--- gforth/engine/engine.c	2005/01/23 13:56:13	1.79
+++ gforth/engine/engine.c	2005/08/04 08:16:50	1.82
@@ -169,6 +169,21 @@ extern int gforth_memcmp(const char * s1
 #ifndef spcREG
 #define spcREG
 #endif
+#ifndef spdREG
+#define spdREG
+#endif
+#ifndef speREG
+#define speREG
+#endif
+#ifndef spfREG
+#define spfREG
+#endif
+#ifndef spgREG
+#define spgREG
+#endif
+#ifndef sphREG
+#define sphREG
+#endif
 #ifndef FTOSREG
 #define FTOSREG
 #endif
@@ -223,15 +238,15 @@ extern int gforth_memcmp(const char * s1
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAS_FFCALL
-#define SAVE_REGS IF_spTOS(sp[0]=spTOS); IF_fpTOS(fp[0]=fpTOS); SP=sp; FP=fp; RP=rp; LP=lp;
-#define REST_REGS sp=SP; fp=FP; rp=RP; lp=LP; IF_spTOS(spTOS=sp[0]); IF_fpTOS(fpTOS=fp[0]);
+#define SAVE_REGS IF_fpTOS(fp[0]=fpTOS); SP=sp; FP=fp; RP=rp; LP=lp;
+#define REST_REGS sp=SP; fp=FP; rp=RP; lp=LP; IF_fpTOS(fpTOS=fp[0]);
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(ENGINE)
 /* normal engine */
 #define VARIANT(v)	(v)
 #define JUMP(target)	goto I_noop
-#define LABEL(name) H_##name: I_##name:
+#define LABEL(name) H_##name: asm(""); I_##name:
 
 #elif ENGINE==2
 /* variant with padding between VM instructions for finding out
@@ -286,9 +301,14 @@ Label *engine(Xt *ip0, Cell *sp0, Cell *
   void * prv;
 #endif
   register Address up UPREG = UP;
-  IF_spTOS(register Cell MAYBE_UNUSED spTOS TOSREG;)
+  register Cell MAYBE_UNUSED spTOS TOSREG;
   register Cell MAYBE_UNUSED spb spbREG;
   register Cell MAYBE_UNUSED spc spcREG;
+  register Cell MAYBE_UNUSED spd spdREG;
+  register Cell MAYBE_UNUSED spe speREG;
+  register Cell MAYBE_UNUSED spf speREG;
+  register Cell MAYBE_UNUSED spg speREG;
+  register Cell MAYBE_UNUSED sph speREG;
   IF_fpTOS(register Float fpTOS FTOSREG;)
 #if defined(DOUBLY_INDIRECT)
   static Label *symbols;
@@ -350,7 +370,18 @@ Label *engine(Xt *ip0, Cell *sp0, Cell *
     return symbols;
   }
 
-  IF_spTOS(spTOS = sp[0]);
+#if !(defined(GFORTH_DEBUGGING) || defined(INDIRECT_THREADED) || defined(DOUBLY_INDIRECT) || defined(VM_PROFILING))
+  sp += STACK_CACHE_DEFAULT-1;
+  /* some of those registers are dead, but its simpler to initialize them all */  spTOS = sp[0];
+  spb = sp[-1];
+  spc = sp[-2];
+  spd = sp[-3];
+  spe = sp[-4];
+  spf = sp[-5];
+  spg = sp[-6];
+  sph = sp[-7];
+#endif
+
   IF_fpTOS(fpTOS = fp[0]);
 /*  prep_terminal(); */
 #ifdef NO_IP