Auto merge of #23002 - pnkfelix:fsk-box-place-runway, r=nikomatsakis

Runway for RFC 809 (overloaded box/placement-in) by adding type annotations or explicit calls to `Box::new` where I found it necessary on PR #22086.

I have broken this up into more than one PR because the entire commit chain (see PR #22086) is long, widespread and unwieldy to rebase frequently.

To my knowledge this is not a breaking change.  Also, there is in principle nothing stopping someone from reverting some/all of these annotations, since without the rest of the commit chain in #22086, the associated code would continue to compile.

All I can do is ask: Try to discourage others from removing seemingly "unnecessary" uses of the `Box` type or the `Box::new()` function, until the rest of RFC 809 lands.

src/doc/trpl/pointers.md

@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ fn main() {
         one_hundred: 100,
     });
 
-    let y = box foo(x);
+    let y: Box<BigStruct> = box foo(x);
 }
 ```
 

src/liballoc/arc.rs

@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@
 //! }
 //! ```
 
+use boxed::Box;
+
 use core::prelude::*;
 
 use core::atomic;
@@ -170,7 +172,7 @@ impl<T> Arc<T> {
     pub fn new(data: T) -> Arc<T> {
         // Start the weak pointer count as 1 which is the weak pointer that's
         // held by all the strong pointers (kinda), see std/rc.rs for more info
-        let x = box ArcInner {
+        let x: Box<_> = box ArcInner {
             strong: atomic::AtomicUsize::new(1),
             weak: atomic::AtomicUsize::new(1),
             data: data,

src/liballoc/boxed.rs

@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ impl<T> Box<T> {
     /// let x = Box::new(5);
     /// ```
     #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
+    #[inline(always)]
     pub fn new(x: T) -> Box<T> {
         box x
     }
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ impl<T: Default> Default for Box<T> {
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 impl<T> Default for Box<[T]> {
     #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
-    fn default() -> Box<[T]> { box [] }
+    fn default() -> Box<[T]> { Box::<[T; 0]>::new([]) }
 }
 
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]

src/liballoc/heap.rs

@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ mod test {
     extern crate test;
     use self::test::Bencher;
     use core::ptr::PtrExt;
+    use boxed::Box;
     use heap;
 
     #[test]
@@ -404,7 +405,7 @@ mod test {
     #[bench]
     fn alloc_owned_small(b: &mut Bencher) {
         b.iter(|| {
-            box 10
+            let _: Box<_> = box 10;
         })
     }
 }

src/liballoc/lib.rs

@@ -96,9 +96,15 @@ pub mod heap;
 
 // Primitive types using the heaps above
 
+// Need to conditionally define the mod from `boxed.rs` to avoid
+// duplicating the lang-items when building in test cfg; but also need
+// to allow code to have `use boxed::HEAP;`
+// and `use boxed::Box;` declarations.
 #[cfg(not(test))]
 pub mod boxed;
 #[cfg(test)]
+mod boxed { pub use std::boxed::{Box, HEAP}; }
+#[cfg(test)]
 mod boxed_test;
 pub mod arc;
 pub mod rc;

src/liballoc/rc.rs

@@ -795,6 +795,7 @@ impl<T> RcBoxPtr<T> for Weak<T> {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::{Rc, Weak, weak_count, strong_count};
+    use std::boxed::Box;
     use std::cell::RefCell;
     use std::option::Option;
     use std::option::Option::{Some, None};
@@ -826,7 +827,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_destructor() {
-        let x = Rc::new(box 5);
+        let x: Rc<Box<_>> = Rc::new(box 5);
         assert_eq!(**x, 5);
     }
 

src/libarena/lib.rs

@@ -581,11 +581,11 @@ mod tests {
     #[bench]
     pub fn bench_copy_nonarena(b: &mut Bencher) {
         b.iter(|| {
-            box Point {
+            let _: Box<_> = box Point {
                 x: 1,
                 y: 2,
                 z: 3,
-            }
+            };
         })
     }
 
@@ -634,10 +634,10 @@ mod tests {
     #[bench]
     pub fn bench_noncopy_nonarena(b: &mut Bencher) {
         b.iter(|| {
-            box Noncopy {
+            let _: Box<_> = box Noncopy {
                 string: "hello world".to_string(),
                 array: vec!( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ),
-            }
+            };
         })
     }
 

src/libcollections/binary_heap.rs

@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_push_unique() {
-        let mut heap = BinaryHeap::from_vec(vec![box 2, box 4, box 9]);
+        let mut heap = BinaryHeap::<Box<_>>::from_vec(vec![box 2, box 4, box 9]);
         assert_eq!(heap.len(), 3);
         assert!(*heap.peek().unwrap() == box 9);
         heap.push(box 11);

src/libcollections/linked_list.rs

@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_basic() {
-        let mut m = LinkedList::new();
+        let mut m = LinkedList::<Box<_>>::new();
         assert_eq!(m.pop_front(), None);
         assert_eq!(m.pop_back(), None);
         assert_eq!(m.pop_front(), None);

src/libcollections/slice.rs

@@ -1509,6 +1509,7 @@ fn merge_sort<T, F>(v: &mut [T], mut compare: F) where F: FnMut(&T, &T) -> Order
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    use alloc::boxed::Box;
     use core::cmp::Ordering::{Greater, Less, Equal};
     use core::prelude::{Some, None, Clone};
     use core::prelude::{Iterator, IteratorExt};
@@ -1799,7 +1800,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_swap_remove_noncopyable() {
         // Tests that we don't accidentally run destructors twice.
-        let mut v = Vec::new();
+        let mut v: Vec<Box<_>> = Vec::new();
         v.push(box 0u8);
         v.push(box 0u8);
         v.push(box 0u8);
@@ -1828,7 +1829,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_truncate() {
-        let mut v = vec![box 6,box 5,box 4];
+        let mut v: Vec<Box<_>> = vec![box 6,box 5,box 4];
         v.truncate(1);
         let v = v;
         assert_eq!(v.len(), 1);
@@ -1838,7 +1839,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_clear() {
-        let mut v = vec![box 6,box 5,box 4];
+        let mut v: Vec<Box<_>> = vec![box 6,box 5,box 4];
         v.clear();
         assert_eq!(v.len(), 0);
         // If the unsafe block didn't drop things properly, we blow up here.
@@ -1863,11 +1864,11 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_dedup_unique() {
-        let mut v0 = vec![box 1, box 1, box 2, box 3];
+        let mut v0: Vec<Box<_>> = vec![box 1, box 1, box 2, box 3];
         v0.dedup();
-        let mut v1 = vec![box 1, box 2, box 2, box 3];
+        let mut v1: Vec<Box<_>> = vec![box 1, box 2, box 2, box 3];
         v1.dedup();
-        let mut v2 = vec![box 1, box 2, box 3, box 3];
+        let mut v2: Vec<Box<_>> = vec![box 1, box 2, box 3, box 3];
         v2.dedup();
         /*
          * If the boxed pointers were leaked or otherwise misused, valgrind
@@ -1877,11 +1878,11 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_dedup_shared() {
-        let mut v0 = vec![box 1, box 1, box 2, box 3];
+        let mut v0: Vec<Box<_>> = vec![box 1, box 1, box 2, box 3];
         v0.dedup();
-        let mut v1 = vec![box 1, box 2, box 2, box 3];
+        let mut v1: Vec<Box<_>> = vec![box 1, box 2, box 2, box 3];
         v1.dedup();
-        let mut v2 = vec![box 1, box 2, box 3, box 3];
+        let mut v2: Vec<Box<_>> = vec![box 1, box 2, box 3, box 3];
         v2.dedup();
         /*
          * If the pointers were leaked or otherwise misused, valgrind and/or
@@ -2254,8 +2255,9 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     #[should_fail]
     fn test_permute_fail() {
-        let v = [(box 0, Rc::new(0)), (box 0, Rc::new(0)),
-                 (box 0, Rc::new(0)), (box 0, Rc::new(0))];
+        let v: [(Box<_>, Rc<_>); 4] =
+            [(box 0, Rc::new(0)), (box 0, Rc::new(0)),
+             (box 0, Rc::new(0)), (box 0, Rc::new(0))];
         let mut i = 0;
         for _ in v.permutations() {
             if i == 2 {
@@ -2849,7 +2851,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_to_vec() {
-        let xs = box [1, 2, 3];
+        let xs: Box<_> = box [1, 2, 3];
         let ys = xs.to_vec();
         assert_eq!(ys, [1, 2, 3]);
     }

src/libcollections/vec.rs

@@ -2130,8 +2130,8 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_clone_from() {
         let mut v = vec!();
-        let three = vec!(box 1, box 2, box 3);
-        let two = vec!(box 4, box 5);
+        let three: Vec<Box<_>> = vec!(box 1, box 2, box 3);
+        let two: Vec<Box<_>> = vec!(box 4, box 5);
         // zero, long
         v.clone_from(&three);
         assert_eq!(v, three);

src/libcollections/vec_map.rs

@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ mod test_map {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_move_iter() {
-        let mut m = VecMap::new();
+        let mut m: VecMap<Box<_>> = VecMap::new();
         m.insert(1, box 2);
         let mut called = false;
         for (k, v) in m {

src/libcoretest/any.rs

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ fn any_downcast_ref() {
 #[test]
 fn any_downcast_mut() {
     let mut a = 5_usize;
-    let mut b = box 7_usize;
+    let mut b: Box<_> = box 7_usize;
 
     let a_r = &mut a as &mut Any;
     let tmp: &mut uint = &mut *b;

src/libcoretest/hash/mod.rs

@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ fn test_writer_hasher() {
     //assert_eq!(hasher.hash(& s), 97 + 0xFF);
     let cs: &[u8] = &[1u8, 2u8, 3u8];
     assert_eq!(hash(& cs), 9);
-    let cs: Box<[u8]> = box [1u8, 2u8, 3u8];
+    // FIXME (#22405): Replace `Box::new` with `box` here when/if possible.
