scm_wta_* procedures replace SCM_WTA_* macros
[bpt/guile.git] / libguile / goops.c
index 51b9b42..925f094 100644 (file)
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2008
+/* Copyright (C) 1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2008,2009,2010,2011
  * Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
- * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
- * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
  * Lesser General Public License for more details.
  *
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
  * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+ * 02110-1301 USA
  */
 \f
 
@@ -29,7 +30,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 
 #include "libguile/_scm.h"
 #include "libguile/alist.h"
 #include "libguile/dynl.h"
 #include "libguile/dynwind.h"
 #include "libguile/eval.h"
+#include "libguile/gsubr.h"
 #include "libguile/hashtab.h"
 #include "libguile/keywords.h"
 #include "libguile/macros.h"
 #include "libguile/modules.h"
-#include "libguile/objects.h"
 #include "libguile/ports.h"
 #include "libguile/procprop.h"
+#include "libguile/programs.h"
 #include "libguile/random.h"
 #include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/smob.h"
 #include "libguile/strports.h"
 #include "libguile/vectors.h"
 #include "libguile/weaks.h"
+#include "libguile/vm.h"
 
 #include "libguile/validate.h"
 #include "libguile/goops.h"
 
 #define SPEC_OF(x)  SCM_SLOT (x, scm_si_specializers)
 
+/* Port classes */
+#define SCM_IN_PCLASS_INDEX       0
+#define SCM_OUT_PCLASS_INDEX      SCM_I_MAX_PORT_TYPE_COUNT
+#define SCM_INOUT_PCLASS_INDEX    (2 * SCM_I_MAX_PORT_TYPE_COUNT)
+
 /* this file is a mess. in theory, though, we shouldn't have many SCM references
    -- most of the references should be to vars. */
 
@@ -66,7 +73,6 @@ static SCM var_slot_unbound = SCM_BOOL_F;
 static SCM var_slot_missing = SCM_BOOL_F;
 static SCM var_compute_cpl = SCM_BOOL_F;
 static SCM var_no_applicable_method = SCM_BOOL_F;
-static SCM var_memoize_method_x = SCM_BOOL_F;
 static SCM var_change_class = SCM_BOOL_F;
 
 SCM_SYMBOL (sym_slot_unbound, "slot-unbound");
@@ -104,10 +110,6 @@ SCM_VARIABLE (scm_var_make_extended_generic, "make-extended-generic");
    h1.
 */
 
-/* The following definition is located in libguile/objects.h:
-#define SCM_OBJ_CLASS_REDEF(x) (SCM_STRUCT_VTABLE_DATA(x)[scm_si_redefined])
-*/
-
 #define TEST_CHANGE_CLASS(obj, class)                                 \
        {                                                              \
          class = SCM_CLASS_OF (obj);                                  \
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@ SCM_VARIABLE (scm_var_make_extended_generic, "make-extended-generic");
 #define NXT_MTHD_ARGS(m)       (SCM_VELTS (m)[2])
 
 #define SCM_GOOPS_UNBOUND SCM_UNBOUND
-#define SCM_GOOPS_UNBOUNDP(x) ((x) == SCM_GOOPS_UNBOUND)
+#define SCM_GOOPS_UNBOUNDP(x) (scm_is_eq (x, SCM_GOOPS_UNBOUND))
 
 static int goops_loaded_p = 0;
 static scm_t_rstate *goops_rstate;
@@ -130,34 +132,45 @@ static scm_t_rstate *goops_rstate;
 /* These variables are filled in by the object system when loaded. */
 SCM scm_class_boolean, scm_class_char, scm_class_pair;
 SCM scm_class_procedure, scm_class_string, scm_class_symbol;
-SCM scm_class_procedure_with_setter, scm_class_primitive_generic;
+SCM scm_class_primitive_generic;
 SCM scm_class_vector, scm_class_null;
 SCM scm_class_integer, scm_class_real, scm_class_complex, scm_class_fraction;
 SCM scm_class_unknown;
 SCM scm_class_top, scm_class_object, scm_class_class;
 SCM scm_class_applicable;
-SCM scm_class_entity, scm_class_entity_with_setter;
+SCM scm_class_applicable_struct, scm_class_applicable_struct_with_setter;
 SCM scm_class_generic, scm_class_generic_with_setter;
 SCM scm_class_accessor;
 SCM scm_class_extended_generic, scm_class_extended_generic_with_setter;
 SCM scm_class_extended_accessor;
 SCM scm_class_method;
-SCM scm_class_simple_method, scm_class_accessor_method;
+SCM scm_class_accessor_method;
 SCM scm_class_procedure_class;
-SCM scm_class_operator_class, scm_class_operator_with_setter_class;
-SCM scm_class_entity_class;
+SCM scm_class_applicable_struct_class;
 SCM scm_class_number, scm_class_list;
 SCM scm_class_keyword;
 SCM scm_class_port, scm_class_input_output_port;
 SCM scm_class_input_port, scm_class_output_port;
-SCM scm_class_foreign_class, scm_class_foreign_object;
 SCM scm_class_foreign_slot;
 SCM scm_class_self, scm_class_protected;
-SCM scm_class_opaque, scm_class_read_only;
-SCM scm_class_protected_opaque, scm_class_protected_read_only;
+SCM scm_class_hidden, scm_class_opaque, scm_class_read_only;
+SCM scm_class_protected_hidden, scm_class_protected_opaque, scm_class_protected_read_only;
 SCM scm_class_scm;
 SCM scm_class_int, scm_class_float, scm_class_double;
 
+static SCM class_foreign;
+static SCM class_hashtable;
+static SCM class_fluid;
+static SCM class_dynamic_state;
+static SCM class_frame;
+static SCM class_objcode;
+static SCM class_vm;
+static SCM class_vm_cont;
+static SCM class_bytevector;
+static SCM class_uvec;
+
+static SCM vtable_class_map = SCM_BOOL_F;
+
 /* Port classes.  Allocate 3 times the maximum number of port types so that
    input ports, output ports, and in/out ports can be stored at different
    offsets.  See `SCM_IN_PCLASS_INDEX' et al.  */
@@ -175,6 +188,43 @@ static SCM scm_unbound_p (SCM obj);
 static SCM scm_assert_bound (SCM value, SCM obj);
 static SCM scm_at_assert_bound_ref (SCM obj, SCM index);
 static SCM scm_sys_goops_loaded (void);
+static SCM scm_make_extended_class_from_symbol (SCM type_name_sym, 
+                                               int applicablep);
+
+
+SCM
+scm_i_define_class_for_vtable (SCM vtable)
+{
+  SCM class;
+
+  if (scm_is_false (vtable_class_map))
+    vtable_class_map = scm_make_weak_key_hash_table (SCM_UNDEFINED);
+  
+  if (scm_is_false (scm_struct_vtable_p (vtable)))
+    abort ();
+
+  class = scm_hashq_ref (vtable_class_map, vtable, SCM_BOOL_F);
+  
+  if (scm_is_false (class))
+    {
+      if (SCM_UNPACK (scm_class_class))
+        {
+          SCM name = SCM_VTABLE_NAME (vtable);
+          if (!scm_is_symbol (name))
+            name = scm_string_to_symbol (scm_nullstr);
+
+          class = scm_make_extended_class_from_symbol
+            (name, SCM_VTABLE_FLAG_IS_SET (vtable, SCM_VTABLE_FLAG_APPLICABLE));
+        }
+      else
+        /* `create_struct_classes' will fill this in later.  */
+        class = SCM_BOOL_F;
+        
+      scm_hashq_set_x (vtable_class_map, vtable, class);
+    }
+
+  return class;
+}
 
 /* This function is used for efficient type dispatch.  */
 SCM_DEFINE (scm_class_of, "class-of", 1, 0, 0,
@@ -203,13 +253,32 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_class_of, "class-of", 1, 0, 0,
        {
        case scm_tcs_cons_nimcar:
          return scm_class_pair;
-       case scm_tcs_closures:
-         return scm_class_procedure;
        case scm_tc7_symbol:
          return scm_class_symbol;
        case scm_tc7_vector:
        case scm_tc7_wvect:
          return scm_class_vector;
+       case scm_tc7_pointer:
+         return class_foreign;
+       case scm_tc7_hashtable:
+         return class_hashtable;
+       case scm_tc7_fluid:
+         return class_fluid;
+       case scm_tc7_dynamic_state:
+         return class_dynamic_state;
+        case scm_tc7_frame:
+         return class_frame;
+        case scm_tc7_objcode:
+         return class_objcode;
+        case scm_tc7_vm:
+         return class_vm;
+        case scm_tc7_vm_cont:
+         return class_vm_cont;
+       case scm_tc7_bytevector:
+          if (SCM_BYTEVECTOR_ELEMENT_TYPE (x) == SCM_ARRAY_ELEMENT_TYPE_VU8)
+            return class_bytevector;
+          else
+            return class_uvec;
        case scm_tc7_string:
          return scm_class_string;
         case scm_tc7_number:
@@ -223,26 +292,12 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_class_of, "class-of", 1, 0, 0,
          case scm_tc16_fraction:
            return scm_class_fraction;
           }
-       case scm_tc7_asubr:
-       case scm_tc7_subr_0:
-       case scm_tc7_subr_1:
-       case scm_tc7_dsubr:
-       case scm_tc7_cxr:
-       case scm_tc7_subr_3:
-       case scm_tc7_subr_2:
-       case scm_tc7_rpsubr:
-       case scm_tc7_subr_1o:
-       case scm_tc7_subr_2o:
-       case scm_tc7_lsubr_2:
-       case scm_tc7_lsubr:
-         if (SCM_SUBR_GENERIC (x) && *SCM_SUBR_GENERIC (x))
+       case scm_tc7_program:
+         if (SCM_PROGRAM_IS_PRIMITIVE_GENERIC (x)
+              && SCM_UNPACK (*SCM_SUBR_GENERIC (x)))
            return scm_class_primitive_generic;
          else
            return scm_class_procedure;
-       case scm_tc7_cclo:
-         return scm_class_procedure;
-       case scm_tc7_pws:
-         return scm_class_procedure_with_setter;
 
