Eliminate code duplication.

4 files changed, 68 insertions, 666 deletions

diff --git a/generic/tclCompCmds.c b/generic/tclCompCmds.c
index 2ac0fe3..e4b1087 100644
--- a/generic/tclCompCmds.c
+++ b/generic/tclCompCmds.c
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ static void		FreeForeachInfo(ClientData clientData);
 static void		PrintForeachInfo(ClientData clientData,
 			    Tcl_Obj *appendObj, ByteCode *codePtr,
 			    unsigned int pcOffset);
-static int		PushVarName(Tcl_Interp *interp,
-			    Tcl_Token *varTokenPtr, CompileEnv *envPtr,
-			    int flags, int *localIndexPtr,
-			    int *simpleVarNamePtr, int *isScalarPtr,
-			    int line, int *clNext);
 static int		CompileEachloopCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
 			    CompileEnv *envPtr, int collect);
@@ -43,67 +38,6 @@ static int		CompileDictEachCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
 			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr, int collect);
 
-
-/*
- * Macro that encapsulates an efficiency trick that avoids a function call for
- * the simplest of compiles. The ANSI C "prototype" for this macro is:
- *
- * static void		CompileWord(CompileEnv *envPtr, Tcl_Token *tokenPtr,
- *			    Tcl_Interp *interp, int word);
- */
-
-#define CompileWord(envPtr, tokenPtr, interp, word) \
-    if ((tokenPtr)->type == TCL_TOKEN_SIMPLE_WORD) {			\
-	TclEmitPush(TclRegisterNewLiteral((envPtr), (tokenPtr)[1].start, \
-		(tokenPtr)[1].size), (envPtr));				\
-    } else {								\
-	envPtr->line = mapPtr->loc[eclIndex].line[word];		\
-	envPtr->clNext = mapPtr->loc[eclIndex].next[word];		\
-	TclCompileTokens((interp), (tokenPtr)+1, (tokenPtr)->numComponents, \
-		(envPtr));						\
-    }
-
-/*
- * TIP #280: Remember the per-word line information of the current command. An
- * index is used instead of a pointer as recursive compilation may reallocate,
- * i.e. move, the array. This is also the reason to save the nuloc now, it may
- * change during the course of the function.
- *
- * Macro to encapsulate the variable definition and setup.
- */
-
-#define DefineLineInformation \
-    ExtCmdLoc *mapPtr = envPtr->extCmdMapPtr;				\
-    int eclIndex = mapPtr->nuloc - 1
-
-#define SetLineInformation(word) \
-    envPtr->line = mapPtr->loc[eclIndex].line[(word)];			\
-    envPtr->clNext = mapPtr->loc[eclIndex].next[(word)]
-
-#define PushVarNameWord(i,v,e,f,l,s,sc,word) \
-    PushVarName(i,v,e,f,l,s,sc,						\
-	    mapPtr->loc[eclIndex].line[(word)],				\
-	    mapPtr->loc[eclIndex].next[(word)])
-
-/*
- * Often want to issue one of two versions of an instruction based on whether
- * the argument will fit in a single byte or not. This makes it much clearer.
- */
-
-#define Emit14Inst(nm,idx,envPtr) \
-    if (idx <= 255) {							\
-	TclEmitInstInt1(nm##1,idx,envPtr);				\
-    } else {								\
-	TclEmitInstInt4(nm##4,idx,envPtr);				\
-    }
-
-/*
- * Flags bits used by PushVarName.
- */
-
-#define TCL_NO_LARGE_INDEX 1	/* Do not return localIndex value > 255 */
-#define TCL_NO_ELEMENT 2	/* Do not push the array element. */
-
 /*
  * The structures below define the AuxData types defined in this file.
  */
@@ -3329,7 +3263,7 @@ TclCompileFormatCmd(
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
- * PushVarName --
+ * TclPushVarName --
  *
  *	Procedure used in the compiling where pushing a variable name is
  *	necessary (append, lappend, set).
@@ -3345,8 +3279,8 @@ TclCompileFormatCmd(
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
-static int
-PushVarName(
+int
+TclPushVarName(
     Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for error reporting. */
     Tcl_Token *varTokenPtr,	/* Points to a variable token. */
     CompileEnv *envPtr,		/* Holds resulting instructions. */
diff --git a/generic/tclCompCmdsGR.c b/generic/tclCompCmdsGR.c
index 26e63e8..2bd43b6 100644
--- a/generic/tclCompCmdsGR.c
+++ b/generic/tclCompCmdsGR.c
@@ -27,71 +27,7 @@ static void		CompileReturnInternal(CompileEnv *envPtr,
 			    Tcl_Obj *returnOpts);
 static int		IndexTailVarIfKnown(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    Tcl_Token *varTokenPtr, CompileEnv *envPtr);
-static int		PushVarName(Tcl_Interp *interp,
-			    Tcl_Token *varTokenPtr, CompileEnv *envPtr,
-			    int flags, int *localIndexPtr,
-			    int *simpleVarNamePtr, int *isScalarPtr,
-			    int line, int *clNext);
 
