diff --git a/src/librustdoc/astsrv.rs b/src/librustdoc/astsrv.rs
index 79e0deb77ce6..3e1c26f9f8e1 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/astsrv.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/astsrv.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ pub enum Srv = {
     ch: comm::Chan<Msg>
 };
 
+impl Srv: Clone {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Srv { copy *self }
+}
+
 pub fn from_str<T>(source: ~str, owner: SrvOwner<T>) -> T {
     run(owner, source, parse::from_str_sess)
 }
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/config.rs b/src/librustdoc/config.rs
index 4369f8f10dcc..0d2440d384fa 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/config.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/config.rs
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ pub type Config = {
     pandoc_cmd: Option<~str>
 };
 
+impl Config: Clone {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Config { copy *self }
+}
+
 fn opt_output_dir() -> ~str { ~"output-dir" }
 fn opt_output_format() -> ~str { ~"output-format" }
 fn opt_output_style() -> ~str { ~"output-style" }
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/fold.rs b/src/librustdoc/fold.rs
index 1b1bb0139a20..787d83306b57 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/fold.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/fold.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
 pub enum Fold<T> = Fold_<T>;
 
+impl<T: Clone> Fold<T>: Clone {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Fold<T> {
+        Fold({
+            ctxt: self.ctxt.clone(),
+            fold_doc: copy self.fold_doc,
+            fold_crate: copy self.fold_crate,
+            fold_item: copy self.fold_item,
+            fold_mod: copy self.fold_mod,
+            fold_nmod: copy self.fold_nmod,
+            fold_fn: copy self.fold_fn,
+            fold_const: copy self.fold_const,
+            fold_enum: copy self.fold_enum,
+            fold_trait: copy self.fold_trait,
+            fold_impl: copy self.fold_impl,
+            fold_type: copy self.fold_type,
+            fold_struct: copy self.fold_struct
+        })
+    }
+}
+
 type FoldDoc<T> = fn~(fold: &Fold<T>, +doc: doc::Doc) -> doc::Doc;
 type FoldCrate<T> = fn~(fold: &Fold<T>, +doc: doc::CrateDoc) -> doc::CrateDoc;
 type FoldItem<T> = fn~(fold: &Fold<T>, +doc: doc::ItemDoc) -> doc::ItemDoc;
@@ -33,7 +53,7 @@ type Fold_<T> = {
 
 // This exists because fn types don't infer correctly as record
 // initializers, but they do as function arguments
-fn mk_fold<T:Copy>(
+fn mk_fold<T:Clone>(
     +ctxt: T,
     +fold_doc: FoldDoc<T>,
     +fold_crate: FoldCrate<T>,
@@ -49,7 +69,7 @@ fn mk_fold<T:Copy>(
     +fold_struct: FoldStruct<T>
 ) -> Fold<T> {
     Fold({
-        ctxt: ctxt,
+        ctxt: move ctxt,
         fold_doc: move fold_doc,
         fold_crate: move fold_crate,
         fold_item: move fold_item,
@@ -65,9 +85,9 @@ fn mk_fold<T:Copy>(
     })
 }
 
-pub fn default_any_fold<T:Send Copy>(+ctxt: T) -> Fold<T> {
+pub fn default_any_fold<T:Send Clone>(+ctxt: T) -> Fold<T> {
     mk_fold(
-        ctxt,
+        move ctxt,
         |f, d| default_seq_fold_doc(f, d),
         |f, d| default_seq_fold_crate(f, d),
         |f, d| default_seq_fold_item(f, d),
@@ -83,9 +103,9 @@ pub fn default_any_fold<T:Send Copy>(+ctxt: T) -> Fold<T> {
     )
 }
 
-pub fn default_seq_fold<T:Copy>(+ctxt: T) -> Fold<T> {
+pub fn default_seq_fold<T:Clone>(+ctxt: T) -> Fold<T> {
     mk_fold(
-        ctxt,
+        move ctxt,
         |f, d| default_seq_fold_doc(f, d),
         |f, d| default_seq_fold_crate(f, d),
         |f, d| default_seq_fold_item(f, d),
@@ -101,9 +121,9 @@ pub fn default_seq_fold<T:Copy>(+ctxt: T) -> Fold<T> {
     )
 }
 