        case scm_tc7_smob:
          {
@@ -271,22 +326,7 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_class_of, "class-of", 1, 0, 0,
              return SCM_CLASS_OF (x);
            }
          else
-           {
-             /* ordinary struct */
-             SCM handle = scm_struct_create_handle (SCM_STRUCT_VTABLE (x));
-             if (scm_is_true (SCM_STRUCT_TABLE_CLASS (SCM_CDR (handle))))
-               return SCM_STRUCT_TABLE_CLASS (SCM_CDR (handle));
-             else
-               {
-                 SCM name = SCM_STRUCT_TABLE_NAME (SCM_CDR (handle));
-                 SCM class = scm_make_extended_class (scm_is_true (name)
-                                                      ? scm_i_symbol_chars (name)
-                                                      : 0,
-                                                      SCM_I_OPERATORP (x));
-                 SCM_SET_STRUCT_TABLE_CLASS (SCM_CDR (handle), class);
-                 return class;
-               }
-           }
+            return scm_i_define_class_for_vtable (SCM_CLASS_OF (x));
        default:
          if (scm_is_pair (x))
            return scm_class_pair;
@@ -297,7 +337,7 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_class_of, "class-of", 1, 0, 0,
     case scm_tc3_struct:
     case scm_tc3_tc7_1:
     case scm_tc3_tc7_2:
-    case scm_tc3_closure:
+      /* case scm_tc3_unused: */
       /* Never reached */
       break;
     }
@@ -455,14 +495,13 @@ compute_getters_n_setters (SCM slots)
       SCM options = SCM_CDAR (slots);
       if (!scm_is_null (options))
        {
-         init = scm_get_keyword (k_init_value, options, 0);
-         if (init)
+         init = scm_get_keyword (k_init_value, options, SCM_PACK (0));
+         if (SCM_UNPACK (init))
             {
-              init = scm_i_eval_x (scm_list_3 (scm_sym_lambda,
-                                               SCM_EOL,
-                                               scm_list_2 (scm_sym_quote,
-                                                           init)),
-                                   SCM_EOL);
+              init = scm_primitive_eval (scm_list_3 (scm_sym_lambda,
+                                                     SCM_EOL,
+                                                     scm_list_2 (scm_sym_quote,
+                                                                 init)));
             }
          else
            init = scm_get_keyword (k_init_thunk, options, SCM_BOOL_F);
@@ -554,7 +593,7 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_sys_initialize_object, "%initialize-object", 2, 0, 0,
        get_n_set = SCM_CDR (get_n_set), slots = SCM_CDR (slots))
     {
       SCM slot_name  = SCM_CAR (slots);
-      SCM slot_value = 0;
+      SCM slot_value = SCM_PACK (0);
 
       if (!scm_is_null (SCM_CDR (slot_name)))
        {
@@ -566,10 +605,10 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_sys_initialize_object, "%initialize-object", 2, 0, 0,
          tmp   = scm_i_get_keyword (k_init_keyword,
                                     SCM_CDR (slot_name),
                                     n,
-                                    0,
+                                    SCM_PACK (0),
                                     FUNC_NAME);
          slot_name = SCM_CAR (slot_name);
-         if (tmp)
+         if (SCM_UNPACK (tmp))
            {
              /* an initarg was provided for this slot */
              if (!scm_is_keyword (tmp))
@@ -578,12 +617,12 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_sys_initialize_object, "%initialize-object", 2, 0, 0,
              slot_value = scm_i_get_keyword (tmp,
                                              initargs,
                                              n_initargs,
-                                             0,
+                                             SCM_PACK (0),
                                              FUNC_NAME);
            }
        }
 
-      if (slot_value)
+      if (SCM_UNPACK (slot_value))
        /* set slot to provided value */
        set_slot_value (class, obj, SCM_CAR (get_n_set), slot_value);
       else
@@ -650,7 +689,7 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_sys_prep_layout_x, "%prep-layout!", 1, 0, 0,
     SCM_MISC_ERROR ("class object doesn't have enough fields: ~S",
                    scm_list_1 (nfields));
 
-  layout = scm_i_make_string (n, &s);
+  layout = scm_i_make_string (n, &s, 0);
   i = 0;
   while (scm_is_pair (getters_n_setters))
     {
@@ -690,6 +729,8 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_sys_prep_layout_x, "%prep-layout!", 1, 0, 0,
                    a = 'o';
                  else if (SCM_SUBCLASSP (type, scm_class_read_only))
                    a = 'r';
+                 else if (SCM_SUBCLASSP (type, scm_class_hidden))
+                   a = 'h';
                  else
                    a = 'w';
                }
@@ -719,7 +760,7 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_sys_prep_layout_x, "%prep-layout!", 1, 0, 0,
     inconsistent:
       SCM_MISC_ERROR ("inconsistent getters-n-setters", SCM_EOL);
     }
-  SCM_SET_SLOT (class, scm_si_layout, scm_string_to_symbol (layout));
+  SCM_SET_VTABLE_LAYOUT (class, scm_string_to_symbol (layout));
   return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
 }
 #undef FUNC_NAME
@@ -731,43 +772,9 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_sys_inherit_magic_x, "%inherit-magic!", 2, 0, 0,
            "")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_sys_inherit_magic_x
 {
-  SCM ls = dsupers;
-  long flags = 0;
   SCM_VALIDATE_INSTANCE (1, class);
-  while (!scm_is_null (ls))
-    {
-      SCM_ASSERT (scm_is_pair (ls)
-                 && SCM_INSTANCEP (SCM_CAR (ls)),
-                 dsupers,
-                 SCM_ARG2,
-                 FUNC_NAME);
-      flags |= SCM_CLASS_FLAGS (SCM_CAR (ls));
-      ls = SCM_CDR (ls);
-    }
-  flags &= SCM_CLASSF_INHERIT;
-  if (flags & SCM_CLASSF_ENTITY)
-    SCM_SET_CLASS_DESTRUCTOR (class, scm_struct_free_entity);
-  else
-    {
-      long n = SCM_I_INUM (SCM_SLOT (class, scm_si_nfields));
-#if 0
-      /*
-       * We could avoid calling scm_gc_malloc in the allocation code
-       * (in which case the following two lines are needed).  Instead
-       * we make 0-slot instances non-light, so that the light case
-       * can be handled without special cases.
-       */
-      if (n == 0)
-       SCM_SET_CLASS_DESTRUCTOR (class, scm_struct_free_0);
-#endif
-      if (n > 0 && !(flags & SCM_CLASSF_METACLASS))
-       {
-         /* NOTE: The following depends on scm_struct_i_size. */
-         flags |= SCM_STRUCTF_LIGHT + n * sizeof (SCM); /* use light representation */
-         SCM_SET_CLASS_DESTRUCTOR (class, scm_struct_free_light);
-       }
-    }
-  SCM_SET_CLASS_FLAGS (class, flags);
+  scm_i_struct_inherit_vtable_magic (SCM_CLASS_OF (class), class);
+  SCM_SET_CLASS_FLAGS (class, SCM_CLASSF_GOOPS_OR_VALID);
 
   prep_hashsets (class);
 
@@ -780,7 +787,7 @@ prep_hashsets (SCM class)
 {
   unsigned int i;
 
-  for (i = 0; i < 7; ++i)
+  for (i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
     SCM_SET_HASHSET (class, i, scm_c_uniform32 (goops_rstate));
 }
 
@@ -801,7 +808,7 @@ scm_basic_basic_make_class (SCM class, SCM name, SCM dsupers, SCM dslots)
   nfields = scm_from_int (scm_ilength (slots));
   g_n_s = compute_getters_n_setters (slots);
 
-  SCM_SET_SLOT (z, scm_si_name, name);
+  SCM_SET_SLOT (z, scm_vtable_index_name, name);
   SCM_SET_SLOT (z, scm_si_direct_slots, dslots);
   SCM_SET_SLOT (z, scm_si_direct_subclasses, SCM_EOL);
   SCM_SET_SLOT (z, scm_si_direct_methods, SCM_EOL);
@@ -810,8 +817,6 @@ scm_basic_basic_make_class (SCM class, SCM name, SCM dsupers, SCM dslots)
   SCM_SET_SLOT (z, scm_si_nfields, nfields);
   SCM_SET_SLOT (z, scm_si_getters_n_setters, g_n_s);
   SCM_SET_SLOT (z, scm_si_redefined, SCM_BOOL_F);
-  SCM_SET_SLOT (z, scm_si_environment,
-               scm_top_level_env (SCM_TOP_LEVEL_LOOKUP_CLOSURE));
 
   /* Add this class in the direct-subclasses slot of dsupers */
   {
@@ -822,14 +827,6 @@ scm_basic_basic_make_class (SCM class, SCM name, SCM dsupers, SCM dslots)
                                           scm_si_direct_subclasses)));
   }
 
-  /* Support for the underlying structs: */
-  SCM_SET_CLASS_FLAGS (z, (class == scm_class_entity_class
-                          ? (SCM_CLASSF_GOOPS_OR_VALID
-                             | SCM_CLASSF_OPERATOR
-                             | SCM_CLASSF_ENTITY)
-                          : class == scm_class_operator_class
-                          ? SCM_CLASSF_GOOPS_OR_VALID | SCM_CLASSF_OPERATOR
-                          : SCM_CLASSF_GOOPS_OR_VALID));
   return z;
 }
 
@@ -837,16 +834,19 @@ SCM
 scm_basic_make_class (SCM class, SCM name, SCM dsupers, SCM dslots)
 {
   SCM z = scm_basic_basic_make_class (class, name, dsupers, dslots);
-  scm_sys_inherit_magic_x (z, dsupers);
   scm_sys_prep_layout_x (z);
+  scm_sys_inherit_magic_x (z, dsupers);
   return z;
 }
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 
 SCM_SYMBOL (sym_layout, "layout");
-SCM_SYMBOL (sym_vcell, "vcell");
-SCM_SYMBOL (sym_vtable, "vtable");
+SCM_SYMBOL (sym_flags, "flags");
+SCM_SYMBOL (sym_self, "%self");
+SCM_SYMBOL (sym_instance_finalizer, "instance-finalizer");
+SCM_SYMBOL (sym_reserved_0, "%reserved-0");
+SCM_SYMBOL (sym_reserved_1, "%reserved-1");
 SCM_SYMBOL (sym_print, "print");
 SCM_SYMBOL (sym_procedure, "procedure");
 SCM_SYMBOL (sym_setter, "setter");
@@ -870,18 +870,22 @@ SCM_SYMBOL (sym_slots, "slots");
 SCM_SYMBOL (sym_getters_n_setters, "getters-n-setters");
 SCM_SYMBOL (sym_keyword_access, "keyword-access");
 SCM_SYMBOL (sym_nfields, "nfields");
-SCM_SYMBOL (sym_environment, "environment");
 
