Remove effect system from src.

39 files changed, 94 insertions, 94 deletions

diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/acyclic-unwind.rs b/src/test/run-pass/acyclic-unwind.rs
index 4df67c9b..3f3b108c 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/acyclic-unwind.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/acyclic-unwind.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // xfail-stage0
 // -*- rust -*-
 
-impure fn f(chan[int] c)
+fn f(chan[int] c)
 {
   type t = tup(int,int,int);
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ impure fn f(chan[int] c)
 }
 
 
-impure fn main() {
+fn main() {
   let port[int] p = port();
   spawn f(chan(p));
   let int i;
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/basic-1.rs b/src/test/run-pass/basic-1.rs
index 5697eea4..d861e45d 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/basic-1.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/basic-1.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 // xfail-stage0
 // -*- rust -*-
 
-impure fn a(chan[int] c) {
+fn a(chan[int] c) {
     c <| 10;
 }
 
-impure fn main() {
+fn main() {
     let port[int] p = port();
     spawn a(chan(p));
     spawn b(chan(p));
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ impure fn main() {
 //    log "Finished.";
 }
 
-impure fn b(chan[int] c) {
+fn b(chan[int] c) {
 //    log "task b0";
 //    log "task b1";
 //    log "task b2";
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/basic-2.rs b/src/test/run-pass/basic-2.rs
index d7336684..5bd9e823 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/basic-2.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/basic-2.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 // xfail-stage0
 // -*- rust -*-
 
-impure fn a(chan[int] c) {
+fn a(chan[int] c) {
     log "task a0";
     log "task a1";
     c <| 10;
 }
 
-impure fn main() {
+fn main() {
     let port[int] p = port();
     spawn a(chan(p));
     spawn b(chan(p));
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ impure fn main() {
     log "Finished.";
 }
 
-impure fn b(chan[int] c) {
+fn b(chan[int] c) {
     log "task b0";
     log "task b1";
     log "task b2";
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/basic.rs b/src/test/run-pass/basic.rs
index 7495f037..e538d4f2 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/basic.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/basic.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // xfail-stage0
 // -*- rust -*-
 
-impure fn a(chan[int] c) {
+fn a(chan[int] c) {
   if (true) {
     log "task a";
     log "task a";
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ fn g(int x, str y) -> int {
   ret z;
 }
 
-impure fn main() {
+fn main() {
     let int n = 2 + 3 * 7;
     let str s = "hello there";
     let port[int] p = port();
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ impure fn main() {
     log "children finished, root finishing";
 }
 
-impure fn b(chan[int] c) {
+fn b(chan[int] c) {
   if (true) {
     log "task b";
     log "task b";
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/box-in-tup.rs b/src/test/run-pass/box-in-tup.rs
index b1ae7907..53f3dc0f 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/box-in-tup.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/box-in-tup.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-impure fn main() {
+fn main() {
   let tup(mutable @int) i = tup(mutable @10);
   i._0 = @11;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/comm.rs b/src/test/run-pass/comm.rs
index 93ccacfc..2bca6248 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/comm.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/comm.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // xfail-stage0
 // -*- rust -*-
 
-impure fn main() {
+fn main() {
   let port[int] p = port();
   spawn child(chan(p));
   let int y;
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ impure fn main() {
   check (y == 10);
 }
 
-impure fn child(chan[int] c) {
+fn child(chan[int] c) {
   c <| 10;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/decl-with-recv.rs b/src/test/run-pass/decl-with-recv.rs
index 7698ee01..5630d2e2 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/decl-with-recv.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/decl-with-recv.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // -*- rust -*-
 
-impure fn main() {
+fn main() {
   let port[int] po = port();
   let chan[int] ch = chan(po);
 
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/deref-lval.rs b/src/test/run-pass/deref-lval.rs
index cd17329b..ff76f9e6 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/deref-lval.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/deref-lval.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-impure fn main() {
+fn main() {
     auto x = @mutable 5;
     *x = 1000;
     log *x;
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/exterior.rs b/src/test/run-pass/exterior.rs
index e131e38d..f09ee823 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/exterior.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/exterior.rs
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 type point = rec(int x, int y, mutable int z);
 
-impure fn f(@point p) {
+fn f(@point p) {
   check (p.z == 12);
   p.z = 13;
   check (p.z == 13);
 }
 
-impure fn main() {
+fn main() {
   let point a = rec(x=10, y=11, mutable z=12);
   let @point b = @a;
   check (b.z == 12);
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/foreach-nested-2.rs b/src/test/run-pass/foreach-nested-2.rs
index 1c90a653..d25405d8 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/foreach-nested-2.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/foreach-nested-2.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ iter range(int start, int stop) -> int {
     }
 }
 
