diff --git a/lapi.c b/lapi.c
index a4a520de..b336014f 100644
--- a/lapi.c
+++ b/lapi.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: lapi.c,v 2.34 2005/03/18 20:11:28 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: lapi.c,v 2.35 2005/03/21 18:12:21 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Lua API
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -913,9 +913,9 @@ LUA_API int lua_gc (lua_State *L, int what, int data) {
         res = 1;  /* signal it */
       break;
     }
-    case LUA_GCSETPACE: {
-      res = g->gcpace;
-      g->gcpace = data;
+    case LUA_GCSETPAUSE: {
+      res = g->gcpause;
+      g->gcpause = data;
       break;
     }
     case LUA_GCSETSTEPMUL: {
diff --git a/lbaselib.c b/lbaselib.c
index 20dcefe2..ea50cd9c 100644
--- a/lbaselib.c
+++ b/lbaselib.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: lbaselib.c,v 1.170 2005/03/11 15:51:08 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: lbaselib.c,v 1.171 2005/03/16 16:58:41 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Basic library
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -187,9 +187,9 @@ static int luaB_gcinfo (lua_State *L) {
 
 static int luaB_collectgarbage (lua_State *L) {
   static const char *const opts[] = {"stop", "restart", "collect",
-    "count", "step", "setpace", "setstepmul", NULL};
+    "count", "step", "setpause", "setstepmul", NULL};
   static const int optsnum[] = {LUA_GCSTOP, LUA_GCRESTART, LUA_GCCOLLECT,
-    LUA_GCCOUNT, LUA_GCSTEP, LUA_GCSETPACE, LUA_GCSETSTEPMUL};
+    LUA_GCCOUNT, LUA_GCSTEP, LUA_GCSETPAUSE, LUA_GCSETSTEPMUL};
   int o = luaL_findstring(luaL_optstring(L, 1, "collect"), opts);
   int ex = luaL_optinteger(L, 2, 0);
   luaL_argcheck(L, o >= 0, 1, "invalid option");
diff --git a/lgc.c b/lgc.c
index 04c3b4f1..8db5fb0d 100644
--- a/lgc.c
+++ b/lgc.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: lgc.c,v 2.29 2005/03/09 16:28:07 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: lgc.c,v 2.30 2005/03/16 17:00:21 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Garbage Collector
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 		reallymarkobject(g, obj2gco(t)); }
 
 
-#define setthreshold(g)  (g->GCthreshold = (g->estimate/100) * g->gcpace)
+#define setthreshold(g)  (g->GCthreshold = (g->estimate/100) * g->gcpause)
 
 
 static void removeentry (Node *n) {
diff --git a/lstate.c b/lstate.c
index 633e4ab6..dcfab01f 100644
--- a/lstate.c
+++ b/lstate.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: lstate.c,v 2.26 2005/03/18 18:02:04 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: lstate.c,v 2.27 2005/03/18 18:55:45 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Global State
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ LUA_API lua_State *lua_newstate (lua_Alloc f, void *ud) {
   g->weak = NULL;
   g->tmudata = NULL;
   g->totalbytes = sizeof(LG);
-  g->gcpace = 200;  /* 200% (wait memory to double before next collection) */
-  g->gcstepmul = 200;  /* GC runs `twice the speed' of memory allocation */
+  g->gcpause = LUAI_GCPAUSE;
+  g->gcstepmul = LUAI_GCMUL;
   g->gcdept = 0;
   if (luaD_rawrunprotected(L, f_luaopen, NULL) != 0) {
     /* memory allocation error: free partial state */
diff --git a/lstate.h b/lstate.h
index 55167e57..aa4dd533 100644
--- a/lstate.h
+++ b/lstate.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: lstate.h,v 2.16 2005/02/23 17:30:22 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: lstate.h,v 2.17 2005/03/18 18:55:09 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Global State
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ typedef struct global_State {
   lu_mem totalbytes;  /* number of bytes currently allocated */
   lu_mem estimate;  /* an estimate of number of bytes actually in use */
   lu_mem gcdept;  /* how much GC is `behind schedule' */
-  int gcpace;  /* size of pause between successive GCs */
+  int gcpause;  /* size of pause between successive GCs */
   int gcstepmul;  /* GC `granularity' */
   lua_CFunction panic;  /* to be called in unprotected errors */
   TValue _registry;
diff --git a/lua.h b/lua.h
index ac02d433..8860a7e1 100644
--- a/lua.h
+++ b/lua.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: lua.h,v 1.201 2005/01/17 23:50:55 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: lua.h,v 1.202 2005/02/18 12:40:02 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Lua - An Extensible Extension Language
 ** Tecgraf: Computer Graphics Technology Group, PUC-Rio, Brazil
 ** http://www.lua.org	mailto:info@lua.org
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ LUA_API int  (lua_status) (lua_State *L);
 #define LUA_GCCOLLECT		2
 #define LUA_GCCOUNT		3
 #define LUA_GCSTEP		4
-#define LUA_GCSETPACE		5
+#define LUA_GCSETPAUSE		5
 #define LUA_GCSETSTEPMUL	6
 
 LUA_API int (lua_gc) (lua_State *L, int what, int data);