+    let cs: Box<[u8]> = Box::new([1u8, 2u8, 3u8]);
     assert_eq!(hash(& cs), 9);
 
     // FIXME (#18248) Add tests for hashing Rc<str> and Rc<[T]>

src/libcoretest/iter.rs

@@ -404,7 +404,8 @@ fn test_collect() {
 
 #[test]
 fn test_all() {
-    let v: Box<[int]> = box [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
+    // FIXME (#22405): Replace `Box::new` with `box` here when/if possible.
+    let v: Box<[int]> = Box::new([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);
     assert!(v.iter().all(|&x| x < 10));
     assert!(!v.iter().all(|&x| x % 2 == 0));
     assert!(!v.iter().all(|&x| x > 100));
@@ -413,7 +414,8 @@ fn test_all() {
 
 #[test]
 fn test_any() {
-    let v: Box<[int]> = box [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
+    // FIXME (#22405): Replace `Box::new` with `box` here when/if possible.
+    let v: Box<[int]> = Box::new([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);
     assert!(v.iter().any(|&x| x < 10));
     assert!(v.iter().any(|&x| x % 2 == 0));
     assert!(!v.iter().any(|&x| x > 100));
@@ -581,8 +583,9 @@ fn test_rposition() {
 #[test]
 #[should_fail]
 fn test_rposition_panic() {
-    let v = [(box 0, box 0), (box 0, box 0),
-             (box 0, box 0), (box 0, box 0)];
+    let v: [(Box<_>, Box<_>); 4] =
+        [(box 0, box 0), (box 0, box 0),
+         (box 0, box 0), (box 0, box 0)];
     let mut i = 0;
     v.iter().rposition(|_elt| {
         if i == 2 {

src/libcoretest/option.rs

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use core::clone::Clone;
 #[test]
 fn test_get_ptr() {
     unsafe {
-        let x = box 0;
+        let x: Box<_> = box 0;
         let addr_x: *const int = mem::transmute(&*x);
         let opt = Some(x);
         let y = opt.unwrap();

src/librustc/middle/const_eval.rs

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ fn lookup_variant_by_id<'a>(tcx: &'a ty::ctxt,
             None => {}
         }
         let expr_id = match csearch::maybe_get_item_ast(tcx, enum_def,
-            box |a, b, c, d| astencode::decode_inlined_item(a, b, c, d)) {
+            Box::new(|a, b, c, d| astencode::decode_inlined_item(a, b, c, d))) {
             csearch::FoundAst::Found(&ast::IIItem(ref item)) => match item.node {
                 ast::ItemEnum(ast::EnumDef { ref variants }, _) => {
                     // NOTE this doesn't do the right thing, it compares inlined
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ pub fn lookup_const_by_id<'a>(tcx: &'a ty::ctxt, def_id: ast::DefId)
             None => {}
         }
         let expr_id = match csearch::maybe_get_item_ast(tcx, def_id,
-            box |a, b, c, d| astencode::decode_inlined_item(a, b, c, d)) {
+            Box::new(|a, b, c, d| astencode::decode_inlined_item(a, b, c, d))) {
             csearch::FoundAst::Found(&ast::IIItem(ref item)) => match item.node {
                 ast::ItemConst(_, ref const_expr) => Some(const_expr.id),
                 _ => None

src/librustc/plugin/registry.rs

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ impl<'a> Registry<'a> {
     /// It builds for you a `NormalTT` that calls `expander`,
     /// and also takes care of interning the macro's name.
     pub fn register_macro(&mut self, name: &str, expander: MacroExpanderFn) {
-        self.register_syntax_extension(token::intern(name), NormalTT(box expander, None));
+        self.register_syntax_extension(token::intern(name), NormalTT(Box::new(expander), None));
     }
 
     /// Register a compiler lint pass.

src/librustc_back/sha2.rs

@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         let tests = wikipedia_tests;
 
-        let mut sh = box Sha256::new();
+        let mut sh: Box<_> = box Sha256::new();
 
         test_hash(&mut *sh, &tests);
     }

src/librustc_trans/trans/base.rs

@@ -2969,7 +2969,7 @@ pub fn write_metadata(cx: &SharedCrateContext, krate: &ast::Crate) -> Vec<u8> {
     }
 
     let encode_inlined_item: encoder::EncodeInlinedItem =
-        box |ecx, rbml_w, ii| astencode::encode_inlined_item(ecx, rbml_w, ii);
+        Box::new(|ecx, rbml_w, ii| astencode::encode_inlined_item(ecx, rbml_w, ii));
 
     let encode_parms = crate_ctxt_to_encode_parms(cx, encode_inlined_item);
     let metadata = encoder::encode_metadata(encode_parms, krate);

src/librustc_trans/trans/inline.rs

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ fn instantiate_inline(ccx: &CrateContext, fn_id: ast::DefId)
     let csearch_result =
         csearch::maybe_get_item_ast(
             ccx.tcx(), fn_id,
-            box |a,b,c,d| astencode::decode_inlined_item(a, b, c, d));
+            Box::new(|a,b,c,d| astencode::decode_inlined_item(a, b, c, d)));
 
     let inline_def = match csearch_result {
         csearch::FoundAst::NotFound => {

src/librustc_typeck/check/callee.rs

@@ -152,12 +152,12 @@ fn try_overloaded_call_step<'a, 'tcx>(fcx: &FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
                                                                           &closure_ty.sig).0;
                 fcx.record_deferred_call_resolution(
                     def_id,
-                    box CallResolution {call_expr: call_expr,
-                                        callee_expr: callee_expr,
-                                        adjusted_ty: adjusted_ty,
-                                        autoderefref: autoderefref,
-                                        fn_sig: fn_sig.clone(),
-                                        closure_def_id: def_id});
+                    Box::new(CallResolution {call_expr: call_expr,
+                                         callee_expr: callee_expr,
+                                         adjusted_ty: adjusted_ty,
+                                         autoderefref: autoderefref,
+                                         fn_sig: fn_sig.clone(),
+                                         closure_def_id: def_id}));
                 return Some(CallStep::DeferredClosure(fn_sig));
             }
         }

src/libstd/old_io/net/ip.rs

@@ -323,22 +323,22 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
     }
 
     fn read_ip_addr(&mut self) -> Option<IpAddr> {
-        let ipv4_addr = |p: &mut Parser| p.read_ipv4_addr();
-        let ipv6_addr = |p: &mut Parser| p.read_ipv6_addr();
-        self.read_or(&mut [box ipv4_addr, box ipv6_addr])
+        let ipv4_addr: Box<_> = box |p: &mut Parser| p.read_ipv4_addr();
+        let ipv6_addr: Box<_> = box |p: &mut Parser| p.read_ipv6_addr();
+        self.read_or(&mut [ipv4_addr, ipv6_addr])
     }
 
     fn read_socket_addr(&mut self) -> Option<SocketAddr> {
         let ip_addr = |p: &mut Parser| {
-            let ipv4_p = |p: &mut Parser| p.read_ip_addr();
-            let ipv6_p = |p: &mut Parser| {
+            let ipv4_p: Box<_> = box |p: &mut Parser| p.read_ip_addr();
+            let ipv6_p: Box<_> = box |p: &mut Parser| {
                 let open_br = |p: &mut Parser| p.read_given_char('[');
                 let ip_addr = |p: &mut Parser| p.read_ipv6_addr();
                 let clos_br = |p: &mut Parser| p.read_given_char(']');
                 p.read_seq_3::<char, IpAddr, char, _, _, _>(open_br, ip_addr, clos_br)
                         .map(|t| match t { (_, ip, _) => ip })
             };
-            p.read_or(&mut [box ipv4_p, box ipv6_p])
+            p.read_or(&mut [ipv4_p, ipv6_p])
         };
         let colon = |p: &mut Parser| p.read_given_char(':');
         let port  = |p: &mut Parser| p.read_number(10, 5, 0x10000).map(|n| n as u16);

src/libstd/old_io/stdio.rs

@@ -547,8 +547,9 @@ mod tests {
 
         let (tx, rx) = channel();
         let (mut r, w) = (ChanReader::new(rx), ChanWriter::new(tx));
+        // FIXME (#22405): Replace `Box::new` with `box` here when/if possible.
         let _t = thread::spawn(move|| {
-            set_stdout(box w);
+            set_stdout(Box::new(w));
             println!("hello!");
         });
         assert_eq!(r.read_to_string().unwrap(), "hello!\n");
@@ -560,8 +561,9 @@ mod tests {
 
         let (tx, rx) = channel();
         let (mut r, w) = (ChanReader::new(rx), ChanWriter::new(tx));
+        // FIXME (#22405): Replace `Box::new` with `box` here when/if possible.
         let _t = thread::spawn(move || -> () {
-            set_stderr(box w);
+            set_stderr(Box::new(w));
             panic!("my special message");
         });
         let s = r.read_to_string().unwrap();

src/libstd/old_io/timer.rs

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 // FIXME: These functions take Durations but only pass ms to the backend impls.
