
+        use rc::Rc;
+        let v = [(~0, Rc::new(0)), (~0, Rc::new(0)), (~0, Rc::new(0)), (~0, Rc::new(0))];
+        let mut i = 0;
+        flat_map(v, |_elt| {
+            if i == 2 {
+                fail!()
+            }
+            i += 1;
+            ~[(~0, Rc::new(0))]
+        });
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_fail]
+    fn test_permute_fail() {
+        use rc::Rc;
+        let v = [(~0, Rc::new(0)), (~0, Rc::new(0)), (~0, Rc::new(0)), (~0, Rc::new(0))];
+        let mut i = 0;
+        for _ in v.permutations() {
+            if i == 2 {
+                fail!()
+            }
+            i += 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_fail]
+    fn test_copy_memory_oob() {
+        unsafe {
+            let mut a = [1, 2, 3, 4];
+            let b = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
+            a.copy_memory(b);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_total_ord() {
+        [1, 2, 3, 4].cmp(& &[1, 2, 3]) == Greater;
+        [1, 2, 3].cmp(& &[1, 2, 3, 4]) == Less;
+        [1, 2, 3, 4].cmp(& &[1, 2, 3, 4]) == Equal;
+        [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5].cmp(& &[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]) == Less;
+        [2, 2].cmp(& &[1, 2, 3, 4]) == Greater;
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_iterator() {
+        use iter::*;
+        let xs = [1, 2, 5, 10, 11];
+        let mut it = xs.iter();
+        assert_eq!(it.size_hint(), (5, Some(5)));
+        assert_eq!(it.next().unwrap(), &1);
+        assert_eq!(it.size_hint(), (4, Some(4)));
+        assert_eq!(it.next().unwrap(), &2);
+        assert_eq!(it.size_hint(), (3, Some(3)));
+        assert_eq!(it.next().unwrap(), &5);
+        assert_eq!(it.size_hint(), (2, Some(2)));
+        assert_eq!(it.next().unwrap(), &10);
+        assert_eq!(it.size_hint(), (1, Some(1)));
+        assert_eq!(it.next().unwrap(), &11);
+        assert_eq!(it.size_hint(), (0, Some(0)));
+        assert!(it.next().is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_random_access_iterator() {
+        use iter::*;
+        let xs = [1, 2, 5, 10, 11];
+        let mut it = xs.iter();
+
+        assert_eq!(it.indexable(), 5);
+        assert_eq!(it.idx(0).unwrap(), &1);
+        assert_eq!(it.idx(2).unwrap(), &5);
+        assert_eq!(it.idx(4).unwrap(), &11);
+        assert!(it.idx(5).is_none());
+
+        assert_eq!(it.next().unwrap(), &1);
+        assert_eq!(it.indexable(), 4);
+        assert_eq!(it.idx(0).unwrap(), &2);
+        assert_eq!(it.idx(3).unwrap(), &11);
+        assert!(it.idx(4).is_none());
+
+        assert_eq!(it.next().unwrap(), &2);
+        assert_eq!(it.indexable(), 3);
+        assert_eq!(it.idx(1).unwrap(), &10);
+        assert!(it.idx(3).is_none());
+
+        assert_eq!(it.next().unwrap(), &5);
+        assert_eq!(it.indexable(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(it.idx(1).unwrap(), &11);
+
+        assert_eq!(it.next().unwrap(), &10);
+        assert_eq!(it.indexable(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(it.idx(0).unwrap(), &11);
+        assert!(it.idx(1).is_none());
+
+        assert_eq!(it.next().unwrap(), &11);
+        assert_eq!(it.indexable(), 0);
+        assert!(it.idx(0).is_none());
+
+        assert!(it.next().is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_iter_size_hints() {
+        use iter::*;
+        let mut xs = [1, 2, 5, 10, 11];
+        assert_eq!(xs.iter().size_hint(), (5, Some(5)));
+        assert_eq!(xs.rev_iter().size_hint(), (5, Some(5)));
+        assert_eq!(xs.mut_iter().size_hint(), (5, Some(5)));
+        assert_eq!(xs.mut_rev_iter().size_hint(), (5, Some(5)));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_iter_clone() {
+        let xs = [1, 2, 5];
+        let mut it = xs.iter();
+        it.next();
+        let mut jt = it.clone();
+        assert_eq!(it.next(), jt.next());
