diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs
index eb92b23c9d7..f3a74302400 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ pub fn get_exprs_from_tts(cx: ext_ctxt, tts: ~[ast::token_tree])
                                        cx.cfg(),
                                        tts);
     let mut es = ~[];
-    while p.token != token::EOF {
+    while *p.token != token::EOF {
         if es.len() != 0 {
             p.eat(token::COMMA);
         }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/pipes/parse_proto.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/pipes/parse_proto.rs
index a2f881fc19f..66feb7cc753 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/pipes/parse_proto.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/pipes/parse_proto.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub trait proto_parser {
 
 pub impl proto_parser for parser::Parser {
     fn parse_proto(&self, id: ~str) -> protocol {
-        let proto = protocol(id, self.span);
+        let proto = protocol(id, *self.span);
 
         self.parse_seq_to_before_end(token::EOF, SeqSep {
                                         sep: None,
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub impl proto_parser for parser::Parser {
         let name = *self.interner.get(id);
 
         self.expect(token::COLON);
-        let dir = match copy self.token {
+        let dir = match *self.token {
           token::IDENT(n, _) => self.interner.get(n),
           _ => fail!()
         };
@@ -51,10 +51,11 @@ pub impl proto_parser for parser::Parser {
           _ => fail!()
         };
 
-        let typarms = if self.token == token::LT {
+        let typarms = if *self.token == token::LT {
             self.parse_ty_params()
-        }
-        else { ~[] };
+        } else {
+            ~[]
+        };
 
         let state = proto.add_state_poly(name, id, dir, typarms);
 
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ pub impl proto_parser for parser::Parser {
     fn parse_message(&self, state: state) {
         let mname = *self.interner.get(self.parse_ident());
 
-        let args = if self.token == token::LPAREN {
+        let args = if *self.token == token::LPAREN {
             self.parse_unspanned_seq(token::LPAREN,
                                      token::RPAREN, SeqSep {
                                         sep: Some(token::COMMA),
@@ -80,10 +81,10 @@ pub impl proto_parser for parser::Parser {
 
         self.expect(token::RARROW);
 
-        let next = match copy self.token {
+        let next = match *self.token {
           token::IDENT(_, _) => {
             let name = *self.interner.get(self.parse_ident());
-            let ntys = if self.token == token::LT {
+            let ntys = if *self.token == token::LT {
                 self.parse_unspanned_seq(token::LT,
                                          token::GT, SeqSep {
                                             sep: Some(token::COMMA),
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ pub impl proto_parser for parser::Parser {
           _ => self.fatal(~"invalid next state")
         };
 
-        state.add_message(mname, copy self.span, args, next);
+        state.add_message(mname, *self.span, args, next);
 
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/pipes/pipec.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/pipes/pipec.rs
index 25760aa01b6..444b09d9ae4 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/pipes/pipec.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/pipes/pipec.rs
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ pub trait gen_init {
 pub impl gen_send for message {
     fn gen_send(&mut self, cx: ext_ctxt, try: bool) -> @ast::item {
         debug!("pipec: gen_send");
+        let name = self.name();
+        let params = self.get_params();
+
         match *self {
           message(ref _id, span, ref tys, this, Some(ref next_state)) => {
             debug!("pipec: next state exists");
@@ -67,7 +70,7 @@ pub impl gen_send for message {
                 args_ast);
 
             let mut body = ~"{\n";
-            body += fmt!("use super::%s;\n", self.name());
+            body += fmt!("use super::%s;\n", name);
 
             if this.proto.is_bounded() {
                 let (sp, rp) = match (this.dir, next.dir) {
@@ -96,7 +99,7 @@ pub impl gen_send for message {
                 body += fmt!("let %s = ::core::pipes::entangle();\n", pat);
             }
             body += fmt!("let message = %s(%s);\n",
-                         self.name(),
+                         name,
                          str::connect(vec::append_one(
                            arg_names.map(|x| cx.str_of(*x)),
                              ~"s"), ~", "));
@@ -121,13 +124,12 @@ pub impl gen_send for message {
                 rty = cx.ty_option(rty);
             }
 
-            let name = cx.ident_of(if try { ~"try_" + self.name()
-                                          } else { self.name() } );
+            let name = cx.ident_of(if try { ~"try_" + name } else { name } );
 
             cx.item_fn_poly(name,
                             args_ast,
                             rty,
-                            self.get_params(),
+                            params,
                             cx.expr_block(body))
           }
 
@@ -156,10 +158,8 @@ pub impl gen_send for message {
                 };
 
                 let mut body = ~"{ ";
-                body += fmt!("use super::%s;\n", self.name());
-                body += fmt!("let message = %s%s;\n",
-                             self.name(),
-                             message_args);
+                body += fmt!("use super::%s;\n", name);
+                body += fmt!("let message = %s%s;\n", name, message_args);
 
                 if !try {
                     body += fmt!("::core::pipes::send(pipe, message);\n");
@@ -175,10 +175,7 @@ pub impl gen_send for message {
 
                 let body = cx.parse_expr(body);
 
-                let name = if try {
-                    ~"try_" + self.name()
-                }
-                else { self.name() };
+                let name = if try { ~"try_" + name } else { name };
 
                 cx.item_fn_poly(cx.ident_of(name),
                                 args_ast,
@@ -187,7 +184,7 @@ pub impl gen_send for message {
                                 } else {
                                     cx.ty_nil_ast_builder()
                                 },
-                                self.get_params(),
+                                params,
                                 cx.expr_block(body))
             }
           }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/quote.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/quote.rs
index ffa6101d58f..d529ee0c01b 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/quote.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/quote.rs
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ fn expand_tts(cx: ext_ctxt,
     // try removing it when enough of them are gone.
 
     let p = parse::new_parser_from_tts(cx.parse_sess(), cx.cfg(), tts);
-    p.quote_depth += 1u;
+    *p.quote_depth += 1u;
     let tts = p.parse_all_token_trees();
     p.abort_if_errors();
 
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_parser.rs
index 1a04da95801..890420edf6d 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_parser.rs
@@ -421,16 +421,16 @@ pub fn parse_nt(p: Parser, name: ~str) -> nonterminal {
       ~"expr" => token::nt_expr(p.parse_expr()),
       ~"ty" => token::nt_ty(p.parse_ty(false /* no need to disambiguate*/)),
       // this could be handled like a token, since it is one
-      ~"ident" => match copy p.token {
+      ~"ident" => match *p.token {
         token::IDENT(sn,b) => { p.bump(); token::nt_ident(sn,b) }
         _ => p.fatal(~"expected ident, found "
-                     + token::to_str(p.reader.interner(), copy p.token))
+                     + token::to_str(p.reader.interner(), *p.token))
       },
       ~"path" => token::nt_path(p.parse_path_with_tps(false)),
       ~"tt" => {
-        p.quote_depth += 1u; //but in theory, non-quoted tts might be useful
+        *p.quote_depth += 1u; //but in theory, non-quoted tts might be useful
         let res = token::nt_tt(@p.parse_token_tree());
-        p.quote_depth -= 1u;
+        *p.quote_depth -= 1u;
         res
       }
       ~"matchers" => token::nt_matchers(p.parse_matchers()),
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/attr.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/attr.rs
index 4f64d7bed31..c0c97a0b9eb 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/attr.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/attr.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ impl parser_attr for Parser {
     fn parse_outer_attributes() -> ~[ast::attribute] {
         let mut attrs: ~[ast::attribute] = ~[];
         loop {
-            match copy self.token {
+            match *self.token {
               token::POUND => {
                 if self.look_ahead(1u) != token::LBRACKET {
                     break;
@@ -90,14 +90,14 @@ impl parser_attr for Parser {
         let mut inner_attrs: ~[ast::attribute] = ~[];
         let mut next_outer_attrs: ~[ast::attribute] = ~[];
         loop {
-            match copy self.token {
+            match *self.token {
               token::POUND => {
                 if self.look_ahead(1u) != token::LBRACKET {
                     // This is an extension
                     break;
                 }
                 let attr = self.parse_attribute(ast::attr_inner);
-                if self.token == token::SEMI {
+                if *self.token == token::SEMI {
                     self.bump();
                     inner_attrs += ~[attr];
                 } else {
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ impl parser_attr for Parser {
     fn parse_meta_item() -> @ast::meta_item {
         let lo = self.span.lo;
         let name = self.id_to_str(self.parse_ident());
-        match self.token {
+        match *self.token {
             token::EQ => {
                 self.bump();
                 let lit = self.parse_lit();
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ impl parser_attr for Parser {
     }
 
     fn parse_optional_meta() -> ~[@ast::meta_item] {
-        match self.token {
+        match *self.token {
           token::LPAREN => return self.parse_meta_seq(),
           _ => return ~[]
         }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/common.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/common.rs
index 22004be87ad..57d62d628dc 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/common.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/common.rs
@@ -53,25 +53,25 @@ pub fn token_to_str(reader: reader, ++token: token::Token) -> ~str {
 pub impl Parser {
     fn unexpected_last(t: token::Token) -> ! {
         self.span_fatal(
-            copy self.last_span,
+            *self.last_span,
             ~"unexpected token: `" + token_to_str(self.reader, t) + ~"`");
     }
 
     fn unexpected() -> ! {
         self.fatal(~"unexpected token: `"
-                   + token_to_str(self.reader, self.token) + ~"`");
+                   + token_to_str(self.reader, *self.token) + ~"`");
     }
 