-impure fn main() {
+fn main() {
     let vec[mutable int] a =
       vec(mutable -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1);
     let int p = 0;
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/foreach-nested.rs b/src/test/run-pass/foreach-nested.rs
index 9d775123..a655f591 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/foreach-nested.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/foreach-nested.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ iter two() -> int {
     put 1;
 }
 
-impure fn main() {
+fn main() {
     let vec[mutable int] a = vec(mutable -1, -1, -1, -1);
     let int p = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/lazychan.rs b/src/test/run-pass/lazychan.rs
index adc14434..6face271 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/lazychan.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/lazychan.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // xfail-stage0
 // -*- rust -*-
 
-impure fn main() {
+fn main() {
   let port[int] p = port();
   auto c = chan(p);
   let int y;
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ impure fn main() {
   check (y == 10);
 }
 
-impure fn child(chan[int] c) {
+fn child(chan[int] c) {
   c <| 10;
 }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/lib-bitv.rs b/src/test/run-pass/lib-bitv.rs
index 3bd5a03a..5ff79079 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/lib-bitv.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/lib-bitv.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ fn test_1_element() {
   check (bitv.eq_vec(act, vec(1u)));
 }
 
-impure fn test_10_elements() {
+fn test_10_elements() {
   auto act;
 
   // all 0
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ impure fn test_10_elements() {
   check (bitv.eq_vec(act, vec(1u, 0u, 0u, 1u, 0u, 0u, 1u, 0u, 0u, 1u)));
 }
 
-impure fn test_31_elements() {
+fn test_31_elements() {
   auto act;
 
   // all 0
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ impure fn test_31_elements() {
                               0u, 0u, 0u, 0u, 0u, 0u, 1u)));
 }
 
-impure fn test_32_elements() {
+fn test_32_elements() {
   auto act;
 
   // all 0
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ impure fn test_32_elements() {
                               0u, 0u, 0u, 0u, 0u, 0u, 1u, 1u)));
 }
 
-impure fn test_33_elements() {
+fn test_33_elements() {
   auto act;
 
   // all 0
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ impure fn test_33_elements() {
                               1u)));
 }
 
-impure fn main() {
+fn main() {
   test_0_elements();
   test_1_element();
   test_10_elements();
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/many.rs b/src/test/run-pass/many.rs
index 8fe47133..f83ab4fb 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/many.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/many.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // xfail-stage0
 // -*- rust -*-
 
-impure fn sub(chan[int] parent, int id) {
+fn sub(chan[int] parent, int id) {
   if (id == 0) {
     parent <| 0;
   } else {
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ impure fn sub(chan[int] parent, int id) {
   }
 }
 
-impure fn main() {
+fn main() {
   let port[int] p = port();
   auto child = spawn sub(chan(p), 500);
   let int y <- p;
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/native-mod-src/inner.rs b/src/test/run-pass/native-mod-src/inner.rs
index 546b2291..86dbd403 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/native-mod-src/inner.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/native-mod-src/inner.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // -*- rust -*-
 
-unsafe fn main() {
+fn main() {
    auto f = "Makefile";
    auto s = rustrt.str_buf(f);
    auto buf = libc.malloc(1024);
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/native-src/native.rs b/src/test/run-pass/native-src/native.rs
index 22658095..2a5966c8 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/native-src/native.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/native-src/native.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // -*- rust -*-
 
-unsafe fn main() {
+fn main() {
   libc.puts(rustrt.str_buf("hello, native world 1"));
   libc.puts(rustrt.str_buf("hello, native world 2"));
   libc.puts(rustrt.str_buf("hello, native world 3"));
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/obj-dtor.rs b/src/test/run-pass/obj-dtor.rs
index 389675da..3d633e72 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/obj-dtor.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/obj-dtor.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ obj worker(chan[int] c) {
   }
 }
 
-impure fn do_work(chan[int] c) {
+fn do_work(chan[int] c) {
   log "in child task";
   {
     let worker w = worker(c);
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ impure fn do_work(chan[int] c) {
   }
 }
 