 
+use boxed::Box;
 use sync::mpsc::{Receiver, Sender, channel};
 use time::Duration;
 use old_io::IoResult;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ impl Timer {
         let (tx, rx) = channel();
         // Short-circuit the timer backend for 0 duration
         if in_ms_u64(duration) != 0 {
-            self.inner.oneshot(in_ms_u64(duration), box TimerCallback { tx: tx });
+            self.inner.oneshot(in_ms_u64(duration), Box::new(TimerCallback { tx: tx }));
         } else {
             tx.send(()).unwrap();
         }
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ impl Timer {
         // not clear what use a 0ms period is anyway...
         let ms = if ms == 0 { 1 } else { ms };
         let (tx, rx) = channel();
-        self.inner.period(ms, box TimerCallback { tx: tx });
+        self.inner.period(ms, Box::new(TimerCallback { tx: tx }));
         return rx
     }
 }

src/libstd/rt/unwind.rs

@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ fn rust_panic(cause: Box<Any + Send + 'static>) -> ! {
     rtdebug!("begin_unwind()");
 
     unsafe {
-        let exception = box Exception {
+        let exception: Box<_> = box Exception {
             uwe: uw::_Unwind_Exception {
                 exception_class: rust_exception_class(),
                 exception_cleanup: exception_cleanup,
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ pub fn begin_unwind_fmt(msg: fmt::Arguments, file_line: &(&'static str, uint)) -
 
     let mut s = String::new();
     let _ = write!(&mut s, "{}", msg);
-    begin_unwind_inner(box s, file_line)
+    begin_unwind_inner(Box::new(s), file_line)
 }
 
 /// This is the entry point of unwinding for panic!() and assert!().
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ pub fn begin_unwind<M: Any + Send>(msg: M, file_line: &(&'static str, uint)) ->
     // panicking.
 
     // see below for why we do the `Any` coercion here.
-    begin_unwind_inner(box msg, file_line)
+    begin_unwind_inner(Box::new(msg), file_line)
 }
 
 /// The core of the unwinding.

src/libstd/sync/mpsc/mod.rs

@@ -1044,13 +1044,13 @@ mod test {
 
     #[test]
     fn drop_full() {
-        let (tx, _rx) = channel();
+        let (tx, _rx) = channel::<Box<int>>();
         tx.send(box 1).unwrap();
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn drop_full_shared() {
-        let (tx, _rx) = channel();
+        let (tx, _rx) = channel::<Box<int>>();
         drop(tx.clone());
         drop(tx.clone());
         tx.send(box 1).unwrap();
@@ -1389,7 +1389,7 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn oneshot_multi_thread_send_recv_stress() {
         for _ in 0..stress_factor() {
-            let (tx, rx) = channel();
+            let (tx, rx) = channel::<Box<int>>();
             let _t = thread::spawn(move|| {
                 tx.send(box 10).unwrap();
             });
@@ -1566,7 +1566,7 @@ mod sync_tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn drop_full() {
-        let (tx, _rx) = sync_channel(1);
+        let (tx, _rx) = sync_channel::<Box<int>>(1);
         tx.send(box 1).unwrap();
     }
 

src/libstd/sync/mpsc/mpsc_queue.rs

@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_full() {
-        let q = Queue::new();
+        let q: Queue<Box<_>> = Queue::new();
         q.push(box 1);
         q.push(box 2);
     }

src/libstd/sync/mpsc/spsc_queue.rs

@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn drop_full() {
         unsafe {
-            let q = Queue::new(0);
+            let q: Queue<Box<_>> = Queue::new(0);
             q.push(box 1);
             q.push(box 2);
         }

src/libstd/thread.rs

@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ mod test {
     fn avoid_copying_the_body<F>(spawnfn: F) where F: FnOnce(Thunk<'static>) {
         let (tx, rx) = channel();
 
-        let x = box 1;
+        let x: Box<_> = box 1;
         let x_in_parent = (&*x) as *const i32 as usize;
 
         spawnfn(Thunk::new(move|| {

src/libstd/thunk.rs

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ impl<'a,A,R> Thunk<'a,A,R> {
         where F : FnOnce(A) -> R, F : Send + 'a
     {
         Thunk {
-            invoke: box func
+            invoke: Box::<F>::new(func)
         }
     }
 

src/libsyntax/diagnostic.rs

@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ pub fn mk_span_handler(handler: Handler, cm: codemap::CodeMap) -> SpanHandler {
 pub fn default_handler(color_config: ColorConfig,
                        registry: Option<diagnostics::registry::Registry>,
                        can_emit_warnings: bool) -> Handler {
-    mk_handler(can_emit_warnings, box EmitterWriter::stderr(color_config, registry))
+    mk_handler(can_emit_warnings, Box::new(EmitterWriter::stderr(color_config, registry)))
 }
 
 pub fn mk_handler(can_emit_warnings: bool, e: Box<Emitter + Send>) -> Handler {
@@ -352,11 +352,11 @@ impl EmitterWriter {
         if use_color {
             let dst = match term::stderr() {
                 Some(t) => Terminal(t),
-                None    => Raw(box stderr),
+                None    => Raw(Box::new(stderr)),
             };
             EmitterWriter { dst: dst, registry: registry }
         } else {
-            EmitterWriter { dst: Raw(box stderr), registry: registry }
+            EmitterWriter { dst: Raw(Box::new(stderr)), registry: registry }
         }
     }
 

src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs

@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ fn initial_syntax_expander_table<'feat>(ecfg: &expand::ExpansionConfig<'feat>)
                                         -> SyntaxEnv {
     // utility function to simplify creating NormalTT syntax extensions
     fn builtin_normal_expander(f: MacroExpanderFn) -> SyntaxExtension {
-        NormalTT(box f, None)
+        NormalTT(Box::new(f), None)
     }
 
     let mut syntax_expanders = SyntaxEnv::new();
@@ -489,9 +489,9 @@ fn initial_syntax_expander_table<'feat>(ecfg: &expand::ExpansionConfig<'feat>)
                             builtin_normal_expander(
                                     ext::log_syntax::expand_syntax_ext));
     syntax_expanders.insert(intern("derive"),
-                            Decorator(box ext::deriving::expand_meta_derive));
+                            Decorator(Box::new(ext::deriving::expand_meta_derive)));
     syntax_expanders.insert(intern("deriving"),
-                            Decorator(box ext::deriving::expand_deprecated_deriving));
+                            Decorator(Box::new(ext::deriving::expand_deprecated_deriving)));
 
     if ecfg.enable_quotes() {
         // Quasi-quoting expanders

src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/clone.rs

@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ pub fn expand_deriving_clone<F>(cx: &mut ExtCtxt,
                 args: Vec::new(),
                 ret_ty: Self_,
                 attributes: attrs,
-                combine_substructure: combine_substructure(box |c, s, sub| {
+                combine_substructure: combine_substructure(Box::new(|c, s, sub| {
                     cs_clone("Clone", c, s, sub)
-                }),
+                })),
             }
         ),
         associated_types: Vec::new(),

src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/cmp/eq.rs

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub fn expand_deriving_eq<F>(cx: &mut ExtCtxt,
                 cx.expr_binary(span, ast::BiAnd, subexpr, eq)
             },
             cx.expr_bool(span, true),
-            box |cx, span, _, _| cx.expr_bool(span, false),
+            Box::new(|cx, span, _, _| cx.expr_bool(span, false)),
             cx, span, substr)
     }
     fn cs_ne(cx: &mut ExtCtxt, span: Span, substr: &Substructure) -> P<Expr> {
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ pub fn expand_deriving_eq<F>(cx: &mut ExtCtxt,
                 cx.expr_binary(span, ast::BiOr, subexpr, eq)
             },
             cx.expr_bool(span, false),
-            box |cx, span, _, _| cx.expr_bool(span, true),
+            Box::new(|cx, span, _, _| cx.expr_bool(span, true)),
             cx, span, substr)
     }
 
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ pub fn expand_deriving_eq<F>(cx: &mut ExtCtxt,
                 args: vec!(borrowed_self()),
                 ret_ty: Literal(path_local!(bool)),
                 attributes: attrs,
-                combine_substructure: combine_substructure(box |a, b, c| {
+                combine_substructure: combine_substructure(Box::new(|a, b, c| {
                     $f(a, b, c)
-                })
+                }))
             }
         } }
     }

src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/cmp/ord.rs

@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ pub fn expand_deriving_ord<F>(cx: &mut ExtCtxt,
                 args: vec!(borrowed_self()),
                 ret_ty: Literal(path_local!(bool)),
                 attributes: attrs,
-                combine_substructure: combine_substructure(box |cx, span, substr| {
+                combine_substructure: combine_substructure(Box::new(|cx, span, substr| {
                     cs_op($op, $equal, cx, span, substr)
-                })
+                }))
             }
         } }
     }
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ pub fn expand_deriving_ord<F>(cx: &mut ExtCtxt,
         args: vec![borrowed_self()],
         ret_ty: ret_ty,
         attributes: attrs,
-        combine_substructure: combine_substructure(box |cx, span, substr| {
+        combine_substructure: combine_substructure(Box::new(|cx, span, substr| {
             cs_partial_cmp(cx, span, substr)
-        })
+        }))
     };
 
