diff --git a/src/libcore/pipes.rs b/src/libcore/pipes.rs
index c298213fb7c..f01bf890191 100644
--- a/src/libcore/pipes.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/pipes.rs
@@ -978,10 +978,10 @@ pub enum Port<T:Send> {
 These allow sending or receiving an unlimited number of messages.
 
 */
-pub fn stream<T:Send>() -> (Chan<T>, Port<T>) {
+pub fn stream<T:Send>() -> (Port<T>, Chan<T>) {
     let (c, s) = streamp::init();
 
-    (Chan_({ mut endp: Some(move c) }), Port_({ mut endp: Some(move s) }))
+    (Port_({ mut endp: Some(move s) }), Chan_({ mut endp: Some(move c) }))
 }
 
 impl<T: Send> Chan<T>: GenericChan<T> {
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ impl<T: Send> PortSet<T> {
     }
 
     fn chan() -> Chan<T> {
-        let (ch, po) = stream();
+        let (po, ch) = stream();
         self.add(move po);
         move ch
     }
@@ -1240,8 +1240,8 @@ pub mod rt {
 pub mod test {
     #[test]
     pub fn test_select2() {
-        let (c1, p1) = pipes::stream();
-        let (c2, p2) = pipes::stream();
+        let (p1, c1) = pipes::stream();
+        let (p2, c2) = pipes::stream();
 
         c1.send(~"abc");
 
@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ pub mod test {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_peek_terminated() {
-        let (chan, port): (Chan<int>, Port<int>) = stream();
+        let (port, chan): (Port<int>, Chan<int>) = stream();
 
         {
             // Destroy the channel
diff --git a/src/libcore/private.rs b/src/libcore/private.rs
index 2b6156b14c4..bc85dcbbbf8 100644
--- a/src/libcore/private.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/private.rs
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ pub mod tests {
 
         for uint::range(0, num_tasks) |_i| {
             let total = total.clone();
-            let (chan, port) = pipes::stream();
+            let (port, chan) = pipes::stream();
             futures.push(move port);
 
             do task::spawn |move total, move chan| {
diff --git a/src/libcore/task/mod.rs b/src/libcore/task/mod.rs
index 188b7c33467..98da3f50318 100644
--- a/src/libcore/task/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/task/mod.rs
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ impl TaskBuilder {
         }
 
         // Construct the future and give it to the caller.
-        let (notify_pipe_ch, notify_pipe_po) = stream::<TaskResult>();
+        let (notify_pipe_po, notify_pipe_ch) = stream::<TaskResult>();
 
         blk(move notify_pipe_po);
 
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ fn test_unkillable() {
 #[ignore(cfg(windows))]
 #[should_fail]
 fn test_unkillable_nested() {
-    let (ch, po) = pipes::stream();
+    let (po, ch) = pipes::stream();
 
     // We want to do this after failing
     do spawn_unlinked |move ch| {
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ fn test_child_doesnt_ref_parent() {
 
 #[test]
 fn test_sched_thread_per_core() {
-    let (chan, port) = pipes::stream();
+    let (port, chan) = pipes::stream();
 
     do spawn_sched(ThreadPerCore) |move chan| {
         let cores = rt::rust_num_threads();
@@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@ fn test_sched_thread_per_core() {
 
 #[test]
 fn test_spawn_thread_on_demand() {
-    let (chan, port) = pipes::stream();
+    let (port, chan) = pipes::stream();
 
     do spawn_sched(ManualThreads(2)) |move chan| {
         let max_threads = rt::rust_sched_threads();
@@ -1299,7 +1299,7 @@ fn test_spawn_thread_on_demand() {
         let running_threads = rt::rust_sched_current_nonlazy_threads();
         assert(running_threads as int == 1);
 
