diff --git a/src/libcore/reflect.rs b/src/libcore/reflect.rs
index 12b02b1b8d2..28c6031263b 100644
--- a/src/libcore/reflect.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/reflect.rs
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ pub trait MovePtr {
 
 /// Helper function for alignment calculation.
 #[inline(always)]
-fn align(size: uint, align: uint) -> uint {
+pub fn align(size: uint, align: uint) -> uint {
     ((size + align) - 1u) & !(align - 1u)
 }
 
 /// Adaptor to wrap around visitors implementing MovePtr.
-struct MovePtrAdaptor<V: TyVisitor MovePtr> {
+pub struct MovePtrAdaptor<V: TyVisitor MovePtr> {
     inner: V
 }
 pub fn MovePtrAdaptor<V: TyVisitor MovePtr>(v: V) -> MovePtrAdaptor<V> {
diff --git a/src/libcore/repr.rs b/src/libcore/repr.rs
index 46bef4dd68a..d3ed4f31515 100644
--- a/src/libcore/repr.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/repr.rs
@@ -17,27 +17,18 @@
 #[forbid(deprecated_mode)];
 #[forbid(deprecated_pattern)];
 
-use dvec::DVec;
 use io::{Writer, WriterUtil};
 use libc::c_void;
-use sys::TypeDesc;
 use to_str::ToStr;
 use cast::transmute;
 use intrinsic::{TyDesc, TyVisitor, visit_tydesc};
-use reflect::{MovePtr, MovePtrAdaptor};
+use reflect::{MovePtr, MovePtrAdaptor, align};
 use vec::UnboxedVecRepr;
 use vec::raw::{VecRepr, SliceRepr};
 pub use managed::raw::BoxRepr;
-use managed::raw::BoxHeaderRepr;
 
 /// Helpers
 
-/// Helper function for alignment calculation.
-#[inline(always)]
-fn align(size: uint, align: uint) -> uint {
-    ((size + align) - 1) & !(align - 1)
-}
-
 trait EscapedCharWriter {
     fn write_escaped_char(ch: char);
 }
@@ -130,11 +121,11 @@ impl char : Repr {
 
 // New implementation using reflect::MovePtr
 
-struct ReprVisitor {
+pub struct ReprVisitor {
     mut ptr: *c_void,
     writer: @Writer
 }
-fn ReprVisitor(ptr: *c_void, writer: @Writer) -> ReprVisitor {
+pub fn ReprVisitor(ptr: *c_void, writer: @Writer) -> ReprVisitor {
     ReprVisitor { ptr: ptr, writer: writer }
 }
 
@@ -458,7 +449,7 @@ fn visit_opaque_box() -> bool {
     fn visit_closure_ptr(_ck: uint) -> bool { true }
 }
 
-pub fn write_repr2<T>(writer: @Writer, object: &T) {
+pub fn write_repr<T>(writer: @Writer, object: &T) {
     let ptr = ptr::to_unsafe_ptr(object) as *c_void;
     let tydesc = intrinsic::get_tydesc::<T>();
     let mut u = ReprVisitor(ptr, writer);
@@ -467,545 +458,57 @@ pub fn write_repr2<T>(writer: @Writer, object: &T) {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn test_repr2() {
-    repr::write_repr2(io::stdout(), &10);
-    io::println("");
-    repr::write_repr2(io::stdout(), &true);
-    io::println("");
-    repr::write_repr2(io::stdout(), &false);
-    io::println("");
-    repr::write_repr2(io::stdout(), &1.234);
-    io::println("");
-    repr::write_repr2(io::stdout(), &(&"hello"));
-    io::println("");
-    repr::write_repr2(io::stdout(), &(@"hello"));
-    io::println("");
-    repr::write_repr2(io::stdout(), &(~"he\u10f3llo"));
-    io::println("");
-    repr::write_repr2(io::stdout(), &(@10));
-    io::println("");
-    repr::write_repr2(io::stdout(), &(@mut 10));
-    io::println("");
-    repr::write_repr2(io::stdout(), &(~10));
-    io::println("");
-    repr::write_repr2(io::stdout(), &(~mut 10));
-    io::println("");
-    repr::write_repr2(io::stdout(), &(&10));
-    io::println("");
+fn test_repr() {
+
+    fn exact_test<T>(t: &T, e:&str) {
+        let s : &str = io::with_str_writer(|w| repr::write_repr(w, t));
+        if s != e {
+            error!("expected '%s', got '%s'",
+                   e, s);
+        }
+        assert s == e;
+    }
+
+
+    exact_test(&10, "10");
+    exact_test(&true, "true");
+    exact_test(&false, "false");
+    exact_test(&1.234, "1.2340");
+    exact_test(&(&"hello"), "\"hello\"");
+    exact_test(&(@"hello"), "@\"hello\"");
+    exact_test(&(~"he\u10f3llo"), "~\"he\\u10f3llo\"");
+
+    // FIXME #4210: the mut fields are a bit off here.