+        assert_eq!(it.next(), jt.next());
+        assert_eq!(it.next(), jt.next());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_mut_iterator() {
+        use iter::*;
+        let mut xs = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
+        for x in xs.mut_iter() {
+            *x += 1;
+        }
+        assert!(xs == [2, 3, 4, 5, 6])
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_rev_iterator() {
+        use iter::*;
+
+        let xs = [1, 2, 5, 10, 11];
+        let ys = [11, 10, 5, 2, 1];
+        let mut i = 0;
+        for &x in xs.rev_iter() {
+            assert_eq!(x, ys[i]);
+            i += 1;
+        }
+        assert_eq!(i, 5);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_mut_rev_iterator() {
+        use iter::*;
+        let mut xs = [1u, 2, 3, 4, 5];
+        for (i,x) in xs.mut_rev_iter().enumerate() {
+            *x += i;
+        }
+        assert!(xs == [5, 5, 5, 5, 5])
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_move_iterator() {
+        use iter::*;
+        let xs = ~[1u,2,3,4,5];
+        assert_eq!(xs.move_iter().fold(0, |a: uint, b: uint| 10*a + b), 12345);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_move_rev_iterator() {
+        use iter::*;
+        let xs = ~[1u,2,3,4,5];
+        assert_eq!(xs.move_rev_iter().fold(0, |a: uint, b: uint| 10*a + b), 54321);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_splitator() {
+        let xs = &[1i,2,3,4,5];
+
+        assert_eq!(xs.split(|x| *x % 2 == 0).collect::<~[&[int]]>(),
+                   ~[&[1], &[3], &[5]]);
+        assert_eq!(xs.split(|x| *x == 1).collect::<~[&[int]]>(),
+                   ~[&[], &[2,3,4,5]]);
+        assert_eq!(xs.split(|x| *x == 5).collect::<~[&[int]]>(),
+                   ~[&[1,2,3,4], &[]]);
+        assert_eq!(xs.split(|x| *x == 10).collect::<~[&[int]]>(),
+                   ~[&[1,2,3,4,5]]);
+        assert_eq!(xs.split(|_| true).collect::<~[&[int]]>(),
+                   ~[&[], &[], &[], &[], &[], &[]]);
+
+        let xs: &[int] = &[];
+        assert_eq!(xs.split(|x| *x == 5).collect::<~[&[int]]>(), ~[&[]]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_splitnator() {
+        let xs = &[1i,2,3,4,5];
+
+        assert_eq!(xs.splitn(0, |x| *x % 2 == 0).collect::<~[&[int]]>(),
+                   ~[&[1,2,3,4,5]]);
+        assert_eq!(xs.splitn(1, |x| *x % 2 == 0).collect::<~[&[int]]>(),
+                   ~[&[1], &[3,4,5]]);
+        assert_eq!(xs.splitn(3, |_| true).collect::<~[&[int]]>(),
+                   ~[&[], &[], &[], &[4,5]]);
+
+        let xs: &[int] = &[];
+        assert_eq!(xs.splitn(1, |x| *x == 5).collect::<~[&[int]]>(), ~[&[]]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_rsplitator() {
+        let xs = &[1i,2,3,4,5];
+
+        assert_eq!(xs.rsplit(|x| *x % 2 == 0).collect::<~[&[int]]>(),
+                   ~[&[5], &[3], &[1]]);
+        assert_eq!(xs.rsplit(|x| *x == 1).collect::<~[&[int]]>(),
+                   ~[&[2,3,4,5], &[]]);
+        assert_eq!(xs.rsplit(|x| *x == 5).collect::<~[&[int]]>(),
+                   ~[&[], &[1,2,3,4]]);
+        assert_eq!(xs.rsplit(|x| *x == 10).collect::<~[&[int]]>(),
+                   ~[&[1,2,3,4,5]]);
+
+        let xs: &[int] = &[];
+        assert_eq!(xs.rsplit(|x| *x == 5).collect::<~[&[int]]>(), ~[&[]]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_rsplitnator() {
+        let xs = &[1,2,3,4,5];
+
+        assert_eq!(xs.rsplitn(0, |x| *x % 2 == 0).collect::<~[&[int]]>(),
+                   ~[&[1,2,3,4,5]]);
+        assert_eq!(xs.rsplitn(1, |x| *x % 2 == 0).collect::<~[&[int]]>(),
+                   ~[&[5], &[1,2,3]]);
+        assert_eq!(xs.rsplitn(3, |_| true).collect::<~[&[int]]>(),
+                   ~[&[], &[], &[], &[1,2]]);
+
+        let xs: &[int] = &[];
+        assert_eq!(xs.rsplitn(1, |x| *x == 5).collect::<~[&[int]]>(), ~[&[]]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_windowsator() {
+        let v = &[1i,2,3,4];
