update docs references, fix linkchecker and tests

added some code in linkchecker to check the generic::String docs when
trying to resolve links to alloc::string::String type alias. There's
some lazy-loading that the browser does, but linkchecker doesn't, so
maybe some general-purpose solution would be better, but this seemed
better than a big list of exceptions.

Author: shua

RELEASES.md

@@ -569,8 +569,8 @@ Stabilized APIs
 - [`impl PartialEq<String> for PathBuf`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/path/struct.PathBuf.html#impl-PartialEq%3CString%3E-for-PathBuf)
 - [`impl PartialEq<str> for Path`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/path/struct.Path.html#impl-PartialEq%3Cstr%3E-for-Path)
 - [`impl PartialEq<String> for Path`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/path/struct.Path.html#impl-PartialEq%3CString%3E-for-Path)
-- [`impl PartialEq<PathBuf> for String`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/string/struct.String.html#impl-PartialEq%3CPathBuf%3E-for-String)
-- [`impl PartialEq<Path> for String`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/string/struct.String.html#impl-PartialEq%3CPath%3E-for-String)
+- [`impl PartialEq<PathBuf> for String`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/string/type.String.html#impl-PartialEq%3CPathBuf%3E-for-String)
+- [`impl PartialEq<Path> for String`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/string/type.String.html#impl-PartialEq%3CPath%3E-for-String)
 - [`impl PartialEq<PathBuf> for str`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/primitive.str.html#impl-PartialEq%3CPathBuf%3E-for-str)
 - [`impl PartialEq<Path> for str`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/primitive.str.html#impl-PartialEq%3CPath%3E-for-str)
 - [`Ipv4Addr::from_octets`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/net/struct.Ipv4Addr.html#method.from_octets)
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ Stabilized APIs
 - [`<[T]>::split_off_first_mut`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/primitive.slice.html#method.split_off_first_mut)
 - [`<[T]>::split_off_last`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/primitive.slice.html#method.split_off_last)
 - [`<[T]>::split_off_last_mut`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/primitive.slice.html#method.split_off_last_mut)
-- [`String::extend_from_within`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/alloc/string/struct.String.html#method.extend_from_within)
+- [`String::extend_from_within`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/alloc/string/type.String.html#method.extend_from_within)
 - [`os_str::Display`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/ffi/os_str/struct.Display.html)
 - [`OsString::display`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/ffi/struct.OsString.html#method.display)
 - [`OsStr::display`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/ffi/struct.OsStr.html#method.display)
@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@ Stabilized APIs
 - [`impl From<PipeReader> for OwnedFd`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/os/fd/struct.OwnedFd.html#impl-From%3CPipeReader%3E-for-OwnedFd)
 - [`impl From<PipeWriter> for OwnedFd`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/os/fd/struct.OwnedFd.html#impl-From%3CPipeWriter%3E-for-OwnedFd)
 - [`Box<MaybeUninit<T>>::write`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/boxed/struct.Box.html#method.write)
-- [`impl TryFrom<Vec<u8>> for String`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/string/struct.String.html#impl-TryFrom%3CVec%3Cu8%3E%3E-for-String)
+- [`impl TryFrom<Vec<u8>> for String`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/string/type.String.html#impl-TryFrom%3CVec%3Cu8%3E%3E-for-String)
 - [`<*const T>::offset_from_unsigned`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/primitive.pointer.html#method.offset_from_unsigned)
 - [`<*const T>::byte_offset_from_unsigned`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/primitive.pointer.html#method.byte_offset_from_unsigned)
 - [`<*mut T>::offset_from_unsigned`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/primitive.pointer.html#method.offset_from_unsigned-1)
@@ -1172,14 +1172,14 @@ These previously stable APIs are now stable in const contexts:
 - [`char::is_whitespace`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/primitive.char.html#method.is_whitespace)
 - [`<[[T; N]]>::as_flattened`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/primitive.slice.html#method.as_flattened)
 - [`<[[T; N]]>::as_flattened_mut`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/primitive.slice.html#method.as_flattened_mut) 
-- [`String::into_bytes`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/string/struct.String.html#method.into_bytes)
-- [`String::as_str`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/string/struct.String.html#method.as_str)
-- [`String::capacity`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/string/struct.String.html#method.capacity)
-- [`String::as_bytes`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/string/struct.String.html#method.as_bytes)
-- [`String::len`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/string/struct.String.html#method.len)
-- [`String::is_empty`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/string/struct.String.html#method.is_empty)
-- [`String::as_mut_str`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/string/struct.String.html#method.as_mut_str)
-- [`String::as_mut_vec`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/string/struct.String.html#method.as_mut_vec)
+- [`String::into_bytes`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/string/type.String.html#method.into_bytes)
+- [`String::as_str`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/string/type.String.html#method.as_str)
+- [`String::capacity`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/string/type.String.html#method.capacity)
+- [`String::as_bytes`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/string/type.String.html#method.as_bytes)
+- [`String::len`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/string/type.String.html#method.len)
+- [`String::is_empty`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/string/type.String.html#method.is_empty)
+- [`String::as_mut_str`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/string/type.String.html#method.as_mut_str)
+- [`String::as_mut_vec`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/string/type.String.html#method.as_mut_vec)
 - [`Vec::as_ptr`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/vec/struct.Vec.html#method.as_ptr)
 - [`Vec::as_slice`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/vec/struct.Vec.html#method.as_slice)
 - [`Vec::capacity`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/vec/struct.Vec.html#method.capacity)
@@ -3231,7 +3231,7 @@ Stabilized APIs
 