+    exact_test(&(@10), "@10");
+    exact_test(&(@mut 10), "@10");
+    exact_test(&(~10), "~10");
+    exact_test(&(~mut 10), "~mut 10");
+    exact_test(&(&10), "&10");
     let mut x = 10;
-    repr::write_repr2(io::stdout(), &(&mut x));
-    io::println("");
-    repr::write_repr2(io::stdout(), &(ptr::to_unsafe_ptr(&10) as *int));
-    io::println("");
-    repr::write_repr2(io::stdout(), &(@[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]));
-    io::println("");
-    repr::write_repr2(io::stdout(), &(@[1u8,2u8,3u8,4u8]));
-    io::println("");
-    repr::write_repr2(io::stdout(), &(@["hi", "there"]));
-    io::println("");
-    repr::write_repr2(io::stdout(), &(~["hi", "there"]));
-    io::println("");
-    repr::write_repr2(io::stdout(), &(&["hi", "there"]));
-    io::println("");
-    repr::write_repr2(io::stdout(), &({a:10, b:1.234}));
-    io::println("");
-    repr::write_repr2(io::stdout(), &(@{a:10, b:1.234}));
-    io::println("");
-    repr::write_repr2(io::stdout(), &(~{a:10, b:1.234}));
-    io::println("");
+    exact_test(&(&mut x), "&mut 10");
+
+    exact_test(&(@[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]),
+               "@[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]");
+    exact_test(&(@[1u8,2u8,3u8,4u8]),
+               "@[1, 2, 3, 4]");
+    exact_test(&(@["hi", "there"]),
+               "@[\"hi\", \"there\"]");
+    exact_test(&(~["hi", "there"]),
+               "~[\"hi\", \"there\"]");
+    exact_test(&(&["hi", "there"]),
+               "&[\"hi\", \"there\"]");
+    exact_test(&({a:10, b:1.234}),
+               "{a: 10, b: 1.2340}");
+    exact_test(&(@{a:10, b:1.234}),
+               "@{a: 10, b: 1.2340}");
+    exact_test(&(~{a:10, b:1.234}),
+               "~{a: 10, b: 1.2340}");
+    exact_test(&(10_u8, ~"hello"),
+               "(10, ~\"hello\")");
+    exact_test(&(10_u16, ~"hello"),
+               "(10, ~\"hello\")");
+    exact_test(&(10_u32, ~"hello"),
+               "(10, ~\"hello\")");
+    exact_test(&(10_u64, ~"hello"),
+               "(10, ~\"hello\")");
 }
-
-
-// Old non-factored implementation, transitional...
-
-#[deriving_eq]
-enum EnumVisitState {
-    PreVariant,     // We're before the variant we're interested in.
-    InVariant,      // We're inside the variant we're interested in.
-    PostVariant,    // We're after the variant we're interested in.
-    Degenerate      // This is a degenerate enum (exactly 1 variant)
-}
-
-struct EnumState {
-    end_ptr: *c_void,
-    state: EnumVisitState
-}
-
-/// XXX: This should not use a boxed writer!
-struct ReprPrinter {
-    mut ptr: *c_void,
-    writer: @Writer,    // XXX: This should not use a boxed trait.
-    enum_stack: DVec<EnumState>
-}
-
-/// FIXME (issue #3462): This is horrible.