 
 static SCM
 build_class_class_slots ()
 {
+  /* has to be kept in sync with SCM_VTABLE_BASE_LAYOUT and
+     SCM_CLASS_CLASS_LAYOUT */
   return scm_list_n (
     scm_list_3 (sym_layout, k_class, scm_class_protected_read_only),
-    scm_list_3 (sym_vtable, k_class, scm_class_self),
+    scm_list_3 (sym_flags, k_class, scm_class_hidden),
+    scm_list_3 (sym_self, k_class, scm_class_self),
+    scm_list_3 (sym_instance_finalizer, k_class, scm_class_hidden),
     scm_list_1 (sym_print),
-    scm_list_3 (sym_procedure, k_class, scm_class_protected_opaque),
-    scm_list_3 (sym_setter, k_class, scm_class_protected_opaque),
+    scm_list_3 (sym_name, k_class, scm_class_protected_hidden),
+    scm_list_3 (sym_reserved_0, k_class, scm_class_hidden),
+    scm_list_3 (sym_reserved_1, k_class, scm_class_hidden),
     scm_list_1 (sym_redefined),
     scm_list_3 (sym_h0, k_class, scm_class_int),
     scm_list_3 (sym_h1, k_class, scm_class_int),
@@ -891,7 +895,6 @@ build_class_class_slots ()
     scm_list_3 (sym_h5, k_class, scm_class_int),
     scm_list_3 (sym_h6, k_class, scm_class_int),
     scm_list_3 (sym_h7, k_class, scm_class_int),
-    scm_list_1 (sym_name),
     scm_list_1 (sym_direct_supers),
     scm_list_1 (sym_direct_slots),
     scm_list_1 (sym_direct_subclasses),
@@ -902,7 +905,6 @@ build_class_class_slots ()
     scm_list_1 (sym_getters_n_setters),
     scm_list_1 (sym_keyword_access),
     scm_list_1 (sym_nfields),
-    scm_list_1 (sym_environment),
     SCM_UNDEFINED);
 }
 
@@ -911,17 +913,14 @@ create_basic_classes (void)
 {
   /* SCM slots_of_class = build_class_class_slots (); */
 
-  /**** <scm_class_class> ****/
-  SCM cs = scm_from_locale_string (SCM_CLASS_CLASS_LAYOUT
-                                  + 2 * scm_vtable_offset_user);
-  SCM name = scm_from_locale_symbol ("<class>");
-  scm_class_class = scm_permanent_object (scm_make_vtable_vtable (cs,
-                                                                 SCM_INUM0,
-                                                                 SCM_EOL));
+  /**** <class> ****/
+  SCM cs = scm_from_locale_string (SCM_CLASS_CLASS_LAYOUT);
+  SCM name = scm_from_latin1_symbol ("<class>");
+  scm_class_class = scm_make_vtable_vtable (cs, SCM_INUM0, SCM_EOL);
   SCM_SET_CLASS_FLAGS (scm_class_class, (SCM_CLASSF_GOOPS_OR_VALID
                                         | SCM_CLASSF_METACLASS));
 
-  SCM_SET_SLOT (scm_class_class, scm_si_name, name);
+  SCM_SET_SLOT (scm_class_class, scm_vtable_index_name, name);
   SCM_SET_SLOT (scm_class_class, scm_si_direct_supers, SCM_EOL);  /* will be changed */
   /* SCM_SET_SLOT (scm_class_class, scm_si_direct_slots, slots_of_class); */
   SCM_SET_SLOT (scm_class_class, scm_si_direct_subclasses, SCM_EOL);
@@ -932,28 +931,22 @@ create_basic_classes (void)
   /* SCM_SET_SLOT (scm_class_class, scm_si_getters_n_setters,
                    compute_getters_n_setters (slots_of_class)); */
   SCM_SET_SLOT (scm_class_class, scm_si_redefined, SCM_BOOL_F);
-  SCM_SET_SLOT (scm_class_class, scm_si_environment,
-               scm_top_level_env (SCM_TOP_LEVEL_LOOKUP_CLOSURE));
 
   prep_hashsets (scm_class_class);
 
   DEFVAR(name, scm_class_class);
 
-  /**** <scm_class_top> ****/
-  name = scm_from_locale_symbol ("<top>");
-  scm_class_top = scm_permanent_object (scm_basic_make_class (scm_class_class,
-                                                   name,
-                                                   SCM_EOL,
-                                                   SCM_EOL));
+  /**** <top> ****/
+  name = scm_from_latin1_symbol ("<top>");
+  scm_class_top = scm_basic_make_class (scm_class_class, name,
+                                        SCM_EOL, SCM_EOL);
 
   DEFVAR(name, scm_class_top);
 
-  /**** <scm_class_object> ****/
-  name  = scm_from_locale_symbol ("<object>");
-  scm_class_object = scm_permanent_object (scm_basic_make_class (scm_class_class,
-                                                      name,
-                                                      scm_list_1 (scm_class_top),
-                                                      SCM_EOL));
+  /**** <object> ****/
+  name  = scm_from_latin1_symbol ("<object>");
+  scm_class_object = scm_basic_make_class (scm_class_class, name,
+                                           scm_list_1 (scm_class_top), SCM_EOL);
 
   DEFVAR (name, scm_class_object);
 
@@ -1051,17 +1044,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_class_slots, "class-slots", 1, 0, 0,
 }
 #undef FUNC_NAME
 
-SCM_DEFINE (scm_class_environment, "class-environment", 1, 0, 0,
-           (SCM obj),
-           "Return the environment of the class @var{obj}.")
-#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_class_environment
-{
-  SCM_VALIDATE_CLASS (1, obj);
-  return scm_slot_ref(obj, sym_environment);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-
 SCM_DEFINE (scm_generic_function_name, "generic-function-name", 1, 0, 0,
            (SCM obj),
            "Return the name of the generic function @var{obj}.")
@@ -1126,7 +1108,7 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_method_generic_function, "method-generic-function", 1, 0, 0,
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_method_generic_function
 {
   SCM_VALIDATE_METHOD (1, obj);
-  return scm_slot_ref (obj, scm_from_locale_symbol ("generic-function"));
+  return scm_slot_ref (obj, scm_from_latin1_symbol ("generic-function"));
 }
 #undef FUNC_NAME
 
@@ -1136,7 +1118,7 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_method_specializers, "method-specializers", 1, 0, 0,
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_method_specializers
 {
   SCM_VALIDATE_METHOD (1, obj);
-  return scm_slot_ref (obj, scm_from_locale_symbol ("specializers"));
+  return scm_slot_ref (obj, scm_from_latin1_symbol ("specializers"));
 }
 #undef FUNC_NAME
 
@@ -1150,25 +1132,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_method_procedure, "method-procedure", 1, 0, 0,
 }
 #undef FUNC_NAME
 
-SCM_DEFINE (scm_accessor_method_slot_definition, "accessor-method-slot-definition", 1, 0, 0,
-           (SCM obj),
-           "Return the slot definition of the accessor @var{obj}.")
-#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_accessor_method_slot_definition
-{
-  SCM_VALIDATE_ACCESSOR (1, obj);
-  return scm_slot_ref (obj, scm_from_locale_symbol ("slot-definition"));
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-SCM_DEFINE (scm_sys_tag_body, "%tag-body", 1, 0, 0,
-           (SCM body),
-           "Internal GOOPS magic---don't use this function!")
-#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_sys_tag_body
-{
-  return scm_cons (SCM_IM_LAMBDA, body);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
 /******************************************************************************
  *
  * S l o t   a c c e s s
@@ -1223,7 +1186,7 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_sys_fast_slot_ref, "%fast-slot-ref", 2, 0, 0,
            "Return the slot value with index @var{index} from @var{obj}.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_sys_fast_slot_ref
 {
-  unsigned long int i;
+  scm_t_bits i;
 
   SCM_VALIDATE_INSTANCE (1, obj);
   i = scm_to_unsigned_integer (index, 0,
@@ -1240,7 +1203,7 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_sys_fast_slot_set_x, "%fast-slot-set!", 3, 0, 0,
            "@var{value}.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_sys_fast_slot_set_x
 {
-  unsigned long int i;
+  scm_t_bits i;
 
   SCM_VALIDATE_INSTANCE (1, obj);
   i = scm_to_unsigned_integer (index, 0,
@@ -1255,10 +1218,7 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_sys_fast_slot_set_x, "%fast-slot-set!", 3, 0, 0,
 #undef FUNC_NAME
 
 
-SCM_SYNTAX (s_atslot_ref, "@slot-ref", scm_i_makbimacro, scm_m_atslot_ref);
-SCM_SYNTAX (s_atslot_set_x, "@slot-set!", scm_i_makbimacro, scm_m_atslot_set_x);
-
-
+\f
 /** Utilities **/
 
 /* In the future, this function will return the effective slot
@@ -1272,7 +1232,7 @@ slot_definition_using_name (SCM class, SCM slot_name)
 {
   register SCM slots = SCM_SLOT (class, scm_si_getters_n_setters);
   for (; !scm_is_null (slots); slots = SCM_CDR (slots))
-    if (SCM_CAAR (slots) == slot_name)
+    if (scm_is_eq (SCM_CAAR (slots), slot_name))
       return SCM_CAR (slots);
   return SCM_BOOL_F;
 }
@@ -1294,20 +1254,7 @@ get_slot_value (SCM class SCM_UNUSED, SCM obj, SCM slotdef)
        access bits for us. */
     return scm_struct_ref (obj, access);
   else
-    {
-      /* We must evaluate (apply (car access) (list obj))
-       * where (car access) is known to be a closure of arity 1  */
-      register SCM code, env;
-
-      code = SCM_CAR (access);
-      if (!SCM_CLOSUREP (code))
-       return scm_call_1 (code, obj);
-      env  = SCM_EXTEND_ENV (SCM_CLOSURE_FORMALS (code),
-                            scm_list_1 (obj),
-                            SCM_ENV (code));
-      /* Evaluate the closure body */
-      return scm_eval_body (SCM_CLOSURE_BODY (code), env);
-    }
+    return scm_call_1 (SCM_CAR (access), obj);
 }
 #undef FUNC_NAME
 
