diff --git a/ll.rs b/ll.rs
index f2febe7..5d30a67 100644
--- a/ll.rs
+++ b/ll.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub struct lwc_string {
     insensitive: *lwc_string
 }
 
-extern {
+pub extern {
     fn lwc_intern_string(s: *c_char, slen: size_t, ret: *mut *lwc_string) -> lwc_error;
     fn rust_lwc_string_ref(s: *lwc_string);
     fn rust_lwc_string_unref(s: *lwc_string);
diff --git a/wapcaplet.rc b/wapcaplet.rc
index 41f120e..f36969a 100644
--- a/wapcaplet.rc
+++ b/wapcaplet.rc
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
 
 extern mod std;
 
-pub mod ll;
-
 use core::libc::size_t;
 use core::ptr::{null, to_mut_unsafe_ptr};
 use core::cast::transmute;
 use core::libc::*;
 use ll::*;
 
+pub mod ll;
+
 fn require_ok(code: lwc_error) {
     match code {
         lwc_error_ok => (),
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ pub impl LwcString {
         }
     }
 
-    fn to_str_slice(&self) -> &self/str {
+    fn to_str_slice(&self) -> &'self str {
         unsafe {
             let p: *u8 = transmute(self.string.offset(1));
             do str::raw::buf_as_slice(p, self.len()) |slice| {
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ pub impl LwcString {
 }
 
 impl ToStr for LwcString {
-    pure fn to_str(&self) -> ~str {
+    fn to_str(&self) -> ~str {
         unsafe {
             // The string is located immediately after the handle
             let p: *c_char = transmute(self.string.offset(1));