diff --git a/src/core/org/luaj/vm2/LuaValue.java b/src/core/org/luaj/vm2/LuaValue.java
index fd7bd399..7f5aa07a 100644
--- a/src/core/org/luaj/vm2/LuaValue.java
+++ b/src/core/org/luaj/vm2/LuaValue.java
@@ -310,7 +310,8 @@ public class LuaValue extends Varargs {
 	}
 	
 	// table initializers
-	public static LuaTable tableOf() { return new LuaTable(); }	
+	public static LuaTable tableOf() { return new LuaTable(); }
+	public static LuaTable tableOf(Varargs varargs, int firstarg) { return new LuaTable(varargs.subargs(firstarg)); }
 	public static LuaTable tableOf(int narray, int nhash) { return new LuaTable(narray, nhash); }	
 	public static LuaTable listOf(LuaValue[] unnamedValues) { return new LuaTable(null,unnamedValues,null); }
 	public static LuaTable listOf(LuaValue[] unnamedValues,Varargs lastarg) { return new LuaTable(null,unnamedValues,lastarg); }
diff --git a/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/luajc/JavaBytecodeCompiler.java b/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/luajc/JavaBytecodeCompiler.java
index c302e422..5bb50f3a 100644
--- a/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/luajc/JavaBytecodeCompiler.java
+++ b/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/luajc/JavaBytecodeCompiler.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import java.io.InputStream;
 import org.luaj.vm2.LoadState;
 import org.luaj.vm2.LuaClosure;
 import org.luaj.vm2.LuaFunction;
+import org.luaj.vm2.LuaTable;
 import org.luaj.vm2.LuaValue;
 import org.luaj.vm2.Prototype;
 import org.luaj.vm2.LoadState.LuaCompiler;
@@ -52,14 +53,25 @@ public class JavaBytecodeCompiler implements LuaCompiler {
 		LoadState.compiler = getInstance(); 
 	}
 	
-	private JavaBytecodeCompiler() {
+	public JavaBytecodeCompiler() {
 		luac = new LuaC();
 		gen = new JavaBytecodeGenerator();
 	}
+
+	/** Compile int a prototype */
+	public static Prototype compile(InputStream is, String chunkname) throws IOException {
+		return getInstance().compile(is.read(), is, chunkname);
+	}
+
+	/** Compile and load a chunk 
+	 * @throws IOException */
+	public static LuaValue load(InputStream is, String filename, LuaValue _g) throws IOException {
+		return getInstance().load(is.read(), is, filename, _g);
+	}
 	
 	/** Compile into protoype form. */
-	public Prototype compile(int firstByte, InputStream stream, String name) throws IOException {
-		return luac.compile(firstByte, stream, name);
+	public Prototype compile(int firstByte, InputStream stream, String chunkname) throws IOException {
+		return luac.compile(firstByte, stream, chunkname);
 	}
 
 	/** Compile into class form. */
@@ -70,10 +82,8 @@ public class JavaBytecodeCompiler implements LuaCompiler {
 			classname = classname.replace('/', '.');
 			classname = classname.replace('\\', '.');
 			String sourcename = filename.substring( filename.lastIndexOf('/')+1 );
-			System.out.println("compiling file "+filename+" using sourcename "+sourcename+" and classname "+classname);
 			Class c = gen.toJavaBytecode(p, classname, sourcename);
 			Object o = c.newInstance();
-			System.out.println("instance is: "+o);
 			LuaFunction f = (LuaFunction) o;
 			f.setfenv(env);
 			return f;
diff --git a/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/luajc/JavaBytecodeGenerator.java b/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/luajc/JavaBytecodeGenerator.java
index 6d37ab0e..c3c97b19 100644
--- a/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/luajc/JavaBytecodeGenerator.java
+++ b/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/luajc/JavaBytecodeGenerator.java
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ public class JavaBytecodeGenerator {
 		int np = p.numparams;
 		int nl = p.maxstacksize;
 		LocalVariableGen[] locals = new LocalVariableGen[nl];
+		
 