     let trait_def = TraitDef {
@@ -175,13 +175,13 @@ pub fn cs_partial_cmp(cx: &mut ExtCtxt, span: Span,
             cx.expr_block(cx.block(span, vec!(assign), Some(if_)))
         },
         equals_expr.clone(),
-        box |cx, span, (self_args, tag_tuple), _non_self_args| {
+        Box::new(|cx, span, (self_args, tag_tuple), _non_self_args| {
             if self_args.len() != 2 {
                 cx.span_bug(span, "not exactly 2 arguments in `derive(PartialOrd)`")
             } else {
                 some_ordering_collapsed(cx, span, PartialCmpOp, tag_tuple)
             }
-        },
+        }),
         cx, span, substr)
 }
 
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ fn cs_op(less: bool, equal: bool, cx: &mut ExtCtxt,
             cx.expr_binary(span, ast::BiOr, cmp, and)
         },
         cx.expr_bool(span, equal),
-        box |cx, span, (self_args, tag_tuple), _non_self_args| {
+        Box::new(|cx, span, (self_args, tag_tuple), _non_self_args| {
             if self_args.len() != 2 {
                 cx.span_bug(span, "not exactly 2 arguments in `derive(PartialOrd)`")
             } else {
@@ -233,6 +233,6 @@ fn cs_op(less: bool, equal: bool, cx: &mut ExtCtxt,
                 };
                 some_ordering_collapsed(cx, span, op, tag_tuple)
             }
-        },
+        }),
         cx, span, substr)
 }

src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/cmp/totaleq.rs

@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ pub fn expand_deriving_totaleq<F>(cx: &mut ExtCtxt,
             let block = cx.block(span, stmts, None);
             cx.expr_block(block)
         },
-                       box |cx, sp, _, _| cx.span_bug(sp, "non matching enums in derive(Eq)?"),
+                       Box::new(|cx, sp, _, _| {
+                           cx.span_bug(sp, "non matching enums in derive(Eq)?") }),
                        cx,
                        span,
                        substr)
@@ -57,9 +58,9 @@ pub fn expand_deriving_totaleq<F>(cx: &mut ExtCtxt,
                 args: vec!(),
                 ret_ty: nil_ty(),
                 attributes: attrs,
-                combine_substructure: combine_substructure(box |a, b, c| {
+                combine_substructure: combine_substructure(Box::new(|a, b, c| {
                     cs_total_eq_assert(a, b, c)
-                })
+                }))
             }
         ),
         associated_types: Vec::new(),

src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/cmp/totalord.rs

@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ pub fn expand_deriving_totalord<F>(cx: &mut ExtCtxt,
                 args: vec!(borrowed_self()),
                 ret_ty: Literal(path_std!(cx, core::cmp::Ordering)),
                 attributes: attrs,
-                combine_substructure: combine_substructure(box |a, b, c| {
+                combine_substructure: combine_substructure(Box::new(|a, b, c| {
                     cs_cmp(a, b, c)
-                }),
+                })),
             }
         ),
         associated_types: Vec::new(),
@@ -131,12 +131,12 @@ pub fn cs_cmp(cx: &mut ExtCtxt, span: Span,
             cx.expr_block(cx.block(span, vec!(assign), Some(if_)))
         },
         cx.expr_path(equals_path.clone()),
-        box |cx, span, (self_args, tag_tuple), _non_self_args| {
+        Box::new(|cx, span, (self_args, tag_tuple), _non_self_args| {
             if self_args.len() != 2 {
                 cx.span_bug(span, "not exactly 2 arguments in `derives(Ord)`")
             } else {
                 ordering_collapsed(cx, span, tag_tuple)
             }
-        },
+        }),
         cx, span, substr)
 }

src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/decodable.rs

@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ fn expand_deriving_decodable_imp<F>(cx: &mut ExtCtxt,
                     true
                 )),
                 attributes: Vec::new(),
-                combine_substructure: combine_substructure(box |a, b, c| {
+                combine_substructure: combine_substructure(Box::new(|a, b, c| {
                     decodable_substructure(a, b, c, krate)
-                }),
+                })),
             }
         ),
         associated_types: Vec::new(),

src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/default.rs

@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ pub fn expand_deriving_default<F>(cx: &mut ExtCtxt,
                 args: Vec::new(),
                 ret_ty: Self_,
                 attributes: attrs,
-                combine_substructure: combine_substructure(box |a, b, c| {
+                combine_substructure: combine_substructure(Box::new(|a, b, c| {
                     default_substructure(a, b, c)
-                })
+                }))
             }
         ),
         associated_types: Vec::new(),

src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/encodable.rs

@@ -158,9 +158,9 @@ fn expand_deriving_encodable_imp<F>(cx: &mut ExtCtxt,
                     true
                 )),
                 attributes: Vec::new(),
-                combine_substructure: combine_substructure(box |a, b, c| {
+                combine_substructure: combine_substructure(Box::new(|a, b, c| {
                     encodable_substructure(a, b, c)
-                }),
+                })),
             }
         ),
         associated_types: Vec::new(),

src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/hash.rs

@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ pub fn expand_deriving_hash<F>(cx: &mut ExtCtxt,
                 args: vec!(Ptr(box Literal(arg), Borrowed(None, MutMutable))),
                 ret_ty: nil_ty(),
                 attributes: vec![],
-                combine_substructure: combine_substructure(box |a, b, c| {
+                combine_substructure: combine_substructure(Box::new(|a, b, c| {
                     hash_substructure(a, b, c)
-                })
+                }))
             }
         ),
         associated_types: Vec::new(),

src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/primitive.rs

@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ pub fn expand_deriving_from_primitive<F>(cx: &mut ExtCtxt,
                                            true)),
                 // #[inline] liable to cause code-bloat
                 attributes: attrs.clone(),
-                combine_substructure: combine_substructure(box |c, s, sub| {
+                combine_substructure: combine_substructure(Box::new(|c, s, sub| {
                     cs_from("i64", c, s, sub)
-                }),
+                })),
             },
             MethodDef {
                 name: "from_u64",
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ pub fn expand_deriving_from_primitive<F>(cx: &mut ExtCtxt,
                                            true)),
                 // #[inline] liable to cause code-bloat
                 attributes: attrs,
-                combine_substructure: combine_substructure(box |c, s, sub| {
+                combine_substructure: combine_substructure(Box::new(|c, s, sub| {
                     cs_from("u64", c, s, sub)
-                }),
+                })),
             }
         ),
         associated_types: Vec::new(),

src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/rand.rs

@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ pub fn expand_deriving_rand<F>(cx: &mut ExtCtxt,
                 ),
                 ret_ty: Self_,
                 attributes: Vec::new(),
-                combine_substructure: combine_substructure(box |a, b, c| {
+                combine_substructure: combine_substructure(Box::new(|a, b, c| {
                     rand_substructure(a, b, c)
-                })
+                }))
             }
         ),
         associated_types: Vec::new(),

src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/show.rs

@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ pub fn expand_deriving_show<F>(cx: &mut ExtCtxt,
                 args: vec!(fmtr),
                 ret_ty: Literal(path_std!(cx, core::fmt::Result)),
                 attributes: Vec::new(),
-                combine_substructure: combine_substructure(box |a, b, c| {
+                combine_substructure: combine_substructure(Box::new(|a, b, c| {
                     show_substructure(a, b, c)
-                })
+                }))
             }
         ],
         associated_types: Vec::new(),

src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_parser.rs

@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ pub fn parse(sess: &ParseSess,
                 }
                 rdr.next_token();
             } else /* bb_eis.len() == 1 */ {
-                let mut rust_parser = Parser::new(sess, cfg.clone(), box rdr.clone());
+                let mut rust_parser = Parser::new(sess, cfg.clone(), Box::new(rdr.clone()));
 
                 let mut ei = bb_eis.pop().unwrap();
                 match ei.top_elts.get_tt(ei.idx) {

src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_rules.rs

@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ fn generic_extension<'cx>(cx: &'cx ExtCtxt,
                                            Some(named_matches),
                                            imported_from,
                                            rhs);
-                let mut p = Parser::new(cx.parse_sess(), cx.cfg(), box trncbr);
+                let mut p = Parser::new(cx.parse_sess(), cx.cfg(), Box::new(trncbr));
                 p.check_unknown_macro_variable();
                 // Let the context choose how to interpret the result.
                 // Weird, but useful for X-macros.