 - [`impl<T: Send> Sync for mpsc::Sender<T>`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/sync/mpsc/struct.Sender.html#impl-Sync-for-Sender%3CT%3E)
 - [`impl TryFrom<&OsStr> for &str`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/primitive.str.html#impl-TryFrom%3C%26'a+OsStr%3E-for-%26'a+str)
-- [`String::leak`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/alloc/string/struct.String.html#method.leak)
+- [`String::leak`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/alloc/string/type.String.html#method.leak)
 
 These APIs are now stable in const contexts:
 
@@ -5290,8 +5290,8 @@ and related tools.
 [`collections::TryReserveError`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/collections/struct.TryReserveError.html
 [`HashMap::try_reserve`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/collections/hash_map/struct.HashMap.html#method.try_reserve
 [`HashSet::try_reserve`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/collections/hash_set/struct.HashSet.html#method.try_reserve
-[`String::try_reserve`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/alloc/string/struct.String.html#method.try_reserve
-[`String::try_reserve_exact`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/alloc/string/struct.String.html#method.try_reserve_exact
+[`String::try_reserve`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/alloc/string/type.String.html#method.try_reserve
+[`String::try_reserve_exact`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/alloc/string/type.String.html#method.try_reserve_exact
 [`Vec::try_reserve`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/vec/struct.Vec.html#method.try_reserve
 [`Vec::try_reserve_exact`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/vec/struct.Vec.html#method.try_reserve_exact
 [`VecDeque::try_reserve`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/collections/struct.VecDeque.html#method.try_reserve
@@ -5432,7 +5432,7 @@ and related tools.
 [`BufWriter::into_parts`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/io/struct.BufWriter.html#method.into_parts
 [`core::panic::{UnwindSafe, RefUnwindSafe, AssertUnwindSafe}`]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/84662
 [`Vec::shrink_to`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/vec/struct.Vec.html#method.shrink_to
-[`String::shrink_to`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/string/struct.String.html#method.shrink_to
+[`String::shrink_to`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/string/type.String.html#method.shrink_to
 [`OsString::shrink_to`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/ffi/struct.OsString.html#method.shrink_to
 [`PathBuf::shrink_to`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/path/struct.PathBuf.html#method.shrink_to
 [`BinaryHeap::shrink_to`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/collections/struct.BinaryHeap.html#method.shrink_to
@@ -9627,7 +9627,7 @@ Compatibility Notes
 [`Iterator::try_for_each`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/iter/trait.Iterator.html#method.try_for_each
 [`NonNull::cast`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/ptr/struct.NonNull.html#method.cast
 [`Option::filter`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/option/enum.Option.html#method.filter
-[`String::replace_range`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/string/struct.String.html#method.replace_range
+[`String::replace_range`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/string/type.String.html#method.replace_range
 [`Take::set_limit`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/io/struct.Take.html#method.set_limit
 [`hint::unreachable_unchecked`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/hint/fn.unreachable_unchecked.html
 [`os::unix::process::parent_id`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/os/unix/process/fn.parent_id.html
@@ -9872,7 +9872,7 @@ Compatibility Notes
 [`process::id`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/process/fn.id.html
 [`slice::rotate_left`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/primitive.slice.html#method.rotate_left
 [`slice::rotate_right`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/primitive.slice.html#method.rotate_right
-[`String::retain`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/string/struct.String.html#method.retain
+[`String::retain`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/string/type.String.html#method.retain
 [cargo/5041]: https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/pull/5041
 [cargo/5083]: https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/pull/5083
 
