--- a/src/luan/modules/BasicLuan.java	Tue Feb 12 22:33:40 2019 -0700
+++ b/src/luan/modules/BasicLuan.java	Tue Feb 12 22:53:57 2019 -0700
@@ -103,12 +103,12 @@
 		throw new LuanException( "bad argument #1 to 'raw_len' (table or string expected)" );
 	}
 
-	public static String to_string(Luan luan,Object v) throws LuanException {
-		return luan.toString(v);
+	public static String to_string(Object v) throws LuanException {
+		return Luan.luanToString(v);
 	}
 
 	public static LuanTable new_error(Luan luan,Object msg) throws LuanException {
-		String s = luan.toString(msg);
+		String s = Luan.luanToString(msg);
 		LuanTable tbl = new LuanException(s).table(luan);
 		tbl.rawPut( "message", msg );
 		return tbl;