-        let (chan2, port2) = pipes::stream();
+        let (port2, chan2) = pipes::stream();
 
         do spawn() |move chan2| {
             chan2.send(());
diff --git a/src/libcore/task/spawn.rs b/src/libcore/task/spawn.rs
index 05f775d08d4..61e358e1e30 100644
--- a/src/libcore/task/spawn.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/task/spawn.rs
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ fn test_spawn_raw_unsupervise() {
 #[test]
 #[ignore(cfg(windows))]
 fn test_spawn_raw_notify_success() {
-    let (notify_ch, notify_po) = pipes::stream();
+    let (notify_po, notify_ch) = pipes::stream();
 
     let opts = {
         notify_chan: Some(move notify_ch),
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ fn test_spawn_raw_notify_success() {
 #[ignore(cfg(windows))]
 fn test_spawn_raw_notify_failure() {
     // New bindings for these
-    let (notify_ch, notify_po) = pipes::stream();
+    let (notify_po, notify_ch) = pipes::stream();
 
     let opts = {
         linked: false,
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/markdown_writer.rs b/src/librustdoc/markdown_writer.rs
index ae4fa5f42c2..0f03e7f4594 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/markdown_writer.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/markdown_writer.rs
@@ -111,12 +111,12 @@ fn pandoc_writer(
         os::close(pipe_err.out);
         os::close(pipe_in.out);
 
-        let (stdout_ch, stdout_po) = pipes::stream();
+        let (stdout_po, stdout_ch) = pipes::stream();
         do task::spawn_sched(task::SingleThreaded) |move stdout_ch| {
             stdout_ch.send(readclose(pipe_out.in));
         }
 
-        let (stderr_ch, stderr_po) = pipes::stream();
+        let (stderr_po, stderr_ch) = pipes::stream();
         do task::spawn_sched(task::SingleThreaded) |move stderr_ch| {
             stderr_ch.send(readclose(pipe_err.in));
         }
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ fn readclose(fd: libc::c_int) -> ~str {
 }
 
 fn generic_writer(+process: fn~(+markdown: ~str)) -> Writer {
-    let (setup_ch, setup_po) = pipes::stream();
+    let (setup_po, setup_ch) = pipes::stream();
     do task::spawn |move process, move setup_ch| {
         let po: comm::Port<WriteInstr> = comm::Port();
         let ch = comm::Chan(&po);
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ pub fn future_writer_factory(
     let markdown_po = comm::Port();
     let markdown_ch = comm::Chan(&markdown_po);
     let writer_factory = fn~(+page: doc::Page) -> Writer {
-        let (writer_ch, writer_po) = pipes::stream();
+        let (writer_po, writer_ch) = pipes::stream();
         do task::spawn |move writer_ch| {
             let (writer, future) = future_writer();
             writer_ch.send(move writer);
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ pub fn future_writer_factory(
 }
 
 fn future_writer() -> (Writer, future::Future<~str>) {
-    let (chan, port) = pipes::stream();
+    let (port, chan) = pipes::stream();
     let writer = fn~(move chan, +instr: WriteInstr) {
         chan.send(copy instr);
     };
diff --git a/src/libstd/arc.rs b/src/libstd/arc.rs
index 05acbeab9e5..eacb310ee02 100644
--- a/src/libstd/arc.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/arc.rs
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ mod tests {
         let v = ~[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10];
         let arc_v = arc::ARC(v);
 
-        let (c, p) = pipes::stream();
+        let (p, c) = pipes::stream();
 
         do task::spawn() |move c| {
             let p = pipes::PortSet();
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_arc_condvar_poison() {
         let arc = ~MutexARC(1);
         let arc2 = ~arc.clone();
-        let (c,p) = pipes::stream();
+        let (p, c) = pipes::stream();
 
         do task::spawn_unlinked |move arc2, move p| {
             let _ = p.recv();
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_mutex_arc_unwrap_poison() {
         let arc = MutexARC(1);
         let arc2 = ~(&arc).clone();
-        let (c,p) = pipes::stream();
+        let (p, c) = pipes::stream();
         do task::spawn |move c, move arc2| {
             do arc2.access |one| {
                 c.send(());
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_rw_arc() {
         let arc = ~RWARC(0);
         let arc2 = ~arc.clone();
-        let (c,p) = pipes::stream();
+        let (p,c) = pipes::stream();
 
