2 files changed, 39 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/comp/front/ast.rs b/src/comp/front/ast.rs
index 8458a749..4493bea8 100644
--- a/src/comp/front/ast.rs
+++ b/src/comp/front/ast.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,28 @@ tag def {
     def_native_fn(def_id);
 }
 
+fn def_id_of_def(def d) -> def_id {
+    alt (d) {
+        case (def_fn(?id)) { ret id; }
+        case (def_obj(?id)) { ret id; }
+        case (def_obj_field(?id)) { ret id; }
+        case (def_mod(?id)) { ret id; }
+        case (def_native_mod(?id)) { ret id; }
+        case (def_const(?id)) { ret id; }
+        case (def_arg(?id)) { ret id; }
+        case (def_local(?id)) { ret id; }
+        case (def_upvar(?id)) { ret id; }
+        case (def_variant(_, ?id)) { ret id; }
+        case (def_ty(?id)) { ret id; }
+        case (def_ty_arg(?id)) { ret id; }
+        case (def_binding(?id)) { ret id; }
+        case (def_use(?id)) { ret id; }
+        case (def_native_ty(?id)) { ret id; }
+        case (def_native_fn(?id)) { ret id; }
+    }
+    fail;
+}
+
 type crate = spanned[crate_];
 type crate_ = rec(vec[@crate_directive] directives,
                   _mod module);
diff --git a/src/comp/front/creader.rs b/src/comp/front/creader.rs
index dae18cb4..735dbcb4 100644
--- a/src/comp/front/creader.rs
+++ b/src/comp/front/creader.rs
@@ -403,6 +403,16 @@ impure fn get_item_kind(&ebml.reader ebml_r) -> u8 {
     ret get_item_generic[u8](ebml_r, metadata.tag_items_kind, f);
 }
 
+impure fn get_item_symbol(&ebml.reader ebml_r) -> str {
+    impure fn converter(vec[u8] data) -> str {
+        auto x = @mutable 3;
+        *x = 5;
+        ret _str.unsafe_from_bytes(data);
+    }
+    auto f = converter;
+    ret get_item_generic[str](ebml_r, metadata.tag_items_symbol, f);
+}
+
 // FIXME: This is a *terrible* botch.
 impure fn impure_parse_def_id(vec[u8] data) -> ast.def_id {
     auto x = @mutable 3;
@@ -573,6 +583,13 @@ fn get_type(session.session sess, ast.def_id def) -> ty.ty_params_and_ty {
     ret tup(tps, t);
 }
 
+fn get_symbol(session.session sess, ast.def_id def) -> str {
+    auto external_crate_id = def._0;
+    auto data = sess.get_external_crate(external_crate_id);
+    auto ebml_r = lookup_item(def._1, data);
+    ret get_item_symbol(ebml_r);
+}
+
 // Local Variables:
 // mode: rust
 // fill-column: 78;