diff --git a/lvm.c b/lvm.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8993056b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lvm.c
@@ -0,0 +1,655 @@
+/*
+** $Id: $
+** Lua virtual machine
+** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
+*/
+
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "lauxlib.h"
+#include "ldo.h"
+#include "lfunc.h"
+#include "lgc.h"
+#include "lglobal.h"
+#include "lmem.h"
+#include "lopcodes.h"
+#include "lstring.h"
+#include "ltable.h"
+#include "ltm.h"
+#include "luadebug.h"
+#include "lvm.h"
+
+
+#define get_word(w,pc)  {w=*pc+(*(pc+1)<<8); pc+=2;}
+
+
+/* Extra stack to run a function: LUA_T_LINE(1), TM calls(2), ... */
+#define	EXTRA_STACK	4
+
+
+
+static TaggedString *strconc (char *l, char *r)
+{
+  size_t nl = strlen(l);
+  char *buffer = luaM_buffer(nl+strlen(r)+1);
+  strcpy(buffer, l);
+  strcpy(buffer+nl, r);
+  return luaS_new(buffer);
+}
+
+
+int luaV_tonumber (TObject *obj)
+{
+  double t;
+  char c;
+  if (ttype(obj) != LUA_T_STRING)
+    return 1;
+  else if (sscanf(svalue(obj), "%lf %c",&t, &c) == 1) {
+    nvalue(obj) = (real)t;
+    ttype(obj) = LUA_T_NUMBER;
+    return 0;
+  }
+  else
+    return 2;
+}
+
+
+int luaV_tostring (TObject *obj)
+{
+  if (ttype(obj) != LUA_T_NUMBER)
+    return 1;
+  else {
+    char s[60];
+    real f = nvalue(obj);
+    int i;
+    if ((real)(-MAX_INT) <= f && f <= (real)MAX_INT && (real)(i=(int)f) == f)
+      sprintf (s, "%d", i);
+    else
+      sprintf (s, "%g", (double)nvalue(obj));
+    tsvalue(obj) = luaS_new(s);
+    ttype(obj) = LUA_T_STRING;
+    return 0;
+  }
+}
+
+
+void luaV_closure (void)
+{
+  int nelems = (luaD_stack.top-1)->value.tf->nupvalues;
+  Closure *c = luaF_newclosure(nelems);
+  c->consts[0] = *(luaD_stack.top-1);
+  memcpy(&c->consts[1], luaD_stack.top-(nelems+1), nelems*sizeof(TObject));
+  luaD_stack.top -= nelems;
+  ttype(luaD_stack.top-1) = LUA_T_FUNCTION;
+  (luaD_stack.top-1)->value.cl = c;
+}
+
+
+/*
+** Function to index a table.
+** Receives the table at top-2 and the index at top-1.
