diff --git a/src/libcore/int-template.rs b/src/libcore/int-template.rs
index 82b6d00d9093..1cd1480ec433 100644
--- a/src/libcore/int-template.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/int-template.rs
@@ -12,8 +12,12 @@ export compl;
 export abs;
 export parse_buf, from_str, to_str, to_str_bytes, str;
 export num, ord, eq, times, timesi;
+export bits, bytes;
 
-const min_value: T = -1 as T << (inst::bits - 1 as T);
+const bits : uint = inst::bits;
+const bytes : uint = (inst::bits / 8);
+
+const min_value: T = (-1 as T) << (bits - 1);
 const max_value: T = min_value - 1 as T;
 
 pure fn min(&&x: T, &&y: T) -> T { if x < y { x } else { y } }
@@ -58,6 +62,68 @@ pure fn abs(i: T) -> T {
     if is_negative(i) { -i } else { i }
 }
 
+impl ord of ord for T {
+    pure fn lt(&&other: T) -> bool {
+        return self < other;
+    }
+}
+
+impl eq of eq for T {
+    pure fn eq(&&other: T) -> bool {
+        return self == other;
+    }
+}
+
+
+impl num of num::num for T {
+    pure fn add(&&other: T)    -> T { return self + other; }
+    pure fn sub(&&other: T)    -> T { return self - other; }
+    pure fn mul(&&other: T)    -> T { return self * other; }
+    pure fn div(&&other: T)    -> T { return self / other; }
+    pure fn modulo(&&other: T) -> T { return self % other; }
+    pure fn neg()              -> T { return -self;        }
+
+    pure fn to_int()         -> int { return self as int; }
+    pure fn from_int(n: int) -> T   { return n as T;      }
+}
+
+impl times of iter::times for T {
+    #[inline(always)]
+    #[doc = "A convenience form for basic iteration. Given a variable `x` \
+        of any numeric type, the expression `for x.times { /* anything */ }` \
+        will execute the given function exactly x times. If we assume that \
+        `x` is an int, this is functionally equivalent to \
+        `for int::range(0, x) |_i| { /* anything */ }`."]
+    fn times(it: fn() -> bool) {
+        if self < 0 {
+            fail fmt!{"The .times method expects a nonnegative number, \
+                       but found %?", self};
+        }
+        let mut i = self;
+        while i > 0 {
+            if !it() { break }
+            i -= 1;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl timesi of iter::timesi for T {
+    #[inline(always)]
+    /// Like `times`, but provides an index
+    fn timesi(it: fn(uint) -> bool) {
+        let slf = self as uint;
+        if slf < 0u {
+            fail fmt!{"The .timesi method expects a nonnegative number, \
+                       but found %?", self};
+        }
+        let mut i = 0u;
+        while i < slf {
+            if !it(i) { break }
+            i += 1u;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * Parse a buffer of bytes
  *
@@ -111,67 +177,6 @@ fn to_str_bytes<U>(n: T, radix: uint, f: fn(v: &[u8]) -> U) -> U {
 /// Convert to a string
 fn str(i: T) -> ~str { return to_str(i, 10u); }
 
