limn goops flags, remove foreign objs, rename entity to applicable-struct
[bpt/guile.git] / libguile / goops.c
index b3dfe0d..d9e0525 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
  * 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
 
@@ -43,9 +44,9 @@
 #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)
 
-#define DEFVAR(v, val) \
-{ scm_eval (scm_list_3 (scm_sym_define_public, (v), (val)), \
-           scm_module_goops); }
-/* Temporary hack until we get the new module system */
-/*fixme* Should optimize by keeping track of the variable object itself */
-#define GETVAR(v) (SCM_VARIABLE_REF (scm_call_2 (scm_goops_lookup_closure,  \
-                                                (v), SCM_BOOL_F)))
-
-/* Fixme: Should use already interned symbols */
-
-#define CALL_GF1(name, a)      (scm_call_1 (GETVAR (scm_from_locale_symbol (name)), \
-                                            a))
-#define CALL_GF2(name, a, b)   (scm_call_2 (GETVAR (scm_from_locale_symbol (name)), \
-                                            a, b))
-#define CALL_GF3(name, a, b, c)        (scm_call_3 (GETVAR (scm_from_locale_symbol (name)), \
-                                            a, b, c))
-#define CALL_GF4(name, a, b, c, d)     (scm_call_4 (GETVAR (scm_from_locale_symbol (name)), \
-                                            a, b, c, d))
+#define SCM_CMETHOD_CODE(cmethod) SCM_CDR (cmethod)
+#define SCM_CMETHOD_FORMALS(cmethod) SCM_CAR (SCM_CMETHOD_CODE (cmethod))
+#define SCM_CMETHOD_BODY(cmethod) SCM_CDR (SCM_CMETHOD_CODE (cmethod))
+#define SCM_CMETHOD_ENV(cmethod)  SCM_CAR (cmethod)
+
+/* 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. */
+
+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");
+SCM_SYMBOL (sym_slot_missing, "slot-missing");
+SCM_SYMBOL (sym_compute_cpl, "compute-cpl");
+SCM_SYMBOL (sym_no_applicable_method, "no-applicable-method");
+SCM_SYMBOL (sym_memoize_method_x, "memoize-method!");
+SCM_SYMBOL (sym_change_class, "change-class");
+
+SCM_VARIABLE (scm_var_make_extended_generic, "make-extended-generic");
+
+
+/* FIXME, exports should come from the scm file only */
+#define DEFVAR(v, val)                                          \
+  { scm_module_define (scm_module_goops, (v), (val));           \
+    scm_module_export (scm_module_goops, scm_list_1 ((v)));     \
+  }
+
 
 /* Class redefinition protocol:
 
    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);                                  \
 static int goops_loaded_p = 0;
 static scm_t_rstate *goops_rstate;
 
-static SCM scm_goops_lookup_closure;
-
 /* 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;
@@ -130,30 +144,33 @@ 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;
 
-SCM *scm_port_class = 0;
-SCM *scm_smob_class = 0;
+/* 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.  */
+SCM scm_port_class[3 * SCM_I_MAX_PORT_TYPE_COUNT];
+
+/* SMOB classes.  */
+SCM scm_smob_class[SCM_I_MAX_SMOB_TYPE_COUNT];
 
 SCM scm_no_applicable_method;
 
@@ -164,6 +181,8 @@ 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);
 