+*/
+void luaV_gettable (void)
+{
+  TObject *im;
+  if (ttype(luaD_stack.top-2) != LUA_T_ARRAY)  /* not a table, get "gettable" method */
+    im = luaT_getimbyObj(luaD_stack.top-2, IM_GETTABLE);
+  else {  /* object is a table... */
+    int tg = (luaD_stack.top-2)->value.a->htag;
+    im = luaT_getim(tg, IM_GETTABLE);
+    if (ttype(im) == LUA_T_NIL) {  /* and does not have a "gettable" method */
+      TObject *h = luaH_get(avalue(luaD_stack.top-2), luaD_stack.top-1);
+      if (h != NULL && ttype(h) != LUA_T_NIL) {
+        --luaD_stack.top;
+        *(luaD_stack.top-1) = *h;
+      }
+      else if (ttype(im=luaT_getim(tg, IM_INDEX)) != LUA_T_NIL)
+        luaD_callTM(im, 2, 1);
+      else {
+        --luaD_stack.top;
+        ttype(luaD_stack.top-1) = LUA_T_NIL;
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    /* else it has a "gettable" method, go through to next command */
+  }
+  /* object is not a table, or it has a "gettable" method */
+  if (ttype(im) != LUA_T_NIL)
+    luaD_callTM(im, 2, 1);
+  else
+    lua_error("indexed expression not a table");
+}
+
+
+/*
+** Function to store indexed based on values at the luaD_stack.top
+** mode = 0: raw store (without internal methods)
+** mode = 1: normal store (with internal methods)
+** mode = 2: "deep luaD_stack.stack" store (with internal methods)
+*/
+void luaV_settable (TObject *t, int mode)
+{
+  TObject *im = (mode == 0) ? NULL : luaT_getimbyObj(t, IM_SETTABLE);
+  if (ttype(t) == LUA_T_ARRAY && (im == NULL || ttype(im) == LUA_T_NIL)) {
+    TObject *h = luaH_set(avalue(t), t+1);
+    *h = *(luaD_stack.top-1);
+    luaD_stack.top -= (mode == 2) ? 1 : 3;
+  }
+  else {  /* object is not a table, and/or has a specific "settable" method */
+    if (im && ttype(im) != LUA_T_NIL) {
+      if (mode == 2) {
+        *(luaD_stack.top+1) = *(luaD_stack.top-1);
+        *(luaD_stack.top) = *(t+1);
+        *(luaD_stack.top-1) = *t;
+        luaD_stack.top += 2;  /* WARNING: caller must assure stack space */
+      }
+      luaD_callTM(im, 3, 0);
+    }
+    else
+      lua_error("indexed expression not a table");
+  }
+}
+
+
+void luaV_getglobal (Word n)
+{
+  /* WARNING: caller must assure stack space */
+  TObject *value = &luaG_global[n].object;
+  TObject *im = luaT_getimbyObj(value, IM_GETGLOBAL);
+  if (ttype(im) == LUA_T_NIL) {  /* default behavior */
+    *luaD_stack.top = *value;
+    luaD_stack.top++;
+  }
+  else {
+    ttype(luaD_stack.top) = LUA_T_STRING;
+    tsvalue(luaD_stack.top) = luaG_global[n].varname;
+    luaD_stack.top++;
+    *luaD_stack.top = *value;
+    luaD_stack.top++;
+    luaD_callTM(im, 2, 1);
+  }
+}
+
+
+void luaV_setglobal (Word n)
+{
+  TObject *oldvalue = &luaG_global[n].object;
+  TObject *im = luaT_getimbyObj(oldvalue, IM_SETGLOBAL);
+  if (ttype(im) == LUA_T_NIL)  /* default behavior */
+    s_object(n) = *(--luaD_stack.top);
+  else {
+    /* WARNING: caller must assure stack space */
+    TObject newvalue = *(luaD_stack.top-1);
+    ttype(luaD_stack.top-1) = LUA_T_STRING;
+    tsvalue(luaD_stack.top-1) = luaG_global[n].varname;
+    *luaD_stack.top = *oldvalue;
+    luaD_stack.top++;
+    *luaD_stack.top = newvalue;
+    luaD_stack.top++;
+    luaD_callTM(im, 3, 0);