         do task::spawn |move arc2, move c| {
             do arc2.write |num| {
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ mod tests {
         // Reader tasks
         let mut reader_convos = ~[];
         for 10.times {
-            let ((rc1,rp1),(rc2,rp2)) = (pipes::stream(),pipes::stream());
+            let ((rp1,rc1),(rp2,rc2)) = (pipes::stream(),pipes::stream());
             reader_convos.push((move rc1, move rp2));
             let arcn = ~arc.clone();
             do task::spawn |move rp1, move rc2, move arcn| {
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         // Writer task
         let arc2 = ~arc.clone();
-        let ((wc1,wp1),(wc2,wp2)) = (pipes::stream(),pipes::stream());
+        let ((wp1,wc1),(wp2,wc2)) = (pipes::stream(),pipes::stream());
         do task::spawn |move arc2, move wc2, move wp1| {
             wp1.recv();
             do arc2.write_cond |state, cond| {
diff --git a/src/libstd/comm.rs b/src/libstd/comm.rs
index d8c5b6e5944..49c5df2a28e 100644
--- a/src/libstd/comm.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/comm.rs
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ impl<T: Send, U: Send> DuplexStream<T, U> : Selectable {
 pub fn DuplexStream<T: Send, U: Send>()
     -> (DuplexStream<T, U>, DuplexStream<U, T>)
 {
-    let (c2, p1) = pipes::stream();
-    let (c1, p2) = pipes::stream();
+    let (p1, c2) = pipes::stream();
+    let (p2, c1) = pipes::stream();
     (DuplexStream {
         chan: move c1,
         port: move p1
diff --git a/src/libstd/sync.rs b/src/libstd/sync.rs
index a373a201ffe..7506f1ea7bd 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sync.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sync.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ struct Waitqueue { head: pipes::Port<SignalEnd>,
                    tail: pipes::Chan<SignalEnd> }
 
 fn new_waitqueue() -> Waitqueue {
-    let (block_tail, block_head) = pipes::stream();
+    let (block_head, block_tail) = pipes::stream();
     Waitqueue { head: move block_head, tail: move block_tail }
 }
 
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_sem_as_cvar() {
         /* Child waits and parent signals */
-        let (c,p) = pipes::stream();
+        let (p,c) = pipes::stream();
         let s = ~semaphore(0);
         let s2 = ~s.clone();
         do task::spawn |move s2, move c| {
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ mod tests {
         let _ = p.recv();
 
         /* Parent waits and child signals */
-        let (c,p) = pipes::stream();
+        let (p,c) = pipes::stream();
         let s = ~semaphore(0);
         let s2 = ~s.clone();
         do task::spawn |move s2, move p| {
@@ -762,8 +762,8 @@ mod tests {
         // time, and shake hands.
         let s = ~semaphore(2);
         let s2 = ~s.clone();
-        let (c1,p1) = pipes::stream();
-        let (c2,p2) = pipes::stream();
+        let (p1,c1) = pipes::stream();
+        let (p2,c2) = pipes::stream();
         do task::spawn |move s2, move c1, move p2| {
             do s2.access {
                 let _ = p2.recv();
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ mod tests {
         do task::spawn_sched(task::ManualThreads(1)) {
             let s = ~semaphore(1);
             let s2 = ~s.clone();
-            let (c,p) = pipes::stream();
+            let (p,c) = pipes::stream();
             let child_data = ~mut Some((move s2, move c));
             do s.access {
                 let (s2,c) = option::swap_unwrap(child_data);
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_mutex_lock() {
         // Unsafely achieve shared state, and do the textbook
         // "load tmp = move ptr; inc tmp; store ptr <- tmp" dance.
-        let (c,p) = pipes::stream();
+        let (p,c) = pipes::stream();
         let m = ~Mutex();
         let m2 = ~m.clone();
         let mut sharedstate = ~0;
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ mod tests {
             cond.wait();
         }
         // Parent wakes up child
-        let (chan,port) = pipes::stream();
+        let (port,chan) = pipes::stream();
         let m3 = ~m.clone();
         do task::spawn |move chan, move m3| {
             do m3.lock_cond |cond| {
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         for num_waiters.times {
             let mi = ~m.clone();
-            let (chan, port) = pipes::stream();
+            let (port, chan) = pipes::stream();
             ports.push(move port);
             do task::spawn |move chan, move mi| {
                 do mi.lock_cond |cond| {
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ mod tests {
         let m2 = ~m.clone();
 