     // expect and consume the token t. Signal an error if
     // the next token is not t.
     fn expect(t: token::Token) {
-        if self.token == t {
+        if *self.token == t {
             self.bump();
         } else {
             let mut s: ~str = ~"expected `";
             s += token_to_str(self.reader, t);
             s += ~"` but found `";
-            s += token_to_str(self.reader, self.token);
+            s += token_to_str(self.reader, *self.token);
             self.fatal(s + ~"`");
         }
     }
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ pub impl Parser {
     fn parse_ident() -> ast::ident {
         self.check_strict_keywords();
         self.check_reserved_keywords();
-        match copy self.token {
+        match *self.token {
           token::IDENT(i, _) => { self.bump(); return i; }
           token::INTERPOLATED(token::nt_ident(*)) => { self.bug(
               ~"ident interpolation not converted to real token"); }
           _ => { self.fatal(~"expected ident, found `"
-                         + token_to_str(self.reader, self.token)
+                         + token_to_str(self.reader, *self.token)
                          + ~"`"); }
         }
     }
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
     // consume token 'tok' if it exists. Returns true if the given
     // token was present, false otherwise.
     fn eat(tok: token::Token) -> bool {
-        return if self.token == tok { self.bump(); true } else { false };
+        return if *self.token == tok { self.bump(); true } else { false };
     }
 
     // Storing keywords as interned idents instead of strings would be nifty.
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
     }
 
     fn is_keyword(word: ~str) -> bool {
-        self.token_is_keyword(word, self.token)
+        self.token_is_keyword(word, *self.token)
     }
 
     fn is_any_keyword(tok: token::Token) -> bool {
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
 
     fn eat_keyword(word: ~str) -> bool {
         self.require_keyword(word);
-        let is_kw = match self.token {
+        let is_kw = match *self.token {
           token::IDENT(sid, false) => (word == *self.id_to_str(sid)),
           _ => false
         };
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
         self.require_keyword(word);
         if !self.eat_keyword(word) {
             self.fatal(~"expected `" + word + ~"`, found `" +
-                       token_to_str(self.reader, self.token) +
+                       token_to_str(self.reader, *self.token) +
                        ~"`");
         }
     }
@@ -165,9 +165,9 @@ pub impl Parser {
     }
 
     fn check_strict_keywords() {
-        match self.token {
+        match *self.token {
           token::IDENT(_, false) => {
-            let w = token_to_str(self.reader, self.token);
+            let w = token_to_str(self.reader, *self.token);
             self.check_strict_keywords_(w);
           }
           _ => ()
@@ -185,9 +185,9 @@ pub impl Parser {
     }
 
     fn check_reserved_keywords() {
-        match self.token {
+        match *self.token {
           token::IDENT(_, false) => {
-            let w = token_to_str(self.reader, self.token);
+            let w = token_to_str(self.reader, *self.token);
             self.check_reserved_keywords_(w);
           }
           _ => ()
@@ -203,9 +203,9 @@ pub impl Parser {
     // expect and consume a GT. if a >> is seen, replace it
     // with a single > and continue.
     fn expect_gt() {
-        if self.token == token::GT {
+        if *self.token == token::GT {
             self.bump();
-        } else if self.token == token::BINOP(token::SHR) {
+        } else if *self.token == token::BINOP(token::SHR) {
             self.replace_token(token::GT,
                                self.span.lo + BytePos(1u),
                                self.span.hi);
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
             let mut s: ~str = ~"expected `";
             s += token_to_str(self.reader, token::GT);
             s += ~"`, found `";
-            s += token_to_str(self.reader, self.token);
+            s += token_to_str(self.reader, *self.token);
             s += ~"`";
             self.fatal(s);
         }
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ pub impl Parser {
                                        f: fn(Parser) -> T) -> ~[T] {
         let mut first = true;
         let mut v = ~[];
-        while self.token != token::GT
-            && self.token != token::BINOP(token::SHR) {
+        while *self.token != token::GT
+            && *self.token != token::BINOP(token::SHR) {
             match sep {
               Some(ref t) => {
                 if first { first = false; }
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
                                         f: fn(Parser) -> T) -> ~[T] {
         let mut first: bool = true;
         let mut v: ~[T] = ~[];
-        while self.token != ket {
+        while *self.token != ket {
             match sep.sep {
               Some(ref t) => {
                 if first { first = false; }
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
               }
               _ => ()
             }
-            if sep.trailing_sep_allowed && self.token == ket { break; }
+            if sep.trailing_sep_allowed && *self.token == ket { break; }
             v.push(f(self));
         }
         return v;
@@ -293,8 +293,8 @@ pub impl Parser {
     // parse a sequence, including the closing delimiter. The function
     // f must consume tokens until reaching the next separator or
     // closing bracket.
-    fn parse_unspanned_seq<T:Copy>(bra: token::Token,
-                                    ket: token::Token,
+    fn parse_unspanned_seq<T:Copy>(+bra: token::Token,
+                                   +ket: token::Token,
                                     sep: SeqSep,
                                     f: fn(Parser) -> T) -> ~[T] {
         self.expect(bra);
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/mod.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/mod.rs
index 4f330ea86b0..5fa61159385 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/mod.rs
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ pub fn parse_tts_from_source_str(name: ~str,
                                  sess: @mut ParseSess) -> ~[ast::token_tree] {
     let p = new_parser_from_source_str(sess, cfg, name,
                                        codemap::FssNone, source);
-    p.quote_depth += 1u;
+    *p.quote_depth += 1u;
     let r = p.parse_all_token_trees();
     p.abort_if_errors();
     return r;
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/obsolete.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/obsolete.rs
index f5ee5bd8029..1ae8786e09b 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/obsolete.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/obsolete.rs
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
     }
 
     fn is_obsolete_ident(ident: &str) -> bool {
-        self.token_is_obsolete_ident(ident, copy self.token)
+        self.token_is_obsolete_ident(ident, *self.token)
     }
 
     fn eat_obsolete_ident(ident: &str) -> bool {
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
 
     fn try_parse_obsolete_struct_ctor() -> bool {
         if self.eat_obsolete_ident("new") {
-            self.obsolete(copy self.last_span, ObsoleteStructCtor);
+            self.obsolete(*self.last_span, ObsoleteStructCtor);
             self.parse_fn_decl(|p| p.parse_arg());
             self.parse_block();
             true
@@ -182,13 +182,13 @@ pub impl Parser {
     }
 
     fn try_parse_obsolete_with() -> bool {
-        if self.token == token::COMMA
+        if *self.token == token::COMMA
             && self.token_is_obsolete_ident("with",
                                             self.look_ahead(1u)) {
             self.bump();
         }
         if self.eat_obsolete_ident("with") {
-            self.obsolete(copy self.last_span, ObsoleteWith);
+            self.obsolete(*self.last_span, ObsoleteWith);
             self.parse_expr();
             true
         } else {
@@ -198,10 +198,10 @@ pub impl Parser {
 
     fn try_parse_obsolete_priv_section() -> bool {
         if self.is_keyword(~"priv") && self.look_ahead(1) == token::LBRACE {
-            self.obsolete(copy self.span, ObsoletePrivSection);
+            self.obsolete(*self.span, ObsoletePrivSection);
             self.eat_keyword(~"priv");
             self.bump();
-            while self.token != token::RBRACE {
+            while *self.token != token::RBRACE {
                 self.parse_single_class_item(ast::private);
             }
             self.bump();
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
index c7c8836126b..9bac163dab6 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ enum view_item_parse_mode {
 The important thing is to make sure that lookahead doesn't balk
 at INTERPOLATED tokens */
 macro_rules! maybe_whole_expr (
-    ($p:expr) => ( match copy $p.token {
+    ($p:expr) => ( match *$p.token {
       INTERPOLATED(token::nt_expr(e)) => {
         $p.bump();
         return e;
@@ -142,28 +142,28 @@ macro_rules! maybe_whole_expr (
 )
 
 macro_rules! maybe_whole (
-    ($p:expr, $constructor:ident) => ( match copy $p.token {
-      INTERPOLATED(token::$constructor(ref x)) => { $p.bump(); return (*x); }
+    ($p:expr, $constructor:ident) => ( match *$p.token {
+      INTERPOLATED(token::$constructor(x)) => { $p.bump(); return x; }
       _ => ()
     }) ;
-    (deref $p:expr, $constructor:ident) => ( match copy $p.token {
+    (deref $p:expr, $constructor:ident) => ( match *$p.token {
       INTERPOLATED(token::$constructor(x)) => { $p.bump(); return *x; }
       _ => ()
     }) ;
-    (Some $p:expr, $constructor:ident) => ( match copy $p.token {
+    (Some $p:expr, $constructor:ident) => ( match *$p.token {
       INTERPOLATED(token::$constructor(x)) => { $p.bump(); return Some(x); }
       _ => ()
     }) ;
-    (iovi $p:expr, $constructor:ident) => ( match copy $p.token {
+    (iovi $p:expr, $constructor:ident) => ( match *$p.token {
       INTERPOLATED(token::$constructor(x)) => {
         $p.bump();
         return iovi_item(x);
       }
       _ => ()
     }) ;
-    (pair_empty $p:expr, $constructor:ident) => ( match copy $p.token {
-      INTERPOLATED(token::$constructor(ref x)) => {
-        $p.bump(); return (~[], (*x));
+    (pair_empty $p:expr, $constructor:ident) => ( match *$p.token {
+      INTERPOLATED(token::$constructor(x)) => {
+        $p.bump(); return (~[], x);
       }
       _ => ()
     })
@@ -202,35 +202,35 @@ pub fn Parser(sess: @mut ParseSess,
         interner: interner,
         sess: sess,
         cfg: cfg,
-        token: tok0.tok,
-        span: span0,
-        last_span: span0,
-        mut buffer: [TokenAndSpan {tok: tok0.tok, sp: span0}, ..4],
-        buffer_start: 0,
-        buffer_end: 0,
-        tokens_consumed: 0u,
-        restriction: UNRESTRICTED,
-        quote_depth: 0u,
+        token: @mut tok0.tok,
+        span: @mut span0,
+        last_span: @mut span0,
+        buffer: @mut [TokenAndSpan {tok: tok0.tok, sp: span0}, ..4],
+        buffer_start: @mut 0,
+        buffer_end: @mut 0,
+        tokens_consumed: @mut 0u,
+        restriction: @mut UNRESTRICTED,
+        quote_depth: @mut 0u,
         keywords: token::keyword_table(),
         strict_keywords: token::strict_keyword_table(),
         reserved_keywords: token::reserved_keyword_table(),
         obsolete_set: HashMap(),
-        mod_path_stack: ~[],
+        mod_path_stack: @mut ~[],
     }
 }
 