-pub fn default_par_fold<T:Send Copy>(+ctxt: T) -> Fold<T> {
+pub fn default_par_fold<T:Send Clone>(+ctxt: T) -> Fold<T> {
     mk_fold(
-        ctxt,
+        move ctxt,
         |f, d| default_seq_fold_doc(f, d),
         |f, d| default_seq_fold_crate(f, d),
         |f, d| default_seq_fold_item(f, d),
@@ -151,11 +171,11 @@ pub fn default_seq_fold_item<T>(
     doc
 }
 
-pub fn default_any_fold_mod<T:Send Copy>(
+pub fn default_any_fold_mod<T:Send Clone>(
     fold: &Fold<T>,
     +doc: doc::ModDoc
 ) -> doc::ModDoc {
-    let fold_copy = copy *fold;
+    let fold_copy = fold.clone();
     doc::ModDoc_({
         item: fold.fold_item(fold, doc.item),
         items: par::map(doc.items, |ItemTag, move fold_copy| {
@@ -178,11 +198,11 @@ pub fn default_seq_fold_mod<T>(
     })
 }
 
-pub fn default_par_fold_mod<T:Send Copy>(
+pub fn default_par_fold_mod<T:Send Clone>(
     fold: &Fold<T>,
     +doc: doc::ModDoc
 ) -> doc::ModDoc {
-    let fold_copy = copy *fold;
+    let fold_copy = fold.clone();
     doc::ModDoc_({
         item: fold.fold_item(fold, doc.item),
         items: par::map(doc.items, |ItemTag, move fold_copy| {
@@ -192,11 +212,11 @@ pub fn default_par_fold_mod<T:Send Copy>(
     })
 }
 
-pub fn default_any_fold_nmod<T:Send Copy>(
+pub fn default_any_fold_nmod<T:Send Clone>(
     fold: &Fold<T>,
     +doc: doc::NmodDoc
 ) -> doc::NmodDoc {
-    let fold_copy = copy *fold;
+    let fold_copy = fold.clone();
     {
         item: fold.fold_item(fold, doc.item),
         fns: par::map(doc.fns, |FnDoc, move fold_copy| {
@@ -219,11 +239,11 @@ pub fn default_seq_fold_nmod<T>(
     }
 }
 
-pub fn default_par_fold_nmod<T:Send Copy>(
+pub fn default_par_fold_nmod<T:Send Clone>(
     fold: &Fold<T>,
     +doc: doc::NmodDoc
 ) -> doc::NmodDoc {
-    let fold_copy = copy *fold;
+    let fold_copy = fold.clone();
     {
         item: fold.fold_item(fold, doc.item),
         fns: par::map(doc.fns, |FnDoc, move fold_copy| {
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/page_pass.rs b/src/librustdoc/page_pass.rs
index 67323a3d4c34..05fd54fe7ea1 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/page_pass.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/page_pass.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ individual modules, pages for the crate, indexes, etc.
 
 use doc::{ItemUtils, PageUtils};
 use syntax::ast;
+use util::NominalOp;
 
 pub fn mk_pass(output_style: config::OutputStyle) -> Pass {
     {
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@ fn run(
 type PagePort = comm::Port<Option<doc::Page>>;
 type PageChan = comm::Chan<Option<doc::Page>>;
 
+type NominalPageChan = NominalOp<PageChan>;
+
 fn make_doc_from_pages(page_port: PagePort) -> doc::Doc {
     let mut pages = ~[];
     loop {
@@ -59,7 +62,7 @@ fn find_pages(doc: doc::Doc, page_chan: PageChan) {
         fold_crate: fold_crate,
         fold_mod: fold_mod,
         fold_nmod: fold_nmod,
-        .. *fold::default_any_fold(page_chan)
+        .. *fold::default_any_fold(NominalOp { op: page_chan })
     });
     fold.fold_doc(&fold, doc);
 
@@ -67,7 +70,7 @@ fn find_pages(doc: doc::Doc, page_chan: PageChan) {
 }
 
 fn fold_crate(
-    fold: &fold::Fold<PageChan>,
+    fold: &fold::Fold<NominalPageChan>,
     +doc: doc::CrateDoc
 ) -> doc::CrateDoc {
 
@@ -78,13 +81,13 @@ fn fold_crate(
         .. doc
     });
 