 
 		// initialize locals
@@ -292,16 +293,15 @@ public class JavaBytecodeGenerator {
 //		LocalVariableGen regup[] = new LocalVariableGen[nl];
 		boolean isup[] = new boolean[nl];
 		markups(p, isup, code, 0, 0);
-		
+
+		// initialize slotc
+		boolean needsarg = ((p.is_vararg & Lua.VARARG_NEEDSARG) != 0);
 		for (int j = 0; j < nl; j++) {
-			  
-			String name = j < p.locvars.length && p.locvars[j].varname != null ? 
-					toLegalJavaName(p.locvars[j].varname.toString()):
-					"r" + j;
-
-			locals[j] = mg.addLocalVariable(name, isup[j] ? TYPE_LOCALUPVALUE
-					: TYPE_LUAVALUE, null, null);
-
+			// create space
+			LuaString luaname = p.getlocalname(j,0);
+			String name = toLegalJavaName( luaname!=null? luaname.toString(): "r"+j );
+			locals[j] = mg.addLocalVariable(name, isup[j] ? TYPE_LOCALUPVALUE : TYPE_LUAVALUE, null, null);
+			
 			if (isup[j]) { // upvalue storage
 				il.append(new PUSH(cp, 1));
 				il.append(new ANEWARRAY(cp.addClass(STR_LUAVALUE)));
@@ -314,9 +314,11 @@ public class JavaBytecodeGenerator {
 			if (j < np) {
 				il.append(new ALOAD(1));
 				il.append(new PUSH(cp, j + 1));
-				il.append(factory.createInvoke(STR_VARARGS, "arg",
-						TYPE_LUAVALUE, new Type[] { Type.INT },
-						Constants.INVOKEVIRTUAL));
+				il.append(factory.createInvoke(STR_VARARGS, "arg", TYPE_LUAVALUE, new Type[] { Type.INT }, Constants.INVOKEVIRTUAL));
+			} else if ( (j == np) && needsarg ) {
+				il.append(new ALOAD(1));
+				il.append(new PUSH(cp, np+1));
+				il.append(factory.createInvoke(STR_LUAVALUE, "tableOf", TYPE_LUATABLE, new Type[] { TYPE_VARARGS, Type.INT }, Constants.INVOKESTATIC));
 			} else {
 				nil = il_initLocalNil(mg, factory, il, nil);
 				il.append(new ALOAD(nil.getIndex()));
@@ -384,6 +386,7 @@ public class JavaBytecodeGenerator {
 	                    // pc++; /* skip next instruction (if C) */
 	                	branches[pc] = new GOTO(null);
 	                	targets[pc] = pc + 2;
+						il.append(branches[pc]);
 	                }
 	                break;
 	
@@ -475,6 +478,7 @@ public class JavaBytecodeGenerator {
 					// stack[a+1] = (o = stack[B(i)]);
 					ih[pc] = 
 					il_append_new_ALOAD(cp,il, (locals[B(i)]));
+					il.append(InstructionConstants.DUP);
 					il_append_new_ASTORE(cp,il, (locals[a+1]));
 					// stack[a] = o.get((c=C(i))>0xff? k[c&0x0ff]: stack[c]);
 					if ((c=C(i))>0xff)
@@ -880,12 +884,14 @@ public class JavaBytecodeGenerator {
 		                //o = stack[a];
 						il_append_new_ALOAD(cp,il, (locals[a]));		                
 		                if ( (b=B(i)) == 0 ) {
-		                	for ( int j=1; a+j<vbase; j++ ) {
+		                	int j=1;
+		                	for ( ; a+j<vbase; j++ ) {
 								il.append(InstructionConstants.DUP);
 								il.append(new PUSH(cp,offset+j));
 								il_append_new_ALOAD(cp,il, (locals[a+j]));	                
 								il.append(factory.createInvoke(STR_LUAVALUE, "rawset", Type.VOID, new Type[] { Type.INT, TYPE_LUAVALUE }, Constants.INVOKEVIRTUAL));
 		                	}
+							il.append(new PUSH(cp,offset+j));
 							il.append(new ALOAD(v.getIndex()));	                
 							il.append(factory.createInvoke(STR_LUAVALUE, "rawsetlist", Type.VOID, new Type[] { Type.INT, TYPE_VARARGS }, Constants.INVOKEVIRTUAL));
 		                } else {
diff --git a/test/junit/org/luaj/vm2/FragmentsTest.java b/test/junit/org/luaj/vm2/FragmentsTest.java
index 0c767c75..9e31a099 100644
--- a/test/junit/org/luaj/vm2/FragmentsTest.java
+++ b/test/junit/org/luaj/vm2/FragmentsTest.java
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ import java.io.InputStream;
 