+
+        assert_eq!(v.windows(2).collect::<~[&[int]]>(), ~[&[1,2], &[2,3], &[3,4]]);
+        assert_eq!(v.windows(3).collect::<~[&[int]]>(), ~[&[1i,2,3], &[2,3,4]]);
+        assert!(v.windows(6).next().is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_fail]
+    fn test_windowsator_0() {
+        let v = &[1i,2,3,4];
+        let _it = v.windows(0);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_chunksator() {
+        let v = &[1i,2,3,4,5];
+
+        assert_eq!(v.chunks(2).collect::<~[&[int]]>(), ~[&[1i,2], &[3,4], &[5]]);
+        assert_eq!(v.chunks(3).collect::<~[&[int]]>(), ~[&[1i,2,3], &[4,5]]);
+        assert_eq!(v.chunks(6).collect::<~[&[int]]>(), ~[&[1i,2,3,4,5]]);
+
+        assert_eq!(v.chunks(2).rev().collect::<~[&[int]]>(), ~[&[5i], &[3,4], &[1,2]]);
+        let it = v.chunks(2);
+        assert_eq!(it.indexable(), 3);
+        assert_eq!(it.idx(0).unwrap(), &[1,2]);
+        assert_eq!(it.idx(1).unwrap(), &[3,4]);
+        assert_eq!(it.idx(2).unwrap(), &[5]);
+        assert_eq!(it.idx(3), None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_fail]
+    fn test_chunksator_0() {
+        let v = &[1i,2,3,4];
+        let _it = v.chunks(0);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_move_from() {
+        let mut a = [1,2,3,4,5];
+        let b = ~[6,7,8];
+        assert_eq!(a.move_from(b, 0, 3), 3);
+        assert!(a == [6,7,8,4,5]);
+        let mut a = [7,2,8,1];
+        let b = ~[3,1,4,1,5,9];
+        assert_eq!(a.move_from(b, 0, 6), 4);
+        assert!(a == [3,1,4,1]);
+        let mut a = [1,2,3,4];
+        let b = ~[5,6,7,8,9,0];
+        assert_eq!(a.move_from(b, 2, 3), 1);
+        assert!(a == [7,2,3,4]);
+        let mut a = [1,2,3,4,5];
+        let b = ~[5,6,7,8,9,0];
+        assert_eq!(a.mut_slice(2,4).move_from(b,1,6), 2);
+        assert!(a == [1,2,6,7,5]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_copy_from() {
+        let mut a = [1,2,3,4,5];
+        let b = [6,7,8];
+        assert_eq!(a.copy_from(b), 3);
+        assert!(a == [6,7,8,4,5]);
+        let mut c = [7,2,8,1];
+        let d = [3,1,4,1,5,9];
+        assert_eq!(c.copy_from(d), 4);
+        assert!(c == [3,1,4,1]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_reverse_part() {
+        let mut values = [1,2,3,4,5];
+        values.mut_slice(1, 4).reverse();
+        assert!(values == [1,4,3,2,5]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_show() {
+        macro_rules! test_show_vec(
+            ($x:expr, $x_str:expr) => ({
+                let (x, x_str) = ($x, $x_str);
+                assert_eq!(format!("{}", x), x_str);
+                assert_eq!(format!("{}", x.as_slice()), x_str);
+            })
+        )
+        let empty: ~[int] = ~[];
+        test_show_vec!(empty, ~"[]");
+        test_show_vec!(~[1], ~"[1]");
+        test_show_vec!(~[1, 2, 3], ~"[1, 2, 3]");
+        test_show_vec!(~[~[], ~[1u], ~[1u, 1u]], ~"[[], [1], [1, 1]]");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_vec_default() {
+        use default::Default;
+        macro_rules! t (
+            ($ty:ty) => {{
+                let v: $ty = Default::default();
+                assert!(v.is_empty());
+            }}
+        );
+
+        t!(&[int]);
+        t!(~[int]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_bytes_set_memory() {
+        use slice::bytes::MutableByteVector;
+        let mut values = [1u8,2,3,4,5];
+        values.mut_slice(0,5).set_memory(0xAB);
+        assert!(values == [0xAB, 0xAB, 0xAB, 0xAB, 0xAB]);
+        values.mut_slice(2,4).set_memory(0xFF);
+        assert!(values == [0xAB, 0xAB, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xAB]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_fail]
+    fn test_overflow_does_not_cause_segfault() {
+        let mut v = ~[];
+        v.reserve_exact(-1);
+        v.push(1);
+        v.push(2);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_fail]
