diff --git a/src/comp/syntax/parse/lexer.rs b/src/comp/syntax/parse/lexer.rs
index c39cd75db3b..a1a7d205b54 100644
--- a/src/comp/syntax/parse/lexer.rs
+++ b/src/comp/syntax/parse/lexer.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import std::int;
 import std::vec;
 import std::str;
+import std::istr;
 import std::map;
 import std::map::hashmap;
 import std::option;
@@ -19,44 +20,44 @@
         fn next() -> char;
         fn init();
         fn bump();
-        fn get_str_from(uint) -> str;
-        fn get_interner() -> @interner::interner<str>;
+        fn get_str_from(uint) -> istr;
+        fn get_interner() -> @interner::interner<istr>;
         fn get_chpos() -> uint;
         fn get_byte_pos() -> uint;
         fn get_col() -> uint;
         fn get_filemap() -> codemap::filemap;
-        fn err(str);
+        fn err(&istr);
     };
 
-fn new_reader(cm: &codemap::codemap, src: str, filemap: codemap::filemap,
-              itr: @interner::interner<str>) -> reader {
+fn new_reader(cm: &codemap::codemap, src: &istr, filemap: codemap::filemap,
+              itr: @interner::interner<istr>) -> reader {
     obj reader(cm: codemap::codemap,
-               src: str,
+               src: istr,
                len: uint,
                mutable col: uint,
                mutable pos: uint,
                mutable ch: char,
                mutable chpos: uint,
-               mutable strs: [str],
+               mutable strs: [istr],
                fm: codemap::filemap,
-               itr: @interner::interner<str>) {
+               itr: @interner::interner<istr>) {
         fn is_eof() -> bool { ret ch == -1 as char; }
-        fn get_str_from(start: uint) -> str {
+        fn get_str_from(start: uint) -> istr {
             // I'm pretty skeptical about this subtraction. What if there's a
             // multi-byte character before the mark?
-            ret str::slice(src, start - 1u, pos - 1u);
+            ret istr::slice(src, start - 1u, pos - 1u);
         }
         fn get_chpos() -> uint { ret chpos; }
         fn get_byte_pos() -> uint { ret pos; }
         fn curr() -> char { ret ch; }
         fn next() -> char {
             if pos < len {
-                ret str::char_at(src, pos);
+                ret istr::char_at(src, pos);
             } else { ret -1 as char; }
         }
         fn init() {
             if pos < len {
-                let next = str::char_range_at(src, pos);
+                let next = istr::char_range_at(src, pos);
                 pos = next.next;
                 ch = next.ch;
             }
@@ -69,21 +70,23 @@ fn bump() {
                     codemap::next_line(fm, chpos, pos + fm.start_pos.byte);
                     col = 0u;
                 }
-                let next = str::char_range_at(src, pos);
+                let next = istr::char_range_at(src, pos);
                 pos = next.next;
                 ch = next.ch;
             } else { ch = -1 as char; }
         }
-        fn get_interner() -> @interner::interner<str> { ret itr; }
+        fn get_interner() -> @interner::interner<istr> { ret itr; }
         fn get_col() -> uint { ret col; }
         fn get_filemap() -> codemap::filemap { ret fm; }
-        fn err(m: str) {
-            codemap::emit_error(some(ast_util::mk_sp(chpos, chpos)), m, cm);
+        fn err(m: &istr) {
+            codemap::emit_error(
+                some(ast_util::mk_sp(chpos, chpos)),
+                istr::to_estr(m), cm);
         }
     }
-    let strs: [str] = [];
+    let strs: [istr] = [];
     let rd =
-        reader(cm, src, str::byte_len(src), 0u, 0u, -1 as char,
+        reader(cm, src, istr::byte_len(src), 0u, 0u, -1 as char,
                filemap.start_pos.ch, strs, filemap, itr);
     rd.init();
     ret rd;
@@ -146,7 +149,9 @@ fn consume_any_line_comment(rdr: &reader) {
 fn consume_block_comment(rdr: &reader) {
     let level: int = 1;
     while level > 0 {
-        if rdr.is_eof() { rdr.err("unterminated block comment"); fail; }
+        if rdr.is_eof() {
+            rdr.err(~"unterminated block comment"); fail;
+        }
         if rdr.curr() == '/' && rdr.next() == '*' {
             rdr.bump();
             rdr.bump();
@@ -164,35 +169,35 @@ fn consume_block_comment(rdr: &reader) {
     be consume_whitespace_and_comments(rdr);
 }
 