-impure fn main() {
+fn main() {
   let port[int] p = port();
   log "spawning worker";
   auto w = spawn do_work(chan(p));
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/obj-self-2.rs b/src/test/run-pass/obj-self-2.rs
index 68e9ec55..9668ce42 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/obj-self-2.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/obj-self-2.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 fn main() {
 
   obj foo() {
-      impure fn m1(mutable int i) {
+      fn m1(mutable int i) {
           i += 1;
           log "hi!";
       }
-      impure fn m2(mutable int i) {
+      fn m2(mutable int i) {
           i += 1;
           self.m1(i);
       }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/obj-self-3.rs b/src/test/run-pass/obj-self-3.rs
index 0c0a4b79..f777b56c 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/obj-self-3.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/obj-self-3.rs
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 fn main() {
 
   obj foo() {
-      impure fn m1(mutable int i) -> int {
+      fn m1(mutable int i) -> int {
           i += 1;
           ret i;
       }
-      impure fn m2(mutable int i) -> int {
+      fn m2(mutable int i) -> int {
           ret self.m1(i);
       }
-      impure fn m3(mutable int i) -> int {
+      fn m3(mutable int i) -> int {
           i += 1;
           ret self.m1(i);
       }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/preempt.rs b/src/test/run-pass/preempt.rs
index 42d6229d..cbbe1a0a 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/preempt.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/preempt.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // xfail-stage0
 // This checks that preemption works.
 
-impure fn starve_main(chan[int] alive) {
+fn starve_main(chan[int] alive) {
   log "signalling main";
   alive <| 1;
   log "starving main";
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ impure fn starve_main(chan[int] alive) {
   }
 }
 
-impure fn main() {
+fn main() {
   let port[int] alive = port();
   log "main started";
   let task s = spawn starve_main(chan(alive));
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/rt-circular-buffer.rs b/src/test/run-pass/rt-circular-buffer.rs
index 17078116..364e38ea 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/rt-circular-buffer.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/rt-circular-buffer.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type record = rec(u32 val1, u32 val2, u32 val3);
 // then the minimum buffer size needs to be 96. That's not a
 // power of two so needs to be rounded up. Don't trigger any
 // assertions.
-impure fn test_init() {
+fn test_init() {
     let port[record] myport = port();
     auto mychan = chan(myport);
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ impure fn test_init() {
 
 // Dump lots of items into the channel so it has to grow.
 // Don't trigger any assertions.
-impure fn test_grow() {
+fn test_grow() {
     let port[record] myport = port();
     auto mychan = chan(myport);
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ impure fn test_grow() {
 }
 
 // Don't allow the buffer to shrink below it's original size
-impure fn test_shrink1() {
+fn test_shrink1() {
     let port[i8] myport = port();
     auto mychan = chan(myport);
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ impure fn test_shrink1() {
     auto x <- myport;
 }
 
-impure fn test_shrink2() {
+fn test_shrink2() {
     let port[record] myport = port();
     auto mychan = chan(myport);
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ impure fn test_shrink2() {
 }
 
 // Test rotating the buffer when the unit size is not a power of two
-impure fn test_rotate() {
+fn test_rotate() {
     let port[record] myport = port();
     auto mychan = chan(myport);
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ impure fn test_rotate() {
 
 // Test rotating and growing the buffer when
 // the unit size is not a power of two
-impure fn test_rotate_grow() {
+fn test_rotate_grow() {
     let port[record] myport = port();
     auto mychan = chan(myport);
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ impure fn test_rotate_grow() {
     }
 }
 
-impure fn main() {
+fn main() {
     test_init();
     test_grow();
     test_shrink1();
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-0.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-0.rs
index 9030340c..e1473548 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-0.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-0.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 // xfail-stage0
-impure fn main() -> () {
+fn main() -> () {
     test05();
 }
 
-impure fn test05_start(chan[int] ch) {
+fn test05_start(chan[int] ch) {
     ch <| 10;
     ch <| 20;
     ch <| 30;
 }
 
-impure fn test05() {
+fn test05() {
     let port[int] po = port();
     let chan[int] ch = chan(po);
     spawn test05_start(chan(po));
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-10.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-10.rs
index 6932f7e0..3c504ea7 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-10.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-10.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 // xfail-boot
 // xfail-stage0
-impure fn start(chan[chan[str]] c) {
+fn start(chan[chan[str]] c) {
     let port[str] p = port();
     c <| chan(p);
     auto a <- p;
     // auto b <- p; // Never read the second string.
 }
 
-impure fn main() {
+fn main() {
     let port[chan[str]] p = port();
     auto child = spawn "start" start(chan(p));
     auto c <- p;
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-11.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-11.rs
index 6de447ae..239e7933 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-11.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-11.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 // xfail-stage0
-impure fn start(chan[chan[str]] c) {
+fn start(chan[chan[str]] c) {
     let port[str] p = port();
     c <| chan(p);
 }
 
-impure fn main() {
+fn main() {
     let port[chan[str]] p = port();
     auto child = spawn "child" start(chan(p));
     auto c <- p;
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-13-thread.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-13-thread.rs
index 2fb32f95..1ad8ac7a 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-13-thread.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-13-thread.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 use std;
 import std._task;
 
