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r: 224154
b: refs/heads/beta
c: 9f6f35b
h: refs/heads/master
v: v3

Author: pnkfelix

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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ refs/tags/0.9: 36870b185fc5f5486636d4515f0e22677493f225
 refs/tags/0.10: ac33f2b15782272ae348dbd7b14b8257b2148b5a
 refs/tags/0.11.0: e1247cb1d0d681be034adb4b558b5a0c0d5720f9
 refs/tags/0.12.0: f0c419429ef30723ceaf6b42f9b5a2aeb5d2e2d1
-refs/heads/beta: e0b44797ce644210af0fd1596d1aa2e5338c976b
+refs/heads/beta: 9f6f35bef4986e02f811a1fb7c3da212241784a8
 refs/tags/1.0.0-alpha: e42bd6d93a1d3433c486200587f8f9e12590a4d7
 refs/heads/tmp: 938f5d7af401e2d8238522fed4a612943b6e77fd
 refs/tags/1.0.0-alpha.2: 4c705f6bc559886632d3871b04f58aab093bfa2f

branches/beta/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs

@@ -2612,18 +2612,43 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
             ex = ExprAddrOf(m, e);
           }
           token::Ident(_, _) => {
-            if !self.check_keyword(keywords::Box) {
+            if !self.check_keyword(keywords::Box) && !self.check_keyword(keywords::In) {
                 return self.parse_dot_or_call_expr();
             }
 
             let lo = self.span.lo;
-            let box_hi = self.span.hi;
+            let keyword_hi = self.span.hi;
 
+            let is_in = self.token.is_keyword(keywords::In);
             try!(self.bump());
 
-            // Check for a place: `box(PLACE) EXPR`.
+            if is_in {
+              let place = try!(self.parse_expr_res(Restrictions::RESTRICTION_NO_STRUCT_LITERAL));
+              let blk = try!(self.parse_block());
+              hi = blk.span.hi;
+              let blk_expr = self.mk_expr(blk.span.lo, blk.span.hi, ExprBlock(blk));
+              ex = ExprBox(Some(place), blk_expr);
+              return Ok(self.mk_expr(lo, hi, ex));
+            }
+
+            // FIXME (#22181) Remove `box (PLACE) EXPR` support
+            // entirely after next release (enabling `(box (EXPR))`),
+            // since it will be replaced by `in PLACE { EXPR }`, ...
+            //
+            // ... but for now: check for a place: `box(PLACE) EXPR`.
+
             if try!(self.eat(&token::OpenDelim(token::Paren)) ){
-                // Support `box() EXPR` as the default.
+                // SNAP ba0e1cd
+                // Enable this warning after snapshot ...
+                //
+                // let box_span = mk_sp(lo, self.last_span.hi);
+                // self.span_warn(
+                //     box_span,
+                //     "deprecated syntax; use the `in` keyword now \
+                //            (e.g. change `box (<expr>) <expr>` to \
+                //                         `in <expr> { <expr> }`)");
+
+                // Continue supporting `box () EXPR` (temporarily)
                 if !try!(self.eat(&token::CloseDelim(token::Paren)) ){
                     let place = try!(self.parse_expr_nopanic());
                     try!(self.expect(&token::CloseDelim(token::Paren)));
@@ -2634,10 +2659,9 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                         self.span_err(span,
                                       &format!("expected expression, found `{}`",
                                               this_token_to_string));
-                        let box_span = mk_sp(lo, box_hi);
-                        self.span_suggestion(box_span,
-                                             "try using `box()` instead:",
-                                             "box()".to_string());
+                        let box_span = mk_sp(lo, keyword_hi);
+                        let new_expr = format!("box () {}", pprust::expr_to_string(&place));
+                        self.span_suggestion(box_span, "try using `box ()` instead:", new_expr);
                         self.abort_if_errors();
                     }
                     let subexpression = try!(self.parse_prefix_expr());
@@ -2650,6 +2674,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
             // Otherwise, we use the unique pointer default.
             let subexpression = try!(self.parse_prefix_expr());
             hi = subexpression.span.hi;
+
             // FIXME (pnkfelix): After working out kinks with box
             // desugaring, should be `ExprBox(None, subexpression)`
             // instead.