--- a/src/simulator/high-precision-cairo.h	Wed Aug 18 13:58:50 2010 -0700
+++ b/src/simulator/high-precision-cairo.h	Wed Aug 18 15:06:26 2010 -0700
@@ -162,6 +162,17 @@
 }
 #undef HPCAIRO_MAX_64
 
+std::ostream &operator << (std::ostream &os, const HighPrecision &hp)
+{
+  // XXX stubbed out
+  return os;
+}
+std::istream &operator >> (std::istream &is, HighPrecision &hp)
+{
+  // XXX stubbed out
+  return is;
+}
+
 } // namespace ns3
 
 #endif /* HIGH_PRECISION_CAIRO_H */

--- a/src/simulator/high-precision-double.h	Wed Aug 18 13:58:50 2010 -0700
+++ b/src/simulator/high-precision-double.h	Wed Aug 18 15:06:26 2010 -0700
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #define HIGH_PRECISION_DOUBLE_H
 
 #include <math.h>
+#include "ns3/fatal-error.h"
 
 namespace ns3 {
 
@@ -56,6 +57,9 @@
   double m_value;
 };
 
+inline std::ostream &operator << (std::ostream &os, const HighPrecision &hp);
+inline std::istream &operator >> (std::istream &is, HighPrecision &hp);
+
 } // namespace ns3
 
 namespace ns3 {
@@ -131,8 +135,7 @@
 int64_t 
 HighPrecision::GetHigh (void) const
 {
-  NS_FATAL_ERROR ("XXX this function unavailable for high-precision-as-double; patch requested");
-  return 0;
+  return GetInteger ();
 }
 
 uint64_t 
@@ -142,6 +145,19 @@
   return 0;
 }
 
+std::ostream &operator << (std::ostream &os, const HighPrecision &hp)
+{
+  // XXX stubbed out
+  return os;
+}
+
+std::istream &operator >> (std::istream &is, HighPrecision &hp)
+{
+  // XXX stubbed out
+  return is;
+}
+
+
 } // namespace ns3
 
 #endif /* HIGH_PRECISION_DOUBLE_H  */