maybe works better now?

Rev: lib/master.pike:1.65
Rev: lib/modules/Stdio.pmod:1.12

lib/master.pike

-/* $Id: master.pike,v 1.64 1998/01/28 00:28:18 hubbe Exp $
+/* $Id: master.pike,v 1.65 1998/01/28 01:52:39 hubbe Exp $
  *
  * Master-file for Pike.
  */
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ program compile_string(string data, void|string name)
 
 program compile_file(string file)
 {
-  return compile(cpp(_static_modules.files()->File(file,"r")->read(),file));
+  return compile(cpp(_static_modules.files()->file(file,"r")->read(),file));
 }
 
 
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ void _main(string *argv, string *env)
   add_constant("getenv",getenv);
   add_constant("putenv",putenv);
 
-  add_constant("write",_static_modules.files()->File("stdout")->write);
+  add_constant("write",_static_modules.files()->file("stdout")->write);
 
   _master_file_name=backtrace()[-1][0];
   q=explode_path(_master_file_name);
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ string handle_include(string f,
 
 string read_include(string f)
 {
-  return _static_modules->files()->File(f,"r")->read();
+  return _static_modules->files()->file(f,"r")->read();
 }
 
 // FIXME

lib/modules/Stdio.pmod

 #include <string.h>
-inherit files;
 
-constant File=file;
-constant Port=port;
+constant PROP_IPC=files.PROP_IPC;
+constant PROP_NONBLOCk=files.PROP_NONBLOCK;
+constant PROP_SHUTDOWN=files.PROP_SHUTDOWN;
+constant PROP_BUFFERED=files.PROP_BUFFERED;
+constant PROP_BIDIRECTIONAL=files.PROP_BIDIRECTIONAL;
+constant File=files.file;
+constant Port=files.port;
 
 object stderr=File("stderr");
 object stdout=File("stdout");