 pub struct Parser {
     sess: @mut ParseSess,
     cfg: crate_cfg,
-    mut token: token::Token,
-    mut span: span,
-    mut last_span: span,
-    mut buffer: [TokenAndSpan * 4],
-    mut buffer_start: int,
-    mut buffer_end: int,
-    mut tokens_consumed: uint,
-    mut restriction: restriction,
-    mut quote_depth: uint, // not (yet) related to the quasiquoter
+    token: @mut token::Token,
+    span: @mut span,
+    last_span: @mut span,
+    buffer: @mut [TokenAndSpan * 4],
+    buffer_start: @mut int,
+    buffer_end: @mut int,
+    tokens_consumed: @mut uint,
+    restriction: @mut restriction,
+    quote_depth: @mut uint, // not (yet) related to the quasiquoter
     reader: reader,
     interner: @token::ident_interner,
     keywords: HashMap<~str, ()>,
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ pub struct Parser {
     /// extra detail when the same error is seen twice
     obsolete_set: HashMap<ObsoleteSyntax, ()>,
     /// Used to determine the path to externally loaded source files
-    mut mod_path_stack: ~[~str],
+    mod_path_stack: @mut ~[~str],
 
     drop {} /* do not copy the parser; its state is tied to outside state */
 }
@@ -248,39 +248,39 @@ pub struct Parser {
 pub impl Parser {
     // advance the parser by one token
     fn bump() {
-        self.last_span = self.span;
-        let next = if self.buffer_start == self.buffer_end {
+        *self.last_span = *self.span;
+        let next = if *self.buffer_start == *self.buffer_end {
             self.reader.next_token()
         } else {
-            let next = self.buffer[self.buffer_start];
-            self.buffer_start = (self.buffer_start + 1) & 3;
+            let next = self.buffer[*self.buffer_start];
+            *self.buffer_start = (*self.buffer_start + 1) & 3;
             next
         };
-        self.token = next.tok;
-        self.span = next.sp;
-        self.tokens_consumed += 1u;
+        *self.token = next.tok;
+        *self.span = next.sp;
+        *self.tokens_consumed += 1u;
     }
     // EFFECT: replace the current token and span with the given one
     fn replace_token(next: token::Token, +lo: BytePos, +hi: BytePos) {
-        self.token = next;
-        self.span = mk_sp(lo, hi);
+        *self.token = next;
+        *self.span = mk_sp(lo, hi);
     }
     fn buffer_length() -> int {
-        if self.buffer_start <= self.buffer_end {
-            return self.buffer_end - self.buffer_start;
+        if *self.buffer_start <= *self.buffer_end {
+            return *self.buffer_end - *self.buffer_start;
         }
-        return (4 - self.buffer_start) + self.buffer_end;
+        return (4 - *self.buffer_start) + *self.buffer_end;
     }
     fn look_ahead(distance: uint) -> token::Token {
         let dist = distance as int;
         while self.buffer_length() < dist {
-            self.buffer[self.buffer_end] = self.reader.next_token();
-            self.buffer_end = (self.buffer_end + 1) & 3;
+            self.buffer[*self.buffer_end] = self.reader.next_token();
+            *self.buffer_end = (*self.buffer_end + 1) & 3;
         }
-        return copy self.buffer[(self.buffer_start + dist - 1) & 3].tok;
+        return copy self.buffer[(*self.buffer_start + dist - 1) & 3].tok;
     }
     fn fatal(m: ~str) -> ! {
-        self.sess.span_diagnostic.span_fatal(copy self.span, m)
+        self.sess.span_diagnostic.span_fatal(*copy self.span, m)
     }
     fn span_fatal(sp: span, m: ~str) -> ! {
         self.sess.span_diagnostic.span_fatal(sp, m)
@@ -289,10 +289,10 @@ pub impl Parser {
         self.sess.span_diagnostic.span_note(sp, m)
     }
     fn bug(m: ~str) -> ! {
-        self.sess.span_diagnostic.span_bug(copy self.span, m)
+        self.sess.span_diagnostic.span_bug(*copy self.span, m)
     }
     fn warn(m: ~str) {
-        self.sess.span_diagnostic.span_warn(copy self.span, m)
+        self.sess.span_diagnostic.span_warn(*copy self.span, m)
     }
     fn span_err(sp: span, m: ~str) {
         self.sess.span_diagnostic.span_err(sp, m)
@@ -451,8 +451,8 @@ pub impl Parser {
             let hi = p.last_span.hi;
             debug!("parse_trait_methods(): trait method signature ends in \
                     `%s`",
-                   token_to_str(p.reader, p.token));
-            match p.token {
+                   token_to_str(p.reader, *p.token));
+            match *p.token {
               token::SEMI => {
                 p.bump();
                 debug!("parse_trait_methods(): parsing required method");
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
               }
 
               _ => { p.fatal(~"expected `;` or `}` but found `" +
-                          token_to_str(p.reader, p.token) + ~"`");
+                          token_to_str(p.reader, *p.token) + ~"`");
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
     fn parse_region() -> @region {
         self.expect(token::BINOP(token::AND));
 
-        match copy self.token {
+        match *self.token {
           token::IDENT(sid, _) => {
             self.bump();
             self.region_from_name(Some(sid))
@@ -578,9 +578,9 @@ pub impl Parser {
 
         let lo = self.span.lo;
 
-        let t = if self.token == token::LPAREN {
+        let t = if *self.token == token::LPAREN {
             self.bump();
-            if self.token == token::RPAREN {
+            if *self.token == token::RPAREN {
                 self.bump();
                 ty_nil
             } else {
@@ -589,9 +589,9 @@ pub impl Parser {
                 // of type t
                 let mut ts = ~[self.parse_ty(false)];
                 let mut one_tuple = false;
-                while self.token == token::COMMA {
+                while *self.token == token::COMMA {
                     self.bump();
-                    if self.token != token::RPAREN {
+                    if *self.token != token::RPAREN {
                         ts.push(self.parse_ty(false));
                     }
                     else {
@@ -603,16 +603,16 @@ pub impl Parser {
                 self.expect(token::RPAREN);
                 t
             }
-        } else if self.token == token::AT {
+        } else if *self.token == token::AT {
             self.bump();
             self.parse_box_or_uniq_pointee(ManagedSigil, ty_box)
-        } else if self.token == token::TILDE {
+        } else if *self.token == token::TILDE {
             self.bump();
             self.parse_box_or_uniq_pointee(OwnedSigil, ty_uniq)
-        } else if self.token == token::BINOP(token::STAR) {
+        } else if *self.token == token::BINOP(token::STAR) {
             self.bump();
             ty_ptr(self.parse_mt())
-        } else if self.token == token::LBRACE {
+        } else if *self.token == token::LBRACE {
             let elems = self.parse_unspanned_seq(
                 token::LBRACE, token::RBRACE,
                 seq_sep_trailing_allowed(token::COMMA),
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
                 self.unexpected_last(token::RBRACE);
             }
             ty_rec(elems)
-        } else if self.token == token::LBRACKET {
+        } else if *self.token == token::LBRACKET {
             self.expect(token::LBRACKET);
             let mt = self.parse_mt();
 
@@ -632,15 +632,15 @@ pub impl Parser {
             };
             self.expect(token::RBRACKET);
             t
-        } else if self.token == token::BINOP(token::AND) {
+        } else if *self.token == token::BINOP(token::AND) {
             self.bump();
             self.parse_borrowed_pointee()
         } else if self.eat_keyword(~"extern") {
             self.parse_ty_bare_fn()
-        } else if self.token_is_closure_keyword(self.token) {
+        } else if self.token_is_closure_keyword(*self.token) {
             self.parse_ty_closure(None, None)
-        } else if self.token == token::MOD_SEP
-            || is_ident_or_path(self.token) {
+        } else if *self.token == token::MOD_SEP
+            || is_ident_or_path(*self.token) {
             let path = self.parse_path_with_tps(colons_before_params);
             ty_path(path, self.get_id())
         } else { self.fatal(~"expected type"); };
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
         ctor: &fn(+v: mt) -> ty_) -> ty_
     {
         // @'foo fn() or @foo/fn() or @fn() are parsed directly as fn types:
-        match copy self.token {
+        match *self.token {
             token::LIFETIME(rname) => {
                 self.bump();
                 return self.parse_ty_closure(Some(sigil), Some(rname));
@@ -662,11 +662,10 @@ pub impl Parser {
 
             token::IDENT(rname, _) => {
                 if self.look_ahead(1u) == token::BINOP(token::SLASH) &&
-                    self.token_is_closure_keyword(self.look_ahead(2u))
-                {
+                        self.token_is_closure_keyword(self.look_ahead(2u)) {
                     self.bump(); self.bump();
                     return self.parse_ty_closure(Some(sigil), Some(rname));
-                } else if self.token_is_closure_keyword(self.token) {
+                } else if self.token_is_closure_keyword(*self.token) {
                     return self.parse_ty_closure(Some(sigil), None);
                 }
             }
@@ -683,7 +682,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
 
     fn parse_borrowed_pointee() -> ty_ {
         // look for `&'lt` or `&foo/` and interpret `foo` as the region name:
-        let rname = match self.token {
+        let rname = match *self.token {
             token::LIFETIME(sid) => {
                 self.bump();
                 Some(sid)
@@ -701,7 +700,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
             _ => { None }
         };
 
