cleanup: remove static lifetimes from consts in libstd

src/libstd/env.rs

@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ pub mod consts {
     /// - s390x
     /// - sparc64
     #[stable(feature = "env", since = "1.0.0")]
-    pub const ARCH: &'static str = super::arch::ARCH;
+    pub const ARCH: &str = super::arch::ARCH;
 
     /// The family of the operating system. Example value is `unix`.
     ///
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ pub mod consts {
     /// - unix
     /// - windows
     #[stable(feature = "env", since = "1.0.0")]
-    pub const FAMILY: &'static str = os::FAMILY;
+    pub const FAMILY: &str = os::FAMILY;
 
     /// A string describing the specific operating system in use.
     /// Example value is `linux`.
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ pub mod consts {
     /// - android
     /// - windows
     #[stable(feature = "env", since = "1.0.0")]
-    pub const OS: &'static str = os::OS;
+    pub const OS: &str = os::OS;
 
     /// Specifies the filename prefix used for shared libraries on this
     /// platform. Example value is `lib`.
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ pub mod consts {
     /// - lib
     /// - `""` (an empty string)
     #[stable(feature = "env", since = "1.0.0")]
-    pub const DLL_PREFIX: &'static str = os::DLL_PREFIX;
+    pub const DLL_PREFIX: &str = os::DLL_PREFIX;
 
     /// Specifies the filename suffix used for shared libraries on this
     /// platform. Example value is `.so`.
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ pub mod consts {
     /// - .dylib
     /// - .dll
     #[stable(feature = "env", since = "1.0.0")]
-    pub const DLL_SUFFIX: &'static str = os::DLL_SUFFIX;
+    pub const DLL_SUFFIX: &str = os::DLL_SUFFIX;
 
     /// Specifies the file extension used for shared libraries on this
     /// platform that goes after the dot. Example value is `so`.
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ pub mod consts {
     /// - dylib
     /// - dll
     #[stable(feature = "env", since = "1.0.0")]
-    pub const DLL_EXTENSION: &'static str = os::DLL_EXTENSION;
+    pub const DLL_EXTENSION: &str = os::DLL_EXTENSION;
 
     /// Specifies the filename suffix used for executable binaries on this
     /// platform. Example value is `.exe`.
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ pub mod consts {
     /// - .pexe
     /// - `""` (an empty string)
     #[stable(feature = "env", since = "1.0.0")]
-    pub const EXE_SUFFIX: &'static str = os::EXE_SUFFIX;
+    pub const EXE_SUFFIX: &str = os::EXE_SUFFIX;
 
     /// Specifies the file extension, if any, used for executable binaries
     /// on this platform. Example value is `exe`.
@@ -910,72 +910,72 @@ pub mod consts {
     /// - exe
     /// - `""` (an empty string)
     #[stable(feature = "env", since = "1.0.0")]
-    pub const EXE_EXTENSION: &'static str = os::EXE_EXTENSION;
+    pub const EXE_EXTENSION: &str = os::EXE_EXTENSION;
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_arch = "x86")]
 mod arch {
-    pub const ARCH: &'static str = "x86";
+    pub const ARCH: &str = "x86";
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
 mod arch {
-    pub const ARCH: &'static str = "x86_64";
+    pub const ARCH: &str = "x86_64";
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_arch = "arm")]
 mod arch {
-    pub const ARCH: &'static str = "arm";
+    pub const ARCH: &str = "arm";
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]
 mod arch {
-    pub const ARCH: &'static str = "aarch64";
+    pub const ARCH: &str = "aarch64";
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_arch = "mips")]
 mod arch {
-    pub const ARCH: &'static str = "mips";
+    pub const ARCH: &str = "mips";
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_arch = "mips64")]
 mod arch {
-    pub const ARCH: &'static str = "mips64";
+    pub const ARCH: &str = "mips64";
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_arch = "powerpc")]
 mod arch {
-    pub const ARCH: &'static str = "powerpc";
+    pub const ARCH: &str = "powerpc";
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_arch = "powerpc64")]
 mod arch {
-    pub const ARCH: &'static str = "powerpc64";
+    pub const ARCH: &str = "powerpc64";
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_arch = "s390x")]
 mod arch {
-    pub const ARCH: &'static str = "s390x";
+    pub const ARCH: &str = "s390x";
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_arch = "sparc64")]
 mod arch {
-    pub const ARCH: &'static str = "sparc64";
+    pub const ARCH: &str = "sparc64";
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_arch = "le32")]
 mod arch {
-    pub const ARCH: &'static str = "le32";
+    pub const ARCH: &str = "le32";
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_arch = "asmjs")]
 mod arch {
-    pub const ARCH: &'static str = "asmjs";
+    pub const ARCH: &str = "asmjs";
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
 mod arch {
-    pub const ARCH: &'static str = "wasm32";
+    pub const ARCH: &str = "wasm32";
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]

