--- a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/processing/JavacProcessingEnvironment.java	Mon Jun 13 12:17:14 2011 -0700
+++ b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/processing/JavacProcessingEnvironment.java	Wed Jun 22 17:07:02 2011 -0700
@@ -1516,6 +1516,14 @@
         return context;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Internal use method to return the writer being used by the
+     * processing environment.
+     */
+    public PrintWriter getWriter() {
+        return context.get(Log.outKey);
+    }
+
     public String toString() {
         return "javac ProcessingEnvironment";
     }