diff --git a/lauxlib.c b/lauxlib.c
index 38e40404..2f0168f1 100644
--- a/lauxlib.c
+++ b/lauxlib.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: lauxlib.c,v 1.215 2010/06/09 17:53:59 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: lauxlib.c,v 1.216 2010/06/30 17:40:27 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Auxiliary functions for building Lua libraries
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -729,20 +729,33 @@ LUALIB_API void luaL_openlib (lua_State *L, const char *libname,
     luaL_pushmodule(L, libname, libsize(l));  /* get/create library table */
     lua_insert(L, -(nup + 1));  /* move library table to below upvalues */
   }
+  luaL_setfuncs(L, l, nup);
+}
+
+/* }====================================================== */
+
+/*
+** set functions from list 'l' into table at top - 'nup'; each
+** function gets the 'nup' elements at the top as upvalues.
+** Returns with only the table at the stack.
+*/
+LUALIB_API void luaL_setfuncs (lua_State *L, const luaL_Reg *l, int nup) {
   luaL_checkstack(L, nup, "too many upvalues");
   for (; l && l->name; l++) {  /* fill the table with given functions */
     int i;
     for (i = 0; i < nup; i++)  /* copy upvalues to the top */
       lua_pushvalue(L, -nup);
-    lua_pushcclosure(L, l->func, nup);
+    lua_pushcclosure(L, l->func, nup);  /* closure with those upvalues */
     lua_setfield(L, -(nup + 2), l->name);
   }
   lua_pop(L, nup);  /* remove upvalues */
 }
 
-/* }====================================================== */
-
 
+/*
+** ensure that stack[idx][fname] has a table and push that table
+** into the stack
+*/
 LUALIB_API void luaL_findtable (lua_State *L, int idx, const char *fname) {
   lua_getfield(L, idx, fname);
   if (lua_istable(L, -1)) return;  /* table already there */
@@ -756,6 +769,30 @@ LUALIB_API void luaL_findtable (lua_State *L, int idx, const char *fname) {
 }
 
 
+/*
+** stripped-down 'require'. Calls 'openf' to open a module,
+** registers the result in 'package.loaded' table and, if 'glb'
+** is true, also registers the result in the global table.
+** Leaves resulting module on the top.
+*/
+LUALIB_API void luaL_requiref (lua_State *L, const char *modname,
+                               lua_CFunction openf, int glb) {
+  lua_pushcfunction(L, openf);
+  lua_pushstring(L, modname);  /* argument to open function */
+  lua_call(L, 1, 1);  /* open module */
+  luaL_findtable(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, "_LOADED");
+  lua_pushvalue(L, -2);  /* make copy of module (call result) */
+  lua_setfield(L, -2, modname);  /* _LOADED[modname] = module */
+  lua_pop(L, 1);  /* remove _LOADED table */
+  if (glb) {
+    lua_pushglobaltable(L);
+    lua_pushvalue(L, -2);  /* copy of 'mod' */
+    lua_setfield(L, -2, modname);  /* _G[modname] = module */
+    lua_pop(L, 1);  /* remove _G table */
+  }
+}
+
+
 LUALIB_API const char *luaL_gsub (lua_State *L, const char *s, const char *p,
                                                                const char *r) {
   const char *wild;
diff --git a/lauxlib.h b/lauxlib.h
index d5728b58..4d762886 100644
--- a/lauxlib.h
+++ b/lauxlib.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: lauxlib.h,v 1.106 2010/05/31 16:34:19 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: lauxlib.h,v 1.107 2010/06/30 17:40:27 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Auxiliary functions for building Lua libraries
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@ typedef struct luaL_Reg {
 LUALIB_API void (luaL_checkversion_) (lua_State *L, lua_Number ver);
 #define luaL_checkversion(L)	luaL_checkversion_(L, LUA_VERSION_NUM)
 
-LUALIB_API void (luaL_pushmodule) (lua_State *L, const char *modname,
-                                   int sizehint);
-LUALIB_API void (luaL_openlib) (lua_State *L, const char *libname,
-                                const luaL_Reg *l, int nup);
 LUALIB_API int (luaL_getmetafield) (lua_State *L, int obj, const char *e);
 LUALIB_API int (luaL_callmeta) (lua_State *L, int obj, const char *e);
 LUALIB_API const char *(luaL_tolstring) (lua_State *L, int idx, size_t *len);
@@ -78,11 +74,15 @@ LUALIB_API int (luaL_len) (lua_State *L, int idx);
 LUALIB_API const char *(luaL_gsub) (lua_State *L, const char *s, const char *p,
                                                   const char *r);
 