src/libstd/ffi/c_str.rs

@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ impl fmt::Debug for CStr {
 #[stable(feature = "cstr_default", since = "1.10.0")]
 impl<'a> Default for &'a CStr {
     fn default() -> &'a CStr {
-        const SLICE: &'static [c_char] = &[0];
+        const SLICE: &[c_char] = &[0];
         unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(SLICE.as_ptr()) }
     }
 }
@@ -1475,7 +1475,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn cstr_const_constructor() {
-        const CSTR: &'static CStr = unsafe {
+        const CSTR: &CStr = unsafe {
             CStr::from_bytes_with_nul_unchecked(b"Hello, world!\0")
         };
 

src/libstd/keyword_docs.rs

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ mod as_keyword { }
 /// look like this:
 ///
 /// ```rust
-/// const WORDS: &'static str = "hello rust!";
+/// const WORDS: &str = "hello rust!";
 /// ```
 ///
 /// Thanks to static lifetime elision, you usually don't have to explicitly use 'static:

src/libstd/sys/cloudabi/shims/env.rs

@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
 // except according to those terms.
 
 pub mod os {
-    pub const FAMILY: &'static str = "cloudabi";
-    pub const OS: &'static str = "cloudabi";
-    pub const DLL_PREFIX: &'static str = "lib";
-    pub const DLL_SUFFIX: &'static str = ".so";
-    pub const DLL_EXTENSION: &'static str = "so";
-    pub const EXE_SUFFIX: &'static str = "";
-    pub const EXE_EXTENSION: &'static str = "";
+    pub const FAMILY: &str = "cloudabi";
+    pub const OS: &str = "cloudabi";
+    pub const DLL_PREFIX: &str = "lib";
+    pub const DLL_SUFFIX: &str = ".so";
+    pub const DLL_EXTENSION: &str = "so";
+    pub const EXE_SUFFIX: &str = "";
+    pub const EXE_EXTENSION: &str = "";
 }

src/libstd/sys/redox/env.rs

@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
 // except according to those terms.
 
 pub mod os {
-    pub const FAMILY: &'static str = "redox";
-    pub const OS: &'static str = "redox";
-    pub const DLL_PREFIX: &'static str = "lib";
-    pub const DLL_SUFFIX: &'static str = ".so";
-    pub const DLL_EXTENSION: &'static str = "so";
-    pub const EXE_SUFFIX: &'static str = "";
-    pub const EXE_EXTENSION: &'static str = "";
+    pub const FAMILY: &str = "redox";
+    pub const OS: &str = "redox";
+    pub const DLL_PREFIX: &str = "lib";
+    pub const DLL_SUFFIX: &str = ".so";
+    pub const DLL_EXTENSION: &str = "so";
+    pub const EXE_SUFFIX: &str = "";
+    pub const EXE_EXTENSION: &str = "";
 }

src/libstd/sys/redox/path.rs

@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ pub fn parse_prefix(path: &OsStr) -> Option<Prefix> {
     }
 }
 
-pub const MAIN_SEP_STR: &'static str = "/";
+pub const MAIN_SEP_STR: &str = "/";
 pub const MAIN_SEP: char = '/';

src/libstd/sys/redox/process.rs

@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ impl Command {
 
     pub fn spawn(&mut self, default: Stdio, needs_stdin: bool)
                  -> io::Result<(Process, StdioPipes)> {
-         const CLOEXEC_MSG_FOOTER: &'static [u8] = b"NOEX";
+         const CLOEXEC_MSG_FOOTER: &[u8] = b"NOEX";
 
          if self.saw_nul {
              return Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::InvalidInput,