@@ -1337,23 +1284,8 @@ set_slot_value (SCM class SCM_UNUSED, SCM obj, SCM slotdef, SCM value)
     /* obey permissions bits via going through struct-set! */
     scm_struct_set_x (obj, access, value);
   else
-    {
-      /* We must evaluate (apply (cadr l) (list obj value))
-       * where (cadr l) is known to be a closure of arity 2  */
-      register SCM code, env;
-
-      code = SCM_CADR (access);
-      if (!SCM_CLOSUREP (code))
-       scm_call_2 (code, obj, value);
-      else
-       {
-         env  = SCM_EXTEND_ENV (SCM_CLOSURE_FORMALS (code),
-                                scm_list_2 (obj, value),
-                                SCM_ENV (code));
-         /* Evaluate the closure body */
-         scm_eval_body (SCM_CLOSURE_BODY (code), env);
-       }
-    }
+    /* ((cadr l) obj value) */
+    scm_call_2 (SCM_CADR (access), obj, value);
   return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
 }
 #undef FUNC_NAME
@@ -1522,93 +1454,41 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_slot_exists_p, "slot-exists?", 2, 0, 0,
 
 static void clear_method_cache (SCM);
 
-static SCM
-wrap_init (SCM class, SCM *m, long n)
-{
-  long i;
-  scm_t_bits slayout = SCM_STRUCT_DATA (class)[scm_vtable_index_layout];
-  const char *layout = scm_i_symbol_chars (SCM_PACK (slayout));
-
-  /* Set all SCM-holding slots to unbound */
-  for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
-    if (layout[i*2] == 'p')
-      m[i] = SCM_GOOPS_UNBOUND;
-    else
-      m[i] = 0;
-
-  return scm_double_cell ((((scm_t_bits) SCM_STRUCT_DATA (class))
-                          | scm_tc3_struct),
-                         (scm_t_bits) m, 0, 0);
-}
-
 SCM_DEFINE (scm_sys_allocate_instance, "%allocate-instance", 2, 0, 0,
            (SCM class, SCM initargs),
            "Create a new instance of class @var{class} and initialize it\n"
            "from the arguments @var{initargs}.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_sys_allocate_instance
 {
-  SCM *m;
-  long n;
+  SCM obj;
+  scm_t_signed_bits n, i;
+  SCM layout;
 
   SCM_VALIDATE_CLASS (1, class);
 
-  /* Most instances */
-  if (SCM_CLASS_FLAGS (class) & SCM_STRUCTF_LIGHT)
-    {
-      n = SCM_I_INUM (SCM_SLOT (class, scm_si_nfields));
-      m = (SCM *) scm_gc_malloc (n * sizeof (SCM), "struct");
-      return wrap_init (class, m, n);
-    }
-
-  /* Foreign objects */
-  if (SCM_CLASS_FLAGS (class) & SCM_CLASSF_FOREIGN)
-    return scm_make_foreign_object (class, initargs);
+  /* FIXME: duplicates some of scm_make_struct. */
 
   n = SCM_I_INUM (SCM_SLOT (class, scm_si_nfields));
+  obj = scm_i_alloc_struct (SCM_STRUCT_DATA (class), n);
 
-  /* Entities */
-  if (SCM_CLASS_FLAGS (class) & SCM_CLASSF_ENTITY)
+  layout = SCM_VTABLE_LAYOUT (class);
+
+  /* Set all SCM-holding slots to unbound */
+  for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
     {
-      m = (SCM *) scm_alloc_struct (n, scm_struct_entity_n_extra_words,
-                                   "entity struct");
-      m[scm_struct_i_setter] = SCM_BOOL_F;
-      m[scm_struct_i_procedure] = SCM_BOOL_F;
-      /* Generic functions */
-      if (SCM_CLASS_FLAGS (class) & SCM_CLASSF_PURE_GENERIC)
-       {
-         SCM gf = wrap_init (class, m, n);
-         clear_method_cache (gf);
-         return gf;
-       }
+      scm_t_wchar c = scm_i_symbol_ref (layout, i*2);
+      if (c == 'p')
+        SCM_STRUCT_DATA (obj)[i] = SCM_UNPACK (SCM_GOOPS_UNBOUND);
+      else if (c == 's')
+        SCM_STRUCT_DATA (obj)[i] = SCM_UNPACK (obj);
       else
-       return wrap_init (class, m, n);
+        SCM_STRUCT_DATA (obj)[i] = 0;
     }
 
-  /* Class objects */
-  if (SCM_CLASS_FLAGS (class) & SCM_CLASSF_METACLASS)
-    {
-      long i;
+  if (SCM_CLASS_FLAGS (class) & SCM_CLASSF_PURE_GENERIC)
+    clear_method_cache (obj);
 
-      /* allocate class object */
-      SCM z = scm_make_struct (class, SCM_INUM0, SCM_EOL);
-
-      SCM_SET_SLOT (z, scm_si_print, SCM_GOOPS_UNBOUND);
-      for (i = scm_si_goops_fields; i < n; i++)
-       SCM_SET_SLOT (z, i, SCM_GOOPS_UNBOUND);
-
-      if (SCM_SUBCLASSP (class, scm_class_entity_class))
-       SCM_SET_CLASS_FLAGS (z, SCM_CLASSF_OPERATOR | SCM_CLASSF_ENTITY);
-      else if (SCM_SUBCLASSP (class, scm_class_operator_class))
-       SCM_SET_CLASS_FLAGS (z, SCM_CLASSF_OPERATOR);
-
-      return z;
-    }
-
-  /* Non-light instances */
-  {
-    m = (SCM *) scm_alloc_struct (n, scm_struct_n_extra_words, "heavy struct");
-    return wrap_init (class, m, n);
-  }
+  return obj;
 }
 #undef FUNC_NAME
 
@@ -1618,15 +1498,11 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_sys_set_object_setter_x, "%set-object-setter!", 2, 0, 0,
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_sys_set_object_setter_x
 {
   SCM_ASSERT (SCM_STRUCTP (obj)
-             && ((SCM_CLASS_FLAGS (obj) & SCM_CLASSF_OPERATOR)
-                 || SCM_I_ENTITYP (obj)),
+              && (SCM_OBJ_CLASS_FLAGS (obj) & SCM_CLASSF_PURE_GENERIC),
              obj,
              SCM_ARG1,
              FUNC_NAME);
-  if (SCM_I_ENTITYP (obj))
-    SCM_SET_ENTITY_SETTER (obj, setter);
-  else
-    SCM_OPERATOR_CLASS (obj)->setter = setter;
+  SCM_SET_GENERIC_SETTER (obj, setter);
   return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
 }
 #undef FUNC_NAME
@@ -1651,12 +1527,13 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_sys_modify_instance, "%modify-instance", 2, 0, 0,
    */
   SCM_CRITICAL_SECTION_START;
   {
-    SCM car = SCM_CAR (old);
-    SCM cdr = SCM_CDR (old);
-    SCM_SETCAR (old, SCM_CAR (new));
-    SCM_SETCDR (old, SCM_CDR (new));
-    SCM_SETCAR (new, car);
-    SCM_SETCDR (new, cdr);
+    scm_t_bits word0, word1;
+    word0 = SCM_CELL_WORD_0 (old);
+    word1 = SCM_CELL_WORD_1 (old);
+    SCM_SET_CELL_WORD_0 (old, SCM_CELL_WORD_0 (new));
+    SCM_SET_CELL_WORD_1 (old, SCM_CELL_WORD_1 (new));
+    SCM_SET_CELL_WORD_0 (new, word0);
+    SCM_SET_CELL_WORD_1 (new, word1);
   }
   SCM_CRITICAL_SECTION_END;
   return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
@@ -1673,14 +1550,15 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_sys_modify_class, "%modify-class", 2, 0, 0,
 
   SCM_CRITICAL_SECTION_START;
   {
-    SCM car = SCM_CAR (old);
-    SCM cdr = SCM_CDR (old);
-    SCM_SETCAR (old, SCM_CAR (new));
-    SCM_SETCDR (old, SCM_CDR (new));
-    SCM_STRUCT_DATA (old)[scm_vtable_index_vtable] = SCM_UNPACK (old);
-    SCM_SETCAR (new, car);
-    SCM_SETCDR (new, cdr);
-    SCM_STRUCT_DATA (new)[scm_vtable_index_vtable] = SCM_UNPACK (new);
+    scm_t_bits word0, word1;
+    word0 = SCM_CELL_WORD_0 (old);
+    word1 = SCM_CELL_WORD_1 (old);
+    SCM_SET_CELL_WORD_0 (old, SCM_CELL_WORD_0 (new));
+    SCM_SET_CELL_WORD_1 (old, SCM_CELL_WORD_1 (new));
+    SCM_STRUCT_DATA (old)[scm_vtable_index_self] = SCM_UNPACK (old);
+    SCM_SET_CELL_WORD_0 (new, word0);
+    SCM_SET_CELL_WORD_1 (new, word1);
+    SCM_STRUCT_DATA (new)[scm_vtable_index_self] = SCM_UNPACK (new);
   }
   SCM_CRITICAL_SECTION_END;
   return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
@@ -1722,7 +1600,7 @@ burnin (SCM o)
 static void
 go_to_hell (void *o)
 {
-  SCM obj = SCM_PACK ((scm_t_bits) o);
+  SCM obj = *(SCM*)o;
   scm_lock_mutex (hell_mutex);
   if (n_hell >= hell_size)
     {
@@ -1736,8 +1614,9 @@ go_to_hell (void *o)
 static void
 go_to_heaven (void *o)
 {
+  SCM obj = *(SCM*)o;
   scm_lock_mutex (hell_mutex);
-  hell[burnin (SCM_PACK ((scm_t_bits) o))] = hell[--n_hell];
+  hell[burnin (obj)] = hell[--n_hell];
   scm_unlock_mutex (hell_mutex);
 }
 
@@ -1745,10 +1624,9 @@ go_to_heaven (void *o)
 SCM_SYMBOL (scm_sym_change_class, "change-class");
 
 static SCM
-purgatory (void *args)
+purgatory (SCM obj, SCM new_class)
 {
-  return scm_apply_0 (SCM_VARIABLE_REF (var_change_class),
-                     SCM_PACK ((scm_t_bits) args));
+  return scm_call_2 (SCM_VARIABLE_REF (var_change_class), obj, new_class);
 }
 
 /* This function calls the generic function change-class for all
@@ -1759,9 +1637,13 @@ void
 scm_change_object_class (SCM obj, SCM old_class SCM_UNUSED, SCM new_class)
 {
   if (!burnin (obj))
-    scm_internal_dynamic_wind (go_to_hell, purgatory, go_to_heaven,
-                              (void *) SCM_UNPACK (scm_list_2 (obj, new_class)),
-                              (void *) SCM_UNPACK (obj));
+    {
+      scm_dynwind_begin (SCM_F_DYNWIND_REWINDABLE);
+      scm_dynwind_rewind_handler (go_to_hell, &obj, SCM_F_WIND_EXPLICITLY);
+      scm_dynwind_unwind_handler (go_to_heaven, &obj, SCM_F_WIND_EXPLICITLY);
+      purgatory (obj, new_class);
+      scm_dynwind_end ();
+    }
 }
 
 /******************************************************************************
@@ -1782,30 +1664,25 @@ scm_change_object_class (SCM obj, SCM old_class SCM_UNUSED, SCM new_class)
 
 SCM_KEYWORD (k_name, "name");
 
-SCM_SYMBOL (sym_no_method, "no-method");
-
-static SCM list_of_no_method;
-
 SCM_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (scm_sym_args, "args");
 
 
-SCM
-scm_make_method_cache (SCM gf)
+SCM_SYMBOL (sym_delayed_compile, "delayed-compile");
+static SCM
+make_dispatch_procedure (SCM gf)
 {
-  return scm_list_5 (SCM_IM_DISPATCH,
-                    scm_sym_args,
-                    scm_from_int (1),
-                    scm_c_make_vector (SCM_INITIAL_MCACHE_SIZE,
-                                       list_of_no_method),
-                    gf);
+  static SCM var = SCM_BOOL_F;
+  if (scm_is_false (var))
+    var = scm_module_variable (scm_c_resolve_module ("oop goops dispatch"),
+                               sym_delayed_compile);
+  return scm_call_1 (SCM_VARIABLE_REF (var), gf);
 }
 
 static void
 clear_method_cache (SCM gf)
 {
-  SCM cache = scm_make_method_cache (gf);
-  SCM_SET_ENTITY_PROCEDURE (gf, cache);
-  SCM_SET_SLOT (gf, scm_si_used_by, SCM_BOOL_F);
+  SCM_SET_GENERIC_DISPATCH_PROCEDURE (gf, make_dispatch_procedure (gf));
+  SCM_CLEAR_GENERIC_EFFECTIVE_METHODS (gf);
 }
 
 SCM_DEFINE (scm_sys_invalidate_method_cache_x, "%invalidate-method-cache!", 1, 0, 0,
@@ -1813,23 +1690,8 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_sys_invalidate_method_cache_x, "%invalidate-method-cache!", 1, 0
            "")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_sys_invalidate_method_cache_x
 {
-  SCM used_by;
   SCM_ASSERT (SCM_PUREGENERICP (gf), gf, SCM_ARG1, FUNC_NAME);
-  used_by = SCM_SLOT (gf, scm_si_used_by);
-  if (scm_is_true (used_by))
-    {
-      SCM methods = SCM_SLOT (gf, scm_si_methods);
-      for (; scm_is_pair (used_by); used_by = SCM_CDR (used_by))
-       scm_sys_invalidate_method_cache_x (SCM_CAR (used_by));
-      clear_method_cache (gf);
-      for (; scm_is_pair (methods); methods = SCM_CDR (methods))
-       SCM_SET_SLOT (SCM_CAR (methods), scm_si_code_table, SCM_EOL);
-    }
-  {
-    SCM n = SCM_SLOT (gf, scm_si_n_specialized);
-    /* The sign of n is a flag indicating rest args. */
-    SCM_SET_MCACHE_N_SPECIALIZED (SCM_ENTITY_PROCEDURE (gf), n);
-  }
+  clear_method_cache (gf);
   return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
 }
 #undef FUNC_NAME
@@ -1841,9 +1703,7 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_generic_capability_p, "generic-capability?", 1, 0, 0,
 {
   SCM_ASSERT (scm_is_true (scm_procedure_p (proc)),
              proc, SCM_ARG1, FUNC_NAME);
-  return (scm_subr_p (proc) && SCM_SUBR_GENERIC (proc)
-         ? SCM_BOOL_T
-         : SCM_BOOL_F);
+  return (SCM_PRIMITIVE_GENERIC_P (proc) ? SCM_BOOL_T : SCM_BOOL_F);
 }
 #undef FUNC_NAME
 
@@ -1856,26 +1716,37 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_enable_primitive_generic_x, "enable-primitive-generic!", 0, 0, 1
   while (!scm_is_null (subrs))
     {
       SCM subr = SCM_CAR (subrs);
-      SCM_ASSERT (scm_subr_p (subr) && SCM_SUBR_GENERIC (subr),
-                 subr, SCM_ARGn, FUNC_NAME);
-      *SCM_SUBR_GENERIC (subr)
-       = scm_make (scm_list_3 (scm_class_generic,
-                               k_name,
-                               SCM_SNAME (subr)));
+      SCM_ASSERT (SCM_PRIMITIVE_GENERIC_P (subr), subr, SCM_ARGn, FUNC_NAME);
+      SCM_SET_SUBR_GENERIC (subr,
+                            scm_make (scm_list_3 (scm_class_generic,
+                                                  k_name,
+                                                  SCM_SUBR_NAME (subr))));
       subrs = SCM_CDR (subrs);
     }
   return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
 }
 #undef FUNC_NAME
 
+SCM_DEFINE (scm_set_primitive_generic_x, "set-primitive-generic!", 2, 0, 0,
+           (SCM subr, SCM generic),
+           "")
+#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_set_primitive_generic_x
+{
+  SCM_ASSERT (SCM_PRIMITIVE_GENERIC_P (subr), subr, SCM_ARG1, FUNC_NAME);
+  SCM_ASSERT (SCM_PUREGENERICP (generic), generic, SCM_ARG2, FUNC_NAME);
+  SCM_SET_SUBR_GENERIC (subr, generic);
+  return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
+}
+#undef FUNC_NAME
+
 SCM_DEFINE (scm_primitive_generic_generic, "primitive-generic-generic", 1, 0, 0,
            (SCM subr),
            "")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_primitive_generic_generic
 {
-  if (scm_subr_p (subr) && SCM_SUBR_GENERIC (subr))
+  if (SCM_PRIMITIVE_GENERIC_P (subr))
     {
-      if (!*SCM_SUBR_GENERIC (subr))
+      if (!SCM_UNPACK (*SCM_SUBR_GENERIC (subr)))
        scm_enable_primitive_generic_x (scm_list_1 (subr));
       return *SCM_SUBR_GENERIC (subr);
     }
@@ -1889,9 +1760,12 @@ typedef struct t_extension {
   SCM extension;
 } t_extension;
 
-static t_extension *extensions = 0;
 
-SCM_VARIABLE (scm_var_make_extended_generic, "make-extended-generic");
+/* Hint for `scm_gc_malloc ()' et al. when allocating `t_extension'
+   objects.  */
+static const char extension_gc_hint[] = "GOOPS extension";
+
+static t_extension *extensions = 0;
 
 void
 scm_c_extend_primitive_generic (SCM extended, SCM extension)
@@ -1899,23 +1773,24 @@ scm_c_extend_primitive_generic (SCM extended, SCM extension)
   if (goops_loaded_p)
     {
       SCM gf, gext;
-      if (!*SCM_SUBR_GENERIC (extended))
+      if (!SCM_UNPACK (*SCM_SUBR_GENERIC (extended)))
        scm_enable_primitive_generic_x (scm_list_1 (extended));
       gf = *SCM_SUBR_GENERIC (extended);
       gext = scm_call_2 (SCM_VARIABLE_REF (scm_var_make_extended_generic),
                         gf,
-                        SCM_SNAME (extension));
-      *SCM_SUBR_GENERIC (extension) = gext;
+                        SCM_SUBR_NAME (extension));
+      SCM_SET_SUBR_GENERIC (extension, gext);
     }
   else
     {
-      t_extension *e = scm_malloc (sizeof (t_extension));
+      t_extension *e = scm_gc_malloc (sizeof (t_extension),
+                                     extension_gc_hint);
       t_extension **loc = &extensions;
       /* Make sure that extensions are placed before their own
        * extensions in the extensions list.  O(N^2) algorithm, but
        * extensions of primitive generics are rare.
        */
-      while (*loc && extension != (*loc)->extended)
+      while (*loc && !scm_is_eq (extension, (*loc)->extended))
        loc = &(*loc)->next;
       e->next = *loc;
       e->extended = extended;
@@ -1932,10 +1807,50 @@ setup_extended_primitive_generics ()
       t_extension *e = extensions;
       scm_c_extend_primitive_generic (e->extended, e->extension);
       extensions = e->next;
-      free (e);
     }
 }
 
+/* Dirk:FIXME:: In all of these scm_wta_dispatch_* routines it is
+ * assumed that 'gf' is zero if uninitialized.  It would be cleaner if
+ * some valid SCM value like SCM_BOOL_F or SCM_UNDEFINED were chosen.
+ */
+
+SCM
+scm_wta_dispatch_0 (SCM gf, const char *subr)
+{
+  if (!SCM_UNPACK (gf))
+    scm_error_num_args_subr (subr);
+
+  return scm_call_0 (gf);
+}
+
+SCM
+scm_wta_dispatch_1 (SCM gf, SCM a1, int pos, const char *subr)
+{
+  if (!SCM_UNPACK (gf))
+    scm_wrong_type_arg (subr, pos, a1);
+
+  return scm_call_1 (gf, a1);
+}
+
+SCM
+scm_wta_dispatch_2 (SCM gf, SCM a1, SCM a2, int pos, const char *subr)
+{
+  if (!SCM_UNPACK (gf))
+    scm_wrong_type_arg (subr, pos, (pos == SCM_ARG1) ? a1 : a2);
+
+  return scm_call_2 (gf, a1, a2);
+}
+
+SCM
+scm_wta_dispatch_n (SCM gf, SCM args, int pos, const char *subr)
+{
+  if (!SCM_UNPACK (gf))
+    scm_wrong_type_arg (subr, pos, scm_list_ref (args, scm_from_int (pos)));
+
+  return scm_apply_0 (gf, args);
+}
+
 /******************************************************************************
  *
  * Protocol for calling a generic fumction
@@ -1984,13 +1899,13 @@ more_specificp (SCM m1, SCM m2, SCM const *targs)
   for (i=0, s1=SPEC_OF(m1), s2=SPEC_OF(m2); ; i++, s1=SCM_CDR(s1), s2=SCM_CDR(s2)) {
     if (scm_is_null(s1)) return 1;
     if (scm_is_null(s2)) return 0;
-    if (SCM_CAR(s1) != SCM_CAR(s2)) {
+    if (!scm_is_eq (SCM_CAR(s1), SCM_CAR(s2))) {
       register SCM l, cs1 = SCM_CAR(s1), cs2 = SCM_CAR(s2);
 
       for (l = SCM_SLOT (targs[i], scm_si_cpl);   ; l = SCM_CDR(l)) {
-       if (cs1 == SCM_CAR(l))
+       if (scm_is_eq (cs1, SCM_CAR (l)))
          return 1;
-       if (cs2 == SCM_CAR(l))
+       if (scm_is_eq (cs2, SCM_CAR (l)))
          return 0;
       }
       return 0;/* should not occur! */
@@ -2115,10 +2030,6 @@ scm_compute_applicable_methods (SCM gf, SCM args, long len, int find_method_p)
   for (l = scm_generic_function_methods (gf); !scm_is_null (l); l = SCM_CDR (l))
     {
       fl = SPEC_OF (SCM_CAR (l));
-      /* Only accept accessors which match exactly in first arg. */
-      if (SCM_ACCESSORP (SCM_CAR (l))
-         && (scm_is_null (fl) || types[0] != SCM_CAR (fl)))
-       continue;
       for (i = 0; ; i++, fl = SCM_CDR (fl))
        {
          if (SCM_INSTANCEP (fl)
@@ -2172,54 +2083,9 @@ scm_sys_compute_applicable_methods (SCM gf, SCM args)
 #undef FUNC_NAME
 
 SCM_SYMBOL (sym_compute_applicable_methods, "compute-applicable-methods");
-SCM_VARIABLE_INIT (var_compute_applicable_methods, "compute-applicable-methods", scm_c_define_gsubr (s_sys_compute_applicable_methods, 2, 0, 0, scm_sys_compute_applicable_methods));
-
-static void
-lock_cache_mutex (void *m)
-{
-  SCM mutex = SCM_PACK ((scm_t_bits) m);
-  scm_lock_mutex (mutex);
-}
-
-static void
-unlock_cache_mutex (void *m)
-{
-  SCM mutex = SCM_PACK ((scm_t_bits) m);
-  scm_unlock_mutex (mutex);
-}
-
-static SCM
-call_memoize_method (void *a)
-{
-  SCM args = SCM_PACK ((scm_t_bits) a);
-  SCM gf = SCM_CAR (args);
-  SCM x = SCM_CADR (args);
-  /* First check if another thread has inserted a method between
-   * the cache miss and locking the mutex.
-   */
-  SCM cmethod = scm_mcache_lookup_cmethod (x, SCM_CDDR (args));
-  if (scm_is_true (cmethod))
-    return cmethod;
-
-  if (SCM_UNLIKELY (scm_is_false (var_memoize_method_x)))
-    var_memoize_method_x =
-      scm_permanent_object
-      (scm_module_variable (scm_module_goops, sym_memoize_method_x));
-      
-  return scm_call_3 (SCM_VARIABLE_REF (var_memoize_method_x), gf, SCM_CDDR (args), x);
-}
-
-SCM
-scm_memoize_method (SCM x, SCM args)
-{
-  SCM gf = SCM_CAR (scm_last_pair (x));
-  return scm_internal_dynamic_wind (
-    lock_cache_mutex,
-    call_memoize_method,
-    unlock_cache_mutex,
-    (void *) SCM_UNPACK (scm_cons2 (gf, x, args)),
-    (void *) SCM_UNPACK (SCM_SLOT (gf, scm_si_cache_mutex)));
-}
+SCM_VARIABLE_INIT (var_compute_applicable_methods, "compute-applicable-methods",
+                   scm_c_define_gsubr (s_sys_compute_applicable_methods, 2, 0, 0,
+                                       scm_sys_compute_applicable_methods));
 
 /******************************************************************************
  *
@@ -2256,20 +2122,20 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_make, "make",  0, 0, 1,
   class = SCM_CAR(args);
   args  = SCM_CDR(args);
 
-  if (class == scm_class_generic || class == scm_class_accessor)
+  if (scm_is_eq (class, scm_class_generic)
+      || scm_is_eq (class, scm_class_accessor))
     {
       z = scm_make_struct (class, SCM_INUM0,
-                          scm_list_5 (SCM_EOL,
+                           scm_list_4 (SCM_BOOL_F,
+                                       SCM_EOL,
                                       SCM_INUM0,
-                                      SCM_BOOL_F,
-                                      scm_make_mutex (),
                                       SCM_EOL));
       scm_set_procedure_property_x (z, scm_sym_name,
                                    scm_get_keyword (k_name,
                                                     args,
                                                     SCM_BOOL_F));
       clear_method_cache (z);
-      if (class == scm_class_accessor)
+      if (scm_is_eq (class, scm_class_accessor))
        {
          SCM setter = scm_get_keyword (k_setter, args, SCM_BOOL_F);
          if (scm_is_true (setter))
@@ -2280,9 +2146,8 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_make, "make",  0, 0, 1,
     {
       z = scm_sys_allocate_instance (class, args);
 
-      if (class == scm_class_method
-         || class == scm_class_simple_method
-         || class == scm_class_accessor_method)
+      if (scm_is_eq (class, scm_class_method)
+         || scm_is_eq (class, scm_class_accessor_method))
        {
          SCM_SET_SLOT (z, scm_si_generic_function,
            scm_i_get_keyword (k_gf,
@@ -2302,7 +2167,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_make, "make",  0, 0, 1,
                               len - 1,
                               SCM_BOOL_F,
                               FUNC_NAME));
-         SCM_SET_SLOT (z, scm_si_code_table, SCM_EOL);
          SCM_SET_SLOT (z, scm_si_formals,
            scm_i_get_keyword (k_formals,
                               args,
@@ -2325,11 +2189,11 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_make, "make",  0, 0, 1,
       else
        {
          /* In all the others case, make a new class .... No instance here */
-         SCM_SET_SLOT (z, scm_si_name,
+         SCM_SET_SLOT (z, scm_vtable_index_name,
            scm_i_get_keyword (k_name,
                               args,
                               len - 1,
-                              scm_from_locale_symbol ("???"),
+                              scm_from_latin1_symbol ("???"),
                               FUNC_NAME));
          SCM_SET_SLOT (z, scm_si_direct_supers,
            scm_i_get_keyword (k_dsupers,
@@ -2444,12 +2308,9 @@ make_stdcls (SCM *var, char *name, SCM meta, SCM super, SCM slots)
 {
    SCM tmp = scm_from_locale_symbol (name);
 
-   *var = scm_permanent_object (scm_basic_make_class (meta,
-                                                     tmp,
-                                                     scm_is_pair (super)
-                                                     ? super
-                                                     : scm_list_1 (super),
-                                                     slots));
+   *var = scm_basic_make_class (meta, tmp,
+                                scm_is_pair (super) ? super : scm_list_1 (super),
+                                slots);
    DEFVAR(tmp, *var);
 }
 
@@ -2460,36 +2321,26 @@ static void
 create_standard_classes (void)
 {
   SCM slots;
-  SCM method_slots = scm_list_n (scm_from_locale_symbol ("generic-function"),
-                                scm_from_locale_symbol ("specializers"),
+  SCM method_slots = scm_list_n (scm_from_latin1_symbol ("generic-function"),
+                                scm_from_latin1_symbol ("specializers"),
                                 sym_procedure,
-                                scm_from_locale_symbol ("code-table"),
-                                scm_from_locale_symbol ("formals"),
-                                scm_from_locale_symbol ("body"),
-                                scm_from_locale_symbol ("make-procedure"),
+                                scm_from_latin1_symbol ("formals"),
+                                scm_from_latin1_symbol ("body"),
+                                scm_from_latin1_symbol ("make-procedure"),
                                  SCM_UNDEFINED);
-  SCM amethod_slots = scm_list_1 (scm_list_3 (scm_from_locale_symbol ("slot-definition"),
+  SCM amethod_slots = scm_list_1 (scm_list_3 (scm_from_latin1_symbol ("slot-definition"),
                                              k_init_keyword,
                                              k_slot_definition));
-  SCM mutex_slot = scm_list_1 (scm_from_locale_symbol ("make-mutex"));
-  SCM mutex_closure = scm_i_eval_x (scm_list_3 (scm_sym_lambda,
-                                                SCM_EOL,
-                                                mutex_slot),
-                                    SCM_EOL);
-  SCM gf_slots = scm_list_5 (scm_from_locale_symbol ("methods"),
-                            scm_list_3 (scm_from_locale_symbol ("n-specialized"),
+  SCM gf_slots = scm_list_4 (scm_from_latin1_symbol ("methods"),
+                            scm_list_3 (scm_from_latin1_symbol ("n-specialized"),
                                         k_init_value,
                                         SCM_INUM0),
-                            scm_list_3 (scm_from_locale_symbol ("used-by"),
+                            scm_list_3 (scm_from_latin1_symbol ("extended-by"),
                                         k_init_value,
-                                        SCM_BOOL_F),
-                            scm_list_3 (scm_from_locale_symbol ("cache-mutex"),
-                                        k_init_thunk,
-                                         mutex_closure),
-                            scm_list_3 (scm_from_locale_symbol ("extended-by"),
-                                        k_init_value,
-                                        SCM_EOL));
-  SCM egf_slots = scm_list_1 (scm_list_3 (scm_from_locale_symbol ("extends"),
+                                        SCM_EOL),
+                             scm_from_latin1_symbol ("effective-methods"));
+  SCM setter_slots = scm_list_1 (sym_setter);
+  SCM egf_slots = scm_list_1 (scm_list_3 (scm_from_latin1_symbol ("extends"),
                                          k_init_value,
                                          SCM_EOL));
   /* Foreign class slot classes */
@@ -2497,18 +2348,22 @@ create_standard_classes (void)
               scm_class_class, scm_class_top,             SCM_EOL);
   make_stdcls (&scm_class_protected,      "<protected-slot>",
               scm_class_class, scm_class_foreign_slot,    SCM_EOL);
+  make_stdcls (&scm_class_hidden,         "<hidden-slot>",
+              scm_class_class, scm_class_foreign_slot,    SCM_EOL);
   make_stdcls (&scm_class_opaque,         "<opaque-slot>",
               scm_class_class, scm_class_foreign_slot,    SCM_EOL);
   make_stdcls (&scm_class_read_only,      "<read-only-slot>",
               scm_class_class, scm_class_foreign_slot,    SCM_EOL);
   make_stdcls (&scm_class_self,                   "<self-slot>",
-              scm_class_class,
-              scm_class_read_only,
-              SCM_EOL);
+              scm_class_class, scm_class_read_only,       SCM_EOL);
   make_stdcls (&scm_class_protected_opaque, "<protected-opaque-slot>",
               scm_class_class,
               scm_list_2 (scm_class_protected, scm_class_opaque),
               SCM_EOL);
+  make_stdcls (&scm_class_protected_hidden, "<protected-hidden-slot>",
+              scm_class_class,
+              scm_list_2 (scm_class_protected, scm_class_hidden),
+              SCM_EOL);
   make_stdcls (&scm_class_protected_read_only, "<protected-read-only-slot>",
               scm_class_class,
               scm_list_2 (scm_class_protected, scm_class_read_only),
@@ -2530,68 +2385,44 @@ create_standard_classes (void)
   SCM_SET_SLOT (scm_class_class, scm_si_getters_n_setters,
                compute_getters_n_setters (slots));
 
-  make_stdcls (&scm_class_foreign_class, "<foreign-class>",
-              scm_class_class, scm_class_class,
-              scm_list_2 (scm_list_3 (scm_from_locale_symbol ("constructor"),
-                                      k_class,
-                                      scm_class_opaque),
-                          scm_list_3 (scm_from_locale_symbol ("destructor"),
-                                      k_class,
-                                      scm_class_opaque)));
-  make_stdcls (&scm_class_foreign_object,  "<foreign-object>",
-              scm_class_foreign_class, scm_class_object,   SCM_EOL);
-  SCM_SET_CLASS_FLAGS (scm_class_foreign_object, SCM_CLASSF_FOREIGN);
-
   /* scm_class_generic functions classes */
   make_stdcls (&scm_class_procedure_class, "<procedure-class>",
               scm_class_class, scm_class_class, SCM_EOL);
-  make_stdcls (&scm_class_entity_class,    "<entity-class>",
-              scm_class_class, scm_class_procedure_class, SCM_EOL);
-  make_stdcls (&scm_class_operator_class,  "<operator-class>",
+  make_stdcls (&scm_class_applicable_struct_class,    "<applicable-struct-class>",
               scm_class_class, scm_class_procedure_class, SCM_EOL);
-  make_stdcls (&scm_class_operator_with_setter_class,
-              "<operator-with-setter-class>",
-              scm_class_class, scm_class_operator_class, SCM_EOL);
+  SCM_SET_VTABLE_FLAGS (scm_class_applicable_struct_class, SCM_VTABLE_FLAG_APPLICABLE_VTABLE);
   make_stdcls (&scm_class_method,         "<method>",
               scm_class_class, scm_class_object,          method_slots);
-  make_stdcls (&scm_class_simple_method,   "<simple-method>",
-              scm_class_class, scm_class_method,          SCM_EOL);
-  SCM_SET_CLASS_FLAGS (scm_class_simple_method, SCM_CLASSF_SIMPLE_METHOD);
   make_stdcls (&scm_class_accessor_method, "<accessor-method>",
-              scm_class_class, scm_class_simple_method,   amethod_slots);
-  SCM_SET_CLASS_FLAGS (scm_class_accessor_method, SCM_CLASSF_ACCESSOR_METHOD);
+              scm_class_class, scm_class_method,   amethod_slots);
   make_stdcls (&scm_class_applicable,     "<applicable>",
               scm_class_class, scm_class_top, SCM_EOL);
-  make_stdcls (&scm_class_entity,         "<entity>",
-              scm_class_entity_class,
+  make_stdcls (&scm_class_applicable_struct,      "<applicable-struct>",
+              scm_class_applicable_struct_class,
               scm_list_2 (scm_class_object, scm_class_applicable),
-              SCM_EOL);
-  make_stdcls (&scm_class_entity_with_setter, "<entity-with-setter>",
-              scm_class_entity_class, scm_class_entity,   SCM_EOL);
+              scm_list_1 (sym_procedure));
   make_stdcls (&scm_class_generic,        "<generic>",
-              scm_class_entity_class, scm_class_entity,   gf_slots);
+              scm_class_applicable_struct_class, scm_class_applicable_struct,   gf_slots);
   SCM_SET_CLASS_FLAGS (scm_class_generic, SCM_CLASSF_PURE_GENERIC);
   make_stdcls (&scm_class_extended_generic, "<extended-generic>",
-              scm_class_entity_class, scm_class_generic, egf_slots);
+              scm_class_applicable_struct_class, scm_class_generic, egf_slots);
   SCM_SET_CLASS_FLAGS (scm_class_extended_generic, SCM_CLASSF_PURE_GENERIC);
   make_stdcls (&scm_class_generic_with_setter, "<generic-with-setter>",
-              scm_class_entity_class,
-              scm_list_2 (scm_class_generic, scm_class_entity_with_setter),
-              SCM_EOL);
+              scm_class_applicable_struct_class, scm_class_generic, setter_slots);
   SCM_SET_CLASS_FLAGS (scm_class_generic_with_setter, SCM_CLASSF_PURE_GENERIC);
   make_stdcls (&scm_class_accessor,       "<accessor>",
-              scm_class_entity_class, scm_class_generic_with_setter, SCM_EOL);
+              scm_class_applicable_struct_class, scm_class_generic_with_setter, SCM_EOL);
   SCM_SET_CLASS_FLAGS (scm_class_accessor, SCM_CLASSF_PURE_GENERIC);
   make_stdcls (&scm_class_extended_generic_with_setter,
               "<extended-generic-with-setter>",
-              scm_class_entity_class,
+              scm_class_applicable_struct_class,
               scm_list_2 (scm_class_generic_with_setter,
                           scm_class_extended_generic),
               SCM_EOL);
   SCM_SET_CLASS_FLAGS (scm_class_extended_generic_with_setter,
                       SCM_CLASSF_PURE_GENERIC);
   make_stdcls (&scm_class_extended_accessor, "<extended-accessor>",
-              scm_class_entity_class,
+              scm_class_applicable_struct_class,
               scm_list_2 (scm_class_accessor,
                           scm_class_extended_generic_with_setter),
               SCM_EOL);
@@ -2616,6 +2447,26 @@ create_standard_classes (void)
               scm_class_class, scm_class_top,             SCM_EOL);
   make_stdcls (&scm_class_vector,         "<vector>",
               scm_class_class, scm_class_top,             SCM_EOL);
+  make_stdcls (&class_foreign,            "<foreign>",
+              scm_class_class, scm_class_top,             SCM_EOL);
+  make_stdcls (&class_hashtable,          "<hashtable>",
+              scm_class_class, scm_class_top,             SCM_EOL);
+  make_stdcls (&class_fluid,              "<fluid>",
+              scm_class_class, scm_class_top,             SCM_EOL);
+  make_stdcls (&class_dynamic_state,      "<dynamic-state>",
+              scm_class_class, scm_class_top,             SCM_EOL);
+  make_stdcls (&class_frame,              "<frame>",
+              scm_class_class, scm_class_top,             SCM_EOL);
+  make_stdcls (&class_objcode,            "<objcode>",
+              scm_class_class, scm_class_top,             SCM_EOL);
+  make_stdcls (&class_vm,                 "<vm>",
+              scm_class_class, scm_class_top,             SCM_EOL);
+  make_stdcls (&class_vm_cont,            "<vm-continuation>",
+              scm_class_class, scm_class_top,             SCM_EOL);
+  make_stdcls (&class_bytevector,         "<bytevector>",
+              scm_class_class, scm_class_top,             SCM_EOL);
+  make_stdcls (&class_uvec,               "<uvec>",
+              scm_class_class, class_bytevector,          SCM_EOL);
   make_stdcls (&scm_class_number,         "<number>",
               scm_class_class, scm_class_top,             SCM_EOL);
   make_stdcls (&scm_class_complex,        "<complex>",
@@ -2632,8 +2483,6 @@ create_standard_classes (void)
               scm_class_class, scm_class_top,             SCM_EOL);
   make_stdcls (&scm_class_procedure,      "<procedure>",
               scm_class_procedure_class, scm_class_applicable, SCM_EOL);
-  make_stdcls (&scm_class_procedure_with_setter, "<procedure-with-setter>",
-              scm_class_procedure_class, scm_class_procedure, SCM_EOL);
   make_stdcls (&scm_class_primitive_generic, "<primitive-generic>",
               scm_class_procedure_class, scm_class_procedure, SCM_EOL);
   make_stdcls (&scm_class_port,                   "<port>",
@@ -2667,12 +2516,32 @@ make_class_from_template (char const *template, char const *type_name, SCM super
   else
     name = SCM_GOOPS_UNBOUND;
 
-  class = scm_permanent_object (scm_basic_make_class (applicablep
-                                                     ? scm_class_procedure_class
-                                                     : scm_class_class,
-                                                     name,
-                                                     supers,
-                                                     SCM_EOL));
+  class = scm_basic_make_class (applicablep ? scm_class_procedure_class : scm_class_class,
+                                name, supers, SCM_EOL);
+
+  /* Only define name if doesn't already exist. */
+  if (!SCM_GOOPS_UNBOUNDP (name)
+      && scm_is_false (scm_module_variable (scm_module_goops, name)))
+    DEFVAR (name, class);
+  return class;
+}
+
+static SCM
+make_class_from_symbol (SCM type_name_sym, SCM supers, int applicablep)
+{
+  SCM class, name;
+  if (scm_is_true (type_name_sym))
+    {
+      name = scm_string_append (scm_list_3 (scm_from_locale_string ("<"),
+                                           scm_symbol_to_string (type_name_sym),
+                                           scm_from_locale_string (">")));
+      name = scm_string_to_symbol (name);
+    }
+  else
+    name = SCM_GOOPS_UNBOUND;
+
+  class = scm_basic_make_class (applicablep ? scm_class_procedure_class : scm_class_class,
+                                name, supers, SCM_EOL);
 
   /* Only define name if doesn't already exist. */
   if (!SCM_GOOPS_UNBOUNDP (name)
@@ -2692,6 +2561,16 @@ scm_make_extended_class (char const *type_name, int applicablep)
                                   applicablep);
 }
 
+static SCM
+scm_make_extended_class_from_symbol (SCM type_name_sym, int applicablep)
+{
+  return make_class_from_symbol (type_name_sym,
+                                scm_list_1 (applicablep
+                                            ? scm_class_applicable
+                                            : scm_class_top),
+                                applicablep);
+}
+
 void
 scm_i_inherit_applicable (SCM c)
 {
@@ -2733,12 +2612,12 @@ create_smob_classes (void)
   long i;
 
   for (i = 0; i < SCM_I_MAX_SMOB_TYPE_COUNT; ++i)
-    scm_smob_class[i] = 0;
+    scm_smob_class[i] = SCM_BOOL_F;
 
   scm_smob_class[SCM_TC2SMOBNUM (scm_tc16_keyword)] = scm_class_keyword;
 
   for (i = 0; i < scm_numsmob; ++i)
-    if (!scm_smob_class[i])
+    if (scm_is_false (scm_smob_class[i]))
       scm_smob_class[i] = scm_make_extended_class (SCM_SMOBNAME (i),
                                                   scm_smobs[i].apply != 0);
 }
@@ -2784,18 +2663,16 @@ static SCM
 make_struct_class (void *closure SCM_UNUSED,
                   SCM vtable, SCM data, SCM prev SCM_UNUSED)
 {
-  if (scm_is_true (SCM_STRUCT_TABLE_NAME (data)))
-    SCM_SET_STRUCT_TABLE_CLASS (data,
-                               scm_make_extended_class
-                               (scm_i_symbol_chars (SCM_STRUCT_TABLE_NAME (data)),
-                                SCM_CLASS_FLAGS (vtable) & SCM_CLASSF_OPERATOR));
+  if (scm_is_false (data))
+    scm_i_define_class_for_vtable (vtable);
   return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
 }
 
 static void
 create_struct_classes (void)
 {
-  scm_internal_hash_fold (make_struct_class, 0, SCM_BOOL_F, scm_struct_table);
+  scm_internal_hash_fold (make_struct_class, 0, SCM_BOOL_F,
+                          vtable_class_map);
 }
 
 /**********************************************************************
@@ -2812,154 +2689,12 @@ scm_load_goops ()
 }
 
 
-SCM
-scm_make_foreign_object (SCM class, SCM initargs)
-#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_make
-{
-  void * (*constructor) (SCM)
-    = (void * (*) (SCM)) SCM_SLOT (class, scm_si_constructor);
-  if (constructor == 0)
-    SCM_MISC_ERROR ("Can't make instances of class ~S", scm_list_1 (class));
-  return scm_wrap_object (class, constructor (initargs));
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-
-static size_t
-scm_free_foreign_object (SCM *class, SCM *data)
-{
-  size_t (*destructor) (void *)
-    = (size_t (*) (void *)) class[scm_si_destructor];
-  return destructor (data);
-}
-
-SCM
-scm_make_class (SCM meta, char *s_name, SCM supers, size_t size,
-               void * (*constructor) (SCM initargs),
-               size_t (*destructor) (void *))
-{
-  SCM name, class;
-  name = scm_from_locale_symbol (s_name);
-  if (scm_is_null (supers))
-    supers = scm_list_1 (scm_class_foreign_object);
-  class = scm_basic_basic_make_class (meta, name, supers, SCM_EOL);
-  scm_sys_inherit_magic_x (class, supers);
-
-  if (destructor != 0)
-    {
-      SCM_SET_SLOT (class, scm_si_destructor, (SCM) destructor);
-      SCM_SET_CLASS_DESTRUCTOR (class, scm_free_foreign_object);
-    }
-  else if (size > 0)
-    {
-      SCM_SET_CLASS_DESTRUCTOR (class, scm_struct_free_light);
-      SCM_SET_CLASS_INSTANCE_SIZE (class, size);
-    }
-
-  SCM_SET_SLOT (class, scm_si_layout, scm_from_locale_symbol (""));
-  SCM_SET_SLOT (class, scm_si_constructor, (SCM) constructor);
-
-  return class;
-}
-
 SCM_SYMBOL (sym_o, "o");
 SCM_SYMBOL (sym_x, "x");
 
 SCM_KEYWORD (k_accessor, "accessor");
 SCM_KEYWORD (k_getter, "getter");
 
-static SCM
-default_setter (SCM obj SCM_UNUSED, SCM c SCM_UNUSED)
-{
-  scm_misc_error ("slot-set!", "read-only slot", SCM_EOL);
-  return 0;
-}
-
-void
-scm_add_slot (SCM class, char *slot_name, SCM slot_class,
-             SCM (*getter) (SCM obj),
-             SCM (*setter) (SCM obj, SCM x),
-             char *accessor_name)
-{
-  {
-    SCM get = scm_c_make_subr ("goops:get", scm_tc7_subr_1, getter);
-    SCM set = scm_c_make_subr ("goops:set", scm_tc7_subr_2,
-                              setter ? setter : default_setter);
-
-    /* Dirk:FIXME:: The following two expressions make use of the fact that
-     * the memoizer will accept a subr-object in the place of a function.
-     * This is not guaranteed to stay this way.  */
-    SCM getm = scm_i_eval_x (scm_list_3 (scm_sym_lambda,
-                                         scm_list_1 (sym_o),
-                                         scm_list_2 (get, sym_o)),
-                             SCM_EOL);
-    SCM setm = scm_i_eval_x (scm_list_3 (scm_sym_lambda,
-                                         scm_list_2 (sym_o, sym_x),
-                                         scm_list_3 (set, sym_o, sym_x)),
-                             SCM_EOL);
-
-    {
-      SCM name = scm_from_locale_symbol (slot_name);
-      SCM aname = scm_from_locale_symbol (accessor_name);
-      SCM gf = scm_ensure_accessor (aname);
-      SCM slot = scm_list_5 (name,
-                            k_class,
-                            slot_class,
-                            setter ? k_accessor : k_getter,
-                            gf);
-      scm_add_method (gf, scm_make (scm_list_5 (scm_class_accessor_method,
-                                               k_specializers,
-                                               scm_list_1 (class),
-                                               k_procedure,
-                                               getm)));
-      scm_add_method (scm_setter (gf),
-                     scm_make (scm_list_5 (scm_class_accessor_method,
-                                           k_specializers,
-                                           scm_list_2 (class, scm_class_top),
-                                           k_procedure,
-                                           setm)));
-      DEFVAR (aname, gf);
-
-      SCM_SET_SLOT (class, scm_si_slots,
-                   scm_append_x (scm_list_2 (SCM_SLOT (class, scm_si_slots),
-                                             scm_list_1 (slot))));
-      {
-       SCM n = SCM_SLOT (class, scm_si_nfields);
-       SCM gns = scm_list_n (name, SCM_BOOL_F, get, set, n, scm_from_int (1),
-                             SCM_UNDEFINED);
-       SCM_SET_SLOT (class, scm_si_getters_n_setters,
-                     scm_append_x (scm_list_2 (SCM_SLOT (class, scm_si_getters_n_setters),
-                                               scm_list_1 (gns))));
-       SCM_SET_SLOT (class, scm_si_nfields, scm_sum (n, scm_from_int (1)));
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-SCM
-scm_wrap_object (SCM class, void *data)
-{
-  return scm_double_cell (SCM_UNPACK (SCM_CDR (class)) | scm_tc3_struct,
-                         (scm_t_bits) data,
-                         0, 0);
-}
-
-SCM scm_components;
-
-SCM
-scm_wrap_component (SCM class, SCM container, void *data)
-{
-  SCM obj = scm_wrap_object (class, data);
-  SCM handle = scm_hash_fn_create_handle_x (scm_components,
-                                           obj,
-                                           SCM_BOOL_F,
-                                           scm_struct_ihashq,
-                                           scm_sloppy_assq,
-                                           0);
-  SCM_SETCDR (handle, container);
-  return obj;
-}
-
 SCM
 scm_ensure_accessor (SCM name)
 {
@@ -2973,14 +2708,6 @@ scm_ensure_accessor (SCM name)
   return gf;
 }
 
-SCM_SYMBOL (sym_internal_add_method_x, "internal-add-method!");
-
-void
-scm_add_method (SCM gf, SCM m)
-{
-  scm_eval (scm_list_3 (sym_internal_add_method_x, gf, m), scm_module_goops);
-}
-
 #ifdef GUILE_DEBUG
 /*
  * Debugging utilities
@@ -3009,23 +2736,17 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_sys_goops_loaded, "%goops-loaded", 0, 0, 0,
 {
   goops_loaded_p = 1;
   var_compute_applicable_methods =
-    scm_permanent_object
-    (scm_module_variable (scm_module_goops, sym_compute_applicable_methods));
+    scm_module_variable (scm_module_goops, sym_compute_applicable_methods);
   var_slot_unbound =
-    scm_permanent_object
-    (scm_module_variable (scm_module_goops, sym_slot_unbound));
+    scm_module_variable (scm_module_goops, sym_slot_unbound);
   var_slot_missing =
-    scm_permanent_object
-    (scm_module_variable (scm_module_goops, sym_slot_missing));
+    scm_module_variable (scm_module_goops, sym_slot_missing);
   var_compute_cpl =
-    scm_permanent_object
-    (scm_module_variable (scm_module_goops, sym_compute_cpl));
+    scm_module_variable (scm_module_goops, sym_compute_cpl);
   var_no_applicable_method =
-    scm_permanent_object
-    (scm_module_variable (scm_module_goops, sym_no_applicable_method));
+    scm_module_variable (scm_module_goops, sym_no_applicable_method);
   var_change_class =
-    scm_permanent_object
-    (scm_module_variable (scm_module_goops, sym_change_class));
+    scm_module_variable (scm_module_goops, sym_change_class);
   setup_extended_primitive_generics ();
   return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
 }
@@ -3038,21 +2759,12 @@ scm_init_goops_builtins (void)
 {
   scm_module_goops = scm_current_module ();
 
-  /* Not really necessary right now, but who knows...
-   */
-  scm_permanent_object (scm_module_goops);
-
-  scm_components = scm_permanent_object (scm_make_weak_key_hash_table
-                                        (scm_from_int (37)));
-
   goops_rstate = scm_c_make_rstate ("GOOPS", 5);
 
 #include "libguile/goops.x"
 
-  list_of_no_method = scm_permanent_object (scm_list_1 (sym_no_method));
-
   hell = scm_calloc (hell_size * sizeof (*hell));
-  hell_mutex = scm_permanent_object (scm_make_mutex ());
+  hell_mutex = scm_make_mutex ();
 
   create_basic_classes ();
   create_standard_classes ();
@@ -3061,11 +2773,9 @@ scm_init_goops_builtins (void)
   create_port_classes ();
 
   {
-    SCM name = scm_from_locale_symbol ("no-applicable-method");
-    scm_no_applicable_method
-      = scm_permanent_object (scm_make (scm_list_3 (scm_class_generic,
-                                                   k_name,
-                                                   name)));
+    SCM name = scm_from_latin1_symbol ("no-applicable-method");
+    scm_no_applicable_method =
+      scm_make (scm_list_3 (scm_class_generic, k_name, name));
     DEFVAR (name, scm_no_applicable_method);
   }