 /* This function is used for efficient type dispatch.  */
 SCM_DEFINE (scm_class_of, "class-of", 1, 0, 0,
@@ -228,7 +247,8 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_class_of, "class-of", 1, 0, 0,
            return scm_class_primitive_generic;
          else
            return scm_class_procedure;
-       case scm_tc7_cclo:
+       case scm_tc7_gsubr:
+       case scm_tc7_program:
          return scm_class_procedure;
        case scm_tc7_pws:
          return scm_class_procedure_with_setter;
@@ -267,11 +287,15 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_class_of, "class-of", 1, 0, 0,
                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 class, name;
+
+                 name = SCM_STRUCT_TABLE_NAME (SCM_CDR (handle));
+                 if (!scm_is_symbol (name))
+                   name = scm_string_to_symbol (scm_nullstr);
+
+                 class =
+                   scm_make_extended_class_from_symbol (name,
+                                                        SCM_STRUCT_APPLICABLE_P (x));
                  SCM_SET_STRUCT_TABLE_CLASS (SCM_CDR (handle), class);
                  return class;
                }
@@ -341,7 +365,7 @@ static SCM
 compute_cpl (SCM class)
 {
   if (goops_loaded_p)
-    return CALL_GF1 ("compute-cpl", class);
+    return scm_call_1 (SCM_VARIABLE_REF (var_compute_cpl), class);
   else
     {
       SCM supers = SCM_SLOT (class, scm_si_direct_supers);
@@ -583,13 +607,10 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_sys_initialize_object, "%initialize-object", 2, 0, 0,
            {
              slot_value = get_slot_value (class, obj, SCM_CAR (get_n_set));
              if (SCM_GOOPS_UNBOUNDP (slot_value))
-               {
-                 SCM env = SCM_EXTEND_ENV (SCM_EOL, SCM_EOL, SCM_ENV (tmp));
-                 set_slot_value (class,
-                                 obj,
-                                 SCM_CAR (get_n_set),
-                                 scm_eval_body (SCM_CLOSURE_BODY (tmp), env));
-               }
+                set_slot_value (class,
+                                obj,
+                                SCM_CAR (get_n_set),
+                                scm_call_0 (tmp));
            }
        }
     }
@@ -682,6 +703,8 @@ 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';
                }
@@ -711,7 +734,7 @@ 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
@@ -723,43 +746,9 @@ 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);
 
@@ -772,7 +761,7 @@ 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));
 }
 
@@ -793,7 +782,7 @@ 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);
@@ -814,14 +803,6 @@ 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;
 }
 
@@ -829,16 +810,19 @@ 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");
@@ -868,12 +852,17 @@ 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),
@@ -883,7 +872,6 @@ 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),
@@ -903,9 +891,8 @@ 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);
+  /**** <class> ****/
+  SCM cs = scm_from_locale_string (SCM_CLASS_CLASS_LAYOUT);
   SCM name = scm_from_locale_symbol ("<class>");
   scm_class_class = scm_permanent_object (scm_make_vtable_vtable (cs,
                                                                  SCM_INUM0,
@@ -913,7 +900,7 @@ create_basic_classes (void)
   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);
@@ -931,7 +918,7 @@ create_basic_classes (void)
 
   DEFVAR(name, scm_class_class);
 
-  /**** <scm_class_top> ****/
+  /**** <top> ****/
   name = scm_from_locale_symbol ("<top>");
   scm_class_top = scm_permanent_object (scm_basic_make_class (scm_class_class,
                                                    name,
@@ -940,7 +927,7 @@ create_basic_classes (void)
 
   DEFVAR(name, scm_class_top);
 
-  /**** <scm_class_object> ****/
+  /**** <object> ****/
   name  = scm_from_locale_symbol ("<object>");
   scm_class_object = scm_permanent_object (scm_basic_make_class (scm_class_class,
                                                       name,
@@ -1142,25 +1129,6 @@ 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
@@ -1192,7 +1160,7 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_assert_bound, "assert-bound", 2, 0, 0,
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_assert_bound
 {
   if (SCM_GOOPS_UNBOUNDP (value))
-    return CALL_GF1 ("slot-unbound", obj);
+    return scm_call_1 (SCM_VARIABLE_REF (var_slot_unbound), obj);
   return value;
 }
 #undef FUNC_NAME
@@ -1205,7 +1173,7 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_at_assert_bound_ref, "@assert-bound-ref", 2, 0, 0,
 {
   SCM value = SCM_SLOT (obj, scm_to_int (index));
   if (SCM_GOOPS_UNBOUNDP (value))
-    return CALL_GF1 ("slot-unbound", obj);
+    return scm_call_1 (SCM_VARIABLE_REF (var_slot_unbound), obj);
   return value;
 }
 #undef FUNC_NAME
@@ -1247,10 +1215,7 @@ 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
@@ -1293,7 +1258,7 @@ get_slot_value (SCM class SCM_UNUSED, SCM obj, SCM slotdef)
 
