diff --git a/lopcodes.h b/lopcodes.h
index e1b95122..f6bf4818 100644
--- a/lopcodes.h
+++ b/lopcodes.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: lopcodes.h,v 1.4 1997/09/22 20:53:20 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: lopcodes.h,v 1.5 1997/09/24 19:43:11 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Opcodes for Lua virtual machine
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ GETTABLE,/*		i t		t[i]  */
 PUSHSELFB,/*	b	t		t t[CNST[b]]  */
 PUSHSELF,/*	w	t		t t[CNST[w]]  */
 
+CREATEARRAYB,/*	b	-		newarray(size = b)  */
 CREATEARRAY,/*	w	-		newarray(size = w)  */
 
 SETLOCAL0,/*		x		-		LOC[0]=x  */
@@ -118,10 +119,12 @@ NOTOP,/*		x		(x==nil)? 1 : nil  */
 /* NOTICE: all jumps are relative to the position following the opcode */
 ONTJMP,/*	b	x		(x!=nil)? x : -	(x!=nil)? PC+=b  */
 ONFJMP,/*	b	x		(x==nil)? x : -	(x==nil)? PC+=b  */
+JMPB,/*		b	-		-		PC+=b  */
 JMP,/*		w	-		-		PC+=w  */
-UPJMPB,/*	b	-		-		PC-=b  */
-UPJMP,/*	w	-		-		PC-=w  */
+IFFJMPB,/*	b	x		-		(x==nil)? PC+=b  */
 IFFJMP,/*	w	x		-		(x==nil)? PC+=w  */
+IFTUPJMPB,/*	b	x		-		(x!=nil)? PC-=b  */
+IFTUPJMP,/*	w	x		-		(x!=nil)? PC-=w  */
 IFFUPJMPB,/*	b	x		-		(x==nil)? PC-=b  */
 IFFUPJMP,/*	w	x		-		(x==nil)? PC-=w  */
 
diff --git a/lua.stx b/lua.stx
index 2f650f4e..8fd89517 100644
--- a/lua.stx
+++ b/lua.stx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 %{
 /*
-** $Id: lua.stx,v 1.5 1997/09/24 19:43:11 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: lua.stx,v 1.6 1997/09/26 15:02:26 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Syntax analizer and code generator
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ int luaY_parse (void);
 #define free luaM_free
 
 
+/* size of a "normal" jump instruction: OpCode + 1 byte */
+#define JMPSIZE	2
+
 /* maximum number of local variables */
 #define MAXLOCALS 32
 
@@ -85,11 +88,32 @@ void luaY_error (char *s)
 }
 
 
-static void code_byte (Byte c)
+static void check_pc (int n)
 {
-  if (currState->pc >= currState->maxcode)
+  if (currState->pc+n > currState->maxcode)
     currState->maxcode = luaM_growvector(&currState->f->code,
                                 currState->maxcode, Byte, codeEM, MAX_INT);
+}
+
+
+static void movecode_up (int d, int s, int n)
+{
+  while (n--)
+    currState->f->code[d+n] = currState->f->code[s+n];
+}
+
+
+static void movecode_down (int d, int s, int n)
+{
+  int i;
+  for (i=0; i<n; i++)
+    currState->f->code[d+i] = currState->f->code[s+i];
+}
+
+
+static void code_byte (Byte c)
+{
+  check_pc(1);
   currState->f->code[currState->pc++] = c;
 }
 
@@ -103,19 +127,36 @@ static void code_word_at (int pc, int n)
 }
 
 
-static void fix_jump (int pc, OpCode op, int n)
+static void code_word (int n)
 {
-  currState->f->code[pc] = op;
-  code_word_at(pc+1, n);
+  check_pc(2);
+  currState->pc += 2;
+  code_word_at(currState->pc-2, n);
 }
 
 
-static void code_word (int n)
+static int fix_opcode (int pc, OpCode op, int n)
 {
-  if (n > MAX_WORD)
-    luaY_error("construction too big; unable to compile");
-  code_byte(n&0xFF);
-  code_byte(n>>8);
+  if (n <= 255) {
+    currState->f->code[pc] = op;
+    currState->f->code[pc+1] = n;
+    return 0;
+  }
+  else {
+    check_pc(1);  /* open space */
+    movecode_up(pc+1, pc, currState->pc-pc);
+    currState->pc++;
+    currState->f->code[pc] = op+1;  /* opcode must be word variant */
+    code_word_at(pc+1, n);
+    return 1;
+  }
+}
+
+static int fix_jump (int pc, OpCode op, int n)
+{
+  n -= pc+1;  /* jump is relative to position following jump opcode */
+  if (n > 255) n++;  /* jump must be 1 bigger */
+  return fix_opcode(pc, op, n);
 }
 