-    comm::send(fold.ctxt, Some(page));
+    comm::send(fold.ctxt.op, Some(page));
 
     doc
 }
 
 fn fold_mod(
-    fold: &fold::Fold<PageChan>,
+    fold: &fold::Fold<NominalPageChan>,
     +doc: doc::ModDoc
 ) -> doc::ModDoc {
 
@@ -94,7 +97,7 @@ fn fold_mod(
 
         let doc = strip_mod(doc);
         let page = doc::ItemPage(doc::ModTag(doc));
-        comm::send(fold.ctxt, Some(page));
+        comm::send(fold.ctxt.op, Some(page));
     }
 
     doc
@@ -114,12 +117,12 @@ fn strip_mod(doc: doc::ModDoc) -> doc::ModDoc {
 }
 
 fn fold_nmod(
-    fold: &fold::Fold<PageChan>,
+    fold: &fold::Fold<NominalPageChan>,
     +doc: doc::NmodDoc
 ) -> doc::NmodDoc {
     let doc = fold::default_seq_fold_nmod(fold, doc);
     let page = doc::ItemPage(doc::NmodTag(doc));
-    comm::send(fold.ctxt, Some(page));
+    comm::send(fold.ctxt.op, Some(page));
     return doc;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/path_pass.rs b/src/librustdoc/path_pass.rs
index 232dc03253d1..34592a3669c2 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/path_pass.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/path_pass.rs
@@ -10,14 +10,18 @@ pub fn mk_pass() -> Pass {
     }
 }
 
-type Ctxt = {
+struct Ctxt {
     srv: astsrv::Srv,
     mut path: ~[~str]
-};
+}
+
+impl Ctxt: Clone {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Ctxt { copy *self }
+}
 
 #[allow(non_implicitly_copyable_typarams)]
 fn run(srv: astsrv::Srv, +doc: doc::Doc) -> doc::Doc {
-    let ctxt = {
+    let ctxt = Ctxt {
         srv: srv,
         mut path: ~[]
     };
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/prune_private_pass.rs b/src/librustdoc/prune_private_pass.rs
index ee50dfd360b3..ebaca058fe01 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/prune_private_pass.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/prune_private_pass.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ fn is_visible(srv: astsrv::Srv, doc: doc::ItemDoc) -> bool {
             ast_map::node_item(item, _) => {
                 item.vis == ast::public
             }
-            _ => util::unreachable()
+            _ => core::util::unreachable()
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/rustdoc.rc b/src/librustdoc/rustdoc.rc
index 5ab5d8f70559..4dd1e6b8cb6c 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/rustdoc.rc
+++ b/src/librustdoc/rustdoc.rc
@@ -52,3 +52,4 @@ mod page_pass;
 mod sectionalize_pass;
 mod escape_pass;
 mod prune_private_pass;
+mod util;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/sort_pass.rs b/src/librustdoc/sort_pass.rs
index 6f69623674b0..485014a38333 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/sort_pass.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/sort_pass.rs
@@ -2,14 +2,17 @@
 
 use doc::ItemUtils;
 use std::sort;
+use util::NominalOp;
 
-pub type ItemLtEq = pure fn~(v1: &doc::ItemTag, v2:  &doc::ItemTag) -> bool;
+pub type ItemLtEqOp = pure fn~(v1: &doc::ItemTag, v2:  &doc::ItemTag) -> bool;
 
-pub fn mk_pass(name: ~str, +lteq: ItemLtEq) -> Pass {
+type ItemLtEq = NominalOp<ItemLtEqOp>;
+
+pub fn mk_pass(name: ~str, +lteq: ItemLtEqOp) -> Pass {
     {
         name: name,
         f: fn~(move lteq, srv: astsrv::Srv, +doc: doc::Doc) -> doc::Doc {
-            run(srv, doc, copy lteq)
+            run(srv, doc, NominalOp { op: copy lteq })
         }
     }
 }
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ fn fold_mod(
 ) -> doc::ModDoc {
     let doc = fold::default_any_fold_mod(fold, doc);
     doc::ModDoc_({
-        items: sort::merge_sort(doc.items, fold.ctxt),
+        items: sort::merge_sort(doc.items, fold.ctxt.op),
         .. *doc
     })
 }
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/text_pass.rs b/src/librustdoc/text_pass.rs
index dd2e2956db4e..80104271f109 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/text_pass.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/text_pass.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //! Generic pass for performing an operation on all descriptions
 
 use doc::ItemUtils;
+use util::NominalOp;
 
 pub fn mk_pass(name: ~str, +op: fn~(~str) -> ~str) -> Pass {
     {
@@ -19,6 +20,9 @@ fn run(
     +doc: doc::Doc,
     +op: Op
 ) -> doc::Doc {
+    let op = NominalOp {
+        op: move op
+    };
     let fold = fold::Fold({
         fold_item: fold_item,
         fold_enum: fold_enum,
@@ -29,11 +33,14 @@ fn run(
     fold.fold_doc(&fold, doc)
 }
 