-struct ReprPrinterWrapper {
-    printer: @ReprPrinter
-}
-
-impl ReprPrinter {
-    #[inline(always)]
-    fn align(n: uint) {
-        unsafe {
-            self.ptr = transmute(align(self.ptr as uint, n));
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[inline(always)]
-    fn bump(n: uint) {
-        unsafe {
-            self.ptr = transmute(self.ptr as uint + n);
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[inline(always)]
-    fn log_simple<T:Repr>() -> bool {
-        unsafe {
-            self.align(sys::min_align_of::<T>());
-            let value_addr: &T = transmute(copy self.ptr);
-            value_addr.write_repr(self.writer);
-            self.bump(sys::size_of::<T>());
-            true
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl ReprPrinterWrapper {
-    fn visit_estr() -> bool {
-        unsafe {
-            self.printer.writer.write_char('"');
-            let vec_repr_ptr: **VecRepr = transmute(copy self.printer.ptr);
-            let vec_repr = *vec_repr_ptr;
-            let data_ptr = ptr::to_unsafe_ptr(&(*vec_repr).unboxed.data);
-            let slice: &str = transmute((data_ptr, (*vec_repr).unboxed.fill));
-            for str::chars_each(slice) |ch| {
-                self.printer.writer.write_escaped_char(ch);
-            }
-            self.printer.writer.write_char('"');
-            let ptr_size = sys::size_of::<*c_void>();
-            self.printer.ptr = transmute(self.printer.ptr as uint + ptr_size);
-            true
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn visit_self_describing_heap_alloc(mtbl: uint) -> bool {
-        unsafe {
-            if mtbl != 1 { self.printer.writer.write_str("mut "); }
-            let box_ptr: **BoxRepr = transmute(copy self.printer.ptr);
-            let box = *box_ptr;
-            self.printer.ptr = transmute(&(*box).data);
-            intrinsic::visit_tydesc((*box).header.type_desc,
-                                    self as @TyVisitor);
-            let box_size = sys::size_of::<*BoxRepr>();
-            self.printer.ptr = transmute(box_ptr as uint + box_size);
-            true
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn visit_ptr_contents(mtbl: uint, inner: *TyDesc) -> bool {
-        unsafe {
-            if mtbl != 1 { self.printer.writer.write_str("mut "); }
-            let data_ptr: **c_void = transmute(copy self.printer.ptr);
-            if *data_ptr == ptr::null() {
-                self.printer.writer.write_str("null");
-            } else {
-                self.printer.ptr = *data_ptr;
-                intrinsic::visit_tydesc(inner, self as @TyVisitor);
-            }
-            let ptr_size = sys::size_of::<*c_void>();
-            self.printer.ptr = transmute(data_ptr as uint + ptr_size);
-            true
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn visit_evec(mtbl: uint, inner: *TyDesc) -> bool {
-        unsafe {
-            self.printer.writer.write_char('[');
-            self.printer.align(sys::min_align_of::<*c_void>());
-            let vec_repr_ptr: **VecRepr = transmute(copy self.printer.ptr);
-            let old_ptr = self.printer.ptr as uint;
-            let vec_repr: *VecRepr = *vec_repr_ptr;
-            self.printer.ptr = transmute(&(*vec_repr).unboxed.data);
-            let end_ptr: *c_void = transmute(self.printer.ptr as uint +
-                                             (*vec_repr).unboxed.fill);
-            let sys_tydesc: *TypeDesc = transmute(copy inner);
-            let alignment = (*sys_tydesc).align;
-            let mut first = true;
-            loop {
-                self.printer.align(alignment);
-                if self.printer.ptr >= end_ptr { break; }
-                if first {
-                    self.printer.writer.write_char(' ');
-                    if mtbl != 1 { self.printer.writer.write_str("mut "); }
-                } else {
-                    self.printer.writer.write_str(", ");
-                }
-                intrinsic::visit_tydesc(inner, self as @TyVisitor);
-                first = false;
-            }
-            if !first {
-                self.printer.writer.write_char(' ');
-            } else if mtbl != 1 {
-                self.printer.writer.write_str("mut");
-            }
-            self.printer.writer.write_char(']');
