1 files changed, 25 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstd/rt/io/mod.rs b/src/libstd/rt/io/mod.rs
index f14f8f28d12..f9542cbf5f9 100644
--- a/src/libstd/rt/io/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/rt/io/mod.rs
@@ -313,8 +313,11 @@ pub mod buffered;
 pub mod native {
     /// Posix file I/O
     pub mod file;
-    /// # XXX - implement this
-    pub mod stdio { }
+    /// Process spawning and child management
+    pub mod process;
+    /// Posix stdio
+    pub mod stdio;
+
     /// Sockets
     /// # XXX - implement this
     pub mod net {
@@ -459,6 +462,16 @@ pub trait Reader {
     fn eof(&mut self) -> bool;
 }
 
+impl Reader for ~Reader {
+    fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> Option<uint> { self.read(buf) }
+    fn eof(&mut self) -> bool { self.eof() }
+}
+
+impl<'self> Reader for &'self mut Reader {
+    fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> Option<uint> { self.read(buf) }
+    fn eof(&mut self) -> bool { self.eof() }
+}
+
 pub trait Writer {
     /// Write the given buffer
     ///
@@ -471,6 +484,16 @@ pub trait Writer {
     fn flush(&mut self);
 }
 
+impl Writer for ~Writer {
+    fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) { self.write(buf) }
+    fn flush(&mut self) { self.flush() }
+}
+
+impl<'self> Writer for &'self mut Writer {
+    fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) { self.write(buf) }
+    fn flush(&mut self) { self.flush() }
+}
+
 pub trait Stream: Reader + Writer { }
 
 impl<T: Reader + Writer> Stream for T {}