+LUALIB_API void (luaL_setfuncs) (lua_State *L, const luaL_Reg *l, int nup);
+
 LUALIB_API void (luaL_findtable) (lua_State *L, int idx, const char *fname);
 
 LUALIB_API void (luaL_traceback) (lua_State *L, lua_State *L1,
                                   const char *msg, int level);
 
+LUALIB_API void (luaL_requiref) (lua_State *L, const char *modname,
+                                 lua_CFunction openf, int glb);
 
 /*
 ** ===============================================================
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ LUALIB_API void (luaL_traceback) (lua_State *L, lua_State *L1,
 ** ===============================================================
 */
 
+
+#define luaL_newlibtable(L,l)	\
+  lua_createtable(L, 0, sizeof(l)/sizeof((l)[0]) - 1)
+
+#define luaL_newlib(L,l)	(luaL_newlibtable(L,l), luaL_setfuncs(L,l,0))
+
 #define luaL_argcheck(L, cond,numarg,extramsg)	\
 		((void)((cond) || luaL_argerror(L, (numarg), (extramsg))))
 #define luaL_checkstring(L,n)	(luaL_checklstring(L, (n), NULL))
@@ -149,6 +155,12 @@ LUALIB_API char *(luaL_buffinitsize) (lua_State *L, luaL_Buffer *B, size_t sz);
 /* }====================================================== */
 
 
+LUALIB_API void (luaL_pushmodule) (lua_State *L, const char *modname,
+                                   int sizehint);
+LUALIB_API void (luaL_openlib) (lua_State *L, const char *libname,
+                                const luaL_Reg *l, int nup);
+
+
 /* compatibility with ref system */
 
 /* pre-defined references */
diff --git a/lbaselib.c b/lbaselib.c
index a84e682d..9680bb38 100644
--- a/lbaselib.c
+++ b/lbaselib.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: lbaselib.c,v 1.244 2010/06/10 21:29:47 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: lbaselib.c,v 1.245 2010/06/13 19:41:34 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Basic library
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ LUAMOD_API int luaopen_base (lua_State *L) {
   lua_pushglobaltable(L);
   lua_setfield(L, -2, "_G");
   /* open lib into global table */
-  luaL_register(L, "_G", base_funcs);
+  luaL_setfuncs(L, base_funcs, 0);
   lua_pushliteral(L, LUA_VERSION);
   lua_setfield(L, -2, "_VERSION");  /* set global _VERSION */
   /* `newproxy' needs a weaktable as upvalue */
diff --git a/lbitlib.c b/lbitlib.c
index 3b5f5b83..cae1b1f5 100644
--- a/lbitlib.c
+++ b/lbitlib.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: lbitlib.c,v 1.3 2010/01/12 19:40:02 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: lbitlib.c,v 1.4 2010/02/11 15:55:29 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Standard library for bitwise operations
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -141,6 +141,6 @@ static const luaL_Reg bitlib[] = {
 
 
 LUAMOD_API int luaopen_bit (lua_State *L) {
-  luaL_register(L, LUA_BITLIBNAME, bitlib);
+  luaL_newlib(L, bitlib);
   return 1;
 }
diff --git a/lcorolib.c b/lcorolib.c
index fdcbc6de..1eef89c9 100644
--- a/lcorolib.c
+++ b/lcorolib.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: lcorolib.c,v $
+** $Id: lcorolib.c,v 1.1 2010/06/10 21:30:26 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Coroutine Library
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ static const luaL_Reg co_funcs[] = {
 
 
 LUAMOD_API int luaopen_coroutine (lua_State *L) {
-  luaL_register(L, LUA_COLIBNAME, co_funcs);
+  luaL_newlib(L, co_funcs);
   return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/ldblib.c b/ldblib.c
index d6d58233..6afc1fc1 100644
--- a/ldblib.c
+++ b/ldblib.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: ldblib.c,v 1.121 2010/03/26 20:58:11 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: ldblib.c,v 1.122 2010/06/21 16:30:12 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Interface from Lua to its debug API
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ static const luaL_Reg dblib[] = {
 