-impl ord of ord for T {
-    pure fn lt(&&other: T) -> bool {
-        return self < other;
-    }
-}
-
-impl eq of eq for T {
-    pure fn eq(&&other: T) -> bool {
-        return self == other;
-    }
-}
-
-impl num of num::num for T {
-    pure fn add(&&other: T)    -> T { return self + other; }
-    pure fn sub(&&other: T)    -> T { return self - other; }
-    pure fn mul(&&other: T)    -> T { return self * other; }
-    pure fn div(&&other: T)    -> T { return self / other; }
-    pure fn modulo(&&other: T) -> T { return self % other; }
-    pure fn neg()              -> T { return -self;        }
-
-    pure fn to_int()         -> int { return self as int; }
-    pure fn from_int(n: int) -> T   { return n as T;      }
-}
-
-impl times of iter::times for T {
-    #[inline(always)]
-    #[doc = "A convenience form for basic iteration. Given a variable `x` \
-        of any numeric type, the expression `for x.times { /* anything */ }` \
-        will execute the given function exactly x times. If we assume that \
-        `x` is an int, this is functionally equivalent to \
-        `for int::range(0, x) |_i| { /* anything */ }`."]
-    fn times(it: fn() -> bool) {
-        if self < 0 {
-            fail fmt!{"The .times method expects a nonnegative number, \
-                       but found %?", self};
-        }
-        let mut i = self;
-        while i > 0 {
-            if !it() { break }
-            i -= 1;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl timesi of iter::timesi for T {
-    #[inline(always)]
-    /// Like `times`, but provides an index
-    fn timesi(it: fn(uint) -> bool) {
-        let slf = self as uint;
-        if slf < 0u {
-            fail fmt!{"The .timesi method expects a nonnegative number, \
-                       but found %?", self};
-        }
-        let mut i = 0u;
-        while i < slf {
-            if !it(i) { break }
-            i += 1u;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 // FIXME: Has alignment issues on windows and 32-bit linux (#2609)
 #[test]
 #[ignore]
diff --git a/src/libcore/int-template/i16.rs b/src/libcore/int-template/i16.rs
index 06eb96ba59c6..75a8409f6edd 100644
--- a/src/libcore/int-template/i16.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/int-template/i16.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 type T = i16;
-
-const bits: T = 16 as T;
+const bits: uint = u16::bits;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libcore/int-template/i32.rs b/src/libcore/int-template/i32.rs
index 151f35825862..043ab95f579f 100644
--- a/src/libcore/int-template/i32.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/int-template/i32.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 type T = i32;
-
-const bits: T = 32 as T;
+const bits: uint = u32::bits;
diff --git a/src/libcore/int-template/i64.rs b/src/libcore/int-template/i64.rs
index 1c8a181ab8e0..cea3c77c7f58 100644
--- a/src/libcore/int-template/i64.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/int-template/i64.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 type T = i64;
-
-const bits: T = 64 as T;
+const bits: uint = u64::bits;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libcore/int-template/i8.rs b/src/libcore/int-template/i8.rs
index c103f1cbca48..25614791ad63 100644
--- a/src/libcore/int-template/i8.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/int-template/i8.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 type T = i8;
-
-const bits: T = 8 as T;
+const bits: uint = u8::bits;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libcore/int-template/int.rs b/src/libcore/int-template/int.rs
index 2ed6155edc01..96ca59335a58 100644
--- a/src/libcore/int-template/int.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/int-template/int.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 type T = int;
-
-#[cfg(target_arch = "x86")]
-const bits: T = 32 as T;
-
-#[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
-const bits: T = 64 as T;
+const bits: uint = uint::bits;
 
 /// Produce a uint suitable for use in a hash table
-pure fn hash(x: &int) -> uint { *x as uint }
+pure fn hash(x: &int) -> uint {
+    let u : uint = *x as uint;
+    uint::hash(&u)
+}
 
 /// Returns `base` raised to the power of `exponent`
 fn pow(base: int, exponent: uint) -> int {
diff --git a/src/libcore/uint-template.rs b/src/libcore/uint-template.rs
index 49ea87785ecf..d3e1fb41ca2d 100644
--- a/src/libcore/uint-template.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/uint-template.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ export compl;
 export to_str, to_str_bytes;
 export from_str, from_str_radix, str, parse_buf;
 export num, ord, eq, times, timesi;
+export bits, bytes;
+
+const bits : uint = inst::bits;
+const bytes : uint = (inst::bits / 8);
 
 const min_value: T = 0 as T;
 const max_value: T = 0 as T - 1 as T;
@@ -76,34 +80,6 @@ impl num of num::num for T {
     pure fn from_int(n: int) -> T   { return n as T;      }
 }
 