+  }
+}
+
+
+static void call_binTM (IMS event, char *msg)
+{
+  TObject *im = luaT_getimbyObj(luaD_stack.top-2, event);/* try first operand */
+  if (ttype(im) == LUA_T_NIL) {
+    im = luaT_getimbyObj(luaD_stack.top-1, event);  /* try second operand */
+    if (ttype(im) == LUA_T_NIL) {
+      im = luaT_getim(0, event);  /* try a 'global' i.m. */
+      if (ttype(im) == LUA_T_NIL)
+        lua_error(msg);
+    }
+  }
+  lua_pushstring(luaT_eventname[event]);
+  luaD_callTM(im, 3, 1);
+}
+
+
+static void call_arith (IMS event)
+{
+  call_binTM(event, "unexpected type at arithmetic operation");
+}
+
+
+static void comparison (lua_Type ttype_less, lua_Type ttype_equal,
+                        lua_Type ttype_great, IMS op)
+{
+  TObject *l = luaD_stack.top-2;
+  TObject *r = luaD_stack.top-1;
+  int result;
+  if (ttype(l) == LUA_T_NUMBER && ttype(r) == LUA_T_NUMBER)
+    result = (nvalue(l) < nvalue(r)) ? -1 : (nvalue(l) == nvalue(r)) ? 0 : 1;
+  else if (ttype(l) == LUA_T_STRING && ttype(r) == LUA_T_STRING)
+    result = strcoll(svalue(l), svalue(r));
+  else {
+    call_binTM(op, "unexpected type at comparison");
+    return;
+  }
+  luaD_stack.top--;
+  nvalue(luaD_stack.top-1) = 1;
+  ttype(luaD_stack.top-1) = (result < 0) ? ttype_less :
+                                (result == 0) ? ttype_equal : ttype_great;
+}
+
+
+void luaV_pack (StkId firstel, int nvararg, TObject *tab)
+{
+  TObject *firstelem = luaD_stack.stack+firstel;
+  int i;
+  if (nvararg < 0) nvararg = 0;
+  avalue(tab)  = luaH_new(nvararg+1);  /* +1 for field 'n' */
+  ttype(tab) = LUA_T_ARRAY;
+  for (i=0; i<nvararg; i++) {
+    TObject index;
+    ttype(&index) = LUA_T_NUMBER;
+    nvalue(&index) = i+1;
+    *(luaH_set(avalue(tab), &index)) = *(firstelem+i);
+  }
+  /* store counter in field "n" */ {
+    TObject index, extra;
+    ttype(&index) = LUA_T_STRING;
+    tsvalue(&index) = luaS_new("n");
+    ttype(&extra) = LUA_T_NUMBER;
+    nvalue(&extra) = nvararg;
+    *(luaH_set(avalue(tab), &index)) = extra;
+  }
+}
+
+
+static void adjust_varargs (StkId first_extra_arg)
+{
+  TObject arg;
+  luaV_pack(first_extra_arg,
+       (luaD_stack.top-luaD_stack.stack)-first_extra_arg, &arg);
+  luaD_adjusttop(first_extra_arg);
+  *luaD_stack.top = arg;
+  luaD_stack.top++;
+}
+
+
+
+/*
+** Execute the given opcode, until a RET. Parameters are between
+** [luaD_stack.stack+base,luaD_stack.top). Returns n such that the the results are between
+** [luaD_stack.stack+n,luaD_stack.top).
+*/
+StkId luaV_execute (Closure *cl, StkId base)
+{
+  TProtoFunc *func = cl->consts[0].value.tf;
+  Byte *pc = func->code;
+  if (lua_callhook)
+    luaD_callHook(base, LUA_T_MARK, 0);
+  luaD_checkstack((*pc++)+EXTRA_STACK);
+  while (1) {
+    OpCode opcode;
+    switch (opcode = (OpCode)*pc++) {
+
+      case PUSHNIL:
+        ttype(luaD_stack.top) = LUA_T_NIL;
+        luaD_stack.top++;
+        break;
+
+      case PUSHNILS: {
+        int n = *pc++;
+        while (n--)
+          ttype(luaD_stack.top++) = LUA_T_NIL;
+        break;
+      }
+
+      case PUSH0: case PUSH1: case PUSH2:
+        ttype(luaD_stack.top) = LUA_T_NUMBER;
+        nvalue(luaD_stack.top) = opcode-PUSH0;
+        luaD_stack.top++;