-            self.printer.ptr = transmute(old_ptr + sys::size_of::<int>());
-            true
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl ReprPrinterWrapper : TyVisitor {
-    fn visit_bot() -> bool {
-        self.printer.bump(1);
-        self.printer.writer.write_str("fail");
-        true
-    }
-
-    fn visit_nil() -> bool { self.printer.log_simple::<()>() }
-    fn visit_bool() -> bool { self.printer.log_simple::<bool>() }
-
-    // Numbers
-
-    fn visit_int() -> bool { self.printer.log_simple::<int>() }
-    fn visit_i8() -> bool { self.printer.log_simple::<i8>() }
-    fn visit_i16() -> bool { self.printer.log_simple::<i16>() }
-    fn visit_i32() -> bool { self.printer.log_simple::<i32>() }
-    fn visit_i64() -> bool { self.printer.log_simple::<i64>() }
-
-    fn visit_uint() -> bool { self.printer.log_simple::<uint>() }
-    fn visit_u8() -> bool { self.printer.log_simple::<u8>() }
-    fn visit_u16() -> bool { self.printer.log_simple::<u16>() }
-    fn visit_u32() -> bool { self.printer.log_simple::<u32>() }
-    fn visit_u64() -> bool { self.printer.log_simple::<u64>() }
-
-    fn visit_float() -> bool { self.printer.log_simple::<float>() }
-    fn visit_f32() -> bool { self.printer.log_simple::<f32>() }
-    fn visit_f64() -> bool { self.printer.log_simple::<f64>() }
-
-    fn visit_char() -> bool { self.printer.log_simple::<char>() }
-    fn visit_str() -> bool { true }
-
-    // Strings
-
-    fn visit_estr_box() -> bool {
-        self.printer.writer.write_char('@');
-        self.visit_estr()
-    }
-    fn visit_estr_uniq() -> bool {
-        self.printer.writer.write_char('~');
-        self.visit_estr()
-    }
-    fn visit_estr_slice() -> bool {
-        unsafe {
-            self.printer.writer.write_char('"');
-            let slice_ptr: *&str = transmute(copy self.printer.ptr);
-            let slice = *slice_ptr;
-            for str::chars_each(slice) |ch| {
-                self.printer.writer.write_escaped_char(ch);
-            }
-            self.printer.writer.write_char('"');
-            let slice_sz = sys::size_of::<(*char,uint)>();
-            self.printer.ptr = transmute(self.printer.ptr as uint + slice_sz);
-            true
-        }
-    }
-    fn visit_estr_fixed(_n: uint, _sz: uint, _align: uint) -> bool { true }
-
-    // Pointers
-
-    fn visit_box(mtbl: uint, _inner: *TyDesc) -> bool {
-        self.printer.writer.write_char('@');
-        self.visit_self_describing_heap_alloc(mtbl)
-    }
-    fn visit_uniq(mtbl: uint, _inner: *TyDesc) -> bool {
-        self.printer.writer.write_char('~');
-        self.visit_self_describing_heap_alloc(mtbl)
-    }
-    fn visit_ptr(mtbl: uint, inner: *TyDesc) -> bool {
-        self.printer.writer.write_char('*');
-        self.visit_ptr_contents(mtbl, inner)
-    }
-    fn visit_rptr(mtbl: uint, inner: *TyDesc) -> bool {
-        self.printer.writer.write_char('&');
-        self.visit_ptr_contents(mtbl, inner)
-    }
-
-    // Vectors
-
-    fn visit_vec(_mtbl: uint, _inner: *TyDesc) -> bool { true }
-    fn visit_unboxed_vec(_mtbl: uint, _inner: *TyDesc) -> bool { true }
-    fn visit_evec_box(mtbl: uint, inner: *TyDesc) -> bool {
-        self.printer.writer.write_char('@');
-        self.visit_evec(mtbl, inner)
-    }
-    fn visit_evec_uniq(mtbl: uint, inner: *TyDesc) -> bool {
-        self.printer.writer.write_char('~');
-        self.visit_evec(mtbl, inner)
-    }
-    fn visit_evec_slice(mtbl: uint, inner: *TyDesc) -> bool {
-        unsafe {
-            self.printer.writer.write_str("&[");
-            self.printer.align(sys::min_align_of::<(*c_void,uint)>());
-            let slice_ptr: *(*c_void,uint) = transmute(copy self.printer.ptr);
-            let (data, fill) = *slice_ptr;
-            self.printer.ptr = data;
-            let end_ptr: *c_void = transmute(self.printer.ptr as uint + fill);
-            let sys_tydesc: *TypeDesc = transmute(copy inner);
-            let alignment = (*sys_tydesc).align;
-            let mut first = true;
-            loop {
-                self.printer.align(alignment);
-                if self.printer.ptr >= end_ptr { break; }
-                if first {
-                    self.printer.writer.write_char(' ');
-                    if mtbl != 1 { self.printer.writer.write_str("mut "); }