-fn digits_to_string(s: str) -> int {
+fn digits_to_string(s: &istr) -> int {
     let accum_int: int = 0;
     for c: u8 in s { accum_int *= 10; accum_int += dec_digit_val(c as char); }
     ret accum_int;
 }
 
-fn scan_exponent(rdr: &reader) -> option::t<str> {
+fn scan_exponent(rdr: &reader) -> option::t<istr> {
     let c = rdr.curr();
-    let rslt = "";
+    let rslt = ~"";
     if c == 'e' || c == 'E' {
-        rslt += str::unsafe_from_bytes([c as u8]);
+        rslt += istr::unsafe_from_bytes([c as u8]);
         rdr.bump();
         c = rdr.curr();
         if c == '-' || c == '+' {
-            rslt += str::unsafe_from_bytes([c as u8]);
+            rslt += istr::unsafe_from_bytes([c as u8]);
             rdr.bump();
         }
         let exponent = scan_dec_digits(rdr);
-        if str::byte_len(exponent) > 0u {
+        if istr::byte_len(exponent) > 0u {
             ret some(rslt + exponent);
-        } else { rdr.err("scan_exponent: bad fp literal"); fail; }
-    } else { ret none::<str>; }
+        } else { rdr.err(~"scan_exponent: bad fp literal"); fail; }
+    } else { ret none::<istr>; }
 }
 
-fn scan_dec_digits(rdr: &reader) -> str {
+fn scan_dec_digits(rdr: &reader) -> istr {
     let c = rdr.curr();
-    let rslt: str = "";
+    let rslt: istr = ~"";
     while is_dec_digit(c) || c == '_' {
-        if c != '_' { rslt += str::unsafe_from_bytes([c as u8]); }
+        if c != '_' { rslt += istr::unsafe_from_bytes([c as u8]); }
         rdr.bump();
         c = rdr.curr();
     }
@@ -201,7 +206,7 @@ fn scan_dec_digits(rdr: &reader) -> str {
 
 fn scan_number(c: char, rdr: &reader) -> token::token {
     let accum_int = 0;
-    let dec_str: str = "";
+    let dec_str: istr = ~"";
     let is_dec_integer: bool = false;
     let n = rdr.next();
     if c == '0' && n == 'x' {
@@ -272,7 +277,7 @@ fn scan_number(c: char, rdr: &reader) -> token::token {
 
         rdr.bump();
         let dec_part = scan_dec_digits(rdr);
-        let float_str = dec_str + "." + dec_part;
+        let float_str = dec_str + ~"." + dec_part;
         c = rdr.curr();
         let exponent_str = scan_exponent(rdr);
         alt exponent_str { some(s) { float_str += s; } none. { } }
@@ -298,15 +303,17 @@ fn scan_number(c: char, rdr: &reader) -> token::token {
 
             }
         } else {
-            ret token::LIT_FLOAT(interner::intern::<str>(*rdr.get_interner(),
-                                                         float_str));
+            ret token::LIT_FLOAT(interner::intern::<istr>(
+                *rdr.get_interner(),
+                float_str));
         }
     }
     let maybe_exponent = scan_exponent(rdr);
     alt maybe_exponent {
       some(s) {
-        ret token::LIT_FLOAT(interner::intern::<str>(*rdr.get_interner(),
-                                                     dec_str + s));
+        ret token::LIT_FLOAT(interner::intern::<istr>(
+            *rdr.get_interner(),
+            dec_str + s));
       }
       none. { ret token::LIT_INT(accum_int); }
     }
@@ -318,7 +325,9 @@ fn scan_numeric_escape(rdr: &reader, n_hex_digits: uint) -> char {
         let n = rdr.curr();
         rdr.bump();
         if !is_hex_digit(n) {
-            rdr.err(#fmt["illegal numeric character escape: %d", n as int]);
+            rdr.err(
+                istr::from_estr(
+                    #fmt["illegal numeric character escape: %d", n as int]));
             fail;
         }
         accum_int *= 16;
@@ -337,18 +346,19 @@ fn next_token(rdr: &reader) -> {tok: token::token, chpos: uint, bpos: uint} {
 }
 
