1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/librbml/lib.rs b/src/librbml/lib.rs
index 25279796c03..50fe56ff5c0 100644
--- a/src/librbml/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librbml/lib.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ pub use self::EbmlEncoderTag::*;
 pub use self::Error::*;
 
 use std::str;
+use std::fmt;
 
 pub mod io;
 
@@ -113,6 +114,13 @@ pub enum Error {
     IoError(std::io::IoError),
     ApplicationError(String)
 }
+
+impl fmt::Display for Error {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        // FIXME: this should be a more useful display form
+        fmt::Debug::fmt(self, f)
+    }
+}
 // --------------------------------------
 
 pub mod reader {