-        if self.token_is_closure_keyword(self.token) {
+        if self.token_is_closure_keyword(*self.token) {
             return self.parse_ty_closure(Some(BorrowedSigil), rname);
         }
 
@@ -727,13 +726,13 @@ pub impl Parser {
     }
 
     fn is_named_argument() -> bool {
-        let offset = if self.token == token::BINOP(token::AND) {
+        let offset = if *self.token == token::BINOP(token::AND) {
             1
-        } else if self.token == token::BINOP(token::MINUS) {
+        } else if *self.token == token::BINOP(token::MINUS) {
             1
-        } else if self.token == token::ANDAND {
+        } else if *self.token == token::ANDAND {
             1
-        } else if self.token == token::BINOP(token::PLUS) {
+        } else if *self.token == token::BINOP(token::PLUS) {
             if self.look_ahead(1) == token::BINOP(token::PLUS) {
                 2
             } else {
@@ -741,7 +740,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
             }
         } else { 0 };
         if offset == 0 {
-            is_plain_ident(self.token)
+            is_plain_ident(*self.token)
                 && self.look_ahead(1) == token::COLON
         } else {
             is_plain_ident(self.look_ahead(offset))
@@ -775,7 +774,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
         } else {
             m = infer(self.get_id());
             ast_util::ident_to_pat(self.get_id(),
-                                   copy self.last_span,
+                                   *self.last_span,
                                    special_idents::invalid)
         };
 
@@ -819,7 +818,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
 
     fn maybe_parse_fixed_vstore_with_star() -> Option<uint> {
         if self.eat(token::BINOP(token::STAR)) {
-            match copy self.token {
+            match *self.token {
                 token::LIT_INT_UNSUFFIXED(i) if i >= 0i64 => {
                     self.bump();
                     Some(i as uint)
@@ -828,7 +827,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
                     self.fatal(
                         fmt!("expected integral vector length \
                               but found `%s`",
-                             token_to_str(self.reader, self.token)));
+                             token_to_str(self.reader, *self.token)));
                 }
             }
         } else {
@@ -857,7 +856,8 @@ pub impl Parser {
         } else if self.eat_keyword(~"false") {
             lit_bool(false)
         } else {
-            let tok = self.token;
+            // XXX: This is a really bad copy!
+            let tok = *self.token;
             self.bump();
             self.lit_from_token(tok)
         };
@@ -920,9 +920,8 @@ pub impl Parser {
             // vstores is... um... the same.  I guess that's my fault.  This
             // is still not ideal as for &str we end up parsing more than we
             // ought to and have to sort it out later.
-            if self.token == token::BINOP(token::SLASH)
+            if *self.token == token::BINOP(token::SLASH)
                 && self.look_ahead(1u) == token::BINOP(token::AND) {
-
                 self.expect(token::BINOP(token::SLASH));
                 Some(self.parse_region())
             } else {
@@ -958,7 +957,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
          * Parses 0 or 1 lifetime.
          */
 
-        match self.token {
+        match *self.token {
             token::LIFETIME(_) => {
                 Some(self.parse_lifetime())
             }
@@ -974,12 +973,12 @@ pub impl Parser {
          * Parses a single lifetime.
          */
 
-        match self.token {
+        match *self.token {
             token::LIFETIME(i) => {
                 self.bump();
                 return ast::Lifetime {
                     id: self.get_id(),
-                    span: self.span,
+                    span: *self.span,
                     ident: i
                 };
             }
@@ -1000,7 +999,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
 
         let mut res = ~[];
         loop {
-            match self.token {
+            match *self.token {
                 token::LIFETIME(_) => {
                     res.push(self.parse_lifetime());
                 }
@@ -1009,7 +1008,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
                 }
             }
 
-            match self.token {
+            match *self.token {
                 token::COMMA => { self.bump();}
                 token::GT => { return res; }
                 _ => {
@@ -1058,14 +1057,16 @@ pub impl Parser {
 
     fn mk_lit_u32(i: u32) -> @expr {
         let span = self.span;
-        let lv_lit = @codemap::spanned { node: lit_uint(i as u64, ty_u32),
-                                     span: span };
+        let lv_lit = @codemap::spanned {
+            node: lit_uint(i as u64, ty_u32),
+            span: *span
+        };
 
         @expr {
             id: self.get_id(),
             callee_id: self.get_id(),
             node: expr_lit(lv_lit),
-            span: span,
+            span: *span,
         }
     }
 
@@ -1076,21 +1077,21 @@ pub impl Parser {
 
         let mut ex: expr_;
 
-        if self.token == token::LPAREN {
+        if *self.token == token::LPAREN {
             self.bump();
             // (e) is parenthesized e
             // (e,) is a tuple with only one field, e
             let mut one_tuple = false;
-            if self.token == token::RPAREN {
+            if *self.token == token::RPAREN {
                 hi = self.span.hi;
                 self.bump();
                 let lit = @spanned(lo, hi, lit_nil);
                 return self.mk_expr(lo, hi, expr_lit(lit));
             }
             let mut es = ~[self.parse_expr()];
-            while self.token == token::COMMA {
+            while *self.token == token::COMMA {
                 self.bump();
-                if self.token != token::RPAREN {
+                if *self.token != token::RPAREN {
                     es.push(self.parse_expr());
                 }
                 else {
@@ -1106,7 +1107,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
             else {
                 self.mk_expr(lo, hi, expr_tup(es))
             }
-        } else if self.token == token::LBRACE {
+        } else if *self.token == token::LBRACE {
             if self.looking_at_record_literal() {
                 ex = self.parse_record_literal();
                 hi = self.span.hi;
@@ -1116,7 +1117,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
                 return self.mk_expr(blk.span.lo, blk.span.hi,
                                      expr_block(blk));
             }
-        } else if token::is_bar(self.token) {
+        } else if token::is_bar(*self.token) {
             return self.parse_lambda_expr();
         } else if self.eat_keyword(~"if") {
             return self.parse_if_expr();
@@ -1143,17 +1144,17 @@ pub impl Parser {
             return self.parse_fn_expr(sigil);
         } else if self.eat_keyword(~"unsafe") {
             return self.parse_block_expr(lo, unsafe_blk);
-        } else if self.token == token::LBRACKET {
+        } else if *self.token == token::LBRACKET {
             self.bump();
             let mutbl = self.parse_mutability();
-            if self.token == token::RBRACKET {
+            if *self.token == token::RBRACKET {
                 // Empty vector.
                 self.bump();
                 ex = expr_vec(~[], mutbl);
             } else {
                 // Nonempty vector.
                 let first_expr = self.parse_expr();
-                if self.token == token::COMMA &&
+                if *self.token == token::COMMA &&
                         self.look_ahead(1) == token::DOTDOT {
                     // Repeating vector syntax: [ 0, ..512 ]
                     self.bump();
@@ -1161,7 +1162,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
                     let count = self.parse_expr();
                     self.expect(token::RBRACKET);
                     ex = expr_repeat(first_expr, count, mutbl);
-                } else if self.token == token::COMMA {
+                } else if *self.token == token::COMMA {
                     // Vector with two or more elements.
                     self.bump();
                     let remaining_exprs =
@@ -1189,13 +1190,13 @@ pub impl Parser {
             ex = expr_assert(e);
             hi = e.span.hi;
         } else if self.eat_keyword(~"return") {
-            if can_begin_expr(self.token) {
+            if can_begin_expr(*self.token) {
                 let e = self.parse_expr();
                 hi = e.span.hi;
                 ex = expr_ret(Some(e));
             } else { ex = expr_ret(None); }
         } else if self.eat_keyword(~"break") {
-            if is_ident(self.token) {
+            if is_ident(*self.token) {
                 ex = expr_break(Some(self.parse_ident()));
             } else {
                 ex = expr_break(None);
@@ -1205,28 +1206,28 @@ pub impl Parser {
             let e = self.parse_expr();
             ex = expr_copy(e);
             hi = e.span.hi;
-        } else if self.token == token::MOD_SEP ||
-            is_ident(self.token) && !self.is_keyword(~"true") &&
-            !self.is_keyword(~"false") {
+        } else if *self.token == token::MOD_SEP ||
+                is_ident(*self.token) && !self.is_keyword(~"true") &&
+                !self.is_keyword(~"false") {
             let pth = self.parse_path_with_tps(true);
 
