alloc: implement FromIterator for Box<str>
`Box<[T]>` implements `FromIterator<T>` using `Vec<T>` + `into_boxed_slice()`.
Add analogous `FromIterator` implementations for `Box<str>`
matching the current implementations for `String`.
Remove the `Global` allocator requirement for `FromIterator<Box<str>>` too.
ACP: https://github.com/rust-lang/libs-team/issues/196
LLVM currently adds a redundant check for the returned option, in addition
to the `self.ptr != self.end` check when using the default
`Iterator::fold` method that calls `vec::IntoIter::next` in a loop.
- `slice::sort` -> driftsort
https://github.com/Voultapher/sort-research-rs/blob/main/writeup/driftsort_introduction/text.md
- `slice::sort_unstable` -> ipnsort
https://github.com/Voultapher/sort-research-rs/blob/main/writeup/ipnsort_introduction/text.md
Replaces the sort implementations with tailor made ones that strike a
balance of run-time, compile-time and binary-size, yielding run-time and
compile-time improvements. Regressing binary-size for `slice::sort`
while improving it for `slice::sort_unstable`. All while upholding the
existing soft and hard safety guarantees, and even extending the soft
guarantees, detecting strict weak ordering violations with a high chance
and reporting it to users via a panic.
In addition the implementation of `select_nth_unstable` is also adapted
as it uses `slice::sort_unstable` internals.
Many, many projects use `size_of` to get the size of a type. However,
it's also often equally easy to hardcode a size (e.g. `8` instead of
`size_of::<u64>()`). Minimizing friction in the use of `size_of` helps
ensure that people use it and make code more self-documenting.
The name `size_of` is unambiguous: the name alone, without any prefix or
path, is self-explanatory and unmistakeable for any other functionality.
Adding it to the prelude cannot produce any name conflicts, as any local
definition will silently shadow the one from the prelude. Thus, we don't
need to wait for a new edition prelude to add it.
Add `size_of_val`, `align_of`, and `align_of_val` as well, with similar
justification: widely useful, self-explanatory, unmistakeable for
anything else, won't produce conflicts.
Relax allocator requirements on some Rc/Arc APIs.
Split out from #119761
* Remove `A: Clone` bound from `Rc::assume_init`(s), `Rc::downcast`, and `Rc::downcast_unchecked` (`Arc` methods were already relaxed by #120445)
* Make `From<Rc<[T; N]>> for Rc<[T]>` allocator-aware (`Arc`'s already is).
* Remove `A: Clone` from `Rc/Arc::unwrap_or_clone`
Internal changes:
* Made `Arc::internal_into_inner_with_allocator` method into `Arc::into_inner_with_allocator` associated fn.
* Add private `Rc::into_inner_with_allocator` (to match Arc), so other fns don't have to juggle `ManuallyDrop`.
* Remove A: Clone bound from Rc::assume_init, Rc::downcast, and Rc::downcast_unchecked.
* Make From<Rc<[T; N]>> for Rc<[T]> allocator-aware.
Internal changes:
* Made Arc::internal_into_inner_with_allocator method into Arc::into_inner_with_allocator associated fn.
* Add private Rc::into_inner_with_allocator (to match Arc), so other fns don't have to juggle ManuallyDrop.
Documentation of these properties previously existed in a lone paragraph
in the `fmt` module's documentation:
<https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.78.0/std/fmt/index.html#formatting-traits>
However, users looking to implement a formatting trait won't necessarily
look there. Therefore, let's add the critical information (that
formatting per se is infallible) to all the involved items.
Box<[T]> implements FromIterator<T> using Vec<T> + into_boxed_slice().
Add analogous FromIterator implementations for Box<str>
matching the current implementations for String.
Remove the Global allocator requirement for FromIterator<Box<str>> too.
Describe and use CStr literals in CStr and CString docs
Mention CStr literals in the description of both types, and use them in some of the code samples for CStr. This is intended to make C string literals more discoverable.
Additionally, I don't think the orange "This example is not tested" warnings are very encouraging, so I have made the examples on `CStr` build.
String.truncate comment microfix (greater or equal)
String.truncate calls Vec.truncate, in turn, and that states "is greater or equal to". Beside common sense.
deref patterns: impl `DerefPure` for more std types
Context: [deref patterns](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/87121). The requirements of `DerefPure` aren't precise yet, but these types unambiguously satisfy them.
Interestingly, a hypothetical `impl DerefMut for Cow` that does a `Clone` would *not* be eligible for `DerefPure` if we allow mixing deref patterns with normal patterns. If the following is exhaustive then the `DerefMut` would cause UB:
```rust
match &mut Cow::Borrowed(&()) {
Cow::Owned(_) => ..., // Doesn't match
deref!(_x) if false => ..., // Causes the variant to switch to `Owned`
Cow::Borrowed(_) => ..., // Doesn't match
// We reach unreachable
}
```
Document overrides of `clone_from()` in core/std
As mentioned in https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/96979#discussion_r1379502413
Specifically, when an override doesn't just forward to an inner type, document the behavior and that it's preferred over simply assigning a clone of source. Also, change instances where the second parameter is "other" to "source".
I reused some of the wording over and over for similar impls, but I'm not sure that the wording is actually *good*. Would appreciate feedback about that.
Also, now some of these seem to provide pretty specific guarantees about behavior (e.g. will reuse the exact same allocation iff the len is the same), but I was basing it off of the docs for [`Box::clone_from`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.75.0/std/boxed/struct.Box.html#method.clone_from-1) - I'm not sure if providing those strong guarantees is actually good or not.
