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Rollup merge of #129657 - jswrenn:transmute-name, r=compiler-errors
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Rename `BikeshedIntrinsicFrom` to `TransmuteFrom`

As our implementation of MCP411 nears completion and we begin to solicit testing, it's no longer reasonable to expect testers to type or remember `BikeshedIntrinsicFrom`. The name degrades the ease-of-reading of documentation, and the overall experience of using compiler safe transmute.

Tentatively, we'll instead adopt `TransmuteFrom`.

This name seems to be the one most likely to be stabilized, after discussion on Zulip [1]. We may want to revisit the ordering of `Src` and `Dst` before stabilization, at which point we'd likely consider `TransmuteInto` or `Transmute`.

[1] https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/216762-project-safe-transmute/topic/What.20should.20.60BikeshedIntrinsicFrom.60.20be.20named.3F

Tracking Issue: rust-lang/rust#99571

r​? `@compiler-errors`
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matthiaskrgr committed Aug 28, 2024
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