 fn next_token_inner(rdr: &reader) -> token::token {
-    let accum_str = "";
+    let accum_str = ~"";
     let c = rdr.curr();
     if is_alpha(c) || c == '_' {
         while is_alnum(c) || c == '_' {
-            str::push_char(accum_str, c);
+            istr::push_char(accum_str, c);
             rdr.bump();
             c = rdr.curr();
         }
-        if str::eq(accum_str, "_") { ret token::UNDERSCORE; }
+        if istr::eq(accum_str, ~"_") { ret token::UNDERSCORE; }
         let is_mod_name = c == ':' && rdr.next() == ':';
-        ret token::IDENT(interner::intern::<str>(*rdr.get_interner(),
-                                                 accum_str), is_mod_name);
+        ret token::IDENT(interner::intern::<istr>(
+            *rdr.get_interner(),
+            accum_str), is_mod_name);
     }
     if is_dec_digit(c) { ret scan_number(c, rdr); }
     fn binop(rdr: &reader, op: token::binop) -> token::token {
@@ -460,13 +470,15 @@ fn binop(rdr: &reader, op: token::binop) -> token::token {
               'u' { c2 = scan_numeric_escape(rdr, 4u); }
               'U' { c2 = scan_numeric_escape(rdr, 8u); }
               c2 {
-                rdr.err(#fmt["unknown character escape: %d", c2 as int]);
+                rdr.err(
+                    istr::from_estr(#fmt["unknown character escape: %d",
+                                         c2 as int]));
                 fail;
               }
             }
         }
         if rdr.curr() != '\'' {
-            rdr.err("unterminated character constant");
+            rdr.err(~"unterminated character constant");
             fail;
         }
         rdr.bump(); // advance curr past token
@@ -483,33 +495,36 @@ fn binop(rdr: &reader, op: token::binop) -> token::token {
                 let escaped = rdr.curr();
                 rdr.bump();
                 alt escaped {
-                  'n' { str::push_byte(accum_str, '\n' as u8); }
-                  'r' { str::push_byte(accum_str, '\r' as u8); }
-                  't' { str::push_byte(accum_str, '\t' as u8); }
-                  '\\' { str::push_byte(accum_str, '\\' as u8); }
-                  '"' { str::push_byte(accum_str, '"' as u8); }
+                  'n' { istr::push_byte(accum_str, '\n' as u8); }
+                  'r' { istr::push_byte(accum_str, '\r' as u8); }
+                  't' { istr::push_byte(accum_str, '\t' as u8); }
+                  '\\' { istr::push_byte(accum_str, '\\' as u8); }
+                  '"' { istr::push_byte(accum_str, '"' as u8); }
                   '\n' { consume_whitespace(rdr); }
                   'x' {
-                    str::push_char(accum_str, scan_numeric_escape(rdr, 2u));
+                    istr::push_char(accum_str, scan_numeric_escape(rdr, 2u));
                   }
                   'u' {
-                    str::push_char(accum_str, scan_numeric_escape(rdr, 4u));
+                    istr::push_char(accum_str, scan_numeric_escape(rdr, 4u));
                   }
                   'U' {
-                    str::push_char(accum_str, scan_numeric_escape(rdr, 8u));
+                    istr::push_char(accum_str, scan_numeric_escape(rdr, 8u));
                   }
                   c2 {
-                    rdr.err(#fmt["unknown string escape: %d", c2 as int]);
+                    rdr.err(
+                        istr::from_estr(#fmt["unknown string escape: %d",
+                                             c2 as int]));
                     fail;
                   }
                 }
               }
-              _ { str::push_char(accum_str, ch); }
+              _ { istr::push_char(accum_str, ch); }
             }
         }
         rdr.bump();
-        ret token::LIT_STR(interner::intern::<str>(*rdr.get_interner(),
-                                                   accum_str));
+        ret token::LIT_STR(interner::intern::<istr>(
+            *rdr.get_interner(),
+            accum_str));
       }
       '-' {
         if rdr.next() == '>' {
@@ -536,7 +551,11 @@ fn binop(rdr: &reader, op: token::binop) -> token::token {
       '/' { ret binop(rdr, token::SLASH); }
       '^' { ret binop(rdr, token::CARET); }
       '%' { ret binop(rdr, token::PERCENT); }
-      c { rdr.err(#fmt["unkown start of token: %d", c as int]); fail; }
+      c {
+        rdr.err(
+            istr::from_estr(#fmt["unkown start of token: %d", c as int]));
+        fail;
+      }
     }
 }
 
