diff --git a/hash.c b/hash.c
index 37a02605..84368876 100644
--- a/hash.c
+++ b/hash.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ** hash manager for lua
 */
 
-char *rcs_hash="$Id: hash.c,v 2.16 1994/11/14 18:41:15 roberto Exp roberto $";
+char *rcs_hash="$Id: hash.c,v 2.17 1994/11/16 17:38:08 roberto Exp roberto $";
 
 #include "mem.h"
 #include "opcode.h"
@@ -183,9 +183,10 @@ static void call_fallbacks (void)
 ** Garbage collection to arrays
 ** Delete all unmarked arrays.
 */
-void lua_hashcollector (void)
+int lua_hashcollector (void)
 {
  Hash *curr_array = listhead, *prev = NULL;
+ int counter = 0;
  call_fallbacks();
  while (curr_array != NULL)
  {
@@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ void lua_hashcollector (void)
    if (prev == NULL) listhead = next;
    else              prev->next = next;
    hashdelete(curr_array);
-   ++lua_recovered;
+   ++counter;
   }
   else
   {
@@ -204,6 +205,7 @@ void lua_hashcollector (void)
   }
   curr_array = next;
  }
+ return counter;
 }
 
 
@@ -215,10 +217,9 @@ void lua_hashcollector (void)
 */
 Hash *lua_createarray (int nhash)
 {
- Hash *array = hashcreate(nhash);
- if (lua_nentity == lua_block)
-   lua_pack(); 
- lua_nentity++;
+ Hash *array;
+ lua_pack();
+ array = hashcreate(nhash);
  array->next = listhead;
  listhead = array;
  return array;
diff --git a/hash.h b/hash.h
index ba94dd99..cfb0ee5c 100644
--- a/hash.h
+++ b/hash.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ** hash.h
 ** hash manager for lua
 ** Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo - 17 Aug 90
-** $Id: hash.h,v 2.4 1994/09/08 16:51:49 celes Exp roberto $
+** $Id: hash.h,v 2.5 1994/11/14 18:41:15 roberto Exp roberto $
 */
 
 #ifndef hash_h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ typedef struct Hash
 int      lua_equalObj (Object *t1, Object *t2);
 Hash    *lua_createarray (int nhash);
 void     lua_hashmark (Hash *h);
-void     lua_hashcollector (void);
+int      lua_hashcollector (void);
 Object  *lua_hashget (Hash *t, Object *ref);
 Object 	*lua_hashdefine (Hash *t, Object *ref);
 void     lua_next (void);
diff --git a/opcode.c b/opcode.c
index b6955aee..1451894e 100644
--- a/opcode.c
+++ b/opcode.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ** TecCGraf - PUC-Rio
 */
 
-char *rcs_opcode="$Id: opcode.c,v 3.12 1994/11/16 16:03:48 roberto Exp roberto $";
+char *rcs_opcode="$Id: opcode.c,v 3.13 1994/11/16 17:38:08 roberto Exp $";
 
 #include <setjmp.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -454,8 +454,8 @@ int lua_storesubscript (void)
 lua_Object lua_createTable (int initSize)
 {
   adjustC(0);
-  tag(top) = LUA_T_ARRAY;
   avalue(top) = lua_createarray(initSize);
+  tag(top) = LUA_T_ARRAY;
   top++;
   CBase++;  /* incorporate object in the stack */
   return Ref(top-1);
@@ -585,8 +585,9 @@ int lua_pushnumber (real n)
 int lua_pushstring (char *s)
 {
  lua_checkstack(top-stack+1);
+ svalue(top) = lua_createstring(s);
  tag(top) = LUA_T_STRING;
- svalue(top++) = lua_createstring(s);
+ top++;
  return 0;
 }
 
@@ -843,8 +844,8 @@ static int lua_execute (Byte *pc, int base)
    {
     CodeWord size;
     get_word(size,pc);
-    tag(top) = LUA_T_ARRAY;
     avalue(top) = lua_createarray(size.w);
+    tag(top) = LUA_T_ARRAY;
     top++;
    }
    break;
diff --git a/table.c b/table.c
index e52fcd4a..ab5fd5e8 100644
--- a/table.c
+++ b/table.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ** Module to control static tables
 */
 
-char *rcs_table="$Id: table.c,v 2.18 1994/11/16 16:03:48 roberto Exp roberto $";
+char *rcs_table="$Id: table.c,v 2.19 1994/11/16 17:39:16 roberto Exp $";
 
 #include <string.h>
 
@@ -33,12 +33,8 @@ static Long lua_maxconstant = 0;
 char  		       *lua_file[MAXFILE];
 int      		lua_nfile;
 