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ pub fn compile<'cx>(cx: &'cx mut ExtCtxt,
         _ => cx.span_bug(def.span, "wrong-structured rhs")
     };
 
-    let exp = box MacroRulesMacroExpander {
+    let exp: Box<_> = box MacroRulesMacroExpander {
         name: def.ident,
         imported_from: def.imported_from,
         lhses: lhses,

src/libsyntax/owned_slice.rs

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ impl<T:fmt::Debug> fmt::Debug for OwnedSlice<T> {
 
 impl<T> OwnedSlice<T> {
     pub fn empty() -> OwnedSlice<T> {
-        OwnedSlice  { data: box [] }
+        OwnedSlice  { data: Box::new([]) }
     }
 
     #[inline(never)]

src/libsyntax/parse/lexer/mod.rs

@@ -1484,8 +1484,9 @@ mod test {
     use std::old_io::util;
 
     fn mk_sh() -> diagnostic::SpanHandler {
-        let emitter = diagnostic::EmitterWriter::new(box util::NullWriter, None);
-        let handler = diagnostic::mk_handler(true, box emitter);
+        // FIXME (#22405): Replace `Box::new` with `box` here when/if possible.
+        let emitter = diagnostic::EmitterWriter::new(Box::new(util::NullWriter), None);
+        let handler = diagnostic::mk_handler(true, Box::new(emitter));
         diagnostic::mk_span_handler(handler, CodeMap::new())
     }
 

src/test/auxiliary/macro_crate_test.rs

@@ -36,10 +36,12 @@ pub fn plugin_registrar(reg: &mut Registry) {
     reg.register_macro("identity", expand_identity);
     reg.register_syntax_extension(
         token::intern("into_foo"),
-        Modifier(box expand_into_foo));
+        // FIXME (#22405): Replace `Box::new` with `box` here when/if possible.
+        Modifier(Box::new(expand_into_foo)));
     reg.register_syntax_extension(
         token::intern("into_multi_foo"),
-        MultiModifier(box expand_into_foo_multi));
+        // FIXME (#22405): Replace `Box::new` with `box` here when/if possible.
+        MultiModifier(Box::new(expand_into_foo_multi)));
 }
 
 fn expand_make_a_1(cx: &mut ExtCtxt, sp: Span, tts: &[TokenTree])

src/test/auxiliary/plugin_args.rs

@@ -46,5 +46,6 @@ impl TTMacroExpander for Expander {
 pub fn plugin_registrar(reg: &mut Registry) {
     let args = reg.args().clone();
     reg.register_syntax_extension(token::intern("plugin_args"),
-        NormalTT(box Expander { args: args, }, None));
+        // FIXME (#22405): Replace `Box::new` with `box` here when/if possible.
+        NormalTT(Box::new(Expander { args: args, }), None));
 }

src/test/bench/shootout-k-nucleotide.rs

@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ impl Table {
     fn search_remainder<C:TableCallback>(item: &mut Entry, key: Code, c: C) {
         match item.next {
             None => {
-                let mut entry = box Entry {
+                let mut entry: Box<_> = box Entry {
                     code: key,
                     count: 0,
                     next: None,
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ impl Table {
 
         {
             if self.items[index as usize].is_none() {
-                let mut entry = box Entry {
+                let mut entry: Box<_> = box Entry {
                     code: key,
                     count: 0,
                     next: None,

src/test/bench/sudoku.rs

@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ impl Sudoku {
     fn next_color(&mut self, row: u8, col: u8, start_color: u8) -> bool {
         if start_color < 10u8 {
             // colors not yet used
-            let mut avail = box Colors::new(start_color);
+            let mut avail: Box<_> = box Colors::new(start_color);
 
             // drop colors already in use in neighbourhood
             self.drop_colors(&mut *avail, row, col);

src/test/compile-fail/borrow-tuple-fields.rs

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ struct Foo(Box<isize>, isize);
 struct Bar(isize, isize);
 
 fn main() {
-    let x = (box 1, 2);
+    let x: (Box<_>, _) = (box 1, 2);
     let r = &x.0;
     let y = x; //~ ERROR cannot move out of `x` because it is borrowed
 

src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-bad-nested-calls-free.rs

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ fn add(v: &usize, w: usize) -> usize {
 }
 
 fn implicit() {
-    let mut a = box 1;
+    let mut a: Box<_> = box 1;
 
     // Note the danger here:
     //
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ fn implicit() {
 }
 
 fn explicit() {
-    let mut a = box 1;
+    let mut a: Box<_> = box 1;
     add(
         &*a,
         rewrite(&mut a)); //~ ERROR cannot borrow

src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-bad-nested-calls-move.rs

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ fn add(v: &usize, w: Box<usize>) -> usize {
 }
 
 fn implicit() {
-    let mut a = box 1;
+    let mut a: Box<_> = box 1;
 
     // Note the danger here:
     //
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ fn implicit() {
 }
 
 fn explicit() {
-    let mut a = box 1;
+    let mut a: Box<_> = box 1;
     add(
         &*a,
         a); //~ ERROR cannot move

src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-borrow-immut-deref-of-box-as-mut.rs

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ impl A {
 }
 
 pub fn main() {
-    let a = box A;
+    let a: Box<_> = box A;
     a.foo();
     //~^ ERROR cannot borrow immutable `Box` content `*a` as mutable
 }

src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-borrowed-uniq-rvalue.rs

@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ extern crate collections;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 fn main() {
-    let tmp;
+    let tmp: Box<_>;
     let mut buggy_map: HashMap<usize, &usize> = HashMap::new();
-    buggy_map.insert(42, &*box 1); //~ ERROR borrowed value does not live long enough
+    // FIXME (#22405): Replace `Box::new` with `box` here when/if possible.
+    buggy_map.insert(42, &*Box::new(1)); //~ ERROR borrowed value does not live long enough
 
     // but it is ok if we use a temporary
     tmp = box 2;

src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-box-insensitivity.rs

@@ -31,100 +31,100 @@ struct D {
 }
 
 fn copy_after_move() {
-    let a = box A { x: box 0, y: 1 };
+    let a: Box<_> = box A { x: box 0, y: 1 };
     let _x = a.x;
     let _y = a.y; //~ ERROR use of moved
     //~^^ NOTE `a` moved here (through moving `a.x`)
 }
 
 fn move_after_move() {
-    let a = box B { x: box 0, y: box 1 };
+    let a: Box<_> = box B { x: box 0, y: box 1 };
     let _x = a.x;
     let _y = a.y; //~ ERROR use of moved
     //~^^ NOTE `a` moved here (through moving `a.x`)
 }
 
 fn borrow_after_move() {
-    let a = box A { x: box 0, y: 1 };
+    let a: Box<_> = box A { x: box 0, y: 1 };
     let _x = a.x;
     let _y = &a.y; //~ ERROR use of moved
     //~^^ NOTE `a` moved here (through moving `a.x`)
 }
 
 fn move_after_borrow() {
-    let a = box B { x: box 0, y: box 1 };
+    let a: Box<_> = box B { x: box 0, y: box 1 };
     let _x = &a.x;
     let _y = a.y; //~ ERROR cannot move
 }
 
 fn copy_after_mut_borrow() {
-    let mut a = box A { x: box 0, y: 1 };
+    let mut a: Box<_> = box A { x: box 0, y: 1 };
     let _x = &mut a.x;
     let _y = a.y; //~ ERROR cannot use
 }
 
 fn move_after_mut_borrow() {
-    let mut a = box B { x: box 0, y: box 1 };
+    let mut a: Box<_> = box B { x: box 0, y: box 1 };
     let _x = &mut a.x;
     let _y = a.y; //~ ERROR cannot move
 }
 
 fn borrow_after_mut_borrow() {
-    let mut a = box A { x: box 0, y: 1 };
+    let mut a: Box<_> = box A { x: box 0, y: 1 };
     let _x = &mut a.x;
     let _y = &a.y; //~ ERROR cannot borrow
 }
 
 fn mut_borrow_after_borrow() {
-    let mut a = box A { x: box 0, y: 1 };
+    let mut a: Box<_> = box A { x: box 0, y: 1 };
     let _x = &a.x;
     let _y = &mut a.y; //~ ERROR cannot borrow
 }
 
 fn copy_after_move_nested() {
-    let a = box C { x: box A { x: box 0, y: 1 }, y: 2 };
+    let a: Box<_> = box C { x: box A { x: box 0, y: 1 }, y: 2 };
     let _x = a.x.x;
     let _y = a.y; //~ ERROR use of collaterally moved
 }
 
 fn move_after_move_nested() {
-    let a = box D { x: box A { x: box 0, y: 1 }, y: box 2 };
+    let a: Box<_> = box D { x: box A { x: box 0, y: 1 }, y: box 2 };
     let _x = a.x.x;
     let _y = a.y; //~ ERROR use of collaterally moved
 }
 
 fn borrow_after_move_nested() {
-    let a = box C { x: box A { x: box 0, y: 1 }, y: 2 };
+    let a: Box<_> = box C { x: box A { x: box 0, y: 1 }, y: 2 };
     let _x = a.x.x;
     let _y = &a.y; //~ ERROR use of collaterally moved
 }
 
 fn move_after_borrow_nested() {
-    let a = box D { x: box A { x: box 0, y: 1 }, y: box 2 };
+    let a: Box<_> = box D { x: box A { x: box 0, y: 1 }, y: box 2 };
     let _x = &a.x.x;
     let _y = a.y; //~ ERROR cannot move
 }
 
 fn copy_after_mut_borrow_nested() {
-    let mut a = box C { x: box A { x: box 0, y: 1 }, y: 2 };
+    let mut a: Box<_> = box C { x: box A { x: box 0, y: 1 }, y: 2 };
     let _x = &mut a.x.x;
     let _y = a.y; //~ ERROR cannot use
 }
 
 fn move_after_mut_borrow_nested() {
-    let mut a = box D { x: box A { x: box 0, y: 1 }, y: box 2 };
+    let mut a: Box<_> = box D { x: box A { x: box 0, y: 1 }, y: box 2 };
     let _x = &mut a.x.x;
     let _y = a.y; //~ ERROR cannot move
 }
 
 fn borrow_after_mut_borrow_nested() {
-    let mut a = box C { x: box A { x: box 0, y: 1 }, y: 2 };
+    let mut a: Box<_> = box C { x: box A { x: box 0, y: 1 }, y: 2 };
     let _x = &mut a.x.x;
     let _y = &a.y; //~ ERROR cannot borrow
 }
 
 fn mut_borrow_after_borrow_nested() {
-    let mut a = box C { x: box A { x: box 0, y: 1 }, y: 2 };
+    let mut a: Box<_> = box C { x: box A { x: box 0, y: 1 }, y: 2 };
     let _x = &a.x.x;
     let _y = &mut a.y; //~ ERROR cannot borrow
 }

src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-call-is-borrow-issue-12224.rs

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 // Ensure that invoking a closure counts as a unique immutable borrow
 
 #![feature(unboxed_closures)]
-#![feature(box_syntax)]
 
 type Fn<'a> = Box<FnMut() + 'a>;
 
@@ -19,11 +18,12 @@ struct Test<'a> {
     f: Box<FnMut() + 'a>
 }
 
+// FIXME (#22405): Replace `Box::new` with `box` here when/if possible.