@@ -11323,8 +11323,8 @@ Compatibility Notes
 [`Result::unwrap_or_default`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/result/enum.Result.html#method.unwrap_or_default
 [`SocketAddr::is_ipv4`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/net/enum.SocketAddr.html#method.is_ipv4
 [`SocketAddr::is_ipv6`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/net/enum.SocketAddr.html#method.is_ipv6
-[`String::insert_str`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/string/struct.String.html#method.insert_str
-[`String::split_off`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/string/struct.String.html#method.split_off
+[`String::insert_str`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/string/type.String.html#method.insert_str
+[`String::split_off`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/string/type.String.html#method.split_off
 [`Vec::dedup_by_key`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/vec/struct.Vec.html#method.dedup_by_key
 [`Vec::dedup_by`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/vec/struct.Vec.html#method.dedup_by
 [`VecDeque::resize`]:  https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/collections/vec_deque/struct.VecDeque.html#method.resize
@@ -13238,8 +13238,8 @@ Compatibility Notes
 [`Ipv6Addr::is_unspecified`]: http://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/std/net/struct.Ipv6Addr.html#method.is_unspecified
 [`Path::strip_prefix`]: http://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/std/path/struct.Path.html#method.strip_prefix
 [`RandomState::new`]: http://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/std/collections/hash_map/struct.RandomState.html#method.new
-[`String::as_mut_str`]: http://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/std/string/struct.String.html#method.as_mut_str
-[`String::as_str`]: http://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/std/string/struct.String.html#method.as_str
+[`String::as_mut_str`]: http://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/std/string/type.String.html#method.as_mut_str
+[`String::as_str`]: http://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/std/string/type.String.html#method.as_str
 [`Vec::as_mut_slice`]: http://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/std/vec/struct.Vec.html#method.as_mut_slice
 [`Vec::as_slice`]: http://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/std/vec/struct.Vec.html#method.as_slice
 [`clone_from_slice`]: http://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/std/primitive.slice.html#method.clone_from_slice
@@ -13425,7 +13425,7 @@ Compatibility Notes
 [`os::unix::fs::DirBuilderExt::mode`]: http://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/std/os/unix/fs/trait.DirBuilderExt.html#tymethod.mode
 [`os::unix::fs::DirBuilderExt`]: http://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/std/os/unix/fs/trait.DirBuilderExt.html
 [`string::Drain`]: http://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/std/string/struct.Drain.html
-[`string::String::drain`]: http://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/std/string/struct.String.html#method.drain
+[`string::String::drain`]: http://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/std/string/type.String.html#method.drain
 [`vec::Drain`]: http://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/std/vec/struct.Drain.html
 [`vec::Vec::drain`]: http://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/std/vec/struct.Vec.html#method.drain
 [`vec_deque::Drain`]: http://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/std/collections/vec_deque/struct.Drain.html
@@ -13774,7 +13774,7 @@ Miscellaneous
 [`Rc::make_mut`]: http://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/alloc/rc/struct.Rc.html#method.make_mut
 [`Rc::try_unwrap`]: http://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/alloc/rc/struct.Rc.html#method.try_unwrap
 [`Result::expect`]: http://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/core/result/enum.Result.html#method.expect
-[`String::into_boxed_str`]: http://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/collections/string/struct.String.html#method.into_boxed_str
+[`String::into_boxed_str`]: http://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/collections/string/type.String.html#method.into_boxed_str
 [`TcpStream::read_timeout`]: http://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/std/net/struct.TcpStream.html#method.read_timeout
 [`TcpStream::set_read_timeout`]: http://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/std/net/struct.TcpStream.html#method.set_read_timeout
 [`TcpStream::write_timeout`]: http://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/std/net/struct.TcpStream.html#method.write_timeout

