@@ -223,10 +223,30 @@
 /**
  * Deallocates the object and also frees all memory allocated via its memory
  * pool.
  */
 - (void)dealloc;
+
+/*
+ * Those are needed as the root class is the superclass of the root class's
+ * metaclass and thus instance methods can be sent to class objects as well.
+ */
++ addMemoryToPool: (void*)ptr;
++ (void*)allocMemoryWithSize: (size_t)size;
++ (void*)allocMemoryForNItems: (size_t)nitems
+		     withSize: (size_t)size;
++ (void*)resizeMemory: (void*)ptr
+	       toSize: (size_t)size;
++ (void*)resizeMemory: (void*)ptr
+	     toNItems: (size_t)nitems
+	     withSize: (size_t)size;
++ freeMemory: (void*)ptr;
++ retain;
++ autorelease;
++ (size_t)retainCount;
++ (void)release;
++ (void)dealloc;
 @end
 
 /**
  * Objects implementing this protocol can be copied.
  */