`Copy` types aren't really relevant to a discussion about adding to Rust the 
C++ like optimization of moving rvalues (of non-Copy types) when they're passed 
to certain functions.

On 2014-06-12, at 20:30, Corey Richardson <[email protected]> wrote:

> It's called Copy. `trait Foo: Copy { ... }`.
> 
> On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 10:26 AM, Tommi <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I think a new keyword, something like `stable`, is needed for specifying 
>> that an argument passed to a trait function is guaranteed to be logically 
>> unchanged after the function call. For example:
>> 
>> trait Foo {
>>    fn foo(stable self);
>> }
>> 
>> impl Foo for int {
>>    fn foo(&self) {} // OK
>> }
>> 
>> impl Foo for uint {
>>    fn foo(self) {} // OK
>> }
>> 
>> impl Foo for Box<int> {
>>    fn foo(stable self) {} // OK (implicitly clones self)
>> }
>> 
>> 
>> fn main() {
>>    let x: Box<int> = box 42;
>>    x.foo(); // `x` is implicitly cloned
>>    x.foo(); // OK
>> }
>> 
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