-fn maybe_apply_op(op: Op, s: Option<~str>) -> Option<~str> {
-    s.map(|s| op(*s) )
+fn maybe_apply_op(op: NominalOp<Op>, s: Option<~str>) -> Option<~str> {
+    s.map(|s| op.op(*s) )
 }
 
-fn fold_item(fold: &fold::Fold<Op>, +doc: doc::ItemDoc) -> doc::ItemDoc {
+fn fold_item(
+    fold: &fold::Fold<NominalOp<Op>>,
+    +doc: doc::ItemDoc
+) -> doc::ItemDoc {
     let doc = fold::default_seq_fold_item(fold, doc);
 
     {
@@ -44,14 +51,19 @@ fn fold_item(fold: &fold::Fold<Op>, +doc: doc::ItemDoc) -> doc::ItemDoc {
     }
 }
 
-fn apply_to_sections(op: Op, sections: ~[doc::Section]) -> ~[doc::Section] {
+fn apply_to_sections(
+    op: NominalOp<Op>,
+    sections: ~[doc::Section]
+) -> ~[doc::Section] {
     par::map(sections, |section, copy op| {
-        header: op(section.header),
-        body: op(section.body)
+        header: op.op(section.header),
+        body: op.op(section.body)
     })
 }
 
-fn fold_enum(fold: &fold::Fold<Op>, +doc: doc::EnumDoc) -> doc::EnumDoc {
+fn fold_enum(
+    fold: &fold::Fold<NominalOp<Op>>,
+    +doc: doc::EnumDoc) -> doc::EnumDoc {
     let doc = fold::default_seq_fold_enum(fold, doc);
     let fold_copy = copy *fold;
 
@@ -66,7 +78,10 @@ fn fold_enum(fold: &fold::Fold<Op>, +doc: doc::EnumDoc) -> doc::EnumDoc {
     }
 }
 
-fn fold_trait(fold: &fold::Fold<Op>, +doc: doc::TraitDoc) -> doc::TraitDoc {
+fn fold_trait(
+    fold: &fold::Fold<NominalOp<Op>>,
+    +doc: doc::TraitDoc
+) -> doc::TraitDoc {
     let doc = fold::default_seq_fold_trait(fold, doc);
 
     {
@@ -75,7 +90,10 @@ fn fold_trait(fold: &fold::Fold<Op>, +doc: doc::TraitDoc) -> doc::TraitDoc {
     }
 }
 
-fn apply_to_methods(op: Op, docs: ~[doc::MethodDoc]) -> ~[doc::MethodDoc] {
+fn apply_to_methods(
+    op: NominalOp<Op>,
+    docs: ~[doc::MethodDoc]
+) -> ~[doc::MethodDoc] {
     do par::map(docs) |doc, copy op| {
         {
             brief: maybe_apply_op(op, doc.brief),
@@ -86,7 +104,10 @@ fn apply_to_methods(op: Op, docs: ~[doc::MethodDoc]) -> ~[doc::MethodDoc] {
     }
 }
 
-fn fold_impl(fold: &fold::Fold<Op>, +doc: doc::ImplDoc) -> doc::ImplDoc {
+fn fold_impl(
+    fold: &fold::Fold<NominalOp<Op>>,
+    +doc: doc::ImplDoc
+) -> doc::ImplDoc {
     let doc = fold::default_seq_fold_impl(fold, doc);
 
     {
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/util.rs b/src/librustdoc/util.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7b07ef682671
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/librustdoc/util.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// Just a named container for our op, so it can have impls
+pub struct NominalOp<T> {
+    op: T
+}
+
+impl<T: Copy> NominalOp<T>: Clone {
+    fn clone(&self) -> NominalOp<T> { copy *self }
+}
+