+    fn test_overflow_does_not_cause_segfault_managed() {
+        use rc::Rc;
+        let mut v = ~[Rc::new(1)];
+        v.reserve_exact(-1);
+        v.push(Rc::new(2));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_mut_split_at() {
+        let mut values = [1u8,2,3,4,5];
+        {
+            let (left, right) = values.mut_split_at(2);
+            assert!(left.slice(0, left.len()) == [1, 2]);
+            for p in left.mut_iter() {
+                *p += 1;
+            }
+
+            assert!(right.slice(0, right.len()) == [3, 4, 5]);
+            for p in right.mut_iter() {
+                *p += 2;
+            }
+        }
+
+        assert!(values == [2, 3, 5, 6, 7]);
+    }
+
+    #[deriving(Clone, Eq)]
+    struct Foo;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_iter_zero_sized() {
+        let mut v = ~[Foo, Foo, Foo];
+        assert_eq!(v.len(), 3);
+        let mut cnt = 0;
+
+        for f in v.iter() {
+            assert!(*f == Foo);
+            cnt += 1;
+        }
+        assert_eq!(cnt, 3);
+
+        for f in v.slice(1, 3).iter() {
+            assert!(*f == Foo);
+            cnt += 1;
+        }
+        assert_eq!(cnt, 5);
+
+        for f in v.mut_iter() {
+            assert!(*f == Foo);
+            cnt += 1;
+        }
+        assert_eq!(cnt, 8);
+
+        for f in v.move_iter() {
+            assert!(f == Foo);
+            cnt += 1;
+        }
+        assert_eq!(cnt, 11);
+
+        let xs = ~[Foo, Foo, Foo];
+        assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", xs.slice(0, 2).to_owned()),
+                   ~"~[slice::tests::Foo, slice::tests::Foo]");
+
+        let xs: [Foo, ..3] = [Foo, Foo, Foo];
+        assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", xs.slice(0, 2).to_owned()),
+                   ~"~[slice::tests::Foo, slice::tests::Foo]");
+        cnt = 0;
+        for f in xs.iter() {
+            assert!(*f == Foo);
+            cnt += 1;
+        }
+        assert!(cnt == 3);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_shrink_to_fit() {
+        let mut xs = ~[0, 1, 2, 3];
+        for i in range(4, 100) {
+            xs.push(i)
+        }
+        assert_eq!(xs.capacity(), 128);
+        xs.shrink_to_fit();
+        assert_eq!(xs.capacity(), 100);
+        assert_eq!(xs, range(0, 100).to_owned_vec());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_starts_with() {
+        assert!(bytes!("foobar").starts_with(bytes!("foo")));
+        assert!(!bytes!("foobar").starts_with(bytes!("oob")));
+        assert!(!bytes!("foobar").starts_with(bytes!("bar")));
+        assert!(!bytes!("foo").starts_with(bytes!("foobar")));
+        assert!(!bytes!("bar").starts_with(bytes!("foobar")));
+        assert!(bytes!("foobar").starts_with(bytes!("foobar")));
+        let empty: &[u8] = [];
+        assert!(empty.starts_with(empty));
+        assert!(!empty.starts_with(bytes!("foo")));
+        assert!(bytes!("foobar").starts_with(empty));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_ends_with() {
+        assert!(bytes!("foobar").ends_with(bytes!("bar")));
+        assert!(!bytes!("foobar").ends_with(bytes!("oba")));
+        assert!(!bytes!("foobar").ends_with(bytes!("foo")));
+        assert!(!bytes!("foo").ends_with(bytes!("foobar")));
+        assert!(!bytes!("bar").ends_with(bytes!("foobar")));
+        assert!(bytes!("foobar").ends_with(bytes!("foobar")));
+        let empty: &[u8] = [];
+        assert!(empty.ends_with(empty));
+        assert!(!empty.ends_with(bytes!("foo")));
+        assert!(bytes!("foobar").ends_with(empty));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_shift_ref() {
+        let mut x: &[int] = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
+        let h = x.shift_ref();
+        assert_eq!(*h.unwrap(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(x.len(), 4);
+        assert_eq!(x[0], 2);
+        assert_eq!(x[3], 5);
+