-                } else {
-                    self.printer.writer.write_str(", ");
-                }
-                intrinsic::visit_tydesc(inner, self as @TyVisitor);
-                first = false;
-            }
-            if !first {
-                self.printer.writer.write_char(' ');
-            } else if mtbl != 1 {
-                self.printer.writer.write_str("mut");
-            }
-            self.printer.writer.write_char(']');
-            let slice_size = sys::size_of::<(uint, *c_void)>();
-            self.printer.ptr = transmute(slice_ptr as uint + slice_size);
-            true
-        }
-    }
-    fn visit_evec_fixed(n: uint, sz: uint, align: uint, mtbl: uint,
-                        inner: *TyDesc) -> bool {
-        unsafe {
-            self.printer.writer.write_char('[');
-            self.printer.align(align);
-            let end_ptr: *c_void = transmute(self.printer.ptr as uint + sz);
-            for uint::range(0, n) |i| {
-                self.printer.align(align);
-                if i == 0 {
-                    self.printer.writer.write_char(' ');
-                    if mtbl != 1 { self.printer.writer.write_str("mut "); }
-                } else {
-                    self.printer.writer.write_str(", ");
-                }
-                intrinsic::visit_tydesc(inner, self as @TyVisitor);
-            }
-            if n > 0 {
-                self.printer.writer.write_char(' ');
-            } else if mtbl != 1 {
-                self.printer.writer.write_str("mut");
-            }
-            self.printer.writer.write_char(']');
-            self.printer.ptr = end_ptr;
-            true
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Records
-
-    fn visit_enter_rec(_n_fields: uint, _sz: uint, align: uint) -> bool {
-        self.printer.writer.write_char('{');
-        self.printer.align(align);
-        true
-    }
-    fn visit_rec_field(i: uint, name: &str, mtbl: uint, inner: *TyDesc) ->
-                       bool {
-        if i != 0 {
-            self.printer.writer.write_str(", ");
-        } else {
-            self.printer.writer.write_char(' ');
-        }
-        if mtbl != 1 { self.printer.writer.write_str("mut "); }
-        self.printer.writer.write_str(name);
-        self.printer.writer.write_str(": ");
-        intrinsic::visit_tydesc(inner, self as @TyVisitor);
-        true
-    }
-    fn visit_leave_rec(n_fields: uint, _sz: uint, _align: uint) -> bool {
-        if n_fields > 0 { self.printer.writer.write_char(' '); }
-        self.printer.writer.write_char('}');
-        true
-    }
-
-    // Structs
-
-    fn visit_enter_class(_n_fields: uint, _sz: uint, align: uint) -> bool {
-        self.printer.writer.write_char('{');
-        self.printer.align(align);
-        true
-    }
-    fn visit_class_field(i: uint, name: &str, mtbl: uint, inner: *TyDesc) ->
-                         bool {
-        if i != 0 {
-            self.printer.writer.write_str(", ");
-        } else {
-            self.printer.writer.write_char(' ');
-        }
-        if mtbl != 1 { self.printer.writer.write_str("mut "); }
-        self.printer.writer.write_str(name);
-        self.printer.writer.write_str(": ");
-        intrinsic::visit_tydesc(inner, self as @TyVisitor);
-        true
-    }
-    fn visit_leave_class(n_fields: uint, _sz: uint, _align: uint) -> bool {
-        if n_fields > 0 { self.printer.writer.write_char(' '); }
-        self.printer.writer.write_char('}');
-        true
-    }
-
-    // Tuples
-
-    fn visit_enter_tup(_n_fields: uint, _sz: uint, align: uint) -> bool {
-        self.printer.writer.write_char('(');
-        self.printer.align(align);
-        true
-    }
-    fn visit_tup_field(i: uint, inner: *TyDesc) -> bool {
-        if i != 0 { self.printer.writer.write_str(", "); }
-        intrinsic::visit_tydesc(inner, self as @TyVisitor);
-        true
-    }
-    fn visit_leave_tup(_n_fields: uint, _sz: uint, _align: uint) -> bool {
-        self.printer.writer.write_char(')');
-        true
-    }
-
-    // Enums
-
-    fn visit_enter_enum(n_variants: uint, sz: uint, align: uint) -> bool {
-        unsafe {
-            self.printer.align(align);
-
-            // Write in the location of the end of this enum.