 
 LUAMOD_API int luaopen_debug (lua_State *L) {
-  luaL_register(L, LUA_DBLIBNAME, dblib);
+  luaL_newlib(L, dblib);
   return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/linit.c b/linit.c
index 6c803270..2779e9b1 100644
--- a/linit.c
+++ b/linit.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: linit.c,v 1.26 2010/06/10 21:29:47 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: linit.c,v 1.27 2010/06/30 17:40:27 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Initialization of libraries for lua.c and other clients        
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ static const luaL_Reg loadedlibs[] = {
   {LUA_STRLIBNAME, luaopen_string},
   {LUA_BITLIBNAME, luaopen_bit},
   {LUA_MATHLIBNAME, luaopen_math},
+#if defined(LUA_COMPAT_DEBUGLIB)
+  {LUA_DBLIBNAME, luaopen_debug},
+#endif
   {NULL, NULL}
 };
 
@@ -51,25 +54,17 @@ static const luaL_Reg preloadedlibs[] = {
 
 LUALIB_API void luaL_openlibs (lua_State *L) {
   const luaL_Reg *lib;
-  /* call open functions from 'loadedlibs' */
+  /* call open functions from 'loadedlibs' and set results to global table */
   for (lib = loadedlibs; lib->func; lib++) {
-    lua_pushcfunction(L, lib->func);
-    lua_pushstring(L, lib->name);
-    lua_call(L, 1, 0);
+    luaL_requiref(L, lib->name, lib->func, 1);
+    lua_pop(L, 1);  /* remove lib */
   }
   /* add open functions from 'preloadedlibs' into 'package.preload' table */
-  lua_pushglobaltable(L);
   luaL_findtable(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, "_PRELOAD");
   for (lib = preloadedlibs; lib->func; lib++) {
     lua_pushcfunction(L, lib->func);
     lua_setfield(L, -2, lib->name);
   }
-  lua_pop(L, 1);  /* remove package.preload table */
-#if defined(LUA_COMPAT_DEBUGLIB)
-  lua_getglobal(L, "require");
-  lua_pushliteral(L, LUA_DBLIBNAME);
-  lua_call(L, 1, 0);  /* call 'require"debug"' */
-  lua_pop(L, 1);  /* remove global table */
-#endif
+  lua_pop(L, 1);  /* remove _PRELOAD table */
 }
 
diff --git a/liolib.c b/liolib.c
index 6a290098..a26aff5a 100644
--- a/liolib.c
+++ b/liolib.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: liolib.c,v 2.87 2010/03/17 21:37:37 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: liolib.c,v 2.88 2010/03/26 20:58:11 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Standard I/O (and system) library
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -615,8 +615,9 @@ LUAMOD_API int luaopen_io (lua_State *L) {
   createmeta(L);
   /* create (private) environment (with fields IO_INPUT, IO_OUTPUT, __close) */
   newenv(L, io_fclose);  /* upvalue for all io functions at index 1 */
-  lua_pushvalue(L, -1);  /* copy to be consumed by 'openlib' */
-  luaL_openlib(L, LUA_IOLIBNAME, iolib, 1);  /* new module at index 2 */
+  luaL_newlibtable(L, iolib);  /* new module at index 2 */
+  lua_pushvalue(L, 1);  /* copy of env to be consumed by 'setfuncs' */
+  luaL_setfuncs(L, iolib, 1);
   /* create (and set) default files */
   newenv(L, io_noclose);  /* environment for default files at index 3 */
   createstdfile(L, stdin, IO_INPUT, "stdin");
diff --git a/lmathlib.c b/lmathlib.c
index 391a31e7..83eaf22e 100644
--- a/lmathlib.c
+++ b/lmathlib.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: lmathlib.c,v 1.73 2009/03/17 17:55:39 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: lmathlib.c,v 1.74 2009/11/24 12:05:44 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Standard mathematical library
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ static const luaL_Reg mathlib[] = {
 ** Open math library
 */
 LUAMOD_API int luaopen_math (lua_State *L) {
-  luaL_register(L, LUA_MATHLIBNAME, mathlib);
+  luaL_newlib(L, mathlib);
   lua_pushnumber(L, PI);
   lua_setfield(L, -2, "pi");
   lua_pushnumber(L, HUGE_VAL);
diff --git a/loadlib.c b/loadlib.c
index bb517801..712fcfef 100644
--- a/loadlib.c
+++ b/loadlib.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: loadlib.c,v 1.85 2010/06/18 17:23:02 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: loadlib.c,v 1.86 2010/06/30 17:40:27 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Dynamic library loader for Lua
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 **
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ LUAMOD_API int luaopen_package (lua_State *L) {
   lua_pushcfunction(L, gctm);
   lua_setfield(L, -2, "__gc");
   /* create `package' table */
-  luaL_register(L, LUA_LOADLIBNAME, pk_funcs);
+  luaL_newlib(L, pk_funcs);
   /* create `loaders' table */
   lua_createtable(L, sizeof(loaders)/sizeof(loaders[0]) - 1, 0);
   /* fill it with pre-defined loaders */
diff --git a/loslib.c b/loslib.c
index c51ce5eb..2c378e9b 100644
--- a/loslib.c
+++ b/loslib.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: loslib.c,v 1.28 2009/12/17 12:26:09 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: loslib.c,v 1.29 2009/12/17 13:08:51 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Standard Operating System library
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ static const luaL_Reg syslib[] = {
 