             /* `!`, as an operator, is prefix, so we know this isn't that */
-            if self.token == token::NOT {
+            if *self.token == token::NOT {
                 self.bump();
-                let tts = match self.token {
-                  token::LPAREN | token::LBRACE => {
-                    let ket = token::flip_delimiter(copy self.token);
-                    self.parse_unspanned_seq(copy self.token, ket,
-                                             seq_sep_none(),
-                                             |p| p.parse_token_tree())
-                  }
+                match *self.token {
+                  token::LPAREN | token::LBRACE => {}
                   _ => self.fatal(~"expected open delimiter")
                 };
+
+                let ket = token::flip_delimiter(*self.token);
+                let tts = self.parse_unspanned_seq(*self.token,
+                                                   ket,
+                                                   seq_sep_none(),
+                                                   |p| p.parse_token_tree());
                 let hi = self.span.hi;
 
-                return self.mk_mac_expr(
-                    lo, hi, mac_invoc_tt(pth, tts));
-            } else if self.token == token::LBRACE {
+                return self.mk_mac_expr(lo, hi, mac_invoc_tt(pth, tts));
+            } else if *self.token == token::LBRACE {
                 // This might be a struct literal.
                 if self.looking_at_record_literal() {
                     // It's a struct literal.
@@ -1234,8 +1235,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
                     let mut fields = ~[];
                     let mut base = None;
                     fields.push(self.parse_field(token::COLON));
-                    while self.token != token::RBRACE {
-
+                    while *self.token != token::RBRACE {
                         if self.try_parse_obsolete_with() {
                             break;
                         }
@@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
                             break;
                         }
 
-                        if self.token == token::RBRACE {
+                        if *self.token == token::RBRACE {
                             // Accept an optional trailing comma.
                             break;
                         }
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
     }
 
     fn permits_call() -> bool {
-        return self.restriction != RESTRICT_NO_CALL_EXPRS;
+        return *self.restriction != RESTRICT_NO_CALL_EXPRS;
     }
 
     fn parse_dot_or_call_expr_with(e0: @expr) -> @expr {
@@ -1294,7 +1294,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
         loop {
             // expr.f
             if self.eat(token::DOT) {
-                match copy self.token {
+                match *self.token {
                   token::IDENT(i, _) => {
                     hi = self.span.hi;
                     self.bump();
@@ -1307,7 +1307,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
                     };
 
                     // expr.f() method call
-                    match copy self.token {
+                    match *self.token {
                         token::LPAREN if self.permits_call() => {
                             let es = self.parse_unspanned_seq(
                                 token::LPAREN, token::RPAREN,
@@ -1328,7 +1328,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
                 loop;
             }
             if self.expr_is_complete(e) { break; }
-            match copy self.token {
+            match *self.token {
               // expr(...)
               token::LPAREN if self.permits_call() => {
                 let es = self.parse_unspanned_seq(
@@ -1359,17 +1359,17 @@ pub impl Parser {
     // parse an optional separator followed by a kleene-style
     // repetition token (+ or *).
     fn parse_sep_and_zerok() -> (Option<token::Token>, bool) {
-        if self.token == token::BINOP(token::STAR)
-            || self.token == token::BINOP(token::PLUS) {
-            let zerok = self.token == token::BINOP(token::STAR);
+        if *self.token == token::BINOP(token::STAR)
+            || *self.token == token::BINOP(token::PLUS) {
+            let zerok = *self.token == token::BINOP(token::STAR);
             self.bump();
             return (None, zerok);
         } else {
-            let sep = self.token;
+            let sep = *self.token;
             self.bump();
-            if self.token == token::BINOP(token::STAR)
-                || self.token == token::BINOP(token::PLUS) {
-                let zerok = self.token == token::BINOP(token::STAR);
+            if *self.token == token::BINOP(token::STAR)
+                || *self.token == token::BINOP(token::PLUS) {
+                let zerok = *self.token == token::BINOP(token::STAR);
                 self.bump();
                 return (Some(sep), zerok);
             } else {
@@ -1384,18 +1384,18 @@ pub impl Parser {
 
         fn parse_non_delim_tt_tok(p: Parser) -> token_tree {
             maybe_whole!(deref p, nt_tt);
-            match p.token {
+            match *p.token {
               token::RPAREN | token::RBRACE | token::RBRACKET
               => {
                 p.fatal(~"incorrect close delimiter: `"
-                           + token_to_str(p.reader, p.token) + ~"`");
+                           + token_to_str(p.reader, *p.token) + ~"`");
               }
               /* we ought to allow different depths of unquotation */
-              token::DOLLAR if p.quote_depth > 0u => {
+              token::DOLLAR if *p.quote_depth > 0u => {
                 p.bump();
-                let sp = p.span;
+                let sp = *p.span;
 
-                if p.token == token::LPAREN {
+                if *p.token == token::LPAREN {
                     let seq = p.parse_seq(token::LPAREN, token::RPAREN,
                                           seq_sep_none(),
                                           |p| p.parse_token_tree());
@@ -1413,18 +1413,18 @@ pub impl Parser {
 
         // turn the next token into a tt_tok:
         fn parse_any_tt_tok(p: Parser) -> token_tree{
-            let res = tt_tok(p.span, p.token);
+            let res = tt_tok(*p.span, *p.token);
             p.bump();
             res
         }
 
-        match self.token {
+        match *self.token {
           token::EOF => {
                 self.fatal(~"file ended in the middle of a macro invocation");
           }
           token::LPAREN | token::LBRACE | token::LBRACKET => {
               // tjc: ??????
-            let ket = token::flip_delimiter(copy self.token);
+            let ket = token::flip_delimiter(*self.token);
             tt_delim(vec::append(
                 // the open delimiter:
                 ~[parse_any_tt_tok(self)],
@@ -1441,7 +1441,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
 
     fn parse_all_token_trees() -> ~[token_tree] {
         let mut tts = ~[];
-        while self.token != token::EOF {
+        while *self.token != token::EOF {
             tts.push(self.parse_token_tree());
         }
         tts
@@ -1452,11 +1452,11 @@ pub impl Parser {
         // the interpolation of matchers
         maybe_whole!(self, nt_matchers);
         let name_idx = @mut 0u;
-        return match self.token {
+        return match *self.token {
           token::LBRACE | token::LPAREN | token::LBRACKET => {
-            self.parse_matcher_subseq(name_idx, copy self.token,
+            self.parse_matcher_subseq(name_idx, *self.token,
                                       // tjc: not sure why we need a copy
-                                      token::flip_delimiter(copy self.token))
+                                      token::flip_delimiter(*self.token))
           }
           _ => self.fatal(~"expected open delimiter")
         }
@@ -1473,9 +1473,9 @@ pub impl Parser {
 
         self.expect(bra);
 
-        while self.token != ket || lparens > 0u {
-            if self.token == token::LPAREN { lparens += 1u; }
-            if self.token == token::RPAREN { lparens -= 1u; }
+        while *self.token != ket || lparens > 0u {
+            if *self.token == token::LPAREN { lparens += 1u; }
+            if *self.token == token::RPAREN { lparens -= 1u; }
             ret_val.push(self.parse_matcher(name_idx));
         }
 
@@ -1487,11 +1487,12 @@ pub impl Parser {
     fn parse_matcher(name_idx: @mut uint) -> matcher {
         let lo = self.span.lo;
 
-        let m = if self.token == token::DOLLAR {
+        let m = if *self.token == token::DOLLAR {
             self.bump();
-            if self.token == token::LPAREN {
+            if *self.token == token::LPAREN {
                 let name_idx_lo = *name_idx;
-                let ms = self.parse_matcher_subseq(name_idx, token::LPAREN,
+                let ms = self.parse_matcher_subseq(name_idx,
+                                                   token::LPAREN,
                                                    token::RPAREN);
                 if ms.len() == 0u {
                     self.fatal(~"repetition body must be nonempty");
@@ -1507,7 +1508,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
                 m
             }
         } else {
-            let m = match_tok(self.token);
+            let m = match_tok(*self.token);
             self.bump();
             m
         };
@@ -1521,7 +1522,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
         let mut hi;
 
         let mut ex;
-        match copy self.token {
+        match *self.token {
           token::NOT => {
             self.bump();
             let e = self.parse_prefix_expr();
@@ -1610,13 +1611,13 @@ pub impl Parser {
     fn parse_more_binops(lhs: @expr, min_prec: uint) ->
         @expr {
         if self.expr_is_complete(lhs) { return lhs; }
-        let peeked = self.token;
+        let peeked = *self.token;
         if peeked == token::BINOP(token::OR) &&
-            (self.restriction == RESTRICT_NO_BAR_OP ||
-             self.restriction == RESTRICT_NO_BAR_OR_DOUBLEBAR_OP) {
+            (*self.restriction == RESTRICT_NO_BAR_OP ||
+             *self.restriction == RESTRICT_NO_BAR_OR_DOUBLEBAR_OP) {
             lhs
         } else if peeked == token::OROR &&
-            self.restriction == RESTRICT_NO_BAR_OR_DOUBLEBAR_OP {
+            *self.restriction == RESTRICT_NO_BAR_OR_DOUBLEBAR_OP {
             lhs
         } else {
             let cur_opt = token_to_binop(peeked);
@@ -1656,7 +1657,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
     fn parse_assign_expr() -> @expr {
         let lo = self.span.lo;
         let lhs = self.parse_binops();
-        match copy self.token {
+        match *self.token {
             token::EQ => {
                 self.bump();
                 let rhs = self.parse_expr();
@@ -1683,7 +1684,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
                            expr_assign_op(aop, lhs, rhs))
           }
           token::LARROW => {
-              self.obsolete(copy self.span, ObsoleteBinaryMove);
+              self.obsolete(*self.span, ObsoleteBinaryMove);
               // Bogus value (but it's an error)
               self.bump(); // <-
               self.bump(); // rhs
@@ -1733,7 +1734,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
     fn parse_lambda_block_expr() -> @expr {
         self.parse_lambda_expr_(
             || {
-                match self.token {
+                match *self.token {
                   token::BINOP(token::OR) | token::OROR => {
                     self.parse_fn_block_decl()
                   }
@@ -1744,7 +1745,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
                           output: @Ty {
                               id: self.get_id(),
                               node: ty_infer,
-                              span: self.span
+                              span: *self.span
                           },
                           cf: return_val
                       }
@@ -1841,8 +1842,8 @@ pub impl Parser {
                 // but they aren't represented by tests
                 debug!("sugary call on %?", e.node);
                 self.span_fatal(
-                    lo, fmt!("`%s` must be followed by a block call",
-                             keyword));
+                    *lo,
+                    fmt!("`%s` must be followed by a block call", keyword));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1858,13 +1859,13 @@ pub impl Parser {
     fn parse_loop_expr() -> @expr {
         // loop headers look like 'loop {' or 'loop unsafe {'
         let is_loop_header =
-            self.token == token::LBRACE
-            || (is_ident(copy self.token)
+            *self.token == token::LBRACE
+            || (is_ident(*self.token)
                 && self.look_ahead(1) == token::LBRACE);
         // labeled loop headers look like 'loop foo: {'
         let is_labeled_loop_header =
-            is_ident(self.token)
-            && !self.is_any_keyword(copy self.token)
+            is_ident(*self.token)
+            && !self.is_any_keyword(*self.token)
             && self.look_ahead(1) == token::COLON;
 