library/alloc/src/string.rs

@@ -2137,7 +2137,7 @@ impl<A: Allocator> generic::String<A> {
     /// assert_eq!(s, "Test Results: ✅❌❌");
     /// ```
     ///
-    /// [replacen]: ../../std/primitive.str.html#method.replacen
+    /// [replacen]: ../../../std/primitive.str.html#method.replacen
     #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
     #[unstable(feature = "string_replace_in_place", issue = "147949")]
     pub fn replace_first<P: Pattern>(&mut self, from: P, to: &str) {

library/core/src/any.rs

@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ impl fmt::Debug for TypeId {
 /// ```rust
 /// assert_eq!(
 ///     std::any::type_name::<Option<String>>(),
-///     "core::option::Option<alloc::string::String>",
+///     "core::option::Option<alloc::string::generic::String>",
 /// );
 /// ```
 #[must_use]

library/core/src/borrow.rs

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 /// [`Box<T>`]: ../../std/boxed/struct.Box.html
 /// [`Mutex<T>`]: ../../std/sync/struct.Mutex.html
 /// [`Rc<T>`]: ../../std/rc/struct.Rc.html
-/// [`String`]: ../../std/string/struct.String.html
+/// [`String`]: ../../std/string/type.String.html
 /// [`borrow`]: Borrow::borrow
 ///
 /// # Examples
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 ///
 /// [`Hash`]: crate::hash::Hash
 /// [`HashMap<K, V>`]: ../../std/collections/struct.HashMap.html
-/// [`String`]: ../../std/string/struct.String.html
+/// [`String`]: ../../std/string/type.String.html
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 #[rustc_diagnostic_item = "Borrow"]
 #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_convert", issue = "143773")]

library/core/src/char/methods.rs

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ impl char {
     /// decoding error.
     ///
     /// It can occur, for example, when giving ill-formed UTF-8 bytes to
-    /// [`String::from_utf8_lossy`](../std/string/struct.String.html#method.from_utf8_lossy).
+    /// [`String::from_utf8_lossy`](../std/string/type.String.html#method.from_utf8_lossy).
     #[stable(feature = "assoc_char_consts", since = "1.52.0")]
     pub const REPLACEMENT_CHARACTER: char = '\u{FFFD}';
 