 fn call<F>(mut f: F) where F: FnMut(Fn) {
-    f(box || {
+    f(Box::new(|| {
     //~^ ERROR: cannot borrow `f` as mutable more than once
-        f(box || {})
-    });
+        f((Box::new(|| {})))
+    }));
 }
 
 fn test1() {
@@ -58,11 +58,12 @@ fn test6() {
 fn test7() {
     fn foo<F>(_: F) where F: FnMut(Box<FnMut(isize)>, isize) {}
     let mut f = |g: Box<FnMut(isize)>, b: isize| {};
-    f(box |a| {
+    // FIXME (#22405): Replace `Box::new` with `box` here when/if possible.
+    f(Box::new(|a| {
         foo(f);
         //~^ ERROR cannot move `f` into closure because it is borrowed
         //~| ERROR cannot move out of captured outer variable in an `FnMut` closure
-    }, 3);
+    }), 3);
 }
 
 fn main() {}

src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-closures-mut-and-imm.rs

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ fn e() {
 }
 
 fn f() {
-    let mut x = box 3;
+    let mut x: Box<_> = box 3;
     let c1 = || get(&*x);
     *x = 5; //~ ERROR cannot assign
 }
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ fn g() {
         f: Box<isize>
     }
 
-    let mut x = box Foo { f: box 3 };
+    let mut x: Box<_> = box Foo { f: box 3 };
     let c1 = || get(&*x.f);
     *x.f = 5; //~ ERROR cannot assign to `*x.f`
 }
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ fn h() {
         f: Box<isize>
     }
 
-    let mut x = box Foo { f: box 3 };
+    let mut x: Box<_> = box Foo { f: box 3 };
     let c1 = || get(&*x.f);
     let c2 = || *x.f = 5; //~ ERROR cannot borrow `x` as mutable
 }

src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-closures-two-mut.rs

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ fn g() {
         f: Box<isize>
     }
 
-    let mut x = box Foo { f: box 3 };
+    let mut x: Box<_> = box Foo { f: box 3 };
     let c1 = to_fn_mut(|| set(&mut *x.f));
     let c2 = to_fn_mut(|| set(&mut *x.f));
     //~^ ERROR cannot borrow `x` as mutable more than once

src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-closures-use-after-free.rs

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ impl Drop for Foo {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-  let mut ptr = box Foo { x: 0 };
+  let mut ptr: Box<_> = box Foo { x: 0 };
   let mut test = |foo: &Foo| {
     ptr = box Foo { x: ptr.x + 1 };
   };

src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-for-loop-correct-cmt-for-pattern.rs

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ fn main() {
     for &a in &f.a {  //~ ERROR cannot move out
     }
 
-    let x = Some(box 1);
+    let x: Option<Box<_>> = Some(box 1);
     for &a in x.iter() {    //~ ERROR cannot move out
     }
 }

src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-issue-14498.rs

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ struct B<'a> { a: Box<&'a mut isize> }
 
 fn borrow_in_var_from_var() {
     let mut x: isize = 1;
-    let y = box &mut x;
+    let y: Box<_> = box &mut x;
     let p = &y;
     let q = &***p;
     **y = 2; //~ ERROR cannot assign to `**y` because it is borrowed
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ fn borrow_in_var_from_var() {
 
 fn borrow_in_var_from_field() {
     let mut x = A { a: 1 };
-    let y = box &mut x.a;
+    let y: Box<_> = box &mut x.a;
     let p = &y;
     let q = &***p;
     **y = 2; //~ ERROR cannot assign to `**y` because it is borrowed

src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-issue-2657-1.rs

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #![feature(box_syntax)]
 
 fn main() {
-    let x = Some(box 1);
+    let x: Option<Box<_>> = Some(box 1);
     match x {
       Some(ref _y) => {
         let _a = x; //~ ERROR cannot move

src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-issue-2657-2.rs

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #![feature(box_syntax)]
 
 fn main() {
-    let x = Some(box 1);
+    let x: Option<Box<_>> = Some(box 1);
     match x {
       Some(ref y) => {
         let _b = *y; //~ ERROR cannot move out

src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-lend-flow-if.rs

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ fn pre_freeze_cond() {
     // In this instance, the freeze is conditional and starts before
     // the mut borrow.
 
-    let mut v = box 3;
+    let mut v: Box<_> = box 3;
     let _w;
     if cond() {
         _w = &v;
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ fn pre_freeze_else() {
     // In this instance, the freeze and mut borrow are on separate sides
     // of the if.
 
-    let mut v = box 3;
+    let mut v: Box<_> = box 3;
     let _w;
     if cond() {
         _w = &v;

src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-lend-flow-loop.rs

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ fn inc(v: &mut Box<isize>) {
 fn loop_overarching_alias_mut() {
     // In this instance, the borrow encompasses the entire loop.
 
-    let mut v = box 3;
+    let mut v: Box<_> = box 3;
     let mut x = &mut v;
     **x += 1;
     loop {
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ fn loop_overarching_alias_mut() {
 fn block_overarching_alias_mut() {
     // In this instance, the borrow encompasses the entire closure call.
 
-    let mut v = box 3;
+    let mut v: Box<_> = box 3;
     let mut x = &mut v;
     for _ in 0..3 {
         borrow(&*v); //~ ERROR cannot borrow
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ fn block_overarching_alias_mut() {
 fn loop_aliased_mut() {
     // In this instance, the borrow is carried through the loop.
 
-    let mut v = box 3;
-    let mut w = box 4;
+    let mut v: Box<_> = box 3;
+    let mut w: Box<_> = box 4;
     let mut _x = &w;
     loop {
         borrow_mut(&mut *v); //~ ERROR cannot borrow
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ fn loop_aliased_mut() {
 fn while_aliased_mut() {
     // In this instance, the borrow is carried through the loop.
 
-    let mut v = box 3;
-    let mut w = box 4;
+    let mut v: Box<_> = box 3;
+    let mut w: Box<_> = box 4;
     let mut _x = &w;
     while cond() {
         borrow_mut(&mut *v); //~ ERROR cannot borrow
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ fn while_aliased_mut() {
 fn loop_aliased_mut_break() {
     // In this instance, the borrow is carried through the loop.
 
-    let mut v = box 3;
-    let mut w = box 4;
+    let mut v: Box<_> = box 3;
+    let mut w: Box<_> = box 4;
     let mut _x = &w;
     loop {
         borrow_mut(&mut *v);
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ fn loop_aliased_mut_break() {
 fn while_aliased_mut_break() {
     // In this instance, the borrow is carried through the loop.
 
-    let mut v = box 3;
-    let mut w = box 4;
+    let mut v: Box<_> = box 3;
+    let mut w: Box<_> = box 4;
     let mut _x = &w;
     while cond() {
         borrow_mut(&mut *v);
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ fn while_aliased_mut_break() {
 }
 
 fn while_aliased_mut_cond(cond: bool, cond2: bool) {
-    let mut v = box 3;
-    let mut w = box 4;
+    let mut v: Box<_> = box 3;
+    let mut w: Box<_> = box 4;
     let mut x = &mut w;
     while cond {
         **x += 1;

src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-lend-flow.rs

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ fn inc(v: &mut Box<isize>) {
 fn pre_freeze() {
     // In this instance, the freeze starts before the mut borrow.