         let result: result::Result<(),()> = do task::try |move m2| {
-            let (c,p) = pipes::stream();
+            let (p,c) = pipes::stream();
             do task::spawn |move p| { // linked
                 let _ = p.recv(); // wait for sibling to get in the mutex
                 task::yield();
@@ -954,12 +954,12 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_mutex_killed_broadcast() {
         let m = ~Mutex();
         let m2 = ~m.clone();
-        let (c,p) = pipes::stream();
+        let (p,c) = pipes::stream();
 
         let result: result::Result<(),()> = do task::try |move c, move m2| {
             let mut sibling_convos = ~[];
             for 2.times {
-                let (c,p) = pipes::stream();
+                let (p,c) = pipes::stream();
                 let c = ~mut Some(move c);
                 sibling_convos.push(move p);
                 let mi = ~m2.clone();
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ mod tests {
         let result = do task::try {
             let m = ~mutex_with_condvars(2);
             let m2 = ~m.clone();
-            let (c,p) = pipes::stream();
+            let (p,c) = pipes::stream();
             do task::spawn |move m2, move c| {
                 do m2.lock_cond |cond| {
                     c.send(());
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ mod tests {
                              mode2: RWlockMode) {
         // Test mutual exclusion between readers and writers. Just like the
         // mutex mutual exclusion test, a ways above.
-        let (c,p) = pipes::stream();
+        let (p,c) = pipes::stream();
         let x2 = ~x.clone();
         let mut sharedstate = ~0;
         let ptr = ptr::addr_of(&(*sharedstate));
@@ -1127,8 +1127,8 @@ mod tests {
                              mode2: RWlockMode, make_mode2_go_first: bool) {
         // Much like sem_multi_resource.
         let x2 = ~x.clone();
-        let (c1,p1) = pipes::stream();
-        let (c2,p2) = pipes::stream();
+        let (p1,c1) = pipes::stream();
+        let (p2,c2) = pipes::stream();
         do task::spawn |move c1, move x2, move p2| {
             if !make_mode2_go_first {
                 let _ = p2.recv(); // parent sends to us once it locks, or ...
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ mod tests {
             cond.wait();
         }
         // Parent wakes up child
-        let (chan,port) = pipes::stream();
+        let (port,chan) = pipes::stream();
         let x3 = ~x.clone();
         do task::spawn |move x3, move chan| {
             do x3.write_cond |cond| {
@@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         for num_waiters.times {
             let xi = ~x.clone();
-            let (chan, port) = pipes::stream();
+            let (port, chan) = pipes::stream();
             ports.push(move port);
             do task::spawn |move chan, move xi| {
                 do lock_cond(xi, dg1) |cond| {
diff --git a/src/libstd/task_pool.rs b/src/libstd/task_pool.rs
index 938a3ffec0c..a87576789af 100644
--- a/src/libstd/task_pool.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/task_pool.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ pub impl<T> TaskPool<T> {
         assert n_tasks >= 1;
 
         let channels = do vec::from_fn(n_tasks) |i| {
-            let (chan, port) = pipes::stream::<Msg<T>>();
+            let (port, chan) = pipes::stream::<Msg<T>>();
             let init_fn = init_fn_factory();
 