library/core/src/convert/mod.rs

@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ pub const fn identity<T>(x: T) -> T {
 /// [`Borrow`]: crate::borrow::Borrow
 /// [`Eq`]: crate::cmp::Eq
 /// [`Ord`]: crate::cmp::Ord
-/// [`String`]: ../../std/string/struct.String.html
+/// [`String`]: ../../std/string/type.String.html
 ///
 /// ```
 /// fn is_hello<T: AsRef<str>>(s: T) {
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ pub const trait AsMut<T: PointeeSized>: PointeeSized {
 /// is_hello(s);
 /// ```
 ///
-/// [`String`]: ../../std/string/struct.String.html
+/// [`String`]: ../../std/string/type.String.html
 /// [`Vec`]: ../../std/vec/struct.Vec.html
 #[rustc_diagnostic_item = "Into"]
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ pub const trait Into<T>: Sized {
 /// }
 /// ```
 ///
-/// [`String`]: ../../std/string/struct.String.html
+/// [`String`]: ../../std/string/type.String.html
 /// [`from`]: From::from
 /// [book]: ../../book/ch09-00-error-handling.html
 #[rustc_diagnostic_item = "From"]

library/core/src/iter/traits/iterator.rs

@@ -2069,7 +2069,7 @@ pub const trait Iterator {
     /// ```
     ///
     /// [`iter`]: Iterator::next
-    /// [`String`]: ../../std/string/struct.String.html
+    /// [`String`]: ../../std/string/type.String.html
     /// [`char`]: type@char
     #[inline]
     #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]

library/core/src/marker.rs

@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ marker_impls! {
 ///   while variables captured by mutable reference never implement `Copy`.
 ///
 /// [`Vec<T>`]: ../../std/vec/struct.Vec.html
-/// [`String`]: ../../std/string/struct.String.html
+/// [`String`]: ../../std/string/type.String.html
 /// [`size_of::<T>`]: size_of
 /// [impls]: #implementors
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]

library/core/src/ops/deref.rs

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ use crate::marker::PointeeSized;
 /// [method resolution]: ../../reference/expressions/method-call-expr.html
 /// [type coercions]: ../../reference/type-coercions.html
 /// [box]: ../../alloc/boxed/struct.Box.html
-/// [string]: ../../alloc/string/struct.String.html
+/// [string]: ../../alloc/string/type.String.html
 /// [vec]: ../../alloc/vec/struct.Vec.html
 /// [rc]: ../../alloc/rc/struct.Rc.html
 /// [cow]: ../../alloc/borrow/enum.Cow.html
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> const Deref for &mut T {
 /// [method resolution]: ../../reference/expressions/method-call-expr.html
 /// [type coercions]: ../../reference/type-coercions.html
 /// [box]: ../../alloc/boxed/struct.Box.html
-/// [string]: ../../alloc/string/struct.String.html
+/// [string]: ../../alloc/string/type.String.html
 /// [rc]: ../../alloc/rc/struct.Rc.html
 /// [cow]: ../../alloc/borrow/enum.Cow.html
 ///

library/core/src/option.rs

@@ -725,8 +725,8 @@ impl<T> Option<T> {
     /// reference to the value inside the original.
     ///
     /// [`map`]: Option::map
-    /// [String]: ../../std/string/struct.String.html "String"
-    /// [`String`]: ../../std/string/struct.String.html "String"
+    /// [String]: ../../std/string/type.String.html "String"
+    /// [`String`]: ../../std/string/type.String.html "String"
     ///
     /// ```
     /// let text: Option<String> = Some("Hello, world!".to_string());
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ impl<T> Option<T> {
     /// Calculates the length of an <code>Option<[String]></code> as an
     /// <code>Option<[usize]></code>, consuming the original:
     ///
-    /// [String]: ../../std/string/struct.String.html "String"
+    /// [String]: ../../std/string/type.String.html "String"
     /// ```
     /// let maybe_some_string = Some(String::from("Hello, World!"));
     /// // `Option::map` takes self *by value*, consuming `maybe_some_string`
@@ -2386,7 +2386,7 @@ impl<'a, T> const From<&'a Option<T>> for Option<&'a T> {
     /// to the value inside the original.
     ///
     /// [`map`]: Option::map
-    /// [String]: ../../std/string/struct.String.html "String"
+    /// [String]: ../../std/string/type.String.html "String"
     ///
     /// ```
     /// let s: Option<String> = Some(String::from("Hello, Rustaceans!"));