 
 LUAMOD_API int luaopen_os (lua_State *L) {
-  luaL_register(L, LUA_OSLIBNAME, syslib);
+  luaL_newlib(L, syslib);
   return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/lstrlib.c b/lstrlib.c
index 565d913e..79b3ab37 100644
--- a/lstrlib.c
+++ b/lstrlib.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: lstrlib.c,v 1.152 2010/05/04 17:20:33 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: lstrlib.c,v 1.153 2010/05/24 19:34:57 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Standard library for string operations and pattern-matching
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ static void createmetatable (lua_State *L) {
 ** Open string library
 */
 LUAMOD_API int luaopen_string (lua_State *L) {
-  luaL_register(L, LUA_STRLIBNAME, strlib);
+  luaL_newlib(L, strlib);
   createmetatable(L);
   return 1;
 }
diff --git a/ltablib.c b/ltablib.c
index 533f9ac9..93cc3442 100644
--- a/ltablib.c
+++ b/ltablib.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: ltablib.c,v 1.54 2010/01/13 19:59:10 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: ltablib.c,v 1.55 2010/03/13 03:57:46 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Library for Table Manipulation
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ static const luaL_Reg tab_funcs[] = {
 
 
 LUAMOD_API int luaopen_table (lua_State *L) {
-  luaL_register(L, LUA_TABLIBNAME, tab_funcs);
+  luaL_newlib(L, tab_funcs);
 #if defined(LUA_COMPAT_UNPACK)
   /* _G.unpack = table.unpack */
   lua_getfield(L, -1, "unpack");
diff --git a/ltests.c b/ltests.c
index 7bafe829..ec70a954 100644
--- a/ltests.c
+++ b/ltests.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: ltests.c,v 2.109 2010/06/10 21:29:47 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: ltests.c,v 2.110 2010/06/25 12:18:10 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Internal Module for Debugging of the Lua Implementation
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -841,19 +841,23 @@ static lua_State *getstate (lua_State *L) {
 
 static int loadlib (lua_State *L) {
   static const luaL_Reg libs[] = {
-    {"baselibopen", luaopen_base},
-    {"corolibopen", luaopen_coroutine},
-    {"dblibopen", luaopen_debug},
-    {"iolibopen", luaopen_io},
-    {"mathlibopen", luaopen_math},
-    {"strlibopen", luaopen_string},
-    {"tablibopen", luaopen_table},
-    {"packageopen", luaopen_package},
+    {"_G", luaopen_base},
+    {"coroutine", luaopen_coroutine},
+    {"debug", luaopen_debug},
+    {"io", luaopen_io},
+    {"math", luaopen_math},
+    {"string", luaopen_string},
+    {"table", luaopen_table},
     {NULL, NULL}
   };
   lua_State *L1 = getstate(L);
-  lua_pushglobaltable(L1);
-  luaL_register(L1, NULL, libs);
+  int i;
+  luaL_requiref(L1, "package", luaopen_package, 1);
+  luaL_findtable(L1, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, "_PRELOAD");
+  for (i = 0; libs[i].name; i++) {
+    lua_pushcfunction(L1, libs[i].func);
+    lua_setfield(L1, -2, libs[i].name);
+  }
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -874,8 +878,8 @@ static int doremote (lua_State *L) {
     status = lua_pcall(L1, 0, LUA_MULTRET, 0);
   if (status != LUA_OK) {
     lua_pushnil(L);
-    lua_pushinteger(L, status);
     lua_pushstring(L, lua_tostring(L1, -1));
+    lua_pushinteger(L, status);
     return 3;
   }
   else {