         if is_loop_header || is_labeled_loop_header {
@@ -1884,7 +1885,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
         } else {
             // This is a 'continue' expression
             let lo = self.span.lo;
-            let ex = if is_ident(self.token) {
+            let ex = if is_ident(*self.token) {
                 expr_again(Some(self.parse_ident()))
             } else {
                 expr_again(None)
@@ -1897,7 +1898,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
     // For distingishing between record literals and blocks
     fn looking_at_record_literal() -> bool {
         let lookahead = self.look_ahead(1);
-        self.token == token::LBRACE &&
+        *self.token == token::LBRACE &&
             (self.token_is_keyword(~"mut", lookahead) ||
              (is_plain_ident(lookahead) &&
               self.look_ahead(2) == token::COLON))
@@ -1907,8 +1908,8 @@ pub impl Parser {
         self.expect(token::LBRACE);
         let mut fields = ~[self.parse_field(token::COLON)];
         let mut base = None;
-        while self.token != token::RBRACE {
-            if self.token == token::COMMA
+        while *self.token != token::RBRACE {
+            if *self.token == token::COMMA
                 && self.look_ahead(1) == token::DOTDOT {
                 self.bump();
                 self.bump();
@@ -1920,7 +1921,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
             }
 
             self.expect(token::COMMA);
-            if self.token == token::RBRACE {
+            if *self.token == token::RBRACE {
                 // record ends by an optional trailing comma
                 break;
             }
@@ -1936,7 +1937,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
         let discriminant = self.parse_expr();
         self.expect(token::LBRACE);
         let mut arms: ~[arm] = ~[];
-        while self.token != token::RBRACE {
+        while *self.token != token::RBRACE {
             let pats = self.parse_pats();
             let mut guard = None;
             if self.eat_keyword(~"if") { guard = Some(self.parse_expr()); }
@@ -1945,7 +1946,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
 
             let require_comma =
                 !classify::expr_is_simple_block(expr)
-                && self.token != token::RBRACE;
+                && *self.token != token::RBRACE;
 
             if require_comma {
                 self.expect(token::COMMA);
@@ -1978,21 +1979,21 @@ pub impl Parser {
 
     // parse an expression, subject to the given restriction
     fn parse_expr_res(r: restriction) -> @expr {
-        let old = self.restriction;
-        self.restriction = r;
+        let old = *self.restriction;
+        *self.restriction = r;
         let e = self.parse_assign_expr();
-        self.restriction = old;
+        *self.restriction = old;
         return e;
     }
 
     fn parse_initializer() -> Option<@expr> {
-        match self.token {
+        match *self.token {
           token::EQ => {
             self.bump();
             return Some(self.parse_expr());
           }
           token::LARROW => {
-              self.obsolete(copy self.span, ObsoleteMoveInit);
+              self.obsolete(*self.span, ObsoleteMoveInit);
               self.bump();
               self.bump();
               return None;
@@ -2007,7 +2008,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
         let mut pats = ~[];
         loop {
             pats.push(self.parse_pat(true));
-            if self.token == token::BINOP(token::OR) { self.bump(); }
+            if *self.token == token::BINOP(token::OR) { self.bump(); }
             else { return pats; }
         };
     }
@@ -2017,12 +2018,12 @@ pub impl Parser {
         let mut tail = None;
         let mut first = true;
 
-        while self.token != token::RBRACKET {
+        while *self.token != token::RBRACKET {
             if first { first = false; }
             else { self.expect(token::COMMA); }
 
             let mut is_tail = false;
-            if self.token == token::DOTDOT {
+            if *self.token == token::DOTDOT {
                 self.bump();
                 is_tail = true;
             }
@@ -2049,15 +2050,15 @@ pub impl Parser {
         let mut fields = ~[];
         let mut etc = false;
         let mut first = true;
-        while self.token != token::RBRACE {
+        while *self.token != token::RBRACE {
             if first { first = false; }
             else { self.expect(token::COMMA); }
 
-            if self.token == token::UNDERSCORE {
+            if *self.token == token::UNDERSCORE {
                 self.bump();
-                if self.token != token::RBRACE {
+                if *self.token != token::RBRACE {
                     self.fatal(~"expected `}`, found `" +
-                               token_to_str(self.reader, self.token) +
+                               token_to_str(self.reader, *self.token) +
                                ~"`");
                 }
                 etc = true;
@@ -2074,14 +2075,14 @@ pub impl Parser {
             let fieldpath = ast_util::ident_to_path(mk_sp(lo1, hi1),
                                                     fieldname);
             let mut subpat;
-            if self.token == token::COLON {
+            if *self.token == token::COLON {
                 self.bump();
                 subpat = self.parse_pat(refutable);
             } else {
                 subpat = @ast::pat {
                     id: self.get_id(),
                     node: pat_ident(bind_infer, fieldpath, None),
-                    span: self.last_span
+                    span: *self.last_span
                 };
             }
             fields.push(ast::field_pat { ident: fieldname, pat: subpat });
@@ -2095,7 +2096,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
         let lo = self.span.lo;
         let mut hi = self.span.hi;
         let mut pat;
-        match self.token {
+        match *self.token {
           token::UNDERSCORE => { self.bump(); pat = pat_wild; }
           token::AT => {
             self.bump();
@@ -2173,7 +2174,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
           }
           token::LPAREN => {
             self.bump();
-            if self.token == token::RPAREN {
+            if *self.token == token::RPAREN {
                 hi = self.span.hi;
                 self.bump();
                 let lit = @codemap::spanned {
@@ -2184,7 +2185,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
             } else {
                 let mut fields = ~[self.parse_pat(refutable)];
                 if self.look_ahead(1) != token::RPAREN {
-                    while self.token == token::COMMA {
+                    while *self.token == token::COMMA {
                         self.bump();
                         fields.push(self.parse_pat(refutable));
                     }
@@ -2233,7 +2234,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
                         cannot_be_enum_or_struct = true
                 }
 
-                if is_plain_ident(self.token) && cannot_be_enum_or_struct {
+                if is_plain_ident(*self.token) && cannot_be_enum_or_struct {
                     let name = self.parse_value_path();
                     let sub;
                     if self.eat(token::AT) {
@@ -2244,7 +2245,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
                     pat = pat_ident(binding_mode, name, sub);
                 } else {
                     let enum_path = self.parse_path_with_tps(true);
-                    match self.token {
+                    match *self.token {
                         token::LBRACE => {
                             self.bump();
                             let (fields, etc) =
@@ -2255,7 +2256,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
                         _ => {
                             let mut args: ~[@pat] = ~[];
                             let mut star_pat = false;
-                            match self.token {
+                            match *self.token {
                               token::LPAREN => match self.look_ahead(1u) {
                                 token::BINOP(token::STAR) => {
                                     // This is a "top constructor only" pat
@@ -2299,9 +2300,9 @@ pub impl Parser {
 
     fn parse_pat_ident(refutable: bool,
                        binding_mode: ast::binding_mode) -> ast::pat_ {
-        if !is_plain_ident(self.token) {
+        if !is_plain_ident(*self.token) {
             self.span_fatal(
-                copy self.last_span,
+                *self.last_span,
                 ~"expected identifier, found path");
         }
         let name = self.parse_value_path();
@@ -2315,9 +2316,9 @@ pub impl Parser {
         // leads to a parse error.  Note that if there is no explicit
         // binding mode then we do not end up here, because the lookahead
         // will direct us over to parse_enum_variant()
-        if self.token == token::LPAREN {
+        if *self.token == token::LPAREN {
             self.span_fatal(
-                copy self.last_span,
+                *self.last_span,
                 ~"expected identifier, found enum pattern");
         }
 
