diff --git a/lbaselib.c b/lbaselib.c
index 6b5444bf..dceeadfc 100644
--- a/lbaselib.c
+++ b/lbaselib.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: lbaselib.c,v 1.27 2001/02/23 17:17:25 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: lbaselib.c,v 1.28 2001/02/23 17:28:12 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Basic library
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -296,14 +296,23 @@ static int luaB_dofile (lua_State *L) {
 }
 
 
+static int aux_unpack (lua_State *L, int arg) {
+  int n, i;
+  luaL_checktype(L, arg, LUA_TTABLE);
+  n = lua_getn(L, arg);
+  luaL_checkstack(L, n, l_s("too many arguments"));
+  for (i=1; i<=n; i++)  /* push arg[1...n] */
+    lua_rawgeti(L, arg, i);
+  return n;
+}
+
+
 static int luaB_call (lua_State *L) {
   int oldtop;
   const l_char *options = luaL_opt_string(L, 3, l_s(""));
   int err = 0;  /* index of old error method */
-  int i, status;
+  int status;
   int n;
-  luaL_checktype(L, 2, LUA_TTABLE);
-  n = lua_getn(L, 2);
   if (!lua_isnull(L, 4)) {  /* set new error method */
     lua_getglobal(L, LUA_ERRORMESSAGE);
     err = lua_gettop(L);  /* get index */
@@ -313,9 +322,7 @@ static int luaB_call (lua_State *L) {
   oldtop = lua_gettop(L);  /* top before function-call preparation */
   /* push function */
   lua_pushvalue(L, 1);
-  luaL_checkstack(L, n, l_s("too many arguments"));
-  for (i=0; i<n; i++)  /* push arg[1...n] */
-    lua_rawgeti(L, 2, i+1);
+  n = aux_unpack(L, 2);  /* push arg[1...n] */
   status = lua_call(L, n, LUA_MULTRET);
   if (err != 0) {  /* restore old error method */
     lua_pushvalue(L, err);
@@ -676,10 +683,11 @@ static const luaL_reg base_funcs[] = {
 
 
 
-LUALIB_API void lua_baselibopen (lua_State *L) {
+LUALIB_API int lua_baselibopen (lua_State *L) {
   luaL_openl(L, base_funcs);
   lua_pushliteral(L, LUA_VERSION);
   lua_setglobal(L, l_s("_VERSION"));
   deprecated_funcs(L);
+  return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/ldblib.c b/ldblib.c
index 906a0754..9bdbe5d2 100644
--- a/ldblib.c
+++ b/ldblib.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: ldblib.c,v 1.32 2001/02/02 19:02:40 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: ldblib.c,v 1.33 2001/02/23 17:17:25 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Interface from Lua to its debug API
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ static const luaL_reg dblib[] = {
 };
 
 
-LUALIB_API void lua_dblibopen (lua_State *L) {
+LUALIB_API int lua_dblibopen (lua_State *L) {
   luaL_openl(L, dblib);
+  return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/liolib.c b/liolib.c
index 5325dc4c..e1703ba7 100644
--- a/liolib.c
+++ b/liolib.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: liolib.c,v 1.108 2001/02/23 17:17:25 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: liolib.c,v 1.109 2001/02/23 17:28:12 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Standard I/O (and system) library
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ static const luaL_reg iolib[] = {
 };
 
