--- a/src/luan/Luan.java	Tue Feb 12 22:33:40 2019 -0700
+++ b/src/luan/Luan.java	Tue Feb 12 22:53:57 2019 -0700
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 		return PackageLuan.require(this,modName);
 	}
 
-	public String toString(Object obj) throws LuanException {
+	public static String luanToString(Object obj) throws LuanException {
 		if( obj instanceof LuanTable ) {
 			LuanTable tbl = (LuanTable)obj;
 			return tbl.toStringLuan();
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
 		throw new LuanException( "attempt to compare " + Luan.type(o1) + " with " + Luan.type(o2) );
 	}
 
-	public LuanFunction getBinHandler(String op,Object o1,Object o2) throws LuanException {
+	public static LuanFunction getBinHandler(String op,Object o1,Object o2) throws LuanException {
 		if( o1 instanceof LuanTable ) {
 			LuanFunction f1 = getHandlerFunction(op,(LuanTable)o1);
 			if( f1 != null )
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
 		return o2 instanceof LuanTable ? getHandlerFunction(op,(LuanTable)o2) : null;
 	}
 
-	public LuanFunction getHandlerFunction(String op,LuanTable t) throws LuanException {
+	public static LuanFunction getHandlerFunction(String op,LuanTable t) throws LuanException {
 		Object f = t.getHandler(op);
 		if( f == null )
 			return null;