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
-import org.luaj.vm2.luajc.LuaJCompiler;
+import org.luaj.vm2.compiler.LuaC;
+import org.luaj.vm2.luajc.JavaBytecodeCompiler;
 
 /** 
  * Test compilation of various fragments that have
@@ -40,9 +41,12 @@ public class FragmentsTest extends TestCase {
 			String name = getName();
 			LuaTable _G = org.luaj.vm2.lib.JsePlatform.standardGlobals();
 			InputStream is = new ByteArrayInputStream(script.getBytes("UTF-8"));
-			String java = LuaJCompiler.compileToJava(is, name);
-			LuaValue chunk = LuaJCompiler.javaCompile(java, name);
-			chunk.setfenv(_G);
+			LuaValue chunk ;
+			if ( true ) {
+				chunk = JavaBytecodeCompiler.load(is,name,_G);
+			} else {
+				chunk = (new LuaC()).load( is, name, _G );
+			}
 			Varargs actual = chunk.invoke();
 			assertEquals( expected.narg(), actual.narg() );
 			for ( int i=1; i<=actual.narg(); i++ )
@@ -54,14 +58,69 @@ public class FragmentsTest extends TestCase {
 		}		
 	}
 
-	public void testArgParam() {
-		// the name "arg" is treated specially, and ends up masking the argument value in 5.1 
-		runFragment( LuaValue.NIL, 
+	public void testVarVarargsUseArg() {
+		runFragment( LuaValue.varargsOf( new LuaValue[] { 
+				LuaValue.valueOf("a"), 
+				LuaValue.valueOf(2), 
+				LuaValue.valueOf("b"), 
+				LuaValue.valueOf("c"), 
+				LuaValue.NIL }),
+			"function q(a,...)\n" +
+			"	return a,arg.n,arg[1],arg[2],arg[3]\n" +
+			"end\n" +
+			"return q('a','b','c')\n" );
+	}
+
+	public void testVarVarargsUseBoth() {
+		runFragment( LuaValue.varargsOf( new LuaValue[] { 
+				LuaValue.valueOf("a"), 
+				LuaValue.valueOf("nil"), 
+				LuaValue.valueOf("b"), 
+				LuaValue.valueOf("c")}),
+			"function r(a,...)\n" +
+			"	return a,type(arg),...\n" +
+			"end\n" +
+			"return r('a','b','c')\n" );
+	}
+
+	public void testArgVarargsUseBoth() {
+		runFragment( LuaValue.varargsOf( new LuaValue[] { 
+				LuaValue.NIL, 
+				LuaValue.valueOf("b"), 
+				LuaValue.valueOf("c")}),
 			"function v(arg,...)\n" +
-			"	return arg\n" +
+			"	return arg,...\n" +
+			"end\n" +
+			"return v('a','b','c')\n" );
+	}
+	
+	public void testArgParamUseNone() {
+		// the name "arg" is treated specially, and ends up masking the argument value in 5.1 
+		runFragment( LuaValue.valueOf("table"), 
+			"function v(arg,...)\n" +
+			"	return type(arg)\n" +
 			"end\n" +
 			"return v('abc')\n" );		
 	}
+	
+	public void testSetlistVarargs() {
+		runFragment( LuaValue.valueOf("abc"),
+			"local f = function() return 'abc' end\n" +
+			"local g = { f() }\n" +
+			"return g[1]\n" );
+	}
+	
+	public void testSelfOp() {
+		runFragment( LuaValue.valueOf("bcd"), 
+			"local s = 'abcde'\n"+
+			"return s:sub(2,4)\n" );		
+	}
+	
+	public void testSetListWithOffsetAndVarargs() {
+		runFragment( LuaValue.valueOf(1003), 
+			"local bar = {1000, math.sqrt(9)}\n"+
+			"return bar[1]+bar[2]\n" );
+	}
 
 	
 	public void testMultiAssign() {
@@ -192,7 +251,7 @@ public class FragmentsTest extends TestCase {
 	public void testNoReturnValuesPlainCall() {
 		runFragment( LuaValue.TRUE, 
 			"local testtable = {}\n"+
-			"return pcall( function() testtable[1]=2 end ) )\n" );
+			"return pcall( function() testtable[1]=2 end )\n" );
 	}
 		
 	public void testVarargsInTableConstructor() {