@@ -547,19 +566,19 @@ fn binop(rdr: &reader, op: token::binop) -> token::token {
     blank_line; // Just a manual blank line "\n\n", for layout
 }
 
-type cmnt = {style: cmnt_style, lines: [str], pos: uint};
+type cmnt = {style: cmnt_style, lines: [istr], pos: uint};
 
-fn read_to_eol(rdr: &reader) -> str {
-    let val = "";
+fn read_to_eol(rdr: &reader) -> istr {
+    let val = ~"";
     while rdr.curr() != '\n' && !rdr.is_eof() {
-        str::push_char(val, rdr.curr());
+        istr::push_char(val, rdr.curr());
         rdr.bump();
     }
     if rdr.curr() == '\n' { rdr.bump(); }
     ret val;
 }
 
-fn read_one_line_comment(rdr: &reader) -> str {
+fn read_one_line_comment(rdr: &reader) -> istr {
     let val = read_to_eol(rdr);
     assert (val[0] == '/' as u8 && val[1] == '/' as u8);
     ret val;
@@ -577,7 +596,7 @@ fn consume_non_eol_whitespace(rdr: &reader) {
 
 fn push_blank_line_comment(rdr: &reader, comments: &mutable [cmnt]) {
     log ">>> blank-line comment";
-    let v: [str] = [];
+    let v: [istr] = [];
     comments += [{style: blank_line, lines: v, pos: rdr.get_chpos()}];
 }
 
@@ -594,7 +613,7 @@ fn consume_whitespace_counting_blank_lines(rdr: &reader,
 fn read_line_comments(rdr: &reader, code_to_the_left: bool) -> cmnt {
     log ">>> line comments";
     let p = rdr.get_chpos();
-    let lines: [str] = [];
+    let lines: [istr] = [];
     while rdr.curr() == '/' && rdr.next() == '/' {
         let line = read_one_line_comment(rdr);
         log line;
@@ -607,58 +626,58 @@ fn read_line_comments(rdr: &reader, code_to_the_left: bool) -> cmnt {
          pos: p};
 }
 
-fn all_whitespace(s: &str, begin: uint, end: uint) -> bool {
+fn all_whitespace(s: &istr, begin: uint, end: uint) -> bool {
     let i: uint = begin;
     while i != end { if !is_whitespace(s[i] as char) { ret false; } i += 1u; }
     ret true;
 }
 
-fn trim_whitespace_prefix_and_push_line(lines: &mutable [str], s: &str,
+fn trim_whitespace_prefix_and_push_line(lines: &mutable [istr], s: &istr,
                                         col: uint) {
     let s1;
     if all_whitespace(s, 0u, col) {
-        if col < str::byte_len(s) {
-            s1 = str::slice(s, col, str::byte_len(s));
-        } else { s1 = ""; }
+        if col < istr::byte_len(s) {
+            s1 = istr::slice(s, col, istr::byte_len(s));
+        } else { s1 = ~""; }
     } else { s1 = s; }
-    log "pushing line: " + s1;
+    log ~"pushing line: " + s1;
     lines += [s1];
 }
 
 fn read_block_comment(rdr: &reader, code_to_the_left: bool) -> cmnt {
     log ">>> block comment";
     let p = rdr.get_chpos();
-    let lines: [str] = [];
+    let lines: [istr] = [];
     let col: uint = rdr.get_col();
     rdr.bump();
     rdr.bump();
-    let curr_line = "/*";
+    let curr_line = ~"/*";
     let level: int = 1;
     while level > 0 {
         log #fmt["=== block comment level %d", level];
-        if rdr.is_eof() { rdr.err("unterminated block comment"); fail; }
+        if rdr.is_eof() { rdr.err(~"unterminated block comment"); fail; }
         if rdr.curr() == '\n' {
             trim_whitespace_prefix_and_push_line(lines, curr_line, col);
-            curr_line = "";
+            curr_line = ~"";
             rdr.bump();
         } else {
-            str::push_char(curr_line, rdr.curr());
+            istr::push_char(curr_line, rdr.curr());
             if rdr.curr() == '/' && rdr.next() == '*' {
                 rdr.bump();
                 rdr.bump();
-                curr_line += "*";
+                curr_line += ~"*";
                 level += 1;
             } else {
                 if rdr.curr() == '*' && rdr.next() == '/' {
                     rdr.bump();
                     rdr.bump();
-                    curr_line += "/";
+                    curr_line += ~"/";
                     level -= 1;
                 } else { rdr.bump(); }
             }
         }
     }
-    if str::byte_len(curr_line) != 0u {
+    if istr::byte_len(curr_line) != 0u {
         trim_whitespace_prefix_and_push_line(lines, curr_line, col);
     }
     let style = if code_to_the_left { trailing } else { isolated };
@@ -700,14 +719,16 @@ fn is_lit(t: &token::token) -> bool {
         }
 }
 
