Fix deprecated use of ~
Remove outdated info about nested block comments. Fixes #14767
Removed doubled wording.

The guide previously stated:

> The compiler will automatically convert a box box point to a reference like &amp;point.

This fixes the doubled word `box`, so the statement reads

> The compiler will automatically convert a box point to a reference like &amp;point.

The code it is referring to is `compute_distance(&on_the_stack, on_the_heap);`, so a single `box` is appropriate.
Update description to reflect language changes

Previously, the type system's restrictions on borrowing were summarized as

> The previous example showed that the type system forbids any borrowing of owned boxes found in aliasable, mutable memory

This did not jive with the example, which allowed mutations so long as the borrowed reference had been returned. Also, the language has changed to no longer allow aliasable mutable locations. This changes the summary to read

> The previous example showed that the type system forbids mutations of owned boxed values while they are being borrowed. In general, the type system also forbids borrowing a value as mutable if it is already being borrowed - either as a mutable reference or an immutable one.

This adds more general information for the experienced reader as well, to offer a more complete understanding.
sync: Once is no longer unsafe, update docs
Show impl for Ref & RefMut
Fix unclear wording of comment
emacs: do not highlight `#foo]` as an attribute

part of #14347
emacs: highlight `#[foo = "bar"]` attributes

Setting `OVERRIDE` to `t` overrides the conflicting highlight Emacs
places on string literals.

Fix #14347
rustc: Update how Gc<T> is recognized

This commit uses the same trick as ~/Box to map Gc<T> to @T internally inside
the compiler. This moves a number of implementations of traits to the `gc`
module in the standard library.

This removes functions such as `Gc::new`, `Gc::borrow`, and `Gc::ptr_eq` in
favor of the more modern equivalents, `box(GC)`, `Deref`, and pointer equality.

The Gc pointer itself should be much more useful now, and subsequent commits
will move the compiler away from @T towards Gc<T>

[breaking-change]
syntax: Move the AST from @T to Gc<T>
rustc: Move the AST from @T to Gc<T>
sync: Move underneath libstd

This commit is the final step in the libstd facade, #13851. The purpose of this
commit is to move libsync underneath the standard library, behind the facade.
This will allow core primitives like channels, queues, and atomics to all live
in the same location.

There were a few notable changes and a few breaking changes as part of this
movement:

* The `Vec` and `String` types are reexported at the top level of libcollections
* The `unreachable!()` macro was copied to libcore
* The `std::rt::thread` module was moved to librustrt, but it is still
  reexported at the same location.
* The `std::comm` module was moved to libsync
* The `sync::comm` module was moved under `sync::comm`, and renamed to `duplex`.
  It is now a private module with types/functions being reexported under
  `sync::comm`. This is a breaking change for any existing users of duplex
  streams.
* All concurrent queues/deques were moved directly under libsync. They are also
  all marked with #![experimental] for now if they are public.
* The `task_pool` and `future` modules no longer live in libsync, but rather
  live under `std::sync`. They will forever live at this location, but they may
  move to libsync if the `std::task` module moves as well.

[breaking-change]
auto merge of #14250 : alexcrichton/rust/gc, r=brson

This commit removes `@T` from the compiler by moving the AST to using `Gc<T>`. This also starts treating `Gc<T>` as `@T` in the same way that `Box<T>` is the same as `~T` in the compiler.

After this hits a snapshot, the `@T` syntax should be able to be removed completely.
auto merge of #14746 : alexcrichton/rust/libsync, r=brson

This commit is the final step in the libstd facade, #13851. The purpose of this
commit is to move libsync underneath the standard library, behind the facade.
This will allow core primitives like channels, queues, and atomics to all live
in the same location.

There were a few notable changes and a few breaking changes as part of this
movement:

* The `Vec` and `String` types are reexported at the top level of libcollections
* The `unreachable!()` macro was copied to libcore
* The `std::rt::thread` module was moved to librustrt, but it is still
  reexported at the same location.
* The `std::comm` module was moved to libsync
* The `sync::comm` module was moved under `sync::comm`, and renamed to `duplex`.
  It is now a private module with types/functions being reexported under
  `sync::comm`. This is a breaking change for any existing users of duplex
  streams.
* All concurrent queues/deques were moved directly under libsync. They are also
  all marked with #![experimental] for now if they are public.
* The `task_pool` and `future` modules no longer live in libsync, but rather
  live under `std::sync`. They will forever live at this location, but they may
  move to libsync if the `std::task` module moves as well.

[breaking-change]
librustc: Forbid identifiers that shadow in the same pattern in let
bindings and function arguments.

Issue #14581.

To fix code that this breaks, give the pattern identifiers different names.

[breaking-change]
rustc: Remove ~[T] from the language

The following features have been removed

* box [a, b, c]
* ~[a, b, c]
* box [a, ..N]
* ~[a, ..N]
* ~[T] (as a type)
* deprecated_owned_vector lint

All users of ~[T] should move to using Vec<T> instead.
auto merge of #14703 : alexcrichton/rust/no-more-owned-vectors, r=brson

The following features have been removed

* `box [a, b, c]`
* `~[a, b, c]`
* `box [a, ..N]`
* `~[a, ..N]`
* `~[T]` (as a type)
* deprecated_owned_vector lint

All users of ~[T] should move to using Vec<T> instead.
std: Remove i18n/l10n from format!

* The select/plural methods from format strings are removed
* The # character no longer needs to be escaped
* The \-based escapes have been removed
* '{{' is now an escape for '{'
* '}}' is now an escape for '}'

Closes #14810
[breaking-change]
Improve docs and refactore std::os.