-            let end_ptr = transmute(self.printer.ptr as uint + sz);
-            let state = if n_variants == 1 { Degenerate } else { PreVariant };
-            let new_state = EnumState { end_ptr: end_ptr, state: state };
-            self.printer.enum_stack.push(new_state);
-
-            true
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn visit_enter_enum_variant(_variant: uint,
-                                disr_val: int,
-                                _n_fields: uint,
-                                name: &str) -> bool {
-        unsafe {
-            let stack = &self.printer.enum_stack;
-            let mut enum_state = stack.last();
-            match enum_state.state {
-                PreVariant => {
-                    let disr_ptr = self.printer.ptr as *int;
-                    if *disr_ptr == disr_val {
-                        enum_state.state = InVariant;
-                        self.printer.writer.write_str(name);
-                        self.printer.bump(sys::size_of::<int>());
-                        stack.set_elt(stack.len() - 1, enum_state);
-                    }
-                }
-                Degenerate => {
-                    self.printer.writer.write_str(name);
-                }
-                InVariant | PostVariant => {}
-            }
-            true
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn visit_enum_variant_field(i: uint, inner: *TyDesc) -> bool {
-        match self.printer.enum_stack.last().state {
-            InVariant | Degenerate => {
-                if i == 0 {
-                    self.printer.writer.write_char('(');
-                } else {
-                    self.printer.writer.write_str(", ");
-                }
-
-                intrinsic::visit_tydesc(inner, self as @TyVisitor);
-            }
-            PreVariant | PostVariant => {}
-        }
-        true
-    }
-
-    fn visit_leave_enum_variant(_variant: uint,
-                                _disr_val: int,
-                                n_fields: uint,
-                                _name: &str) -> bool {
-        let stack = &self.printer.enum_stack;
-        let mut enum_state = stack.last();
-        match enum_state.state {
-            InVariant => {
-                if n_fields >= 1 { self.printer.writer.write_char(')'); }
-                enum_state.state = PostVariant;
-                stack.set_elt(stack.len() - 1, enum_state);
-            }
-            Degenerate => {
-                if n_fields >= 1 { self.printer.writer.write_char(')'); }
-            }
-            PreVariant | PostVariant => {}
-        }
-        true
-    }
-
-    fn visit_leave_enum(_n_variants: uint, _sz: uint, _align: uint) -> bool {
-        self.printer.ptr = self.printer.enum_stack.pop().end_ptr;
-        true
-    }
-
-    // Functions
-
-    fn visit_enter_fn(_purity: uint, proto: uint,
-                      _n_inputs: uint, _retstyle: uint) -> bool {
-        self.printer.align(sys::min_align_of::<(uint,uint)>());
-        match proto {
-            2u => self.printer.writer.write_char('~'),
-            3u => self.printer.writer.write_char('@'),
-            4u => self.printer.writer.write_char('&'),
-            _ => {}
-        }
-        self.printer.writer.write_str("fn");
-        true
-    }
-
-    fn visit_fn_input(_i: uint, _mode: uint, _inner: *TyDesc) -> bool { true }
-    fn visit_fn_output(_retstyle: uint, _inner: *TyDesc) -> bool { true }
-    fn visit_leave_fn(_purity: uint, _proto: uint,
-                      _n_inputs: uint, _retstyle: uint) -> bool { true }
-
-    // Others
-
-    fn visit_trait() -> bool { self.printer.writer.write_str("@trait"); true }
-    fn visit_var() -> bool { true }
-    fn visit_var_integral() -> bool { true }
-    fn visit_param(_i: uint) -> bool { true }
-    fn visit_self() -> bool { true }
-    fn visit_type() -> bool { true }
-    fn visit_opaque_box() -> bool {
-        self.printer.writer.write_char('@');
-        self.visit_self_describing_heap_alloc(1)
-    }
-    fn visit_constr(_inner: *TyDesc) -> bool { true }
-    fn visit_closure_ptr(_ck: uint) -> bool { true }
-}
-
-pub fn write_repr<T>(writer: @Writer, object: &T) {
-    unsafe {
-        let ptr = ptr::to_unsafe_ptr(object) as *c_void;
-        let tydesc = sys::get_type_desc::<T>();
-        let tydesc = cast::transmute(move tydesc);
-
-        let repr_printer = @ReprPrinter {
-            ptr: ptr,
-            writer: writer,
-            enum_stack: DVec()
-        };
-
-        let wrapper = ReprPrinterWrapper { printer: repr_printer };
-        intrinsic::visit_tydesc(tydesc, wrapper as @TyVisitor);
-    }
-}
-