 
@@ -462,14 +503,14 @@ static int lua_codestore (int i, int left)
 
 static void codeIf (int thenAdd, int elseAdd)
 {
-  int elseinit = elseAdd+sizeof(Word)+1;
+  int elseinit = elseAdd+JMPSIZE;
   if (currState->pc == elseinit) {  /* no else part */
-    currState->pc -= sizeof(Word)+1;
+    currState->pc -= JMPSIZE;
     elseinit = currState->pc;
   }
   else
-    fix_jump(elseAdd, JMP, currState->pc-(elseAdd+1));
-  fix_jump(thenAdd, IFFJMP, elseinit-(thenAdd+1));
+    elseinit += fix_jump(elseAdd, JMPB, currState->pc);
+  fix_jump(thenAdd, IFFJMPB, elseinit);
 }
 
 
@@ -593,7 +634,7 @@ TProtoFunc *luaY_parser (ZIO *z, char *chunkname)
 %token <vReal> NUMBER
 %token <pTStr>  NAME STRING
 
-%type <vInt> PrepJump, PrepJumpPop, PrepJumpSC
+%type <vInt> SaveWord, cond, GetPC, SaveWordPop, SaveWordPush
 %type <vLong> exprlist, exprlist1  /* if > 0, points to function return
 	counter (which has list length); if <= 0, -list lenght */
 %type <vLong> functioncall, expr  /* if != 0, points to function return
@@ -628,18 +669,24 @@ statlist : /* empty */
 
 sc	 : /* empty */ | ';' ;
 
-stat   : IF expr1 THEN PrepJumpPop block PrepJump elsepart END
-	{ codeIf($4, $6); }
+stat   : IF cond THEN block SaveWord elsepart END
+	{ codeIf($2, $5); }
 
-       | WHILE {$<vInt>$=currState->pc;} expr1 DO PrepJumpPop block END
-       {
-	 code_opborw(UPJMPB, currState->pc+1 - ($<vInt>2), 0);
-         fix_jump($5, IFFJMP, currState->pc - ($5+1));
-       }
+       | WHILE GetPC cond DO block END
+       {{
+         int expsize = $3-$2;
+	 int newpos = $2+JMPSIZE;
+	 check_pc(expsize);
+	 memcpy(&currState->f->code[currState->pc],
+                &currState->f->code[$2], expsize);
+	 movecode_down($2, $3, currState->pc-$2);
+	 newpos += fix_jump($2, JMPB, currState->pc-expsize);
+	 code_opborw(IFTUPJMPB, currState->pc+1 - newpos, 0);
+       }}
 
-       | REPEAT {$<vInt>$=currState->pc;} block UNTIL expr1
+       | REPEAT GetPC block UNTIL expr1
        {
-         code_opborw(IFFUPJMPB, currState->pc+1 - ($<vInt>2), -1);
+         code_opborw(IFFUPJMPB, currState->pc+1 - $2, -1);
        }
 
        | varlist1 '=' exprlist1
@@ -687,8 +734,8 @@ body :  '(' parlist ')' chunk END { $$ = close_func(); }
 
 elsepart : /* empty */
 	 | ELSE block
-         | ELSEIF expr1 THEN PrepJumpPop block PrepJump elsepart
-	{ codeIf($4, $6); }
+         | ELSEIF cond THEN block SaveWord elsepart
+	{ codeIf($2, $5); }
          ;
 
 ret	: /* empty */
@@ -699,19 +746,19 @@ ret	: /* empty */
           }
 	;
 
-PrepJump : /* empty */
-	 {
-	   $$ = currState->pc;
-	   code_byte(0);  /* open space */
-	   code_word(0);
-         }
-	 ;
-
-PrepJumpSC : /* empty */
-	{ $$ = currState->pc; code_opcode(0, -1); code_byte(0); }
+GetPC	: /* empty */ { $$ = currState->pc; }
 	;
 
-PrepJumpPop : PrepJump	{ $$ = $1; deltastack(-1);  /* pop condition */ }
+SaveWord : GetPC { $$ = $1; code_word(0);  /* open space */ }
+	 ;
+
+SaveWordPop : SaveWord { $$ = $1; deltastack(-1);  /* pop condition */ }
+	;
+
+SaveWordPush : SaveWord { $$ = $1; deltastack(1);  /* push a value */ }
+	;
+
+cond	:	expr1 SaveWordPop  { $$ = $2; }
 	 ;
 