+        let mut y: &[int] = [];
+        assert_eq!(y.shift_ref(), None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_pop_ref() {
+        let mut x: &[int] = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
+        let h = x.pop_ref();
+        assert_eq!(*h.unwrap(), 5);
+        assert_eq!(x.len(), 4);
+        assert_eq!(x[0], 1);
+        assert_eq!(x[3], 4);
+
+        let mut y: &[int] = [];
+        assert!(y.pop_ref().is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_mut_splitator() {
+        let mut xs = [0,1,0,2,3,0,0,4,5,0];
+        assert_eq!(xs.mut_split(|x| *x == 0).len(), 6);
+        for slice in xs.mut_split(|x| *x == 0) {
+            slice.reverse();
+        }
+        assert!(xs == [0,1,0,3,2,0,0,5,4,0]);
+
+        let mut xs = [0,1,0,2,3,0,0,4,5,0,6,7];
+        for slice in xs.mut_split(|x| *x == 0).take(5) {
+            slice.reverse();
+        }
+        assert!(xs == [0,1,0,3,2,0,0,5,4,0,6,7]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_mut_splitator_rev() {
+        let mut xs = [1,2,0,3,4,0,0,5,6,0];
+        for slice in xs.mut_split(|x| *x == 0).rev().take(4) {
+            slice.reverse();
+        }
+        assert!(xs == [1,2,0,4,3,0,0,6,5,0]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_mut_chunks() {
+        let mut v = [0u8, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6];
+        for (i, chunk) in v.mut_chunks(3).enumerate() {
+            for x in chunk.mut_iter() {
+                *x = i as u8;
+            }
+        }
+        let result = [0u8, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 2];
+        assert!(v == result);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_mut_chunks_rev() {
+        let mut v = [0u8, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6];
+        for (i, chunk) in v.mut_chunks(3).rev().enumerate() {
+            for x in chunk.mut_iter() {
+                *x = i as u8;
+            }
+        }
+        let result = [2u8, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 0];
+        assert!(v == result);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_fail]
+    fn test_mut_chunks_0() {
+        let mut v = [1, 2, 3, 4];
+        let _it = v.mut_chunks(0);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_mut_shift_ref() {
+        let mut x: &mut [int] = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
+        let h = x.mut_shift_ref();
+        assert_eq!(*h.unwrap(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(x.len(), 4);
+        assert_eq!(x[0], 2);
+        assert_eq!(x[3], 5);
+
+        let mut y: &mut [int] = [];
+        assert!(y.mut_shift_ref().is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_mut_pop_ref() {
+        let mut x: &mut [int] = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
+        let h = x.mut_pop_ref();
+        assert_eq!(*h.unwrap(), 5);
+        assert_eq!(x.len(), 4);
+        assert_eq!(x[0], 1);
+        assert_eq!(x[3], 4);
+
+        let mut y: &mut [int] = [];
+        assert!(y.mut_pop_ref().is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_mut_last() {
+        let mut x = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
+        let h = x.mut_last();
+        assert_eq!(*h.unwrap(), 5);
+
+        let y: &mut [int] = [];
+        assert!(y.mut_last().is_none());
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod bench {
+    extern crate test;
+    use self::test::BenchHarness;
+    use mem;
+    use prelude::*;
+    use ptr;
+    use rand::{weak_rng, Rng};
+    use slice;
+
+    #[bench]
+    fn iterator(bh: &mut BenchHarness) {
+        // peculiar numbers to stop LLVM from optimising the summation
+        // out.
+        let v = slice::from_fn(100, |i| i ^ (i << 1) ^ (i >> 1));
+
+        bh.iter(|| {
+            let mut sum = 0;
+            for x in v.iter() {
+                sum += *x;
+            }
+            // sum == 11806, to stop dead code elimination.