       code = SCM_CAR (access);
       if (!SCM_CLOSUREP (code))
-       return SCM_SUBRF (code) (obj);
+       return scm_call_1 (code, obj);
       env  = SCM_EXTEND_ENV (SCM_CLOSURE_FORMALS (code),
                             scm_list_1 (obj),
                             SCM_ENV (code));
@@ -1310,7 +1275,7 @@ get_slot_value_using_name (SCM class, SCM obj, SCM slot_name)
   if (scm_is_true (slotdef))
     return get_slot_value (class, obj, slotdef);
   else
-    return CALL_GF3 ("slot-missing", class, obj, slot_name);
+    return scm_call_3 (SCM_VARIABLE_REF (var_slot_missing), class, obj, slot_name);
 }
 
 static SCM
@@ -1336,7 +1301,7 @@ set_slot_value (SCM class SCM_UNUSED, SCM obj, SCM slotdef, SCM value)
 
       code = SCM_CADR (access);
       if (!SCM_CLOSUREP (code))
-       SCM_SUBRF (code) (obj, value);
+       scm_call_2 (code, obj, value);
       else
        {
          env  = SCM_EXTEND_ENV (SCM_CLOSURE_FORMALS (code),
@@ -1357,7 +1322,7 @@ set_slot_value_using_name (SCM class, SCM obj, SCM slot_name, SCM value)
   if (scm_is_true (slotdef))
     return set_slot_value (class, obj, slotdef, value);
   else
-    return CALL_GF4 ("slot-missing", class, obj, slot_name, value);
+    return scm_call_4 (SCM_VARIABLE_REF (var_slot_missing), class, obj, slot_name, value);
 }
 
 static SCM
@@ -1387,7 +1352,7 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_slot_ref_using_class, "slot-ref-using-class", 3, 0, 0,
 
   res = get_slot_value_using_name (class, obj, slot_name);
   if (SCM_GOOPS_UNBOUNDP (res))
-    return CALL_GF3 ("slot-unbound", class, obj, slot_name);
+    return scm_call_3 (SCM_VARIABLE_REF (var_slot_unbound), class, obj, slot_name);
   return res;
 }
 #undef FUNC_NAME
@@ -1450,7 +1415,7 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_slot_ref, "slot-ref", 2, 0, 0,
 
   res = get_slot_value_using_name (class, obj, slot_name);
   if (SCM_GOOPS_UNBOUNDP (res))
-    return CALL_GF3 ("slot-unbound", class, obj, slot_name);
+    return scm_call_3 (SCM_VARIABLE_REF (var_slot_unbound), class, obj, slot_name);
   return res;
 }
 #undef FUNC_NAME
@@ -1514,93 +1479,41 @@ 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;
+  SCM obj;
   long n;
+  long 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, "struct");
 
-  /* Entities */
-  if (SCM_CLASS_FLAGS (class) & SCM_CLASSF_ENTITY)
-    {
-      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;
-       }
+  layout = SCM_VTABLE_LAYOUT (class);
+
+  /* Set all SCM-holding slots to unbound */
+  for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
+    { 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;
-
-      /* 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_CLASS_FLAGS (class) & SCM_CLASSF_PURE_GENERIC)
+    clear_method_cache (obj);
 
-      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
 
@@ -1610,15 +1523,11 @@ 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
@@ -1643,12 +1552,13 @@ 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;
@@ -1665,14 +1575,15 @@ 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;
@@ -1739,7 +1650,7 @@ SCM_SYMBOL (scm_sym_change_class, "change-class");
 static SCM
 purgatory (void *args)
 {
-  return scm_apply_0 (GETVAR (scm_sym_change_class),
+  return scm_apply_0 (SCM_VARIABLE_REF (var_change_class),
                      SCM_PACK ((scm_t_bits) args));
 }
 
@@ -1781,6 +1692,150 @@ static SCM list_of_no_method;
 SCM_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (scm_sym_args, "args");
 
 
+/* The cache argument for scm_mcache_lookup_cmethod has one of two possible
+ * formats:
+ *
+ * Format #1:
+ * (SCM_IM_DISPATCH ARGS N-SPECIALIZED
+ *   #((TYPE1 ... . CMETHOD) ...)
+ *   GF)
+ *
+ * Format #2:
+ * (SCM_IM_HASH_DISPATCH ARGS N-SPECIALIZED HASHSET MASK
+ *   #((TYPE1 ... CMETHOD) ...)
+ *   GF)
+ *
+ * ARGS is either a list of expressions, in which case they
+ * are interpreted as the arguments of an application, or
+ * a non-pair, which is interpreted as a single expression
+ * yielding all arguments.
+ *
+ * SCM_IM_DISPATCH expressions in generic functions always
+ * have ARGS = the symbol `args' or the iloc #@0-0.
+ *
+ * We should probably not complicate this mechanism by
+ * introducing "optimizations" for getters and setters or
+ * primitive methods.  Getters and setter will normally be
+ * compiled into @slot-[ref|set!] or a procedure call.
+ * They rely on the dispatch performed before executing
+ * the code which contains them.
+ *
+ * We might want to use a more efficient representation of
+ * this form in the future, perhaps after we have introduced
+ * low-level support for syntax-case macros.
+ */
+
+SCM
+scm_mcache_lookup_cmethod (SCM cache, SCM args)
+{
+  unsigned long i, mask, n, end;
+  SCM ls, methods, z = SCM_CDDR (cache);
+  n = scm_to_ulong (SCM_CAR (z)); /* maximum number of specializers */
+  methods = SCM_CADR (z);
+
+  if (scm_is_simple_vector (methods))
+    {
+      /* cache format #1: prepare for linear search */
+      mask = -1;
+      i = 0;
+      end = SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_LENGTH (methods);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      /* cache format #2: compute a hash value */
+      unsigned long hashset = scm_to_ulong (methods);
+      long j = n;
+      z = SCM_CDDR (z);
+      mask = scm_to_ulong (SCM_CAR (z));
+      methods = SCM_CADR (z);
+      i = 0;
+      ls = args;
+      if (!scm_is_null (ls))
+       do
+         {
+           i += SCM_STRUCT_DATA (scm_class_of (SCM_CAR (ls)))
+                [scm_si_hashsets + hashset];
+           ls = SCM_CDR (ls);
+         }
+       while (j-- && !scm_is_null (ls));
+      i &= mask;
+      end = i;
+    }
+
+  /* Search for match  */
+  do
+    {
+      long j = n;
+      z = SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_REF (methods, i);
+      ls = args; /* list of arguments */
+      /* More arguments than specifiers => z = CMETHOD, not a pair.
+       * Fewer arguments than specifiers => CAR != CLASS or `no-method'.  */
+      if (!scm_is_null (ls) && scm_is_pair (z))
+       do
+         {
+           if (! scm_is_eq (scm_class_of (SCM_CAR (ls)), SCM_CAR (z)))
+             goto next_method;
+           ls = SCM_CDR (ls);
+           z = SCM_CDR (z);
+         }
+       while (j-- && !scm_is_null (ls) && scm_is_pair (z));
+      if (!scm_is_pair (z))
+       return z;
+    next_method:
+      i = (i + 1) & mask;
+    } while (i != end);
+  return SCM_BOOL_F;
+}
+
+SCM
+scm_mcache_compute_cmethod (SCM cache, SCM args)
+{
+  SCM cmethod = scm_mcache_lookup_cmethod (cache, args);
+  if (scm_is_false (cmethod))
+    /* No match - memoize */
+    return scm_memoize_method (cache, args);
+  return cmethod;
+}
+
+SCM
+scm_apply_generic (SCM gf, SCM args)
+{
+  SCM cmethod = scm_mcache_compute_cmethod (SCM_GENERIC_METHOD_CACHE (gf), args);
+  if (SCM_PROGRAM_P (cmethod))
+    return scm_vm_apply (scm_the_vm (), cmethod, args);
+  else if (scm_is_pair (cmethod))
+    return scm_eval_body (SCM_CDR (SCM_CMETHOD_CODE (cmethod)),
+                          SCM_EXTEND_ENV (SCM_CAR (SCM_CMETHOD_CODE (cmethod)),
+                                          args,
+                                          SCM_CMETHOD_ENV (cmethod)));
+  else
+    return scm_apply (cmethod, args, SCM_EOL);
+}
+
+SCM
+scm_call_generic_0 (SCM gf)
+{
+  return scm_apply_generic (gf, SCM_EOL);
+}
+
+SCM
+scm_call_generic_1 (SCM gf, SCM a1)
+{
+  return scm_apply_generic (gf, scm_list_1 (a1));
+}
+
+SCM
+scm_call_generic_2 (SCM gf, SCM a1, SCM a2)
+{
+  return scm_apply_generic (gf, scm_list_2 (a1, a2));
+}
+
+SCM
+scm_call_generic_3 (SCM gf, SCM a1, SCM a2, SCM a3)
+{
+  return scm_apply_generic (gf, scm_list_3 (a1, a2, a3));
+}
+
 SCM
 scm_make_method_cache (SCM gf)
 {
@@ -1792,12 +1847,24 @@ scm_make_method_cache (SCM gf)
                     gf);
 }
 