-type lit = {lit: str, pos: uint};
+type lit = {lit: istr, pos: uint};
 
-fn gather_comments_and_literals(cm: &codemap::codemap, path: str,
+fn gather_comments_and_literals(cm: &codemap::codemap, path: &istr,
                                 srdr: io::reader) ->
    {cmnts: [cmnt], lits: [lit]} {
-    let src = str::unsafe_from_bytes(srdr.read_whole_stream());
-    let itr = @interner::mk::<str>(str::hash, str::eq);
-    let rdr = new_reader(cm, src, codemap::new_filemap(path, 0u, 0u), itr);
+    let src = istr::unsafe_from_bytes(srdr.read_whole_stream());
+    let itr = @interner::mk::<istr>(istr::hash, istr::eq);
+    let rdr = new_reader(cm, src,
+                         codemap::new_filemap(
+                             istr::to_estr(path), 0u, 0u), itr);
     let comments: [cmnt] = [];
     let literals: [lit] = [];
     let first_read: bool = true;
diff --git a/src/comp/syntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/comp/syntax/parse/parser.rs
index ce3b917118e..7e163751cd1 100644
--- a/src/comp/syntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/comp/syntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ fn next_node_id(sess: &parse_sess) -> node_id {
 fn new_parser_from_file(sess: parse_sess, cfg: ast::crate_cfg, path: str,
                         chpos: uint, byte_pos: uint, ftype: file_type) ->
    parser {
-    let src = istr::to_estr(io::read_whole_file_str(istr::from_estr(path)));
+    let src = io::read_whole_file_str(istr::from_estr(path));
     let filemap = codemap::new_filemap(path, chpos, byte_pos);
     sess.cm.files += [filemap];
-    let itr = @interner::mk(str::hash, str::eq);
+    let itr = @interner::mk(istr::hash, istr::eq);
     let rdr = lexer::new_reader(sess.cm, src, filemap, itr);
 
     ret new_parser(sess, cfg, rdr, ftype);
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ fn warn(m: str) {
         fn get_cfg() -> ast::crate_cfg { ret cfg; }
         fn get_prec_table() -> @[op_spec] { ret precs; }
         fn get_str(i: token::str_num) -> str {
-            ret interner::get(*rdr.get_interner(), i);
+            ret istr::to_estr(interner::get(*rdr.get_interner(), i));
         }
         fn get_reader() -> lexer::reader { ret rdr; }
         fn get_filemap() -> codemap::filemap { ret rdr.get_filemap(); }
@@ -2434,8 +2434,9 @@ fn parse_crate_from_source_str(name: &str, source: &str, cfg: &ast::crate_cfg,
     let ftype = SOURCE_FILE;
     let filemap = codemap::new_filemap(name, 0u, 0u);
     sess.cm.files += [filemap];
-    let itr = @interner::mk(str::hash, str::eq);
-    let rdr = lexer::new_reader(sess.cm, source, filemap, itr);
+    let itr = @interner::mk(istr::hash, istr::eq);
+    let rdr = lexer::new_reader(sess.cm, istr::from_estr(source),
+                                filemap, itr);
     let p = new_parser(sess, cfg, rdr, ftype);
     ret parse_crate_mod(p, cfg);
 }
diff --git a/src/comp/syntax/parse/token.rs b/src/comp/syntax/parse/token.rs
index 4fd5aa4453d..90303542123 100644
--- a/src/comp/syntax/parse/token.rs
+++ b/src/comp/syntax/parse/token.rs
@@ -152,12 +152,17 @@ fn to_str(r: lexer::reader, t: token) -> str {
         ret istr::to_estr(int::to_str(i, 10u)) + "_" + ty_mach_to_str(tm);
       }
       LIT_MACH_FLOAT(tm, s) {
-        ret interner::get::<str>(*r.get_interner(), s) + "_" +
-                ty_mach_to_str(tm);
+        ret istr::to_estr(interner::get::<istr>(
+            *r.get_interner(), s) + ~"_") +
+            ty_mach_to_str(tm);
+      }
+      LIT_FLOAT(s) {
+        ret istr::to_estr(interner::get::<istr>(*r.get_interner(), s));
       }
-      LIT_FLOAT(s) { ret interner::get::<str>(*r.get_interner(), s); }
       LIT_STR(s) { // FIXME: escape.
-        ret "\"" + interner::get::<str>(*r.get_interner(), s) + "\"";
+        ret "\"" +
+            istr::to_estr(interner::get::<istr>(*r.get_interner(), s))
+            + "\"";
       }
       LIT_CHAR(c) {
         // FIXME: escape.
@@ -171,7 +176,7 @@ fn to_str(r: lexer::reader, t: token) -> str {
 