@@ -2365,7 +2366,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
         if self.eat_keyword(~"mut") {
             is_mutbl = struct_mutable;
         }
-        if !is_plain_ident(self.token) {
+        if !is_plain_ident(*self.token) {
             self.fatal(~"expected ident");
         }
         let name = self.parse_ident();
@@ -2394,8 +2395,8 @@ pub impl Parser {
             self.expect_keyword(~"let");
             let decl = self.parse_let();
             return @spanned(lo, decl.span.hi, stmt_decl(decl, self.get_id()));
-        } else if is_ident(self.token)
-            && !self.is_any_keyword(copy self.token)
+        } else if is_ident(*self.token)
+            && !self.is_any_keyword(*self.token)
             && self.look_ahead(1) == token::NOT {
 
             check_expected_item(self, first_item_attrs);
@@ -2405,7 +2406,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
             let pth = self.parse_value_path();
             self.bump();
 
-            let id = if self.token == token::LPAREN {
+            let id = if *self.token == token::LPAREN {
                 token::special_idents::invalid // no special identifier
             } else {
                 self.parse_ident()
@@ -2460,7 +2461,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
     }
 
     fn expr_is_complete(e: @expr) -> bool {
-        return self.restriction == RESTRICT_STMT_EXPR &&
+        return *self.restriction == RESTRICT_STMT_EXPR &&
             !classify::expr_requires_semi_to_be_stmt(e);
     }
 
@@ -2486,7 +2487,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
 
         let lo = self.span.lo;
         if self.eat_keyword(~"unsafe") {
-            self.obsolete(copy self.span, ObsoleteUnsafeBlock);
+            self.obsolete(*self.span, ObsoleteUnsafeBlock);
         }
         self.expect(token::LBRACE);
         let (inner, next) =
@@ -2530,12 +2531,12 @@ pub impl Parser {
 
         let mut initial_attrs = attrs_remaining;
 
-        if self.token == token::RBRACE && !vec::is_empty(initial_attrs) {
+        if *self.token == token::RBRACE && !vec::is_empty(initial_attrs) {
             self.fatal(~"expected item");
         }
 
-        while self.token != token::RBRACE {
-            match self.token {
+        while *self.token != token::RBRACE {
+            match *self.token {
                 token::SEMI => {
                     self.bump(); // empty
                 }
@@ -2545,7 +2546,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
                     match stmt.node {
                         stmt_expr(e, stmt_id) => {
                             // Expression without semicolon
-                            match self.token {
+                            match *self.token {
                                 token::SEMI => {
                                     self.bump();
                                     stmts.push(@codemap::spanned {
@@ -2570,7 +2571,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
 
                         stmt_mac(ref m, _) => {
                             // Statement macro; might be an expr
-                            match self.token {
+                            match *self.token {
                                 token::SEMI => {
                                     self.bump();
                                     stmts.push(@codemap::spanned {
@@ -2616,9 +2617,9 @@ pub impl Parser {
         @Ty {
             id: self.get_id(),
             node: ty_path(
-                ident_to_path(copy self.last_span, i),
+                ident_to_path(*self.last_span, i),
                 self.get_id()),
-            span: self.last_span,
+            span: *self.last_span,
         }
     }
 
@@ -2644,12 +2645,12 @@ pub impl Parser {
                     if self.eat_keyword(~"static") {
                         bounds.push(RegionTyParamBound);
                     } else {
-                        self.span_err(copy self.span,
+                        self.span_err(*self.span,
                                       ~"`&static` is the only permissible \
                                         region bound here");
                     }
-                } else if is_ident(self.token) {
-                    let maybe_bound = match self.token {
+                } else if is_ident(*self.token) {
+                    let maybe_bound = match *self.token {
                       token::IDENT(copy sid, _) => {
                         match *self.id_to_str(sid) {
 
@@ -2657,7 +2658,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
                           | ~"copy"
                           | ~"const"
                           | ~"owned" => {
-                            self.obsolete(copy self.span,
+                            self.obsolete(*self.span,
                                           ObsoleteLowerCaseKindBounds);
                             // Bogus value, but doesn't matter, since
                             // is an error
@@ -2689,8 +2690,8 @@ pub impl Parser {
                     loop;
                 }
 
-                if is_ident_or_path(self.token) {
-                    self.obsolete(copy self.span,
+                if is_ident_or_path(*self.token) {
+                    self.obsolete(*self.span,
                                   ObsoleteTraitBoundSeparator);
                 }
             }
@@ -2732,7 +2733,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
     }
 
     fn is_self_ident() -> bool {
-        match self.token {
+        match *self.token {
           token::IDENT(id, false) if id == special_idents::self_
             => true,
           _ => false
@@ -2742,7 +2743,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
     fn expect_self_ident() {
         if !self.is_self_ident() {
             self.fatal(fmt!("expected `self` but found `%s`",
-                            token_to_str(self.reader, self.token)));
+                            token_to_str(self.reader, *self.token)));
         }
         self.bump();
     }
@@ -2773,7 +2774,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
         // A bit of complexity and lookahead is needed here in order to to be
         // backwards compatible.
         let lo = self.span.lo;
-        let self_ty = match copy self.token {
+        let self_ty = match *self.token {
           token::BINOP(token::AND) => {
             maybe_parse_self_ty(sty_region, self)
           }
@@ -2795,7 +2796,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
         // If we parsed a self type, expect a comma before the argument list.
         let args_or_capture_items;
         if self_ty != sty_by_ref {
-            match copy self.token {
+            match *self.token {
                 token::COMMA => {
                     self.bump();
                     let sep = seq_sep_trailing_disallowed(token::COMMA);
@@ -2809,7 +2810,8 @@ pub impl Parser {
                 }
                 _ => {
                     self.fatal(~"expected `,` or `)`, found `" +
-                               token_to_str(self.reader, self.token) + ~"`");
+                               token_to_str(self.reader, *self.token) +
+                               ~"`");
                 }
             }
         } else {
@@ -2850,7 +2852,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
         let output = if self.eat(token::RARROW) {
             self.parse_ty(false)
         } else {
-            @Ty { id: self.get_id(), node: ty_infer, span: self.span }
+            @Ty { id: self.get_id(), node: ty_infer, span: *self.span }
         };
 
         ast::fn_decl {
@@ -2929,7 +2931,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
 
         // Parse traits, if necessary.
         let traits;
-        if self.token == token::COLON {
+        if *self.token == token::COLON {
             self.bump();
             traits = self.parse_trait_ref_list(token::LBRACE);
         } else {
@@ -2954,7 +2956,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
 
         // First, parse type parameters if necessary.
         let mut tps;
-        if self.token == token::LT {
+        if *self.token == token::LT {
             tps = self.parse_ty_params();
         } else {
             tps = ~[];
@@ -2978,7 +2980,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
                     })
                 }
                 _ => {
-                    self.span_err(copy self.span, ~"not a trait");
+                    self.span_err(*self.span, ~"not a trait");
                     None
                 }
             };
@@ -2986,7 +2988,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
             ty = self.parse_ty(false);
             opt_trait_ref
         } else if self.eat(token::COLON) {
-            self.obsolete(copy self.span, ObsoleteImplSyntax);
+            self.obsolete(*self.span, ObsoleteImplSyntax);
             Some(self.parse_trait_ref())
         } else {
             None
@@ -3008,7 +3010,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
     // the return type of the ctor function.
     fn ident_to_path_tys(i: ident,
                          typarams: ~[ty_param]) -> @path {
-        let s = self.last_span;
+        let s = *self.last_span;
 
         @ast::path {
              span: s,
@@ -3026,7 +3028,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
     }
 
     fn ident_to_path(i: ident) -> @path {
-        @ast::path { span: self.last_span,
+        @ast::path { span: *self.last_span,
                      global: false,
                      idents: ~[i],
                      rp: None,
@@ -3051,7 +3053,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
         self.parse_region_param();
         let ty_params = self.parse_ty_params();
         if self.eat(token::COLON) {
-            self.obsolete(copy self.span, ObsoleteClassTraits);
+            self.obsolete(*self.span, ObsoleteClassTraits);
             let _ = self.parse_trait_ref_list(token::LBRACE);
         }
 
@@ -3063,7 +3065,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
             // It's a record-like struct.
             is_tuple_like = false;
             fields = ~[];
-            while self.token != token::RBRACE {
+            while *self.token != token::RBRACE {
                 match self.parse_class_item() {
                   dtor_decl(ref blk, ref attrs, s) => {
                       match the_dtor {
@@ -3087,7 +3089,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
                 }
             }
             self.bump();
-        } else if self.token == token::LPAREN {
+        } else if *self.token == token::LPAREN {
             // It's a tuple-like struct.
             is_tuple_like = true;
             fields = do self.parse_unspanned_seq(token::LPAREN, token::RPAREN,
@@ -3109,7 +3111,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
         } else {
             self.fatal(fmt!("expected `{`, `(`, or `;` after struct name \
                              but found `%s`",
-                            token_to_str(self.reader, self.token)));
+                            token_to_str(self.reader, *self.token)));
         }
 
         let actual_dtor = do the_dtor.map |dtor| {
@@ -3139,13 +3141,13 @@ pub impl Parser {
 
     fn parse_single_class_item(vis: visibility) -> @struct_field {
         if self.eat_obsolete_ident("let") {
-            self.obsolete(copy self.last_span, ObsoleteLet);
+            self.obsolete(*self.last_span, ObsoleteLet);
         }
 
