diff --git a/src/comp/back/link.rs b/src/comp/back/link.rs
index 39247f59a391..81857217962b 100644
--- a/src/comp/back/link.rs
+++ b/src/comp/back/link.rs
@@ -249,6 +249,8 @@ mod write {
  *
  */
 iter crate_export_metas(&ast::crate c) -> @ast::meta_item {
+    // FIXME: Need to identify exported attributes as described above,
+    // reevaluate how the above strategy fits in with attributes
     for (ast::attribute attr in c.node.attrs) {
         put @attr.node.value;
     }
diff --git a/src/comp/rustc.rc b/src/comp/rustc.rc
index 309c34696510..b75b2f221fca 100644
--- a/src/comp/rustc.rc
+++ b/src/comp/rustc.rc
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@
 #[vers = "0.1"];
 #[uuid = "0ce89b41-2f92-459e-bbc1-8f5fe32f16cf"];
 #[url = "http://rust-lang.org/src/rustc"];
-
-meta (desc = "The Rust compiler",
-      license = "BSD");
+#[desc = "The Rust compiler"];
+#[license = "BSD"];
 
 
 use std (name = "std",
diff --git a/src/lib/std.rc b/src/lib/std.rc
index 577e62fbd2c6..29de0f0ed975 100644
--- a/src/lib/std.rc
+++ b/src/lib/std.rc
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
 #[vers = "0.1"];
 #[uuid = "122bed0b-c19b-4b82-b0b7-7ae8aead7297"];
 #[url = "http://rust-lang.org/src/std"];
-
-meta (comment = "Rust standard library",
-      license = "BSD");
+#[comment = "Rust standard library"];
+#[license = "BSD"];
 
 // Built-in types support modules.