       /* Name components */
       IDENT(s, _) {
-        ret interner::get::<str>(*r.get_interner(), s);
+        ret istr::to_estr(interner::get::<istr>(*r.get_interner(), s));
       }
       IDX(i) { ret istr::to_estr(~"_" + int::to_str(i, 10u)); }
       UNDERSCORE. { ret "_"; }
diff --git a/src/comp/syntax/print/pprust.rs b/src/comp/syntax/print/pprust.rs
index 9fff1a8be80..7def22f8bd3 100644
--- a/src/comp/syntax/print/pprust.rs
+++ b/src/comp/syntax/print/pprust.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ fn rust_printer(writer: io::writer) -> ps {
 fn print_crate(cm: &codemap, crate: @ast::crate, filename: str,
                in: io::reader, out: io::writer, ann: &pp_ann) {
     let boxes: [pp::breaks] = [];
-    let r = lexer::gather_comments_and_literals(cm, filename, in);
+    let r = lexer::gather_comments_and_literals(
+        cm, istr::from_estr(filename), in);
     let s =
         @{s: pp::mk_printer(out, default_columns),
           cm: some(cm),
@@ -1499,7 +1500,7 @@ fn print_literal(s: &ps, lit: &@ast::lit) {
               ast::lit_str(_, ast::sk_unique.) { word(s.s, "~"); }
               _ { }
             }
-            word(s.s, lt.lit);
+            word(s.s, istr::to_estr(lt.lit));
             s.cur_lit += 1u;
             ret;
         }
@@ -1567,27 +1568,31 @@ fn print_comment(s: &ps, cmnt: lexer::cmnt) {
       lexer::mixed. {
         assert (vec::len(cmnt.lines) == 1u);
         zerobreak(s.s);
-        word(s.s, cmnt.lines[0]);
+        word(s.s, istr::to_estr(cmnt.lines[0]));
         zerobreak(s.s);
       }
       lexer::isolated. {
         pprust::hardbreak_if_not_bol(s);
-        for line: str in cmnt.lines {
+        for line: istr in cmnt.lines {
             // Don't print empty lines because they will end up as trailing
             // whitespace
-            if str::is_not_empty(line) { word(s.s, line); }
+            if istr::is_not_empty(line) {
+                word(s.s, istr::to_estr(line));
+            }
             hardbreak(s.s);
         }
       }
       lexer::trailing. {
         word(s.s, " ");
         if vec::len(cmnt.lines) == 1u {
-            word(s.s, cmnt.lines[0]);
+            word(s.s, istr::to_estr(cmnt.lines[0]));
             hardbreak(s.s);
         } else {
             ibox(s, 0u);
-            for line: str in cmnt.lines {
-                if str::is_not_empty(line) { word(s.s, line); }
+            for line: istr in cmnt.lines {
+                if istr::is_not_empty(line) {
+                    word(s.s, istr::to_estr(line));
+                }
                 hardbreak(s.s);
             }
             end(s);
diff --git a/src/lib/istr.rs b/src/lib/istr.rs
index 256e76d0041..808ce458eb2 100644
--- a/src/lib/istr.rs
+++ b/src/lib/istr.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 unshift_char, shift_char, pop_char, push_char, is_utf8, from_chars, to_chars,
 char_len, char_at, bytes, is_ascii, shift_byte, pop_byte, unsafe_from_byte,
 unsafe_from_bytes, from_char, char_range_at, str_from_cstr, sbuf,
-as_buf;
+as_buf, push_byte;
 
 export from_estr, to_estr, from_estrs, to_estrs;