         let a_var = self.parse_instance_var(vis);
-        match self.token {
+        match *self.token {
           token::SEMI => {
-            self.obsolete(copy self.span, ObsoleteFieldTerminator);
+            self.obsolete(*self.span, ObsoleteFieldTerminator);
             self.bump();
           }
           token::COMMA => {
@@ -3153,11 +3155,11 @@ pub impl Parser {
           }
           token::RBRACE => {}
           _ => {
-            self.span_fatal(copy self.span,
+            self.span_fatal(*self.span,
                             fmt!("expected `;`, `,`, or '}' but \
                                   found `%s`",
                                  token_to_str(self.reader,
-                                              self.token)));
+                                              *self.token)));
           }
         }
         a_var
@@ -3226,7 +3228,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
         // outer attributes can't occur on view items (or macros
         // invocations?)
         let mut first = true;
-        while self.token != term {
+        while *self.token != term {
             let mut attrs = self.parse_outer_attributes();
             if first {
                 attrs = vec::append(attrs_remaining, attrs);
@@ -3243,7 +3245,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
               }
               _ => {
                 self.fatal(~"expected item but found `" +
-                           token_to_str(self.reader, self.token) + ~"`");
+                           token_to_str(self.reader, *self.token) + ~"`");
               }
             }
             debug!("parse_mod_items: attrs=%?", attrs);
@@ -3268,9 +3270,9 @@ pub impl Parser {
     }
 
     fn parse_item_mod(outer_attrs: ~[ast::attribute]) -> item_info {
-        let id_span = self.span;
+        let id_span = *self.span;
         let id = self.parse_ident();
-        let info_ = if self.token == token::SEMI {
+        let info_ = if *self.token == token::SEMI {
             self.bump();
             // This mod is in an external file. Let's go get it!
             let (m, attrs) = self.eval_src_mod(id, outer_attrs, id_span);
@@ -3292,7 +3294,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
         match ::attr::first_attr_value_str_by_name(outer_attrs, ~"merge") {
             Some(path) => {
                 let prefix = Path(
-                    self.sess.cm.span_to_filename(copy self.span));
+                    self.sess.cm.span_to_filename(*self.span));
                 let prefix = prefix.dir_path();
                 let path = Path(copy *path);
                 let (new_mod_item, new_attrs) = self.eval_src_mod_from_path(
@@ -3337,9 +3339,9 @@ pub impl Parser {
                     outer_attrs: ~[ast::attribute],
                     id_sp: span) -> (ast::item_, ~[ast::attribute]) {
 
-        let prefix = Path(self.sess.cm.span_to_filename(copy self.span));
+        let prefix = Path(self.sess.cm.span_to_filename(*self.span));
         let prefix = prefix.dir_path();
-        let mod_path = Path(".").push_many(self.mod_path_stack);
+        let mod_path = Path(".").push_many(*self.mod_path_stack);
         let default_path = self.sess.interner.get(id) + ~".rs";
         let file_path = match ::attr::first_attr_value_str_by_name(
             outer_attrs, ~"path") {
@@ -3456,7 +3458,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
 
         let mut items: ~[@foreign_item] = foreign_items;
         let mut initial_attrs = attrs_remaining;
-        while self.token != token::RBRACE {
+        while *self.token != token::RBRACE {
             let attrs = vec::append(initial_attrs,
                                     self.parse_outer_attributes());
             initial_attrs = ~[];
@@ -3478,7 +3480,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
 
         // Parse the ABI.
         let abi_opt;
-        match self.token {
+        match *self.token {
             token::LIT_STR(copy found_abi) => {
                 self.bump();
                 abi_opt = Some(found_abi);
@@ -3492,21 +3494,21 @@ pub impl Parser {
         if self.is_keyword(~"mod") {
             must_be_named_mod = true;
             self.expect_keyword(~"mod");
-        } else if self.token != token::LBRACE {
-            self.span_fatal(copy self.span,
+        } else if *self.token != token::LBRACE {
+            self.span_fatal(*self.span,
                             fmt!("expected `{` or `mod` but found %s",
-                                 token_to_str(self.reader, self.token)));
+                                 token_to_str(self.reader, *self.token)));
         }
 
-        let (sort, ident) = match self.token {
+        let (sort, ident) = match *self.token {
             token::IDENT(*) => (ast::named, self.parse_ident()),
             _ => {
                 if must_be_named_mod {
-                    self.span_fatal(copy self.span,
+                    self.span_fatal(*self.span,
                                     fmt!("expected foreign module name but \
                                           found %s",
                                          token_to_str(self.reader,
-                                                      self.token)));
+                                                      *self.token)));
                 }
 
                 (ast::anonymous,
@@ -3534,7 +3536,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
         match abi_opt {
             None => {}  // OK.
             Some(_) => {
-                self.span_err(copy self.span, ~"an ABI may not be specified \
+                self.span_err(*self.span, ~"an ABI may not be specified \
                                                 here");
             }
         }
@@ -3575,7 +3577,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
     fn parse_struct_def() -> @struct_def {
         let mut the_dtor: Option<(blk, ~[attribute], codemap::span)> = None;
         let mut fields: ~[@struct_field] = ~[];
-        while self.token != token::RBRACE {
+        while *self.token != token::RBRACE {
             match self.parse_class_item() {
                 dtor_decl(ref blk, ref attrs, s) => {
                     match the_dtor {
@@ -3621,7 +3623,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
         let mut all_nullary = true, have_disr = false;
         let mut common_fields = None;
 
-        while self.token != token::RBRACE {
+        while *self.token != token::RBRACE {
             let variant_attrs = self.parse_outer_attributes();
             let vlo = self.span.lo;
 
@@ -3652,7 +3654,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
                     // Parse a struct variant.
                     all_nullary = false;
                     kind = struct_variant_kind(self.parse_struct_def());
-                } else if self.token == token::LPAREN {
+                } else if *self.token == token::LPAREN {
                     all_nullary = false;
                     let arg_tys = self.parse_unspanned_seq(
                         token::LPAREN, token::RPAREN,
@@ -3701,7 +3703,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
         self.parse_region_param();
         let ty_params = self.parse_ty_params();
         // Newtype syntax
-        if self.token == token::EQ {
+        if *self.token == token::EQ {
             self.bump();
             let ty = self.parse_ty(false);
             self.expect(token::SEMI);
@@ -3733,7 +3735,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
     }
 
     fn parse_fn_ty_sigil() -> Option<Sigil> {
-        match self.token {
+        match *self.token {
             token::AT => {
                 self.bump();
                 Some(ManagedSigil)
@@ -3879,7 +3881,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
                 vis: visibility,
                 span: mk_sp(lo, self.last_span.hi)
             });
-        } else if macros_allowed && !self.is_any_keyword(copy self.token)
+        } else if macros_allowed && !self.is_any_keyword(*self.token)
                 && self.look_ahead(1) == token::NOT
                 && (is_plain_ident(self.look_ahead(2))
                     || self.look_ahead(2) == token::LPAREN
@@ -3896,16 +3898,16 @@ pub impl Parser {
             // a 'special' identifier (like what `macro_rules!` uses)
             // is optional. We should eventually unify invoc syntax
             // and remove this.
-            let id = if is_plain_ident(self.token) {
+            let id = if is_plain_ident(*self.token) {
                 self.parse_ident()
             } else {
                 token::special_idents::invalid // no special identifier
             };
             // eat a matched-delimiter token tree:
-            let tts = match self.token {
+            let tts = match *self.token {
               token::LPAREN | token::LBRACE => {
-                let ket = token::flip_delimiter(copy self.token);
-                self.parse_unspanned_seq(copy self.token, ket,
+                let ket = token::flip_delimiter(*self.token);
+                self.parse_unspanned_seq(*self.token, ket,
                                          seq_sep_none(),
                                          |p| p.parse_token_tree())
               }
@@ -3925,7 +3927,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
                 let mut s = ~"unmatched visibility `";
                 s += if visibility == public { ~"pub" } else { ~"priv" };
                 s += ~"`";
-                self.span_fatal(copy self.last_span, s);
+                self.span_fatal(*self.last_span, s);
             }
             return iovi_none;
         };
@@ -3961,12 +3963,12 @@ pub impl Parser {
         let first_ident = self.parse_ident();
         let mut path = ~[first_ident];
         debug!("parsed view_path: %s", *self.id_to_str(first_ident));
-        match self.token {
+        match *self.token {
           token::EQ => {
             // x = foo::bar
             self.bump();
             path = ~[self.parse_ident()];
-            while self.token == token::MOD_SEP {
+            while *self.token == token::MOD_SEP {
                 self.bump();
                 let id = self.parse_ident();
                 path.push(id);
@@ -3983,11 +3985,10 @@ pub impl Parser {
 
           token::MOD_SEP => {
             // foo::bar or foo::{a,b,c} or foo::*
-            while self.token == token::MOD_SEP {
+            while *self.token == token::MOD_SEP {
                 self.bump();
 
-                match copy self.token {
-
+                match *self.token {
                   token::IDENT(i, _) => {
                     self.bump();
                     path.push(i);
@@ -4038,7 +4039,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
 
     fn parse_view_paths() -> ~[@view_path] {
         let mut vp = ~[self.parse_view_path()];
-        while self.token == token::COMMA {
+        while *self.token == token::COMMA {
             self.bump();
             vp.push(self.parse_view_path());
         }
@@ -4048,7 +4049,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
     fn is_view_item() -> bool {
         let tok, next_tok;
         if !self.is_keyword(~"pub") && !self.is_keyword(~"priv") {
-            tok = self.token;
+            tok = *self.token;
             next_tok = self.look_ahead(1);
         } else {
             tok = self.look_ahead(1);
@@ -4159,7 +4160,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
     }
 
     fn parse_str() -> @~str {
-        match copy self.token {
+        match *self.token {
           token::LIT_STR(s) => { self.bump(); self.id_to_str(s) }
           _ =>  self.fatal(~"expected string literal")
         }