Add isize, usize modules, deprecate int, uint modules

This PR introduces `isize` and `usize` modules to `core` and `std`, and
deprecates the existing `int` and `uint` modules. The rustdoc primitive
type links now point to these new modules.

Due to deprecation this is a:

[breaking-change]

Author: aturon

src/libcore/lib.rs

@@ -78,12 +78,14 @@ mod int_macros;
 mod uint_macros;
 
 #[path = "num/int.rs"]  pub mod int;
+#[path = "num/isize.rs"]  pub mod isize;
 #[path = "num/i8.rs"]   pub mod i8;
 #[path = "num/i16.rs"]  pub mod i16;
 #[path = "num/i32.rs"]  pub mod i32;
 #[path = "num/i64.rs"]  pub mod i64;
 
 #[path = "num/uint.rs"] pub mod uint;
+#[path = "num/usize.rs"] pub mod usize;
 #[path = "num/u8.rs"]   pub mod u8;
 #[path = "num/u16.rs"]  pub mod u16;
 #[path = "num/u32.rs"]  pub mod u32;

src/libcore/num/int.rs

@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-//! Operations and constants for architecture-sized signed integers (`int` type)
+//! Deprecated: replaced by `isize`.
+//!
+//! The rollout of the new type will gradually take place over the
+//! alpha cycle along with the development of clearer conventions
+//! around integer types.
 
-#![stable]
-#![doc(primitive = "int")]
+#![deprecated = "replaced by isize"]
 
 #[cfg(target_word_size = "32")] int_module! { int, 32 }
 #[cfg(target_word_size = "64")] int_module! { int, 64 }

src/libcore/num/isize.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright 2012-2015 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.
+
+//! Operations and constants for pointer-sized signed integers (`isize` type)
+//!
+//! This type was recently added to replace `int`. The rollout of the
+//! new type will gradually take place over the alpha cycle along with
+//! the development of clearer conventions around integer types.
+
+#![stable]
+#![doc(primitive = "isize")]
+
+#[cfg(target_word_size = "32")] int_module! { isize, 32 }
+#[cfg(target_word_size = "64")] int_module! { isize, 64 }

src/libcore/num/uint.rs

@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-//! Operations and constants for architecture-sized unsigned integers (`uint` type)
+//! Deprecated: replaced by `usize`.
+//!
+//! The rollout of the new type will gradually take place over the
+//! alpha cycle along with the development of clearer conventions
+//! around integer types.
 
-#![stable]
-#![doc(primitive = "uint")]
+#![deprecated = "replaced by usize"]
 
 uint_module! { uint, int, ::int::BITS }

src/libcore/num/usize.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Copyright 2012-2015 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.
+
+//! Operations and constants for pointer-sized unsigned integers (`usize` type)
+//!
+//! This type was recently added to replace `uint`. The rollout of the
+//! new type will gradually take place over the alpha cycle along with
+//! the development of clearer conventions around integer types.
+
+#![stable]
+#![doc(primitive = "usize")]
+
+uint_module! { usize, isize, ::isize::BITS }

src/libstd/lib.rs

@@ -201,12 +201,14 @@ mod int_macros;
 mod uint_macros;
 
 #[path = "num/int.rs"]  pub mod int;
+#[path = "num/isize.rs"]  pub mod isize;
 #[path = "num/i8.rs"]   pub mod i8;
 #[path = "num/i16.rs"]  pub mod i16;
 #[path = "num/i32.rs"]  pub mod i32;
 #[path = "num/i64.rs"]  pub mod i64;
 
 #[path = "num/uint.rs"] pub mod uint;
+#[path = "num/usize.rs"] pub mod usize;
 #[path = "num/u8.rs"]   pub mod u8;
 #[path = "num/u16.rs"]  pub mod u16;
 #[path = "num/u32.rs"]  pub mod u32;

src/libstd/num/int.rs

@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-//! Operations and constants for architecture-sized signed integers (`int` type)
+//! Deprecated: replaced by `isize`.
+//!
+//! The rollout of the new type will gradually take place over the
+//! alpha cycle along with the development of clearer conventions
+//! around integer types.
 
-#![stable]
-#![doc(primitive = "int")]
+#![deprecated = "replaced by isize"]
 
 pub use core::int::{BITS, BYTES, MIN, MAX};
 

src/libstd/num/isize.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Copyright 2012-2015 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.
+
+//! Operations and constants for pointer-sized signed integers (`isize` type)
+//!
+//! This type was recently added to replace `int`. The rollout of the
+//! new type will gradually take place over the alpha cycle along with
+//! the development of clearer conventions around integer types.
+
+#![stable]
+#![doc(primitive = "isize")]
+
+pub use core::isize::{BITS, BYTES, MIN, MAX};
+
+int_module! { isize }

src/libstd/num/uint.rs

@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-//! Operations and constants for architecture-sized unsigned integers (`uint` type)
+//! Deprecated: replaced by `usize`.
+//!
+//! The rollout of the new type will gradually take place over the
+//! alpha cycle along with the development of clearer conventions
+//! around integer types.
 
-#![stable]
-#![doc(primitive = "uint")]
+#![deprecated = "replaced by usize"]
 
 pub use core::uint::{BITS, BYTES, MIN, MAX};
 

src/libstd/num/usize.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Copyright 2012-2015 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.
+
+//! Operations and constants for pointer-sized unsigned integers (`usize` type)
+//!
+//! This type was recently added to replace `uint`. The rollout of the
+//! new type will gradually take place over the alpha cycle along with
+//! the development of clearer conventions around integer types.
+
+#![stable]
+#![doc(primitive = "usize")]
+
+pub use core::usize::{BITS, BYTES, MIN, MAX};
+
+uint_module! { usize }