diff --git a/src/lib/linux_os.rs b/src/lib/linux_os.rs
index c81d8d70e86..ce2c0f79aea 100644
--- a/src/lib/linux_os.rs
+++ b/src/lib/linux_os.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ mod libc_constants {
     fn S_IWUSR() -> uint { ret 0x0080u; }
 }
 
+fn path_sep() -> str {
+    ret "/";
+}
+
+fn exec_suffix() -> str {
+    ret "";
+}
+
 
 // Local Variables:
 // mode: rust;
diff --git a/src/lib/macos_os.rs b/src/lib/macos_os.rs
index 5025818151d..1d96a2339b9 100644
--- a/src/lib/macos_os.rs
+++ b/src/lib/macos_os.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ mod libc_constants {
     fn S_IWUSR() -> uint { ret 0x0200u; }
 }
 
+fn path_sep() -> str {
+    ret "/";
+}
+
+fn exec_suffix() -> str {
+    ret "";
+}
+
 // Local Variables:
 // mode: rust;
 // fill-column: 78;
diff --git a/src/lib/win32_os.rs b/src/lib/win32_os.rs
index e0ad4188fa3..6e1b9a9c8b1 100644
--- a/src/lib/win32_os.rs
+++ b/src/lib/win32_os.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@ mod libc_constants {
     fn S_IWUSR() -> uint { ret 0x0080u; } // really _S_IWRITE in win32
 }
 
+
+fn path_sep() -> str {
+    ret "\\";
+}
+
+fn exec_suffix() -> str {
+    ret ".exe";
+}
+
 // Local Variables:
 // mode: rust;
 // fill-column: 78;