Remove <- operator from the compiler

Yield an obsolete syntax error on things like "let foo <- bar;"
and "foo <- bar;"

Progress on rust-lang#3466

src/libsyntax/ast.rs

@@ -640,40 +640,12 @@ enum stmt_ {
     stmt_semi(@expr, node_id),
 }
 
-#[auto_serialize]
-#[auto_deserialize]
-enum init_op { init_assign, init_move, }
-
-impl init_op : cmp::Eq {
-    pure fn eq(other: &init_op) -> bool {
-        match self {
-            init_assign => {
-                match (*other) {
-                    init_assign => true,
-                    _ => false
-                }
-            }
-            init_move => {
-                match (*other) {
-                    init_move => true,
-                    _ => false
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    pure fn ne(other: &init_op) -> bool { !self.eq(other) }
-}
-
-#[auto_serialize]
-#[auto_deserialize]
-type initializer = {op: init_op, expr: @expr};
-
 // FIXME (pending discussion of #1697, #2178...): local should really be
 // a refinement on pat.
 #[auto_serialize]
 #[auto_deserialize]
 type local_ =  {is_mutbl: bool, ty: @Ty, pat: @pat,
-                init: Option<initializer>, id: node_id};
+                init: Option<@expr>, id: node_id};
 
 type local = spanned<local_>;
 
@@ -749,7 +721,6 @@ enum expr_ {
     expr_block(blk),
 
     expr_copy(@expr),
-    expr_move(@expr, @expr),
     expr_unary_move(@expr),
     expr_assign(@expr, @expr),
     expr_swap(@expr, @expr),

src/libsyntax/fold.rs

@@ -458,9 +458,6 @@ fn noop_fold_expr(e: expr_, fld: ast_fold) -> expr_ {
                                  ..**cap_item})})))
           }
           expr_block(blk) => expr_block(fld.fold_block(blk)),
-          expr_move(el, er) => {
-            expr_move(fld.fold_expr(el), fld.fold_expr(er))
-          }
           expr_copy(e) => expr_copy(fld.fold_expr(e)),
           expr_unary_move(e) => expr_unary_move(fld.fold_expr(e)),
           expr_assign(el, er) => {
@@ -608,14 +605,7 @@ fn noop_fold_local(l: local_, fld: ast_fold) -> local_ {
     return {is_mutbl: l.is_mutbl,
          ty: fld.fold_ty(l.ty),
          pat: fld.fold_pat(l.pat),
-         init:
-             match l.init {
-               option::None::<initializer> => l.init,
-               option::Some::<initializer>(init) => {
-                 option::Some::<initializer>({op: init.op,
-                                              expr: fld.fold_expr(init.expr)})
-               }
-             },
+         init: l.init.map(|e| fld.fold_expr(*e)),
          id: fld.new_id(l.id)};
 }
 

src/libsyntax/parse/classify.rs

@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ fn need_parens(expr: @ast::expr, outer_prec: uint) -> bool {
       ast::expr_cast(_, _) => parse::prec::as_prec < outer_prec,
       // This may be too conservative in some cases
       ast::expr_assign(_, _) => true,
-      ast::expr_move(_, _) => true,
       ast::expr_swap(_, _) => true,
       ast::expr_assign_op(_, _, _) => true,
       ast::expr_ret(_) => true,
@@ -61,8 +60,7 @@ fn ends_in_lit_int(ex: @ast::expr) -> bool {
         _ => false
       },
       ast::expr_binary(_, _, sub) | ast::expr_unary(_, sub) |
-      ast::expr_move(_, sub) | ast::expr_copy(sub) |
-      ast::expr_assign(_, sub) |
+      ast::expr_copy(sub) | ast::expr_assign(_, sub) |
       ast::expr_assign_op(_, _, sub) | ast::expr_swap(_, sub) |
       ast::expr_log(_, _, sub) | ast::expr_assert(sub) => {
         ends_in_lit_int(sub)

src/libsyntax/parse/obsolete.rs

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ pub enum ObsoleteSyntax {
     ObsoleteModeInFnType,
     ObsoleteByMutRefMode,
     ObsoleteFixedLengthVec,
+    ObsoleteMoveInit,
+    ObsoleteBinaryMove
 }
 
 impl ObsoleteSyntax : cmp::Eq {
@@ -104,6 +106,14 @@ impl Parser : ObsoleteReporter {
                 "fixed-length vector",
                 "Fixed-length types are now written `[T * N]`, and instances \
                  are type-inferred"
+            ),
+            ObsoleteMoveInit => (
+                "initializer-by-move",
+                "Write `let foo = move bar` instead"
+            ),
+            ObsoleteBinaryMove => (
+                "binary move",
+                "Write `foo = move bar` instead"
             )
         };
 

