scala/scala — pull request #1648 by paulp (2012-11-19 22:41:21+00:00)
Title: Removing unused code, take 2.

Incorporating knowledge of what failed on the first attempt. The list of failures probably looked like a lot more than it was; only five methods were implicated, but some were called a lot. This PR restores those methods and marks them as externally used until we have a more permanent mechanism for assuring their survival.

Review by @dotta (confirmation that everything builds against this would be very helpful.)