-/**
- * Parse a buffer of bytes
- *
- * # Arguments
- *
- * * buf - A byte buffer
- * * radix - The base of the number
- *
- * # Failure
- *
- * `buf` must not be empty
- */
-fn parse_buf(buf: ~[u8], radix: uint) -> option<T> {
-    if vec::len(buf) == 0u { return none; }
-    let mut i = vec::len(buf) - 1u;
-    let mut power = 1u as T;
-    let mut n = 0u as T;
-    loop {
-        alt char::to_digit(buf[i] as char, radix) {
-          some(d) { n += d as T * power; }
-          none { return none; }
-        }
-        power *= radix as T;
-        if i == 0u { return some(n); }
-        i -= 1u;
-    };
-}
-
 impl times of iter::times for T {
     #[inline(always)]
     #[doc = "A convenience form for basic iteration. Given a variable `x` \
@@ -133,6 +109,34 @@ impl timesi of iter::timesi for T {
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Parse a buffer of bytes
+ *
+ * # Arguments
+ *
+ * * buf - A byte buffer
+ * * radix - The base of the number
+ *
+ * # Failure
+ *
+ * `buf` must not be empty
+ */
+fn parse_buf(buf: ~[u8], radix: uint) -> option<T> {
+    if vec::len(buf) == 0u { return none; }
+    let mut i = vec::len(buf) - 1u;
+    let mut power = 1u as T;
+    let mut n = 0u as T;
+    loop {
+        alt char::to_digit(buf[i] as char, radix) {
+          some(d) { n += d as T * power; }
+          none { return none; }
+        }
+        power *= radix as T;
+        if i == 0u { return some(n); }
+        i -= 1u;
+    };
+}
+
 /// Parse a string to an int
 fn from_str(s: ~str) -> option<T> { parse_buf(str::bytes(s), 10u) }
 
diff --git a/src/libcore/uint-template/u16.rs b/src/libcore/uint-template/u16.rs
index 8d03656d6fe1..b84b975c6859 100644
--- a/src/libcore/uint-template/u16.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/uint-template/u16.rs
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 type T = u16;
+const bits: uint = 16;
diff --git a/src/libcore/uint-template/u32.rs b/src/libcore/uint-template/u32.rs
index df9cf28a16c0..d5324e03a16d 100644
--- a/src/libcore/uint-template/u32.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/uint-template/u32.rs
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 type T = u32;
+const bits: uint = 32;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libcore/uint-template/u64.rs b/src/libcore/uint-template/u64.rs
index 4e83ebd49768..ee7f35bf6e31 100644
--- a/src/libcore/uint-template/u64.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/uint-template/u64.rs
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 type T = u64;
+const bits: uint = 64;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libcore/uint-template/u8.rs b/src/libcore/uint-template/u8.rs
index 96b2dd6d9c3b..b7df2605db41 100644
--- a/src/libcore/uint-template/u8.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/uint-template/u8.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 type T = u8;
+const bits: uint = 8;
 
 // Type-specific functions here. These must be reexported by the
 // parent module so that they appear in core::u8 and not core::u8::u8;
diff --git a/src/libcore/uint-template/uint.rs b/src/libcore/uint-template/uint.rs
index eb8b08a4fe5e..fc65d9a63e4e 100644
--- a/src/libcore/uint-template/uint.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/uint-template/uint.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 type T = uint;
 
+#[cfg(target_arch = "x86")]
+#[cfg(target_arch = "arm")]
+const bits: uint = 32;
+
+#[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
+const bits: uint = 64;
+
 /**
  * Divide two numbers, return the result, rounded up.
  *
@@ -54,7 +61,9 @@ pure fn div_round(x: uint, y: uint) -> uint {
 pure fn div_floor(x: uint, y: uint) -> uint { return x / y; }
 
 /// Produce a uint suitable for use in a hash table
-pure fn hash(x: &uint) -> uint { *x }
+pure fn hash(x: &uint) -> uint {
+    hash::hash_uint(*x) as uint
+}
 
 /**
  * Iterate over the range [`lo`..`hi`), or stop when requested