+        break;
+
+      case PUSHBYTE:
+        ttype(luaD_stack.top) = LUA_T_NUMBER;
+        nvalue(luaD_stack.top) = *pc++;
+        luaD_stack.top++;
+        break;
+
+      case PUSHWORD: {
+        Word w;
+        get_word(w,pc);
+        ttype(luaD_stack.top) = LUA_T_NUMBER;
+        nvalue(luaD_stack.top) = w;
+        luaD_stack.top++;
+        break;
+      }
+
+      case PUSHLOCAL0: case PUSHLOCAL1: case PUSHLOCAL2:
+      case PUSHLOCAL3: case PUSHLOCAL4: case PUSHLOCAL5:
+      case PUSHLOCAL6: case PUSHLOCAL7: case PUSHLOCAL8:
+      case PUSHLOCAL9:
+        *luaD_stack.top = *((luaD_stack.stack+base) + (int)(opcode-PUSHLOCAL0));
+        luaD_stack.top++;
+        break;
+
+      case PUSHLOCAL:
+        *luaD_stack.top = *((luaD_stack.stack+base) + (*pc++));
+        luaD_stack.top++;
+        break;
+
+      case PUSHGLOBAL: {
+        Word w;
+        get_word(w,pc);
+        luaV_getglobal(w);
+        break;
+      }
+
+      case PUSHTABLE:
+       luaV_gettable();
+       break;
+
+      case PUSHSELF: {
+        TObject receiver = *(luaD_stack.top-1);
+        Word w;
+        get_word(w,pc);
+        *luaD_stack.top = func->consts[w];
+        luaD_stack.top++;
+        luaV_gettable();
+        *luaD_stack.top = receiver;
+        luaD_stack.top++;
+        break;
+      }
+
+      case PUSHCONSTANTB: {
+        *luaD_stack.top = func->consts[*pc++];
+        luaD_stack.top++;
+        break;
+      }
+
+      case PUSHCONSTANT: {
+        Word w;
+        get_word(w,pc);
+        *luaD_stack.top = func->consts[w];
+        luaD_stack.top++;
+        break;
+      }
+
+      case PUSHUPVALUE0:
+      case PUSHUPVALUE: {
+        int i = (opcode == PUSHUPVALUE0) ? 0 : *pc++;
+        *luaD_stack.top = cl->consts[i+1];
+        luaD_stack.top++;
+        break;
+      }
+
+      case SETLOCAL0: case SETLOCAL1: case SETLOCAL2:
+      case SETLOCAL3: case SETLOCAL4: case SETLOCAL5:
+      case SETLOCAL6: case SETLOCAL7: case SETLOCAL8:
+      case SETLOCAL9:
+        *((luaD_stack.stack+base) + (int)(opcode-SETLOCAL0)) =
+                                                      *(--luaD_stack.top);
+        break;
+
+      case SETLOCAL:
+        *((luaD_stack.stack+base) + (*pc++)) = *(--luaD_stack.top); break;
+
+      case SETGLOBAL: {
+        Word w;
+        get_word(w,pc);
+        luaV_setglobal(w);
+        break;
+      }
+
+      case SETTABLE0:
+       luaV_settable(luaD_stack.top-3, 1);
+       break;
+
+      case SETTABLE: {
+        int n = *pc++;
+        luaV_settable(luaD_stack.top-3-n, 2);
+        break;
+      }
+
+      case SETLIST0:
+      case SETLIST: {
+        int m, n;
+        TObject *arr;
+        if (opcode == SETLIST0) m = 0;
+        else m = *(pc++) * LFIELDS_PER_FLUSH;
+        n = *(pc++);
+        arr = luaD_stack.top-n-1;
+        while (n) {
+          ttype(luaD_stack.top) = LUA_T_NUMBER; nvalue(luaD_stack.top) = n+m;
+          *(luaH_set (avalue(arr), luaD_stack.top)) = *(luaD_stack.top-1);
+          luaD_stack.top--;
+          n--;
+        }
+        break;
+      }
+
+      case SETMAP: {
+        int n = *(pc++);
+        TObject *arr = luaD_stack.top-(2*n)-1;
+        while (n--) {
+          *(luaH_set (avalue(arr), luaD_stack.top-2)) = *(luaD_stack.top-1);
+          luaD_stack.top-=2;
+        }
+        break;
+      }
+
+      case POPS:
+        luaD_stack.top -= *(pc++);
+        break;
+
+      case ARGS:
+        luaD_adjusttop(base + *(pc++));
+        break;
+
+      case VARARGS:
+        luaC_checkGC();
+        adjust_varargs(base + *(pc++));
+        break;
+
+      case CREATEARRAY: {
+        Word size;
+        luaC_checkGC();
+        get_word(size,pc);
+        avalue(luaD_stack.top) = luaH_new(size);
+        ttype(luaD_stack.top) = LUA_T_ARRAY;
+        luaD_stack.top++;
+        break;
+      }
+
+      case EQOP: case NEQOP: {
+        int res = luaO_equalObj(luaD_stack.top-2, luaD_stack.top-1);
+        --luaD_stack.top;
+        if (opcode == NEQOP) res = !res;
+        ttype(luaD_stack.top-1) = res ? LUA_T_NUMBER : LUA_T_NIL;
+        nvalue(luaD_stack.top-1) = 1;
+        break;
+      }
+
+       case LTOP:
+         comparison(LUA_T_NUMBER, LUA_T_NIL, LUA_T_NIL, IM_LT);
+         break;
+
+      case LEOP:
+        comparison(LUA_T_NUMBER, LUA_T_NUMBER, LUA_T_NIL, IM_LE);
+        break;
+
+      case GTOP:
+        comparison(LUA_T_NIL, LUA_T_NIL, LUA_T_NUMBER, IM_GT);
+        break;
+
+      case GEOP:
+        comparison(LUA_T_NIL, LUA_T_NUMBER, LUA_T_NUMBER, IM_GE);
+        break;
+
+      case ADDOP: {
+        TObject *l = luaD_stack.top-2;
+        TObject *r = luaD_stack.top-1;
+        if (tonumber(r) || tonumber(l))
+          call_arith(IM_ADD);
+        else {
+          nvalue(l) += nvalue(r);
+          --luaD_stack.top;
+        }
+        break;
+      }
+
+      case SUBOP: {
+        TObject *l = luaD_stack.top-2;
+        TObject *r = luaD_stack.top-1;
+        if (tonumber(r) || tonumber(l))
+          call_arith(IM_SUB);
+        else {
+          nvalue(l) -= nvalue(r);
+          --luaD_stack.top;
+        }
+        break;
+      }
+
+      case MULTOP: {
+        TObject *l = luaD_stack.top-2;
+        TObject *r = luaD_stack.top-1;
+        if (tonumber(r) || tonumber(l))
+          call_arith(IM_MUL);
+        else {
+          nvalue(l) *= nvalue(r);
+          --luaD_stack.top;
+        }
+        break;
+      }
+
+      case DIVOP: {
+        TObject *l = luaD_stack.top-2;
+        TObject *r = luaD_stack.top-1;
+        if (tonumber(r) || tonumber(l))
+          call_arith(IM_DIV);
+        else {
+          nvalue(l) /= nvalue(r);
+          --luaD_stack.top;
+        }
+        break;
+      }
+
+      case POWOP:
+        call_arith(IM_POW);
+        break;
+
+      case CONCOP: {
+        TObject *l = luaD_stack.top-2;
+        TObject *r = luaD_stack.top-1;
+        if (tostring(l) || tostring(r))
+          call_binTM(IM_CONCAT, "unexpected type for concatenation");
+        else {
+          tsvalue(l) = strconc(svalue(l), svalue(r));
+          --luaD_stack.top;
+        }
+        luaC_checkGC();
+        break;
+      }
+
+      case MINUSOP:
+        if (tonumber(luaD_stack.top-1)) {
+          ttype(luaD_stack.top) = LUA_T_NIL;
+          luaD_stack.top++;
+          call_arith(IM_UNM);
+        }
+        else
+          nvalue(luaD_stack.top-1) = - nvalue(luaD_stack.top-1);
+        break;
+
+      case NOTOP:
+        ttype(luaD_stack.top-1) =
+           (ttype(luaD_stack.top-1) == LUA_T_NIL) ? LUA_T_NUMBER : LUA_T_NIL;
+        nvalue(luaD_stack.top-1) = 1;
+        break;
+
+      case ONTJMP: {
+        Word w;
+        get_word(w,pc);
+        if (ttype(luaD_stack.top-1) != LUA_T_NIL) pc += w;
+        else luaD_stack.top--;
+      }
+      break;
+
+      case ONFJMP: {
+        Word w;
+        get_word(w,pc);
+        if (ttype(luaD_stack.top-1) == LUA_T_NIL) pc += w;
+        else luaD_stack.top--;
+        break;
+      }
+
+      case JMP: {
+        Word w;
+        get_word(w,pc);
+        pc += w;
+        break;
+      }
+
+      case UPJMP: {
+        Word w;
+        get_word(w,pc);
+        pc -= w;
+        break;
+      }
+
+      case IFFJMP: {
+        Word w;
+        get_word(w,pc);
+        luaD_stack.top--;
+        if (ttype(luaD_stack.top) == LUA_T_NIL) pc += w;
+        break;
+      }
+
+      case IFFUPJMP: {
+        Word w;
+        get_word(w,pc);
+        luaD_stack.top--;
+        if (ttype(luaD_stack.top) == LUA_T_NIL) pc -= w;
+        break;
+      }
+
+      case CLOSURE:
+        luaV_closure();
+        luaC_checkGC();
+        break;
+
+      case CALLFUNC: {
+        int nParams = *pc++;
+        int nResults = *pc++;
+        StkId newBase = (luaD_stack.top-luaD_stack.stack)-nParams;
+        luaD_call(newBase, nResults);
+        break;
+      }
+
+      case ENDCODE:
+        luaD_stack.top = luaD_stack.stack + base;
+        /* goes through */
+      case RETCODE:
+        if (lua_callhook)
+          luaD_callHook(base, LUA_T_MARK, 1);
+        return (base + ((opcode==RETCODE) ? *pc : 0));
+
+      case SETLINE: {
+        Word line;
+        get_word(line,pc);
+        if ((luaD_stack.stack+base-1)->ttype != LUA_T_LINE) {
+          /* open space for LINE value */
+          luaD_openstack((luaD_stack.top-luaD_stack.stack)-base);
+          base++;
+          (luaD_stack.stack+base-1)->ttype = LUA_T_LINE;
+        }
+        (luaD_stack.stack+base-1)->value.i = line;
+        if (lua_linehook)
+          luaD_lineHook(line);
+        break;
+      }
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+      default:
+        lua_error("internal error - opcode doesn't match");
+#endif
+    }
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/lvm.h b/lvm.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a180e3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lvm.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+** $Id: $
+** Lua virtual machine
+** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
+*/
+
+#ifndef lvm_h
+#define lvm_h
+
+
+#include "ldo.h"
+#include "lobject.h"
+
+
+#define tonumber(o) ((ttype(o) != LUA_T_NUMBER) && (luaV_tonumber(o) != 0))
+#define tostring(o) ((ttype(o) != LUA_T_STRING) && (luaV_tostring(o) != 0))
+
+
+void luaV_pack (StkId firstel, int nvararg, TObject *tab);
+int luaV_tonumber (TObject *obj);
+int luaV_tostring (TObject *obj);
+void luaV_gettable (void);
+void luaV_settable (TObject *t, int mode);
+void luaV_getglobal (Word n);
+void luaV_setglobal (Word n);
+StkId luaV_execute (Closure *func, StkId base);
+void luaV_closure (void);
+
+#endif