-/* Variables to controll garbage collection */
 #define GARBAGE_BLOCK 256
-Word lua_block=GARBAGE_BLOCK; /* when garbage collector will be called */
-Word lua_nentity;   /* counter of new entities (strings and arrays) */
-Word lua_recovered;   /* counter of recovered entities (strings and arrays) */
-
+#define MIN_GARBAGE_BLOCK 10
 
 static void lua_nextvar (void);
 
@@ -168,22 +164,18 @@ void lua_markobject (Object *o)
 */
 void lua_pack (void)
 {
- /* mark stack objects */
- lua_travstack(lua_markobject);
- 
- /* mark symbol table objects */
- lua_travsymbol(lua_markobject);
-
- /* mark locked objects */
- luaI_travlock(lua_markobject);
-
- lua_recovered=0; 
-
- lua_strcollector();
- lua_hashcollector();
-
- lua_nentity = 0;				/* reset counter */
- lua_block=2*lua_block-3*lua_recovered/2U;	/* adapt block size */
+  static int block = GARBAGE_BLOCK; /* when garbage collector will be called */
+  static int nentity = 0;   /* counter of new entities (strings and arrays) */
+  int recovered = 0;
+  if (nentity++ < block) return;
+  lua_travstack(lua_markobject); /* mark stack objects */
+  lua_travsymbol(lua_markobject); /* mark symbol table objects */
+  luaI_travlock(lua_markobject); /* mark locked objects */
+  recovered += lua_strcollector();
+  recovered += lua_hashcollector();
+  nentity = 0;				/* reset counter */
+  block=2*block-3*recovered/2;	/* adapt block size */
+  if (block < MIN_GARBAGE_BLOCK) block = MIN_GARBAGE_BLOCK;
 } 
 
 
diff --git a/table.h b/table.h
index 1433814d..1cc3fcca 100644
--- a/table.h
+++ b/table.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
 ** Module to control static tables
 ** TeCGraf - PUC-Rio
-** $Id: table.h,v 2.5 1994/11/14 21:40:14 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: table.h,v 2.6 1994/11/16 16:03:48 roberto Exp roberto $
 */
 
 #ifndef table_h
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ extern char  **lua_constant;
 extern char   *lua_file[];
 extern int     lua_nfile;
 
-extern Word    lua_block;
-extern Word    lua_nentity;
-extern Word    lua_recovered;
-
 
 void  lua_initconstant (void);
 int   luaI_findsymbolbyname (char *name);
diff --git a/tree.c b/tree.c
index e58a7dca..58f25de4 100644
--- a/tree.c
+++ b/tree.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ** TecCGraf - PUC-Rio
 */
  
-char *rcs_tree="$Id: tree.c,v 1.6 1994/11/16 17:38:08 roberto Exp roberto $";
+char *rcs_tree="$Id: tree.c,v 1.7 1994/11/16 18:09:11 roberto Exp roberto $";
 
 
 #include <string.h>
@@ -55,14 +55,13 @@ static TreeNode *tree_create (TreeNode **node, char *str)
 
 char *lua_strcreate (char *str) 
 {
-  StringNode *newString = (StringNode *)luaI_malloc(sizeof(StringNode)+
-                                                strlen(str));
+  StringNode *newString;
+  lua_pack();
+  newString = (StringNode *)luaI_malloc(sizeof(StringNode)+strlen(str));
   newString->mark = UNMARKED_STRING;
   strcpy(newString->str, str);
   newString->next = string_root;
   string_root = newString;
-  if (lua_nentity == lua_block) lua_pack ();
-  lua_nentity++;
   return newString->str;
 }
 
@@ -77,9 +76,10 @@ TreeNode *lua_constcreate (char *str)
 ** Garbage collection function.
 ** This function traverse the string list freeing unindexed strings
 */
-void lua_strcollector (void)
+int lua_strcollector (void)
 {
   StringNode *curr = string_root, *prev = NULL;
+  int counter = 0;
   while (curr)
   {
     StringNode *next = curr->next;
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ void lua_strcollector (void)
       if (prev == NULL) string_root = next;
       else prev->next = next;
       luaI_free(curr);
-      ++lua_recovered;
+      ++counter;
     }
     else
     {
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ void lua_strcollector (void)
     }
     curr = next;
   }
+  return counter;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/tree.h b/tree.h
index 7587f4ec..aa7a44c4 100644
--- a/tree.h
+++ b/tree.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
 ** tree.h
 ** TecCGraf - PUC-Rio
-** $Id: tree.h,v 1.2 1994/11/14 21:40:14 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: tree.h,v 1.3 1994/11/16 16:03:48 roberto Exp roberto $
 */
 
 #ifndef tree_h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ typedef struct TreeNode
 
 char *lua_strcreate    (char *str);
 TreeNode *lua_constcreate  (char *str);
-void  lua_strcollector (void);
+int  lua_strcollector (void);
 TreeNode *lua_varnext      (char *n);
 
 #endif