-impure fn start(chan[int] c, int start, int number_of_messages) {
+fn start(chan[int] c, int start, int number_of_messages) {
     let int i = 0;
     while (i < number_of_messages) {
         c <| start + i;
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-13.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-13.rs
index 719edbb7..ee612ca0 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-13.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-13.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 use std;
 import std._task;
 
-impure fn start(chan[int] c, int start, int number_of_messages) {
+fn start(chan[int] c, int start, int number_of_messages) {
     let int i = 0;
     while (i < number_of_messages) {
         c <| start + i;
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-15.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-15.rs
index 1eee1a09..197c6005 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-15.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-15.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // xfail-boot
 // xfail-stage0
-impure fn start(chan[int] c, int n) {
+fn start(chan[int] c, int n) {
     let int i = n;
 
     while(i > 0) {
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ impure fn start(chan[int] c, int n) {
     }
 }
 
-impure fn main() {
+fn main() {
     let port[int] p = port();
     // Spawn a task that sends us back messages. The parent task
     // is likely to terminate before the child completes, so from
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-16.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-16.rs
index a4944410..16c4b93b 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-16.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-16.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 // Tests of ports and channels on various types
 
-impure fn test_rec() {
+fn test_rec() {
   type r = rec(int val0, u8 val1, char val2);
 
   let port[r] po = port();
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ impure fn test_rec() {
   check (r1.val2 == '2');
 }
 
-impure fn test_vec() {
+fn test_vec() {
   let port[vec[int]] po = port();
   let chan[vec[int]] ch = chan(po);
   let vec[int] v0 = vec(0, 1, 2);
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ impure fn test_vec() {
   check (v1.(2) == 2);
 }
 
-impure fn test_str() {
+fn test_str() {
   let port[str] po = port();
   let chan[str] ch = chan(po);
   let str s0 = "test";
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ impure fn test_str() {
   check (s1.(3) as u8 == 't' as u8);
 }
 
-impure fn test_tup() {
+fn test_tup() {
   type t = tup(int, u8, char);
 
   let port[t] po = port();
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ impure fn test_tup() {
   check (t0._2 == '2');
 }
 
-impure fn test_tag() {
+fn test_tag() {
   tag t {
     tag1;
     tag2(int);
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ impure fn test_tag() {
   check (t1 == tag3(10, 11u8, 'A'));
 }
 
-impure fn test_chan() {
+fn test_chan() {
   let port[chan[int]] po = port();
   let chan[chan[int]] ch = chan(po);
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ impure fn test_chan() {
   check (i == 10);
 }
 
-impure fn main() {
+fn main() {
   test_rec();
   test_vec();
   test_str();
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-3.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-3.rs
index b172a099..71255721 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-3.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-3.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 // xfail-boot
 // xfail-stage0
-impure fn main() -> () {
+fn main() -> () {
    log "===== WITHOUT THREADS =====";
    test00(false);
    log "====== WITH THREADS ======";
    test00(true);
 }
 
-impure fn test00_start(chan[int] ch, int message, int count) {
+fn test00_start(chan[int] ch, int message, int count) {
     log "Starting test00_start";
     let int i = 0;
     while (i < count) {
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ impure fn test00_start(chan[int] ch, int message, int count) {
     log "Ending test00_start";
 }
 
-impure fn test00(bool is_multithreaded) {
+fn test00(bool is_multithreaded) {
     let int number_of_tasks = 16;
     let int number_of_messages = 4;
     
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-4.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-4.rs
index 31b94603..121a9e6e 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-4.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-4.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-impure fn main() -> () {
+fn main() -> () {
    test00();
 }
 
-impure fn test00() {
+fn test00() {
     let int r = 0;    
     let int sum = 0;
     let port[int] p = port();
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-5.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-5.rs
index 76606094..d0f3994e 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-5.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-5.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-impure fn main() -> () {
+fn main() -> () {
    test00();
 }
 
-impure fn test00() {
+fn test00() {
     let int r = 0;    
     let int sum = 0;
     let port[int] p = port();
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-6.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-6.rs
index 4ab97135..74b40a90 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-6.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-6.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-impure fn main() -> () {
+fn main() -> () {
    test00();
 }
 
-impure fn test00() {
+fn test00() {
     let int r = 0;    
     let int sum = 0;
     let port[int] p = port();
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-7.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-7.rs
index 599d2d83..b5b95db9 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-7.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-7.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 // xfail-stage0
-impure fn main() -> () {
+fn main() -> () {
    test00();
 }
 