+            if sum == 0 {fail!()}
+        })
+    }
+
+    #[bench]
+    fn mut_iterator(bh: &mut BenchHarness) {
+        let mut v = slice::from_elem(100, 0);
+
+        bh.iter(|| {
+            let mut i = 0;
+            for x in v.mut_iter() {
+                *x = i;
+                i += 1;
+            }
+        })
+    }
+
+    #[bench]
+    fn add(bh: &mut BenchHarness) {
+        let xs: &[int] = [5, ..10];
+        let ys: &[int] = [5, ..10];
+        bh.iter(|| {
+            xs + ys;
+        });
+    }
+
+    #[bench]
+    fn concat(bh: &mut BenchHarness) {
+        let xss: &[~[uint]] = slice::from_fn(100, |i| range(0, i).collect());
+        bh.iter(|| {
+            let _ = xss.concat_vec();
+        });
+    }
+
+    #[bench]
+    fn connect(bh: &mut BenchHarness) {
+        let xss: &[~[uint]] = slice::from_fn(100, |i| range(0, i).collect());
+        bh.iter(|| {
+            let _ = xss.connect_vec(&0);
+        });
+    }
+
+    #[bench]
+    fn push(bh: &mut BenchHarness) {
+        let mut vec: ~[uint] = ~[0u];
+        bh.iter(|| {
+            vec.push(0);
+            &vec
+        })
+    }
+
+    #[bench]
+    fn starts_with_same_vector(bh: &mut BenchHarness) {
+        let vec: ~[uint] = slice::from_fn(100, |i| i);
+        bh.iter(|| {
+            vec.starts_with(vec)
+        })
+    }
+
+    #[bench]
+    fn starts_with_single_element(bh: &mut BenchHarness) {
+        let vec: ~[uint] = ~[0u];
+        bh.iter(|| {
+            vec.starts_with(vec)
+        })
+    }
+
+    #[bench]
+    fn starts_with_diff_one_element_at_end(bh: &mut BenchHarness) {
+        let vec: ~[uint] = slice::from_fn(100, |i| i);
+        let mut match_vec: ~[uint] = slice::from_fn(99, |i| i);
+        match_vec.push(0);
+        bh.iter(|| {
+            vec.starts_with(match_vec)
+        })
+    }
+
+    #[bench]
+    fn ends_with_same_vector(bh: &mut BenchHarness) {
+        let vec: ~[uint] = slice::from_fn(100, |i| i);
+        bh.iter(|| {
+            vec.ends_with(vec)
+        })
+    }
+
+    #[bench]
+    fn ends_with_single_element(bh: &mut BenchHarness) {
+        let vec: ~[uint] = ~[0u];
+        bh.iter(|| {
+            vec.ends_with(vec)
+        })
+    }
+
+    #[bench]
+    fn ends_with_diff_one_element_at_beginning(bh: &mut BenchHarness) {
+        let vec: ~[uint] = slice::from_fn(100, |i| i);
+        let mut match_vec: ~[uint] = slice::from_fn(100, |i| i);
+        match_vec[0] = 200;
+        bh.iter(|| {
+            vec.starts_with(match_vec)
+        })
+    }
+
+    #[bench]
+    fn contains_last_element(bh: &mut BenchHarness) {
+        let vec: ~[uint] = slice::from_fn(100, |i| i);
+        bh.iter(|| {
+            vec.contains(&99u)
+        })
+    }
+
+    #[bench]
+    fn zero_1kb_from_elem(bh: &mut BenchHarness) {
+        bh.iter(|| {
+            let _v: ~[u8] = slice::from_elem(1024, 0u8);
+        });
+    }
+
+    #[bench]
+    fn zero_1kb_set_memory(bh: &mut BenchHarness) {
+        bh.iter(|| {
+            let mut v: ~[u8] = slice::with_capacity(1024);
+            unsafe {
+                let vp = v.as_mut_ptr();
+                ptr::set_memory(vp, 0, 1024);
+                v.set_len(1024);
+            }
+            v
+        });
+    }
+
+    #[bench]
+    fn zero_1kb_fixed_repeat(bh: &mut BenchHarness) {
+        bh.iter(|| {
+            ~[0u8, ..1024]
+        });
+    }
+
+    #[bench]
+    fn zero_1kb_loop_set(bh: &mut BenchHarness) {
+        // Slower because the { len, cap, [0 x T] }* repr allows a pointer to the length
+        // field to be aliased (in theory) and prevents LLVM from optimizing loads away.