-/*
- * Macro that encapsulates an efficiency trick that avoids a function call for
- * the simplest of compiles. The ANSI C "prototype" for this macro is:
- *
- * static void		CompileWord(CompileEnv *envPtr, Tcl_Token *tokenPtr,
- *			    Tcl_Interp *interp, int word);
- */
-
-#define CompileWord(envPtr, tokenPtr, interp, word) \
-    if ((tokenPtr)->type == TCL_TOKEN_SIMPLE_WORD) {			\
-	TclEmitPush(TclRegisterNewLiteral((envPtr), (tokenPtr)[1].start, \
-		(tokenPtr)[1].size), (envPtr));				\
-    } else {								\
-	envPtr->line = mapPtr->loc[eclIndex].line[word];		\
-	envPtr->clNext = mapPtr->loc[eclIndex].next[word];		\
-	TclCompileTokens((interp), (tokenPtr)+1, (tokenPtr)->numComponents, \
-		(envPtr));						\
-    }
-
-/*
- * TIP #280: Remember the per-word line information of the current command. An
- * index is used instead of a pointer as recursive compilation may reallocate,
- * i.e. move, the array. This is also the reason to save the nuloc now, it may
- * change during the course of the function.
- *
- * Macro to encapsulate the variable definition and setup.
- */
-
-#define DefineLineInformation \
-    ExtCmdLoc *mapPtr = envPtr->extCmdMapPtr;				\
-    int eclIndex = mapPtr->nuloc - 1
-
-#define SetLineInformation(word) \
-    envPtr->line = mapPtr->loc[eclIndex].line[(word)];			\
-    envPtr->clNext = mapPtr->loc[eclIndex].next[(word)]
-
-#define PushVarNameWord(i,v,e,f,l,s,sc,word) \
-    PushVarName(i,v,e,f,l,s,sc,						\
-	    mapPtr->loc[eclIndex].line[(word)],				\
-	    mapPtr->loc[eclIndex].next[(word)])
-
-/*
- * Often want to issue one of two versions of an instruction based on whether
- * the argument will fit in a single byte or not. This makes it much clearer.
- */
-
-#define Emit14Inst(nm,idx,envPtr) \
-    if (idx <= 255) {							\
-	TclEmitInstInt1(nm##1,idx,envPtr);				\
-    } else {								\
-	TclEmitInstInt4(nm##4,idx,envPtr);				\
-    }
-
-/*
- * Flags bits used by PushVarName.
- */
-
-#define TCL_NO_LARGE_INDEX 1	/* Do not return localIndex value > 255 */
-#define TCL_NO_ELEMENT 2	/* Do not push the array element. */
 
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2988,247 +2924,6 @@ TclCompileObjectSelfCmd(
 }
 