 expr1	 : expr { adjust_functioncall($1, 1); }
@@ -739,14 +786,11 @@ expr :  '(' expr ')'     { $$ = $2; }
      |	NIL		 {code_opcode(PUSHNIL, 1); $$ = 0; }
      |  functioncall     { $$ = $1; }
      | FUNCTION { init_func(); } body { func_onstack($3); $$ = 0; }
-     |	expr1 AND PrepJumpSC expr1 { code_shortcircuit(ONFJMP, $3); $$ = 0; }
-     |	expr1 OR PrepJumpSC expr1 { code_shortcircuit(ONTJMP, $3); $$ = 0; }
+     |	expr1 AND SaveWordPop expr1 { code_shortcircuit(ONFJMP, $3); $$ = 0; }
+     |	expr1 OR SaveWordPop expr1 { code_shortcircuit(ONTJMP, $3); $$ = 0; }
      ;
 
-table :
-     { $<vInt>$ = currState->pc+1; code_opw(CREATEARRAY, 0, 1); }
-       '{' fieldlist '}'
-     { code_word_at($<vInt>1, $3); }
+table : '{' SaveWordPush fieldlist '}' { fix_opcode($2, CREATEARRAYB, $3); }
          ;
 
 functioncall : funcvalue funcParams
@@ -892,3 +936,4 @@ decinit	  : /* empty */  { $$ = 0; }
 	  ;
 
 %%
+
diff --git a/lvm.c b/lvm.c
index 6051067e..5f9db8f9 100644
--- a/lvm.c
+++ b/lvm.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: lvm.c,v 1.5 1997/09/24 19:43:11 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: lvm.c,v 1.6 1997/09/26 15:02:26 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Lua virtual machine
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -452,8 +452,13 @@ StkId luaV_execute (Closure *cl, StkId base)
         break;
 
       case CREATEARRAY:
+        aux = next_word(pc); goto createarray;
+
+      case CREATEARRAYB:
+        aux = *pc++;
+      createarray:
         luaC_checkGC();
-        avalue(luaD_stack.top) = luaH_new(next_word(pc));
+        avalue(luaD_stack.top) = luaH_new(aux);
         ttype(luaD_stack.top) = LUA_T_ARRAY;
         luaD_stack.top++;
         break;
@@ -565,54 +570,51 @@ StkId luaV_execute (Closure *cl, StkId base)
         break;
 
       case ONTJMP:
-        if (ttype(luaD_stack.top-1) != LUA_T_NIL)
-          pc += *pc;
-        else {
-          pc++;
-          luaD_stack.top--;
-        }
+        if (ttype(luaD_stack.top-1) != LUA_T_NIL) pc += *pc;
+        else { pc++; luaD_stack.top--; }
         break;
 
       case ONFJMP:
-        if (ttype(luaD_stack.top-1) == LUA_T_NIL)
-          pc += *pc;
-        else {
-          pc++;
-          luaD_stack.top--;
-        }
+        if (ttype(luaD_stack.top-1) == LUA_T_NIL) pc += *pc;
+        else { pc++; luaD_stack.top--; }
+        break;
+
+      case JMPB:
+        pc += *pc;
         break;
 
       case JMP:
         pc += get_word(pc);
         break;
 
-      case UPJMPB:
-        pc -= *pc;
-        break;
-
-      case UPJMP:
-        pc -= get_word(pc);
+      case IFFJMPB:
+        if (ttype(--luaD_stack.top) == LUA_T_NIL) pc += *pc;
+        else pc++;
         break;
 
       case IFFJMP:
-        if (ttype(--luaD_stack.top) == LUA_T_NIL)
-          pc += get_word(pc);
-        else
-          skip_word(pc);
+        if (ttype(--luaD_stack.top) == LUA_T_NIL) pc += get_word(pc);
+        else skip_word(pc);
+        break;
+
+      case IFTUPJMPB:
+        if (ttype(--luaD_stack.top) != LUA_T_NIL) pc -= *pc;
+        else pc++;
+        break;
+
+      case IFTUPJMP:
+        if (ttype(--luaD_stack.top) != LUA_T_NIL) pc -= get_word(pc);
+        else skip_word(pc);
         break;
 
       case IFFUPJMPB:
-        if (ttype(--luaD_stack.top) == LUA_T_NIL)
-          pc -= *pc;
-        else
-          pc++;
+        if (ttype(--luaD_stack.top) == LUA_T_NIL) pc -= *pc;
+        else pc++;
         break;
 
       case IFFUPJMP:
-        if (ttype(--luaD_stack.top) == LUA_T_NIL)
-          pc -= get_word(pc);
-        else
-          skip_word(pc);
+        if (ttype(--luaD_stack.top) == LUA_T_NIL) pc -= get_word(pc);
+        else skip_word(pc);
         break;
 
       case CLOSURE: