auto merge of #12573 : lbonn/rust/unrecurs, r=alexcrichton

As mentioned in #6109, ```mkdir_recursive``` doesn't really need to use recursive calls, so here is an iterative version.
The other points of the proposed overhaul (renaming and existing permissions) still need to be resolved.

I also bundled an iterative ```rmdir_recursive```, for the same reason.

Please do not hesitate to provide feedback on style as this is my first code change in rust.