1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/expr.cc b/expr.cc
index 9e961ca0..263df13d 100644
--- a/expr.cc
+++ b/expr.cc
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "expr.h"
 #include "parser.h"
 #include "op.h"
+#include "scope.h"		// jww (2008-08-01): not necessary
 
 namespace ledger {
 
@@ -153,8 +154,10 @@ value_t expr_t::eval(const string& _expr, scope_t& scope)
 
 void expr_t::print(std::ostream& out, scope_t& scope) const
 {
-  op_t::print_context_t context(scope);
-  ptr->print(out, context);
+  if (ptr) {
+    op_t::print_context_t context(scope);
+    ptr->print(out, context);
+  }
 }
 
 void expr_t::dump(std::ostream& out) const
@@ -187,4 +190,11 @@ void expr_t::shutdown()
   parser.reset();
 }
 
+std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, const expr_t& expr) {
+  // jww (2008-08-01): shouldn't be necessary
+  symbol_scope_t scope;
+  expr.print(out, scope);
+  return out;
+}
+
 } // namespace ledger