-impure fn test00_start(chan[int] c, int start, int number_of_messages) {
+fn test00_start(chan[int] c, int start, int number_of_messages) {
     let int i = 0;
     while (i < number_of_messages) {
         c <| start + i;
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ impure fn test00_start(chan[int] c, int start, int number_of_messages) {
     }    
 }
 
-impure fn test00() {
+fn test00() {
     let int r = 0;    
     let int sum = 0;
     let port[int] p = port();
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-8.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-8.rs
index 1bc02660..a3876bda 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-8.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-8.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 // xfail-boot
 // xfail-stage0
-impure fn main() -> () {
+fn main() -> () {
    test00();
 }
 
-impure fn test00_start(chan[int] c, int start, int number_of_messages) {
+fn test00_start(chan[int] c, int start, int number_of_messages) {
     let int i = 0;
     while (i < number_of_messages) {
         c <| start + i;
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ impure fn test00_start(chan[int] c, int start, int number_of_messages) {
     }    
 }
 
-impure fn test00() {
+fn test00() {
     let int r = 0;    
     let int sum = 0;
     let port[int] p = port();
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-9.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-9.rs
index cf375853..a9ac1688 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-9.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-9.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 // xfail-boot
 // xfail-stage0
-impure fn main() -> () {
+fn main() -> () {
    test00();
 }
 
-impure fn test00_start(chan[int] c, int number_of_messages) {
+fn test00_start(chan[int] c, int number_of_messages) {
     let int i = 0;
     while (i < number_of_messages) {
         c <| i;
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ impure fn test00_start(chan[int] c, int number_of_messages) {
     }    
 }
 
-impure fn test00() {
+fn test00() {
     let int r = 0;    
     let int sum = 0;
     let port[int] p = port();
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-chan-nil.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-chan-nil.rs
index a341d939..aae788a5 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-chan-nil.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-chan-nil.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 // any size, but rustc currently can because they do have size. Whether
 // or not this is desirable I don't know, but here's a regression test.
 
-impure fn main() {
+fn main() {
   let port[()] po = port();
   let chan[()] ch = chan(po);
 
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm.rs
index 04751e37..0a91b98a 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // xfail-boot
 // xfail-stage0
 
-impure fn main() -> () {
+fn main() -> () {
     test00(true);
     // test01();
     test02();
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ impure fn main() -> () {
     test06();
 }
 
-impure fn test00_start(chan[int] ch, int message, int count) {
+fn test00_start(chan[int] ch, int message, int count) {
     log "Starting test00_start";
     let int i = 0;
     while (i < count) {
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ impure fn test00_start(chan[int] ch, int message, int count) {
     log "Ending test00_start";
 }
 
-impure fn test00(bool is_multithreaded) {
+fn test00(bool is_multithreaded) {
     let int number_of_tasks = 1;
     let int number_of_messages = 4;
     log "Creating tasks";
@@ -62,14 +62,14 @@ impure fn test00(bool is_multithreaded) {
            (number_of_tasks * number_of_tasks + number_of_tasks) / 2);
 }
 
-impure fn test01() {
+fn test01() {
     let port[int] p = port();
     log "Reading from a port that is never written to.";
     let int value <- p;
     log value;
 }
 
-impure fn test02() {
+fn test02() {
     let port[int] p = port();
     let chan[int] c = chan(p);
     log "Writing to a local task channel.";
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ fn test04() {
     log "Finishing up.";
 }
 
-impure fn test05_start(chan[int] ch) {
+fn test05_start(chan[int] ch) {
     ch <| 10;
     ch <| 20;
     ch <| 30;
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ impure fn test05_start(chan[int] ch) {
     ch <| 30;    
 }
 
-impure fn test05() {
+fn test05() {
     let port[int] po = port();
     let chan[int] ch = chan(po);
     spawn thread test05_start(ch);
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/vec-in-tup.rs b/src/test/run-pass/vec-in-tup.rs
index 97eb222e..415554dd 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/vec-in-tup.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/vec-in-tup.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-impure fn main() {
+fn main() {
   let tup(mutable vec[int]) i = tup(mutable vec(1,2,3));
   i._0 = vec(4,5,6);
 }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/writealias.rs b/src/test/run-pass/writealias.rs
index 551fb7d3..8bf8140f 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/writealias.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/writealias.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 type point = rec(int x, int y, mutable int z);
 
-impure fn f(& mutable point p) {
+fn f(& mutable point p) {
   p.z = 13;
 }
 
-impure fn main() {
+fn main() {
   let point x = rec(x=10, y=11, mutable z=12);
   f(x);
   check (x.z == 13);