 
-LUALIB_API void lua_iolibopen (lua_State *L) {
+LUALIB_API int lua_iolibopen (lua_State *L) {
   int iotag = lua_newtype(L, FILEHANDLE, LUA_TUSERDATA);
   lua_newtype(L, l_s("ClosedFileHandle"), LUA_TUSERDATA);
   luaL_openl(L, iolib);
@@ -688,5 +688,6 @@ LUALIB_API void lua_iolibopen (lua_State *L) {
   /* close files when collected */
   lua_pushcfunction(L, file_collect);
   lua_settagmethod(L, iotag, l_s("gc"));
+  return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/lmathlib.c b/lmathlib.c
index 4f6fb122..739426bb 100644
--- a/lmathlib.c
+++ b/lmathlib.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: lmathlib.c,v 1.35 2001/02/22 18:59:59 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: lmathlib.c,v 1.36 2001/02/23 17:17:25 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Standard mathematical library
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -228,11 +228,12 @@ static const luaL_reg mathlib[] = {
 /*
 ** Open math library
 */
-LUALIB_API void lua_mathlibopen (lua_State *L) {
+LUALIB_API int lua_mathlibopen (lua_State *L) {
   luaL_openl(L, mathlib);
   lua_pushcfunction(L, math_pow);
   lua_settagmethod(L, LUA_TNUMBER, l_s("pow"));
   lua_pushnumber(L, PI);
   lua_setglobal(L, l_s("PI"));
+  return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/lstrlib.c b/lstrlib.c
index 9abfc938..c448f57e 100644
--- a/lstrlib.c
+++ b/lstrlib.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: lstrlib.c,v 1.65 2001/02/23 17:17:25 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: lstrlib.c,v 1.66 2001/03/02 17:40:08 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Standard library for string operations and pattern-matching
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -652,6 +652,7 @@ static const luaL_reg strlib[] = {
 /*
 ** Open string library
 */
-LUALIB_API void lua_strlibopen (lua_State *L) {
+LUALIB_API int lua_strlibopen (lua_State *L) {
   luaL_openl(L, strlib);
+  return 0;
 }
diff --git a/ltests.c b/ltests.c
index bf609156..4d3cd1e9 100644
--- a/ltests.c
+++ b/ltests.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: ltests.c,v 1.72 2001/02/23 17:17:25 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: ltests.c,v 1.73 2001/03/02 17:27:50 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Internal Module for Debugging of the Lua Implementation
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -417,15 +417,12 @@ static int newstate (lua_State *L) {
 }
 
 static int loadlib (lua_State *L) {
-  lua_State *L1 = (lua_State *)lua_touserdata(L, 1);
-  switch (*luaL_check_string(L, 2)) {
-    case l_c('m'): lua_mathlibopen(L1); break;
-    case l_c('s'): lua_strlibopen(L1); break;
-    case l_c('i'): lua_iolibopen(L1); break;
-    case l_c('d'): lua_dblibopen(L1); break;
-    case l_c('b'): lua_baselibopen(L1); break;
-    default: luaL_argerror(L, 2, l_s("invalid option"));
-  }
+  lua_State *L1 = (lua_State *)(unsigned long)luaL_check_number(L, 1);
+  lua_register(L1, "mathlibopen", lua_mathlibopen);
+  lua_register(L1, "strlibopen", lua_strlibopen);
+  lua_register(L1, "iolibopen", lua_iolibopen);
+  lua_register(L1, "dblibopen", lua_dblibopen);
+  lua_register(L1, "baselibopen", lua_baselibopen);
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -451,6 +448,7 @@ static int doremote (lua_State *L) {
     int i = 0;
     while (!lua_isnull(L1, ++i))
       lua_pushstring(L, lua_tostring(L1, i));
+    lua_pop(L1, i-1);
     return i-1;
   }
 }
diff --git a/lualib.h b/lualib.h
index 730714a9..3ef1ded8 100644
--- a/lualib.h
+++ b/lualib.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: lualib.h,v 1.18 2001/02/23 17:28:12 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: lualib.h,v 1.19 2001/02/23 20:31:37 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Lua standard libraries
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
 
 #define LUA_ALERT               l_s("_ALERT")
 
-LUALIB_API void lua_baselibopen (lua_State *L);
-LUALIB_API void lua_iolibopen (lua_State *L);
-LUALIB_API void lua_strlibopen (lua_State *L);
-LUALIB_API void lua_mathlibopen (lua_State *L);
-LUALIB_API void lua_dblibopen (lua_State *L);
+LUALIB_API int lua_baselibopen (lua_State *L);
+LUALIB_API int lua_iolibopen (lua_State *L);
+LUALIB_API int lua_strlibopen (lua_State *L);
+LUALIB_API int lua_mathlibopen (lua_State *L);
+LUALIB_API int lua_dblibopen (lua_State *L);