src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs

@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ use obsolete::{
     ObsoleteLowerCaseKindBounds, ObsoleteLet,
     ObsoleteFieldTerminator, ObsoleteStructCtor,
     ObsoleteWith, ObsoleteClassMethod, ObsoleteClassTraits,
-    ObsoleteModeInFnType, ObsoleteByMutRefMode
+    ObsoleteModeInFnType, ObsoleteByMutRefMode,
+    ObsoleteMoveInit, ObsoleteBinaryMove,
 };
 use ast::{_mod, add, arg, arm, attribute,
              bind_by_ref, bind_by_implicit_ref, bind_by_value, bind_by_move,
@@ -35,11 +36,11 @@ use ast::{_mod, add, arg, arm, attribute,
              expr_call, expr_cast, expr_copy, expr_do_body, expr_fail,
              expr_field, expr_fn, expr_fn_block, expr_if, expr_index,
              expr_lit, expr_log, expr_loop, expr_loop_body, expr_mac,
-             expr_move, expr_path, expr_rec, expr_repeat, expr_ret, expr_swap,
+             expr_path, expr_rec, expr_repeat, expr_ret, expr_swap,
              expr_struct, expr_tup, expr_unary, expr_unary_move, expr_vec,
              expr_vstore, expr_while, extern_fn, field, fn_decl, foreign_item,
              foreign_item_const, foreign_item_fn, foreign_mod, ident,
-             impure_fn, infer, inherited, init_assign, init_move, initializer,
+             impure_fn, infer, inherited,
              item, item_, item_class, item_const, item_enum, item_fn,
              item_foreign_mod, item_impl, item_mac, item_mod, item_trait,
              item_ty, lit, lit_, lit_bool, lit_float, lit_int,
@@ -1473,9 +1474,13 @@ impl Parser {
                                 expr_assign_op(aop, lhs, rhs));
           }
           token::LARROW => {
-            self.bump();
-            let rhs = self.parse_expr();
-            return self.mk_expr(lo, rhs.span.hi, expr_move(lhs, rhs));
+              self.obsolete(copy self.span, ObsoleteBinaryMove);
+              // Bogus value (but it's an error)
+              self.bump(); // <-
+              self.bump(); // rhs
+              self.bump(); // ;
+              return self.mk_expr(lo, self.span.hi,
+                                  expr_break(None));
           }
           token::DARROW => {
             self.bump();
@@ -1745,23 +1750,18 @@ impl Parser {
         return e;
     }
 
-    fn parse_initializer() -> Option<initializer> {
+    fn parse_initializer() -> Option<@expr> {
         match self.token {
           token::EQ => {
             self.bump();
-            return Some({op: init_assign, expr: self.parse_expr()});
+            return Some(self.parse_expr());
           }
           token::LARROW => {
-            self.bump();
-            return Some({op: init_move, expr: self.parse_expr()});
+              self.obsolete(copy self.span, ObsoleteMoveInit);
+              self.bump();
+              self.bump();
+              return None;
           }
-          // Now that the the channel is the first argument to receive,
-          // combining it with an initializer doesn't really make sense.
-          // case (token::RECV) {
-          //     self.bump();
-          //     return Some(rec(op = init_recv,
-          //                  expr = self.parse_expr()));
-          // }
           _ => {
             return None;
           }

src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs

@@ -1303,18 +1303,13 @@ fn print_expr(s: ps, &&expr: @ast::expr) {
         print_block(s, blk);
       }
       ast::expr_copy(e) => { word_space(s, ~"copy"); print_expr(s, e); }
+        // shouldn't parenthesize unless it's needed
       ast::expr_unary_move(e) => {
           popen(s);
           word_space(s, ~"move");
           print_expr(s, e);
           pclose(s);
       }
-      ast::expr_move(lhs, rhs) => {
-        print_expr(s, lhs);
-        space(s.s);
-        word_space(s, ~"<-");
-        print_expr(s, rhs);
-      }
       ast::expr_assign(lhs, rhs) => {
         print_expr(s, lhs);
         space(s.s);
@@ -1409,8 +1404,7 @@ fn print_expr_parens_if_not_bot(s: ps, ex: @ast::expr) {
     let parens = match ex.node {
       ast::expr_fail(_) | ast::expr_ret(_) |
       ast::expr_binary(_, _, _) | ast::expr_unary(_, _) |
-      ast::expr_move(_, _) | ast::expr_copy(_) |
-      ast::expr_assign(_, _) |
+      ast::expr_copy(_) | ast::expr_assign(_, _) |
       ast::expr_assign_op(_, _, _) | ast::expr_swap(_, _) |
       ast::expr_log(_, _, _) | ast::expr_assert(_) |
       ast::expr_call(_, _, true) |
@@ -1451,11 +1445,8 @@ fn print_decl(s: ps, decl: @ast::decl) {
             match loc.node.init {
               Some(init) => {
                 nbsp(s);
-                match init.op {
-                  ast::init_assign => word_space(s, ~"="),
-                  ast::init_move => word_space(s, ~"<-")
-                }
-                print_expr(s, init.expr);
+                word_space(s, ~"=");
+                print_expr(s, init);
               }
               _ => ()
             }

src/libsyntax/visit.rs

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ fn visit_local<E>(loc: @local, e: E, v: vt<E>) {
     v.visit_ty(loc.node.ty, e, v);
     match loc.node.init {
       None => (),
-      Some(i) => v.visit_expr(i.expr, e, v)
+      Some(ex) => v.visit_expr(ex, e, v)
     }
 }
 
@@ -440,7 +440,6 @@ fn visit_expr<E>(ex: @expr, e: E, v: vt<E>) {
       expr_assign(a, b) => { v.visit_expr(b, e, v); v.visit_expr(a, e, v); }
       expr_copy(a) => v.visit_expr(a, e, v),
       expr_unary_move(a) => v.visit_expr(a, e, v),
-      expr_move(a, b) => { v.visit_expr(b, e, v); v.visit_expr(a, e, v); }
       expr_swap(a, b) => { v.visit_expr(a, e, v); v.visit_expr(b, e, v); }
       expr_assign_op(_, a, b) => {
         v.visit_expr(b, e, v);

src/rustc/middle/borrowck/check_loans.rs

@@ -583,12 +583,6 @@ fn check_loans_in_fn(fk: visit::fn_kind, decl: ast::fn_decl, body: ast::blk,
 fn check_loans_in_local(local: @ast::local,
                         &&self: check_loan_ctxt,
                         vt: visit::vt<check_loan_ctxt>) {
-    match local.node.init {
-      Some({op: ast::init_move, expr: expr}) => {
-        self.check_move_out(expr);
-      }
-      Some({op: ast::init_assign, _}) | None => {}
-    }
     visit::visit_local(local, self, vt);
 }
 
@@ -609,10 +603,6 @@ fn check_loans_in_expr(expr: @ast::expr,
         self.check_assignment(at_swap, l);
         self.check_assignment(at_swap, r);
       }
-      ast::expr_move(dest, src) => {
-        self.check_assignment(at_straight_up, dest);
-        self.check_move_out(src);
-      }
       ast::expr_unary_move(src) => {
         self.check_move_out(src);
       }

src/rustc/middle/kind.rs

@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ fn check_stmt(stmt: @stmt, cx: ctx, v: visit::vt<ctx>) {
       stmt_decl(@{node: decl_local(locals), _}, _) => {
         for locals.each |local| {
             match local.node.init {
-              Some({op: init_assign, expr}) =>
+              Some(expr) =>
                   maybe_copy(cx, expr, Some(("initializer statement \
                               takes its right-hand side by copy", ""))),
               _ => {}

src/rustc/middle/liveness.rs

@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ fn visit_expr(expr: @expr, &&self: @IrMaps, vt: vt<@IrMaps>) {
       expr_loop_body(*) | expr_do_body(*) | expr_cast(*) |
       expr_unary(*) | expr_fail(*) |
       expr_break(_) | expr_again(_) | expr_lit(_) | expr_ret(*) |
-      expr_block(*) | expr_move(*) | expr_unary_move(*) | expr_assign(*) |
+      expr_block(*) | expr_unary_move(*) | expr_assign(*) |
       expr_swap(*) | expr_assign_op(*) | expr_mac(*) | expr_struct(*) |
       expr_repeat(*) => {
           visit::visit_expr(expr, self, vt);
@@ -1004,8 +1004,7 @@ impl Liveness {
         // initialization, which is mildly more complex than checking
         // once at the func header but otherwise equivalent.
 
-        let opt_init = local.node.init.map(|i| i.expr );
-        let succ = self.propagate_through_opt_expr(opt_init, succ);
+        let succ = self.propagate_through_opt_expr(local.node.init, succ);
         self.define_bindings_in_pat(local.node.pat, succ)
     }
 
@@ -1157,7 +1156,7 @@ impl Liveness {
               }
           }
 
-          expr_move(l, r) | expr_assign(l, r) => {
+          expr_assign(l, r) => {
             // see comment on lvalues in
             // propagate_through_lvalue_components()
             let succ = self.write_lvalue(l, succ, ACC_WRITE);
@@ -1436,14 +1435,9 @@ impl Liveness {
 
 fn check_local(local: @local, &&self: @Liveness, vt: vt<@Liveness>) {
     match local.node.init {
-      Some({op: op, expr: expr}) => {
+      Some(_) => {
 
         // Initializer:
-
-        match op {
-          init_move => self.check_move_from_expr(expr, vt),
-          init_assign => ()
-        }
         self.warn_about_unused_or_dead_vars_in_pat(local.node.pat);
         if !local.node.is_mutbl {
             self.check_for_reassignments_in_pat(local.node.pat);
@@ -1511,13 +1505,6 @@ fn check_expr(expr: @expr, &&self: @Liveness, vt: vt<@Liveness>) {
         visit::visit_expr(expr, self, vt);
       }
 
-      expr_move(l, r) => {
-        self.check_lvalue(l, vt);
-        self.check_move_from_expr(r, vt);
-
-        visit::visit_expr(expr, self, vt);
-      }
-
       expr_unary_move(r) => {
         self.check_move_from_expr(r, vt);
 

src/rustc/middle/mem_categorization.rs

@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ impl &mem_categorization_ctxt {
           }
 
           ast::expr_addr_of(*) | ast::expr_call(*) |
-          ast::expr_swap(*) | ast::expr_move(*) | ast::expr_assign(*) |
+          ast::expr_swap(*) | ast::expr_assign(*) |
           ast::expr_assign_op(*) | ast::expr_fn(*) | ast::expr_fn_block(*) |
           ast::expr_assert(*) | ast::expr_ret(*) |
           ast::expr_loop_body(*) | ast::expr_do_body(*) | ast::expr_unary(*) |

src/rustc/middle/resolve.rs

@@ -3968,7 +3968,7 @@ impl Resolver {
                 // Nothing to do.
             }
             Some(initializer) => {
-                self.resolve_expr(initializer.expr, visitor);
+                self.resolve_expr(initializer, visitor);
             }
         }
 

src/rustc/middle/trans/base.rs

@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ fn init_local(bcx: block, local: @ast::local) -> block {
         // Handle let _ = e; just like e;
         match local.node.init {
             Some(init) => {
-              return expr::trans_into(bcx, init.expr, expr::Ignore);
+              return expr::trans_into(bcx, init, expr::Ignore);
             }
             None => { return bcx; }
         }
@@ -977,12 +977,7 @@ fn init_local(bcx: block, local: @ast::local) -> block {
     let mut bcx = bcx;
     match local.node.init {
         Some(init) => {
-            if init.op == ast::init_assign || !bcx.expr_is_lval(init.expr) {
-                bcx = expr::trans_into(bcx, init.expr, expr::SaveIn(llptr));
-            } else { // This is a move from an lval, perform an actual move
-                let init_datumblock = expr::trans_to_datum(bcx, init.expr);
-                bcx = init_datumblock.move_to(datum::INIT, llptr);
-            }
+            bcx = expr::trans_into(bcx, init, expr::SaveIn(llptr));
         }
         _ => {
             zero_mem(bcx, llptr, ty);

src/rustc/middle/trans/expr.rs

@@ -438,11 +438,6 @@ fn trans_rvalue_stmt_unadjusted(bcx: block, expr: @ast::expr) -> block {
             let dst_datum = unpack_datum!(bcx, trans_lvalue(bcx, dst));
             return src_datum.store_to_datum(bcx, DROP_EXISTING, dst_datum);
         }
-        ast::expr_move(dst, src) => {
-            let src_datum = unpack_datum!(bcx, trans_to_datum(bcx, src));
-            let dst_datum = unpack_datum!(bcx, trans_lvalue(bcx, dst));
-            return src_datum.move_to_datum(bcx, DROP_EXISTING, dst_datum);
-        }
         ast::expr_swap(dst, src) => {
             let dst_datum = unpack_datum!(bcx, trans_lvalue(bcx, dst));
             let src_datum = unpack_datum!(bcx, trans_lvalue(bcx, src));