 
-    let mut v = box 3;
+    let mut v: Box<_> = box 3;
     let _w = &v;
     borrow_mut(&mut *v); //~ ERROR cannot borrow
 }
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ fn pre_freeze() {
 fn post_freeze() {
     // In this instance, the const alias starts after the borrow.
 
-    let mut v = box 3;
+    let mut v: Box<_> = box 3;
     borrow_mut(&mut *v);
     let _w = &v;
 }

src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-loan-blocks-move-cc.rs

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ fn borrow<F>(v: &isize, f: F) where F: FnOnce(&isize) {
 }
 
 fn box_imm() {
-    let v = box 3;
+    let v: Box<_> = box 3;
     let _w = &v;
     thread::spawn(move|| {
         println!("v={}", *v);
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ fn box_imm() {
 }
 
 fn box_imm_explicit() {
-    let v = box 3;
+    let v: Box<_> = box 3;
     let _w = &v;
     thread::spawn(move|| {
         println!("v={}", *v);

src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-loan-blocks-mut-uniq.rs

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ fn borrow<F>(v: &isize, f: F) where F: FnOnce(&isize) {
 }
 
 fn box_imm() {
-    let mut v = box 3;
+    let mut v: Box<_> = box 3;
     borrow(&*v,
            |w| { //~ ERROR cannot borrow `v` as mutable
             v = box 4;

src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-move-by-capture.rs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ fn to_fn_mut<A,F:FnMut<A>>(f: F) -> F { f }
 fn to_fn_once<A,F:FnOnce<A>>(f: F) -> F { f }
 
 pub fn main() {
-    let bar = box 3;
+    let bar: Box<_> = box 3;
     let _g = to_fn_mut(|| {
         let _h = to_fn_once(move || -> isize { *bar }); //~ ERROR cannot move out of
     });

src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-move-from-subpath-of-borrowed-path.rs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #![feature(box_syntax)]
 
 fn main() {
-    let a = box box 2;
+    let a: Box<Box<_>> = box box 2;
     let b = &a;
 
     let z = *a; //~ ERROR: cannot move out of `*a` because it is borrowed

src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-move-moved-value-into-closure.rs

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ fn call_f<F:FnOnce() -> isize>(f: F) -> isize {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    let t = box 3;
+    let t: Box<_> = box 3;
 
     call_f(move|| { *t + 1 });
     call_f(move|| { *t + 1 }); //~ ERROR capture of moved value

src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-multiple-captures.rs

@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ use std::thread;
 fn borrow<T>(_: &T) { }
 
 fn different_vars_after_borrows() {
-    let x1 = box 1;
+    let x1: Box<_> = box 1;
     let p1 = &x1;
-    let x2 = box 2;
+    let x2: Box<_> = box 2;
     let p2 = &x2;
     thread::spawn(move|| {
         drop(x1); //~ ERROR cannot move `x1` into closure because it is borrowed
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ fn different_vars_after_borrows() {
 }
 
 fn different_vars_after_moves() {
-    let x1 = box 1;
+    let x1: Box<_> = box 1;
     drop(x1);
-    let x2 = box 2;
+    let x2: Box<_> = box 2;
     drop(x2);
     thread::spawn(move|| {
         drop(x1); //~ ERROR capture of moved value: `x1`
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ fn different_vars_after_moves() {
 }
 
 fn same_var_after_borrow() {
-    let x = box 1;
+    let x: Box<_> = box 1;
     let p = &x;
     thread::spawn(move|| {
         drop(x); //~ ERROR cannot move `x` into closure because it is borrowed
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ fn same_var_after_borrow() {
 }
 
 fn same_var_after_move() {
-    let x = box 1;
+    let x: Box<_> = box 1;
     drop(x);
     thread::spawn(move|| {
         drop(x); //~ ERROR capture of moved value: `x`

src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-no-cycle-in-exchange-heap.rs

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ enum cycle {
     empty
 }
 fn main() {
-    let mut x = box cycle::node(node_ {a: box cycle::empty});
+    let mut x: Box<_> = box cycle::node(node_ {a: box cycle::empty});
     // Create a cycle!
     match *x {
       cycle::node(ref mut y) => {

src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-overloaded-index-2.rs

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ impl<T> Index<usize> for MyVec<T> {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    let v = MyVec { data: vec!(box 1, box 2, box 3) };
+    let v = MyVec::<Box<_>> { data: vec!(box 1, box 2, box 3) };
     let good = &v[0]; // Shouldn't fail here
     let bad = v[0];
     //~^ ERROR cannot move out of indexed content

src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-uniq-via-lend.rs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 fn borrow(_v: &isize) {}
 
 fn local() {
-    let mut v = box 3;
+    let mut v: Box<_> = box 3;
     borrow(&*v);
 }
 
@@ -32,27 +32,27 @@ fn local_recs() {
 }
 
 fn aliased_imm() {
-    let mut v = box 3;
+    let mut v: Box<_> = box 3;
     let _w = &v;
     borrow(&*v);
 }
 
 fn aliased_mut() {
-    let mut v = box 3;
+    let mut v: Box<_> = box 3;
     let _w = &mut v;
     borrow(&*v); //~ ERROR cannot borrow `*v`
 }
 
 fn aliased_other() {
-    let mut v = box 3;
-    let mut w = box 4;
+    let mut v: Box<_> = box 3;
+    let mut w: Box<_> = box 4;
     let _x = &mut w;
     borrow(&*v);
 }
 
 fn aliased_other_reassign() {
-    let mut v = box 3;
-    let mut w = box 4;
+    let mut v: Box<_> = box 3;
+    let mut w: Box<_> = box 4;
     let mut _x = &mut w;
     _x = &mut v;
     borrow(&*v); //~ ERROR cannot borrow `*v`

src/test/compile-fail/cross-borrow-trait.rs

@@ -11,14 +11,13 @@
 // Test that cross-borrowing (implicitly converting from `Box<T>` to `&T`) is
 // forbidden when `T` is a trait.
 
-#![feature(box_syntax)]
-
 struct Foo;
 trait Trait { fn foo(&self) {} }
 impl Trait for Foo {}
 
 pub fn main() {
-    let x: Box<Trait> = box Foo;
+    // FIXME (#22405): Replace `Box::new` with `box` here when/if possible.
+    let x: Box<Trait> = Box::new(Foo);
     let _y: &Trait = x; //~  ERROR mismatched types
                         //~| expected `&Trait`
                         //~| found `Box<Trait>`

src/test/compile-fail/dst-bad-assign-2.rs

@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 
 // Forbid assignment into a dynamically sized type.
 
-#![feature(box_syntax)]
-
 struct Fat<T: ?Sized> {
     f1: isize,
     f2: &'static str,
@@ -43,7 +41,8 @@ impl ToBar for Bar1 {
 pub fn main() {
     // Assignment.
     let f5: &mut Fat<ToBar> = &mut Fat { f1: 5, f2: "some str", ptr: Bar1 {f :42} };
-    let z: Box<ToBar> = box Bar1 {f: 36};
+    // FIXME (#22405): Replace `Box::new` with `box` here when/if possible.
+    let z: Box<ToBar> = Box::new(Bar1 {f: 36});
     f5.ptr = *z;
     //~^ ERROR the trait `core::marker::Sized` is not implemented
 }

src/test/compile-fail/dst-bad-assign.rs

@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 
 // Forbid assignment into a dynamically sized type.
 
-#![feature(box_syntax)]
-
 struct Fat<T: ?Sized> {
     f1: isize,
     f2: &'static str,
@@ -43,7 +41,8 @@ impl ToBar for Bar1 {
 pub fn main() {
     // Assignment.
     let f5: &mut Fat<ToBar> = &mut Fat { f1: 5, f2: "some str", ptr: Bar1 {f :42} };
-    let z: Box<ToBar> = box Bar1 {f: 36};
+    // FIXME (#22405): Replace `Box::new` with `box` here when/if possible.
+    let z: Box<ToBar> = Box::new(Bar1 {f: 36});
     f5.ptr = Bar1 {f: 36};
     //~^ ERROR mismatched types
     //~| expected `ToBar`

src/test/compile-fail/issue-10291.rs

@@ -8,13 +8,12 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-#![feature(box_syntax)]
-
 fn test<'x>(x: &'x isize) {
-    drop::<Box<for<'z> FnMut(&'z isize) -> &'z isize>>(box |z| {
+    // FIXME (#22405): Replace `Box::new` with `box` here when/if possible.
+    drop::<Box<for<'z> FnMut(&'z isize) -> &'z isize>>(Box::new(|z| {
         x
         //~^ ERROR cannot infer an appropriate lifetime
-    });
+    }));
 }
 
 fn main() {}

src/test/compile-fail/issue-10398.rs

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #![feature(box_syntax)]
 
 fn main() {
-    let x = box 1;
+    let x: Box<_> = box 1;
     let f = move|| {
         let _a = x;
         drop(x);

src/test/compile-fail/issue-11192.rs

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ impl Drop for Foo {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    let mut ptr = box Foo { x: 0 };
+    let mut ptr: Box<_> = box Foo { x: 0 };
     let mut test = |foo: &Foo| {
         println!("access {}", foo.x);
         ptr = box Foo { x: ptr.x + 1 };

src/test/compile-fail/issue-11515.rs

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ struct Test {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    let closure: Box<Fn()+'static> = box || ();
+    // FIXME (#22405): Replace `Box::new` with `box` here when/if possible.