+SCM_SYMBOL (sym_delayed_compile, "delayed-compile");
+static SCM
+make_dispatch_procedure (SCM gf)
+{
+  static SCM var = SCM_BOOL_F;
+  if (var == SCM_BOOL_F)
+    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_METHOD_CACHE (gf, cache);
+  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,
@@ -1805,23 +1872,11 @@ 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);
+  /* The sign of n-specialized is a flag indicating rest args. */
+  SCM_SET_MCACHE_N_SPECIALIZED (SCM_GENERIC_METHOD_CACHE (gf),
+                                SCM_SLOT (gf, scm_si_n_specialized));
   return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
 }
 #undef FUNC_NAME
@@ -1853,7 +1908,7 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_enable_primitive_generic_x, "enable-primitive-generic!", 0, 0, 1
       *SCM_SUBR_GENERIC (subr)
        = scm_make (scm_list_3 (scm_class_generic,
                                k_name,
-                               SCM_SNAME (subr)));
+                               SCM_SUBR_NAME (subr)));
       subrs = SCM_CDR (subrs);
     }
   return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
@@ -1881,6 +1936,11 @@ typedef struct t_extension {
   SCM extension;
 } t_extension;
 
+
+/* 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;
 
 SCM_VARIABLE (scm_var_make_extended_generic, "make-extended-generic");
@@ -1896,12 +1956,13 @@ scm_c_extend_primitive_generic (SCM extended, SCM extension)
       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
@@ -1924,7 +1985,6 @@ setup_extended_primitive_generics ()
       t_extension *e = extensions;
       scm_c_extend_primitive_generic (e->extended, e->extension);
       extensions = e->next;
-      free (e);
     }
 }
 
