errors.txt

src/string.rs:371:3: 379:4 note: consider using an explicit lifetime parameter as shown: fn clone(&self) -> String<'a>
src/string.rs:371   fn clone(&self) -> String<'b> {
src/string.rs:372     return String {
src/string.rs:373       len: self.len,
src/string.rs:374       bytes: match self.bytes {
src/string.rs:375         IsStatic(ref x) => IsStatic(x.as_array().clone()),
src/string.rs:376         IsView(ref x) => IsStatic(x.as_array().clone())
                  ...
src/string.rs:371:3: 379:4 error: method not compatible with trait: expected `fn(&string::String<'a>) -> string::String<'a>` but found `fn(&string::String<'a>) -> string::String<'b>` (lifetime mismatch)
src/string.rs:371   fn clone(&self) -> String<'b> {
src/string.rs:372     return String {
src/string.rs:373       len: self.len,
src/string.rs:374       bytes: match self.bytes {
src/string.rs:375         IsStatic(ref x) => IsStatic(x.as_array().clone()),
src/string.rs:376         IsView(ref x) => IsStatic(x.as_array().clone())
                  ...
error: aborting due to previous error
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src/string.rs:371:3: 379:4 note: consider using an explicit lifetime parameter as shown: fn clone(&self) -> String<'a>
src/string.rs:371   fn clone(&self) -> String<'b> {
src/string.rs:372     return String {
src/string.rs:373       len: self.len,
src/string.rs:374       bytes: match self.bytes {
src/string.rs:375         IsStatic(ref x) => IsStatic(x.as_array().clone()),
src/string.rs:376         IsView(ref x) => IsStatic(x.as_array().clone())
                  ...
src/string.rs:371:3: 379:4 error: method not compatible with trait: expected `fn(&string::String<'a>) -> string::String<'a>` but found `fn(&string::String<'a>) -> string::String<'b>` (lifetime mismatch)
src/string.rs:371   fn clone(&self) -> String<'b> {
src/string.rs:372     return String {
src/string.rs:373       len: self.len,
src/string.rs:374       bytes: match self.bytes {
src/string.rs:375         IsStatic(ref x) => IsStatic(x.as_array().clone()),
src/string.rs:376         IsView(ref x) => IsStatic(x.as_array().clone())

string.rs

/// Possible string implementations
enum StringType<U, V> {
  IsStatic(U),
  IsView(V)
}

/// An alternative utf8-ish string type.
/// Graphemes are packed with a leading u8 length byte.
/// Although this is less efficient for storage of long strings,
/// it has a number of very useful properties, particularly that
/// String is indexable with the type Rune.
pub struct String<'a> {
  len:uint,
  bytes:StringType<Static<u8>, View<'a, u8>>
}

...

/// Deep clone the memory for this string.
impl<'a> Clone for String<'a> {
  fn clone(&self) -> String<'b> {
    return String {
      len: self.len,
      bytes: match self.bytes {
        IsStatic(ref x) => IsStatic(x.as_array().clone()), // Copies inner bytes
        IsView(ref x) => IsStatic(x.as_array().clone()) // Copies inner bytes
      }
    };
  }
  fn clone_from(&mut self, source:&String) {
    self.len = source.len;
    self.bytes = match source.bytes {
      IsStatic(ref x) => IsStatic(x.as_array().clone()),
      IsView(ref x) => IsStatic(x.as_array().clone())
    };
  }
}