+    let closure: Box<Fn()+'static> = Box::new(|| ());
     let test = box Test { func: closure }; //~ ERROR mismatched types
 }

src/test/compile-fail/issue-11925.rs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ fn to_fn_once<A,F:FnOnce<A>>(f: F) -> F { f }
 
 fn main() {
     let r = {
-        let x = box 42;
+        let x: Box<_> = box 42;
         let f = to_fn_once(move|| &x); //~ ERROR: `x` does not live long enough
         f()
     };

src/test/compile-fail/issue-12127.rs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ fn to_fn_once<A,F:FnOnce<A>>(f: F) -> F { f }
 fn do_it(x: &isize) { }
 
 fn main() {
-    let x = box 22;
+    let x: Box<_> = box 22;
     let f = to_fn_once(move|| do_it(&*x));
     to_fn_once(move|| {
         f();

src/test/compile-fail/issue-17263.rs

@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@
 struct Foo { a: isize, b: isize }
 
 fn main() {
-    let mut x = box Foo { a: 1, b: 2 };
+    let mut x: Box<_> = box Foo { a: 1, b: 2 };
     let (a, b) = (&mut x.a, &mut x.b);
     //~^ ERROR cannot borrow `x` (here through borrowing `x.b`) as mutable more than once at a time
     //~^^ NOTE previous borrow of `x` occurs here (through borrowing `x.a`)
 
-    let mut foo = box Foo { a: 1, b: 2 };
+    let mut foo: Box<_> = box Foo { a: 1, b: 2 };
     let (c, d) = (&mut foo.a, &foo.b);
     //~^ ERROR cannot borrow `foo` (here through borrowing `foo.b`) as immutable
     //~^^ NOTE previous borrow of `foo` occurs here (through borrowing `foo.a`)

src/test/compile-fail/issue-17441.rs

@@ -8,18 +8,20 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-#![feature(box_syntax)]
-
 fn main() {
     let _foo = &[1_usize, 2] as [usize];
     //~^ ERROR cast to unsized type: `&[usize; 2]` as `[usize]`
     //~^^ HELP consider using an implicit coercion to `&[usize]` instead
-    let _bar = box 1_usize as std::fmt::Debug;
+
+    // FIXME (#22405): Replace `Box::new` with `box` here when/if possible.
+    let _bar = Box::new(1_usize) as std::fmt::Debug;
     //~^ ERROR cast to unsized type: `Box<usize>` as `core::fmt::Debug`
     //~^^ HELP did you mean `Box<core::fmt::Debug>`?
+
     let _baz = 1_usize as std::fmt::Debug;
     //~^ ERROR cast to unsized type: `usize` as `core::fmt::Debug`
     //~^^ HELP consider using a box or reference as appropriate
+
     let _quux = [1_usize, 2] as [usize];
     //~^ ERROR cast to unsized type: `[usize; 2]` as `[usize]`
     //~^^ HELP consider using a box or reference as appropriate

src/test/compile-fail/issue-17651.rs

@@ -11,10 +11,8 @@
 // Test that moves of unsized values within closures are caught
 // and rejected.
 
-#![feature(box_syntax)]
-
 fn main() {
-    (|| box *[0_usize].as_slice())();
-    //~^ ERROR cannot move out of borrowed content
-    //~^^ ERROR cannot move a value of type [usize]
+    // FIXME (#22405): Replace `Box::new` with `box` here when/if possible.
+    (|| Box::new(*[0_usize].as_slice()))();
+    //~^ ERROR the trait `core::marker::Sized` is not implemented for the type `[usize]`
 }

src/test/compile-fail/issue-17913.rs

@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@
 #[cfg(target_pointer_width = "64")]
 fn main() {
     let n = 0_usize;
-    let a = box [&n; 0xF000000000000000_usize];
+    let a: Box<_> = box [&n; 0xF000000000000000_usize];
     println!("{}", a[0xFFFFFF_usize]);
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_pointer_width = "32")]
 fn main() {
     let n = 0_usize;
-    let a = box [&n; 0xFFFFFFFF_usize];
+    let a: Box<_> = box [&n; 0xFFFFFFFF_usize];
     println!("{}", a[0xFFFFFF_usize]);
 }

src/test/compile-fail/issue-18783.rs

@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-#![feature(box_syntax)]
-
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 
+// FIXME (#22405): Replace `Box::new` with `box` here when/if possible.
+
 fn main() {
     let mut y = 1_usize;
     let c = RefCell::new(vec![]);
-    c.push(box || y = 0);
-    c.push(box || y = 0);
+    c.push(Box::new(|| y = 0));
+    c.push(Box::new(|| y = 0));
 //~^ ERROR cannot borrow `y` as mutable more than once at a time
 }
 
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ fn ufcs() {
     let mut y = 1_usize;
     let c = RefCell::new(vec![]);
 
-    Push::push(&c, box || y = 0);
-    Push::push(&c, box || y = 0);
+    Push::push(&c, Box::new(|| y = 0));
+    Push::push(&c, Box::new(|| y = 0));
 //~^ ERROR cannot borrow `y` as mutable more than once at a time
 }
 

src/test/compile-fail/issue-3763.rs

@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-#![feature(box_syntax)]
-
 mod my_mod {
     pub struct MyStruct {
         priv_field: isize
@@ -26,10 +24,15 @@ fn main() {
     let my_struct = my_mod::MyStruct();
     let _woohoo = (&my_struct).priv_field;
     //~^ ERROR field `priv_field` of struct `my_mod::MyStruct` is private
-    let _woohoo = (box my_struct).priv_field;
+
+    // FIXME (#22405): Replace `Box::new` with `box` here when/if possible.
+    let _woohoo = (Box::new(my_struct)).priv_field;
     //~^ ERROR field `priv_field` of struct `my_mod::MyStruct` is private
+
     (&my_struct).happyfun();               //~ ERROR method `happyfun` is private
-    (box my_struct).happyfun();            //~ ERROR method `happyfun` is private
+
+    // FIXME (#22405): Replace `Box::new` with `box` here when/if possible.
+    (Box::new(my_struct)).happyfun();          //~ ERROR method `happyfun` is private
     let nope = my_struct.priv_field;
     //~^ ERROR field `priv_field` of struct `my_mod::MyStruct` is private
 }

src/test/compile-fail/issue-4335.rs

@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
 // except according to those terms.
 
 #![feature(unboxed_closures)]
-#![feature(box_syntax)]
 
 fn id<T>(t: T) -> T { t }
 
 fn f<'r, T>(v: &'r T) -> Box<FnMut() -> T + 'r> {
-    id(box || *v)
+    // FIXME (#22405): Replace `Box::new` with `box` here when/if possible.
+    id(Box::new(|| *v))
         //~^ ERROR `v` does not live long enough
         //~| ERROR cannot move out of borrowed content
 }

src/test/compile-fail/issue-5543.rs

@@ -8,13 +8,12 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-#![feature(box_syntax)]
-
 trait Foo { fn foo(&self) {} }
 impl Foo for u8 {}
 
 fn main() {
-    let r: Box<Foo> = box 5;
+    // FIXME (#22405): Replace `Box::new` with `box` here when/if possible.
+    let r: Box<Foo> = Box::new(5);
     let _m: Box<Foo> = r as Box<Foo>;
     //~^ ERROR `core::marker::Sized` is not implemented for the type `Foo`
 }

src/test/compile-fail/kindck-impl-type-params-2.rs

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ impl<T:Copy> Foo for T {
 fn take_param<T:Foo>(foo: &T) { }
 
 fn main() {
-    let x = box 3;
+    let x: Box<_> = box 3;
     take_param(&x);
     //~^ ERROR the trait `core::marker::Copy` is not implemented
 }

src/test/compile-fail/kindck-inherited-copy-bound.rs

@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ impl<T:Copy> Foo for T {
 fn take_param<T:Foo>(foo: &T) { }
 
 fn a() {
-    let x = box 3;
+    let x: Box<_> = box 3;
     take_param(&x); //~ ERROR `core::marker::Copy` is not implemented
 }
 
 fn b() {
-    let x = box 3;
+    let x: Box<_> = box 3;
     let y = &x;
     let z = &x as &Foo; //~ ERROR `core::marker::Copy` is not implemented
 }

src/test/compile-fail/liveness-use-after-move.rs

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #![feature(box_syntax)]
 
 fn main() {
-    let x = box 5;
+    let x: Box<_> = box 5;
     let y = x;
     println!("{}", *x); //~ ERROR use of moved value: `*x`
     y.clone();

src/test/compile-fail/map-types.rs

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ impl<K, V> Map<K, V> for HashMap<K, V> {}
 fn main() {
     let x: Box<HashMap<isize, isize>> = box HashMap::new();
     let x: Box<Map<isize, isize>> = x;
-    let y: Box<Map<usize, isize>> = box x;
+    // FIXME (#22405): Replace `Box::new` with `box` here when/if possible.
+    let y: Box<Map<usize, isize>> = Box::new(x);
     //~^ ERROR the trait `Map<usize, isize>` is not implemented
 }