@@ -2107,10 +2167,6 @@ 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)
@@ -2135,7 +2191,7 @@ scm_compute_applicable_methods (SCM gf, SCM args, long len, int find_method_p)
     {
       if (find_method_p)
        return SCM_BOOL_F;
-      CALL_GF2 ("no-applicable-method", gf, save);
+      scm_call_2 (SCM_VARIABLE_REF (var_no_applicable_method), gf, save);
       /* if we are here, it's because no-applicable-method hasn't signaled an error */
       return SCM_BOOL_F;
     }
@@ -2192,8 +2248,13 @@ call_memoize_method (void *a)
   SCM cmethod = scm_mcache_lookup_cmethod (x, SCM_CDDR (args));
   if (scm_is_true (cmethod))
     return cmethod;
-  /*fixme* Use scm_apply */
-  return CALL_GF3 ("memoize-method!", gf, SCM_CDDR (args), x);
+
+  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
@@ -2221,6 +2282,9 @@ scm_memoize_method (SCM x, SCM args)
 SCM_KEYWORD (k_setter,         "setter");
 SCM_KEYWORD (k_specializers,   "specializers");
 SCM_KEYWORD (k_procedure,      "procedure");
+SCM_KEYWORD (k_formals,                "formals");
+SCM_KEYWORD (k_body,           "body");
+SCM_KEYWORD (k_make_procedure, "make-procedure");
 SCM_KEYWORD (k_dsupers,                "dsupers");
 SCM_KEYWORD (k_slots,          "slots");
 SCM_KEYWORD (k_gf,             "generic-function");
@@ -2243,9 +2307,9 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_make, "make",  0, 0, 1,
   if (class == scm_class_generic || class == scm_class_accessor)
     {
       z = scm_make_struct (class, SCM_INUM0,
-                          scm_list_5 (SCM_EOL,
+                           scm_list_5 (SCM_BOOL_F,
+                                       SCM_EOL,
                                       SCM_INUM0,
-                                      SCM_BOOL_F,
                                       scm_make_mutex (),
                                       SCM_EOL));
       scm_set_procedure_property_x (z, scm_sym_name,
@@ -2265,7 +2329,6 @@ 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)
        {
          SCM_SET_SLOT (z, scm_si_generic_function,
@@ -2282,16 +2345,33 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_make, "make",  0, 0, 1,
                               FUNC_NAME));
          SCM_SET_SLOT (z, scm_si_procedure,
            scm_i_get_keyword (k_procedure,
+                              args,
+                              len - 1,
+                              SCM_BOOL_F,
+                              FUNC_NAME));
+         SCM_SET_SLOT (z, scm_si_formals,
+           scm_i_get_keyword (k_formals,
+                              args,
+                              len - 1,
+                              SCM_EOL,
+                              FUNC_NAME));
+         SCM_SET_SLOT (z, scm_si_body,
+           scm_i_get_keyword (k_body,
                               args,
                               len - 1,
                               SCM_EOL,
                               FUNC_NAME));
-         SCM_SET_SLOT (z, scm_si_code_table, SCM_EOL);
+         SCM_SET_SLOT (z, scm_si_make_procedure,
+           scm_i_get_keyword (k_make_procedure,
+                              args,
+                              len - 1,
+                              SCM_BOOL_F,
+                              FUNC_NAME));
        }
       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,
@@ -2426,10 +2506,13 @@ static void
 create_standard_classes (void)
 {
   SCM slots;
-  SCM method_slots = scm_list_4 (scm_from_locale_symbol ("generic-function"),
+  SCM method_slots = scm_list_n (scm_from_locale_symbol ("generic-function"),
                                 scm_from_locale_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_UNDEFINED);
   SCM amethod_slots = scm_list_1 (scm_list_3 (scm_from_locale_symbol ("slot-definition"),
                                              k_init_keyword,
                                              k_slot_definition));
@@ -2438,19 +2521,20 @@ create_standard_classes (void)
                                                 SCM_EOL,
                                                 mutex_slot),
                                     SCM_EOL);
-  SCM gf_slots = scm_list_5 (scm_from_locale_symbol ("methods"),
+  SCM gf_slots = scm_list_n (scm_from_locale_symbol ("methods"),
                             scm_list_3 (scm_from_locale_symbol ("n-specialized"),
                                         k_init_value,
                                         SCM_INUM0),
-                            scm_list_3 (scm_from_locale_symbol ("used-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_EOL),
+                             scm_from_locale_symbol ("%cache"),
+                             scm_from_locale_symbol ("effective-methods"),
+                             SCM_UNDEFINED);
+  SCM setter_slots = scm_list_1 (sym_setter);
   SCM egf_slots = scm_list_1 (scm_list_3 (scm_from_locale_symbol ("extends"),
                                          k_init_value,
                                          SCM_EOL));
@@ -2459,18 +2543,22 @@ 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),
@@ -2492,68 +2580,45 @@ 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>",
+  make_stdcls (&scm_class_applicable_struct_class,    "<applicable-struct-class>",
               scm_class_class, scm_class_procedure_class, SCM_EOL);
-  make_stdcls (&scm_class_operator_class,  "<operator-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);
@@ -2638,7 +2703,35 @@ make_class_from_template (char const *template, char const *type_name, SCM super
 