             let task_body: ~fn() = |move port, move init_fn| {
diff --git a/src/test/bench/msgsend-pipes-shared.rs b/src/test/bench/msgsend-pipes-shared.rs
index 05898393540..5b6c5210dbf 100644
--- a/src/test/bench/msgsend-pipes-shared.rs
+++ b/src/test/bench/msgsend-pipes-shared.rs
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ fn server(requests: Port<request>, responses: pipes::Chan<uint>) {
 }
 
 fn run(args: &[~str]) {
-    let (to_parent, from_child) = pipes::stream();
-    let (to_child, from_parent) = pipes::stream();
+    let (from_child, to_parent) = pipes::stream();
+    let (from_parent, to_child) = pipes::stream();
 
     let to_child = SharedChan(move to_child);
 
diff --git a/src/test/bench/msgsend-pipes.rs b/src/test/bench/msgsend-pipes.rs
index 0901d9ab8db..269d02ae45f 100644
--- a/src/test/bench/msgsend-pipes.rs
+++ b/src/test/bench/msgsend-pipes.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ enum request {
 }
 
 fn server(requests: PortSet<request>, responses: pipes::Chan<uint>) {
-    let mut count = 0u;
+    let mut count = 0;
     let mut done = false;
     while !done {
         match requests.try_recv() {
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ fn server(requests: PortSet<request>, responses: pipes::Chan<uint>) {
 }
 
 fn run(args: &[~str]) {
-    let (to_parent, from_child) = pipes::stream();
-    let (to_child, from_parent_) = pipes::stream();
+    let (from_child, to_parent) = pipes::stream();
+    let (from_parent_, to_child) = pipes::stream();
     let from_parent = PortSet();
     from_parent.add(move from_parent_);
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ fn run(args: &[~str]) {
     let start = std::time::precise_time_s();
     let mut worker_results = ~[];
     for uint::range(0, workers) |_i| {
-        let (to_child, from_parent_) = pipes::stream();
+        let (from_parent_, to_child) = pipes::stream();
         from_parent.add(move from_parent_);
         do task::task().future_result(|+r| {
             worker_results.push(move r);
diff --git a/src/test/bench/shootout-k-nucleotide-pipes.rs b/src/test/bench/shootout-k-nucleotide-pipes.rs
index 040ecc56df3..83f9e77edc5 100644
--- a/src/test/bench/shootout-k-nucleotide-pipes.rs
+++ b/src/test/bench/shootout-k-nucleotide-pipes.rs
@@ -157,11 +157,11 @@ fn main() {
         let sz = *sz;
         let mut stream = None;
         stream <-> streams[ii];
-        let (to_parent_, from_child_) = option::unwrap(move stream);
+        let (from_child_, to_parent_) = option::unwrap(move stream);
 
         from_child.push(move from_child_);
 
-        let (to_child, from_parent) = pipes::stream();
+        let (from_parent, to_child) = pipes::stream();
 
         do task::spawn_with(move from_parent) |move to_parent_, from_parent| {
             make_sequence_processor(sz, from_parent, to_parent_);
diff --git a/src/test/bench/shootout-pfib.rs b/src/test/bench/shootout-pfib.rs
index 55a6211dcc8..c5429086c43 100644
--- a/src/test/bench/shootout-pfib.rs
+++ b/src/test/bench/shootout-pfib.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ fn fib(n: int) -> int {
         }
     }
 
-    let (ch, p) = pipes::stream();
+    let (p, ch) = pipes::stream();
     let _t = task::spawn(|move ch| pfib(ch, n) );
     p.recv()
 }
diff --git a/src/test/bench/task-perf-jargon-metal-smoke.rs b/src/test/bench/task-perf-jargon-metal-smoke.rs
index 9e9a1ffbe5f..3d886e561a7 100644
--- a/src/test/bench/task-perf-jargon-metal-smoke.rs
+++ b/src/test/bench/task-perf-jargon-metal-smoke.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ fn main() {
         copy args
     };
 