+        bh.iter(|| {
+            let mut v: ~[u8] = slice::with_capacity(1024);
+            unsafe {
+                v.set_len(1024);
+            }
+            for i in range(0, 1024) {
+                v[i] = 0;
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    #[bench]
+    fn zero_1kb_mut_iter(bh: &mut BenchHarness) {
+        bh.iter(|| {
+            let mut v: ~[u8] = slice::with_capacity(1024);
+            unsafe {
+                v.set_len(1024);
+            }
+            for x in v.mut_iter() {
+                *x = 0;
+            }
+            v
+        });
+    }
+
+    #[bench]
+    fn random_inserts(bh: &mut BenchHarness) {
+        let mut rng = weak_rng();
+        bh.iter(|| {
+                let mut v = slice::from_elem(30, (0u, 0u));
+                for _ in range(0, 100) {
+                    let l = v.len();
+                    v.insert(rng.gen::<uint>() % (l + 1),
+                             (1, 1));
+                }
+            })
+    }
+    #[bench]
+    fn random_removes(bh: &mut BenchHarness) {
+        let mut rng = weak_rng();
+        bh.iter(|| {
+                let mut v = slice::from_elem(130, (0u, 0u));
+                for _ in range(0, 100) {
+                    let l = v.len();
+                    v.remove(rng.gen::<uint>() % l);
+                }
+            })
+    }
+
+    #[bench]
+    fn sort_random_small(bh: &mut BenchHarness) {
+        let mut rng = weak_rng();
+        bh.iter(|| {
+            let mut v: ~[u64] = rng.gen_vec(5);
+            v.sort();
+        });
+        bh.bytes = 5 * mem::size_of::<u64>() as u64;
+    }
+
+    #[bench]
+    fn sort_random_medium(bh: &mut BenchHarness) {
+        let mut rng = weak_rng();
+        bh.iter(|| {
+            let mut v: ~[u64] = rng.gen_vec(100);
+            v.sort();
+        });
+        bh.bytes = 100 * mem::size_of::<u64>() as u64;
+    }
+
+    #[bench]
+    fn sort_random_large(bh: &mut BenchHarness) {
+        let mut rng = weak_rng();
+        bh.iter(|| {
+            let mut v: ~[u64] = rng.gen_vec(10000);
+            v.sort();
+        });
+        bh.bytes = 10000 * mem::size_of::<u64>() as u64;
+    }
+
+    #[bench]
+    fn sort_sorted(bh: &mut BenchHarness) {
+        let mut v = slice::from_fn(10000, |i| i);
+        bh.iter(|| {
+            v.sort();
+        });
+        bh.bytes = (v.len() * mem::size_of_val(&v[0])) as u64;
+    }
+
+    type BigSortable = (u64,u64,u64,u64);
+
+    #[bench]
+    fn sort_big_random_small(bh: &mut BenchHarness) {
+        let mut rng = weak_rng();
+        bh.iter(|| {
+            let mut v: ~[BigSortable] = rng.gen_vec(5);
+            v.sort();
+        });
+        bh.bytes = 5 * mem::size_of::<BigSortable>() as u64;
+    }
+
+    #[bench]
+    fn sort_big_random_medium(bh: &mut BenchHarness) {
+        let mut rng = weak_rng();
+        bh.iter(|| {
+            let mut v: ~[BigSortable] = rng.gen_vec(100);
+            v.sort();
+        });
+        bh.bytes = 100 * mem::size_of::<BigSortable>() as u64;
+    }
+
+    #[bench]
+    fn sort_big_random_large(bh: &mut BenchHarness) {
+        let mut rng = weak_rng();
+        bh.iter(|| {
+            let mut v: ~[BigSortable] = rng.gen_vec(10000);
+            v.sort();
+        });
+        bh.bytes = 10000 * mem::size_of::<BigSortable>() as u64;
+    }
+
+    #[bench]
+    fn sort_big_sorted(bh: &mut BenchHarness) {
+        let mut v = slice::from_fn(10000u, |i| (i, i, i, i));
+        bh.iter(|| {
+            v.sort();
+        });
+        bh.bytes = (v.len() * mem::size_of_val(&v[0])) as u64;
+    }
+}