   /* Only define name if doesn't already exist. */
   if (!SCM_GOOPS_UNBOUNDP (name)
-      && scm_is_false (scm_call_2 (scm_goops_lookup_closure, name, SCM_BOOL_F)))
+      && 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 (type_name_sym != SCM_BOOL_F)
+    {
+      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_permanent_object (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;
 }
@@ -2654,6 +2747,16 @@ 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)
 {
@@ -2694,8 +2797,7 @@ create_smob_classes (void)
 {
   long i;
 
-  scm_smob_class = (SCM *) scm_malloc (255 * sizeof (SCM));
-  for (i = 0; i < 255; ++i)
+  for (i = 0; i < SCM_I_MAX_SMOB_TYPE_COUNT; ++i)
     scm_smob_class[i] = 0;
 
   scm_smob_class[SCM_TC2SMOBNUM (scm_tc16_keyword)] = scm_class_keyword;
@@ -2739,10 +2841,6 @@ create_port_classes (void)
 {
   long i;
 
-  scm_port_class = (SCM *) scm_malloc (3 * 256 * sizeof (SCM));
-  for (i = 0; i < 3 * 256; ++i)
-    scm_port_class[i] = 0;
-
   for (i = 0; i < scm_numptob; ++i)
     scm_make_port_classes (i, SCM_PTOBNAME (i));
 }
@@ -2751,11 +2849,16 @@ 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));
+  SCM sym = SCM_STRUCT_TABLE_NAME (data);
+  if (scm_is_true (sym))
+    {
+      int applicablep = SCM_CLASS_FLAGS (vtable) & SCM_VTABLE_FLAG_APPLICABLE;
+
+      SCM_SET_STRUCT_TABLE_CLASS (data, 
+                                 scm_make_extended_class_from_symbol (sym, applicablep));
+    }
+
+  scm_remember_upto_here_2 (data, vtable);
   return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
 }
 
@@ -2779,154 +2882,12 @@ 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)
 {
@@ -2976,8 +2937,23 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_sys_goops_loaded, "%goops-loaded", 0, 0, 0,
 {
   goops_loaded_p = 1;
   var_compute_applicable_methods =
-    scm_sym2var (sym_compute_applicable_methods, scm_goops_lookup_closure,
-                SCM_BOOL_F);
+    scm_permanent_object
+    (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));
+  var_slot_missing =
+    scm_permanent_object
+    (scm_module_variable (scm_module_goops, sym_slot_missing));
+  var_compute_cpl =
+    scm_permanent_object
+    (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));
+  var_change_class =
+    scm_permanent_object
+    (scm_module_variable (scm_module_goops, sym_change_class));
   setup_extended_primitive_generics ();
   return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
 }
@@ -2989,15 +2965,10 @@ SCM
 scm_init_goops_builtins (void)
 {
   scm_module_goops = scm_current_module ();
-  scm_goops_lookup_closure = scm_module_lookup_closure (scm_module_goops);
 
   /* Not really necessary right now, but who knows...
    */
   scm_permanent_object (scm_module_goops);
-  scm_permanent_object (scm_goops_lookup_closure);
-
-  scm_components = scm_permanent_object (scm_make_weak_key_hash_table
-                                        (scm_from_int (37)));
 
   goops_rstate = scm_c_make_rstate ("GOOPS", 5);