-    let (c,p) = pipes::stream();
+    let (p,c) = pipes::stream();
     child_generation(uint::from_str(args[1]).get(), move c);
     if p.try_recv().is_none() {
         fail ~"it happened when we slumbered";
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/bind-by-move-no-guards.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/bind-by-move-no-guards.rs
index 3c9af823cb9..a5cc7ea10d7 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/bind-by-move-no-guards.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/bind-by-move-no-guards.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 // except according to those terms.
 
 fn main() {
-    let (c,p) = pipes::stream();
+    let (p,c) = pipes::stream();
     let x = Some(p);
     c.send(false);
     match move x {
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/issue-3168.rs b/src/test/run-pass/issue-3168.rs
index ac1c6553191..5caf5e05ab6 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/issue-3168.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/issue-3168.rs
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@
 // xfail-fast
 
 fn main() {
-    let (c,p) = pipes::stream();
+    let (p,c) = pipes::stream();
     do task::try |move c| {
-        let (c2,p2) = pipes::stream();
+        let (p2,c2) = pipes::stream();
         do task::spawn |move p2| {
             p2.recv();
             error!("sibling fails");
             fail;
         }   
-        let (c3,p3) = pipes::stream();
+        let (p3,c3) = pipes::stream();
         c.send(move c3);
         c2.send(());
         error!("child blocks");
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/issue-3176.rs b/src/test/run-pass/issue-3176.rs
index b94230ec865..817d4b9a375 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/issue-3176.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/issue-3176.rs
@@ -13,19 +13,19 @@
 use pipes::{Select2, Selectable};
 
 fn main() {
-    let (c,p) = pipes::stream();
+    let (p,c) = pipes::stream();
     do task::try |move c| {
-        let (c2,p2) = pipes::stream();
+        let (p2,c2) = pipes::stream();
         do task::spawn |move p2| {
             p2.recv();
             error!("sibling fails");
             fail;
         }   
-        let (c3,p3) = pipes::stream();
+        let (p3,c3) = pipes::stream();
         c.send(move c3);
         c2.send(());
         error!("child blocks");
-        let (c, p) = pipes::stream();
+        let (p, c) = pipes::stream();
         (move p, move p3).select();
         c.send(());
     };  
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-0.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-0.rs
index 535c05fb8bd..a473d631819 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-0.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-0.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ fn test05_start(ch : Chan<int>) {
 }
 
 fn test05() {
-    let (ch, po) = pipes::stream();
+    let (po, ch) = pipes::stream();
     task::spawn(|move ch| test05_start(ch) );
     let mut value = po.recv();
     log(error, value);
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-10.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-10.rs
index f41f272e0cf..5188ec7b71b 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-10.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-10.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 extern mod std;
 
 fn start(c: pipes::Chan<pipes::Chan<~str>>) {
-    let (ch, p) = pipes::stream();
+    let (p, ch) = pipes::stream();
     c.send(move ch);
 
     let mut a;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ fn start(c: pipes::Chan<pipes::Chan<~str>>) {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    let (ch, p) = pipes::stream();
+    let (p, ch) = pipes::stream();
     let child = task::spawn(|move ch| start(ch) );
 
     let c = p.recv();
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-11.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-11.rs
index 8df0d7df786..8d0a8a425b0 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-11.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-11.rs
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@
 extern mod std;
 
 fn start(c: pipes::Chan<pipes::Chan<int>>) {
-    let (ch, p) = pipes::stream();
+    let (p, ch) = pipes::stream();
     c.send(move ch);
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    let (ch, p) = pipes::stream();
+    let (p, ch) = pipes::stream();
     let child = task::spawn(|move ch| start(ch) );
     let c = p.recv();
 }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-13.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-13.rs
index 94a68aefa71..89097776b90 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-13.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-13.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ fn start(c: pipes::Chan<int>, start: int, number_of_messages: int) {
 
 fn main() {
     debug!("Check that we don't deadlock.");
-    let (ch, p) = pipes::stream();
+    let (p, ch) = pipes::stream();
     task::try(|move ch| start(ch, 0, 10) );
     debug!("Joined task");
 }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-14.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-14.rs
index dd1a3c940f1..62415ca438d 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-14.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-14.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ fn main() {
     let mut i = 10;
     while (i > 0) {
         log(debug, i);
-        let (ch, p) = pipes::stream();
+        let (p, ch) = pipes::stream();
         po.add(move p);
         task::spawn(|move ch, copy i| child(i, ch) );
         i = i - 1;
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-15.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-15.rs
index 58bb19e0087..d8a537f2c5c 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-15.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-15.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fn main() {
     // is likely to terminate before the child completes, so from
     // the child's point of view the receiver may die. We should
     // drop messages on the floor in this case, and not crash!
-    let (ch, p) = pipes::stream();
+    let (p, ch) = pipes::stream();
     task::spawn(|move ch| start(ch, 10));
     p.recv();
 }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-16.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-16.rs
index 67450c9b26b..dcfc6fed207 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-16.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-16.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use pipes::Chan;
 fn test_rec() {
     type r = {val0: int, val1: u8, val2: char};
 
-    let (ch, po) = pipes::stream();
+    let (po, ch) = pipes::stream();
     let r0: r = {val0: 0, val1: 1u8, val2: '2'};
     ch.send(r0);
     let mut r1: r;
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ fn test_rec() {
 }
 
 fn test_vec() {
-    let (ch, po) = pipes::stream();
+    let (po, ch) = pipes::stream();
     let v0: ~[int] = ~[0, 1, 2];
     ch.send(v0);
     let v1 = po.recv();
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ fn test_vec() {
 }
 
 fn test_str() {
-    let (ch, po) = pipes::stream();
+    let (po, ch) = pipes::stream();
     let s0 = ~"test";
     ch.send(s0);
     let s1 = po.recv();
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ impl t : cmp::Eq {
 }
 
 fn test_tag() {
-    let (ch, po) = pipes::stream();
+    let (po, ch) = pipes::stream();
     ch.send(tag1);
     ch.send(tag2(10));
     ch.send(tag3(10, 11u8, 'A'));
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ fn test_tag() {
 }
 
 fn test_chan() {
-    let (ch, po) = pipes::stream();
-    let (ch0, po0) = pipes::stream();
+    let (po, ch) = pipes::stream();
+    let (po0, ch0) = pipes::stream();
     ch.send(move ch0);
     let ch1 = po.recv();
     // Does the transmitted channel still work?
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-4.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-4.rs
index 2cfb5a66346..3f42b4d5b57 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-4.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-4.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ fn main() { test00(); }
 fn test00() {
     let mut r: int = 0;
     let mut sum: int = 0;
-    let (c, p) = pipes::stream();
+    let (p, c) = pipes::stream();
     c.send(1);
     c.send(2);
     c.send(3);
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-5.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-5.rs
index 162819b6a00..dbf43df4069 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-5.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-5.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ fn main() { test00(); }
 fn test00() {
     let r: int = 0;
     let mut sum: int = 0;
-    let (c, p) = pipes::stream();
+    let (p, c) = pipes::stream();
     let number_of_messages: int = 1000;
     let mut i: int = 0;
     while i < number_of_messages { c.send(i + 0); i += 1; }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/trivial-message.rs b/src/test/run-pass/trivial-message.rs
index f7a083298be..e5bcba59ea2 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/trivial-message.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/trivial-message.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use pipes::{Port, Chan};
   message.
  */
 fn main() {
-    let (ch, po) = pipes::stream();
+    let (po, ch) = pipes::stream();
     ch.send(42);
     let r = po.recv();
     log(error, r);