 /*
- *----------------------------------------------------------------------
- *
- * PushVarName --
- *
- *	Procedure used in the compiling where pushing a variable name is
- *	necessary (append, lappend, set).
- *
- * Results:
- *	Returns TCL_OK for a successful compile. Returns TCL_ERROR to defer
- *	evaluation to runtime.
- *
- * Side effects:
- *	Instructions are added to envPtr to execute the "set" command at
- *	runtime.
- *
- *----------------------------------------------------------------------
- */
-
-static int
-PushVarName(
-    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for error reporting. */
-    Tcl_Token *varTokenPtr,	/* Points to a variable token. */
-    CompileEnv *envPtr,		/* Holds resulting instructions. */
-    int flags,			/* TCL_NO_LARGE_INDEX | TCL_NO_ELEMENT. */
-    int *localIndexPtr,		/* Must not be NULL. */
-    int *simpleVarNamePtr,	/* Must not be NULL. */
-    int *isScalarPtr,		/* Must not be NULL. */
-    int line,			/* Line the token starts on. */
-    int *clNext)		/* Reference to offset of next hidden cont.
-				 * line. */
-{
-    register const char *p;
-    const char *name, *elName;
-    register int i, n;
-    Tcl_Token *elemTokenPtr = NULL;
-    int nameChars, elNameChars, simpleVarName, localIndex;
-    int elemTokenCount = 0, allocedTokens = 0, removedParen = 0;
-
-    /*
-     * Decide if we can use a frame slot for the var/array name or if we need
-     * to emit code to compute and push the name at runtime. We use a frame
-     * slot (entry in the array of local vars) if we are compiling a procedure
-     * body and if the name is simple text that does not include namespace
-     * qualifiers.
-     */
-
-    simpleVarName = 0;
-    name = elName = NULL;
-    nameChars = elNameChars = 0;
-    localIndex = -1;
-
-    /*
-     * Check not only that the type is TCL_TOKEN_SIMPLE_WORD, but whether
-     * curly braces surround the variable name. This really matters for array
-     * elements to handle things like
-     *    set {x($foo)} 5
-     * which raises an undefined var error if we are not careful here.
-     */
-
-    if ((varTokenPtr->type == TCL_TOKEN_SIMPLE_WORD) &&
-	    (varTokenPtr->start[0] != '{')) {
-	/*
-	 * A simple variable name. Divide it up into "name" and "elName"
-	 * strings. If it is not a local variable, look it up at runtime.
-	 */
-
-	simpleVarName = 1;
-
-	name = varTokenPtr[1].start;
-	nameChars = varTokenPtr[1].size;
-	if (name[nameChars-1] == ')') {
-	    /*
-	     * last char is ')' => potential array reference.
-	     */
-
-	    for (i=0,p=name ; i<nameChars ; i++,p++) {
-		if (*p == '(') {
-		    elName = p + 1;
-		    elNameChars = nameChars - i - 2;
-		    nameChars = i;
-		    break;
-		}
-	    }
-
-	    if ((elName != NULL) && elNameChars) {
-		/*
-		 * An array element, the element name is a simple string:
-		 * assemble the corresponding token.
-		 */
-
-		elemTokenPtr = TclStackAlloc(interp, sizeof(Tcl_Token));
-		allocedTokens = 1;
-		elemTokenPtr->type = TCL_TOKEN_TEXT;
-		elemTokenPtr->start = elName;
-		elemTokenPtr->size = elNameChars;
-		elemTokenPtr->numComponents = 0;
-		elemTokenCount = 1;
-	    }
-	}
-    } else if (((n = varTokenPtr->numComponents) > 1)
-	    && (varTokenPtr[1].type == TCL_TOKEN_TEXT)
-	    && (varTokenPtr[n].type == TCL_TOKEN_TEXT)
-	    && (varTokenPtr[n].start[varTokenPtr[n].size - 1] == ')')) {
-	/*
-	 * Check for parentheses inside first token.
-	 */
-
-	simpleVarName = 0;
-	for (i = 0, p = varTokenPtr[1].start;
-		i < varTokenPtr[1].size; i++, p++) {
-	    if (*p == '(') {
-		simpleVarName = 1;
-		break;
-	    }
-	}
-	if (simpleVarName) {
-	    int remainingChars;
-
-	    /*
-	     * Check the last token: if it is just ')', do not count it.
-	     * Otherwise, remove the ')' and flag so that it is restored at
-	     * the end.
-	     */
-
-	    if (varTokenPtr[n].size == 1) {
-		n--;
-	    } else {
-		varTokenPtr[n].size--;
-		removedParen = n;
-	    }
-
-	    name = varTokenPtr[1].start;
-	    nameChars = p - varTokenPtr[1].start;
-	    elName = p + 1;
-	    remainingChars = (varTokenPtr[2].start - p) - 1;
-	    elNameChars = (varTokenPtr[n].start-p) + varTokenPtr[n].size - 2;
-
-	    if (remainingChars) {
-		/*
-		 * Make a first token with the extra characters in the first
-		 * token.
-		 */
-
-		elemTokenPtr = TclStackAlloc(interp, n * sizeof(Tcl_Token));
-		allocedTokens = 1;
-		elemTokenPtr->type = TCL_TOKEN_TEXT;
-		elemTokenPtr->start = elName;
-		elemTokenPtr->size = remainingChars;
-		elemTokenPtr->numComponents = 0;
-		elemTokenCount = n;
-
-		/*
-		 * Copy the remaining tokens.
-		 */
-
-		memcpy(elemTokenPtr+1, varTokenPtr+2,
-			(n-1) * sizeof(Tcl_Token));
-	    } else {
-		/*
-		 * Use the already available tokens.
-		 */
-
-		elemTokenPtr = &varTokenPtr[2];
-		elemTokenCount = n - 1;
-	    }
-	}
-    }
-
-    if (simpleVarName) {
-	/*
-	 * See whether name has any namespace separators (::'s).
-	 */
-
-	int hasNsQualifiers = 0;
-
-	for (i = 0, p = name;  i < nameChars;  i++, p++) {
-	    if ((*p == ':') && ((i+1) < nameChars) && (*(p+1) == ':')) {
-		hasNsQualifiers = 1;
-		break;
-	    }
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Look up the var name's index in the array of local vars in the proc
-	 * frame. If retrieving the var's value and it doesn't already exist,
-	 * push its name and look it up at runtime.
-	 */
-
-	if (!hasNsQualifiers) {
-	    localIndex = TclFindCompiledLocal(name, nameChars,
-		    1, envPtr);
-	    if ((flags & TCL_NO_LARGE_INDEX) && (localIndex > 255)) {
-		/*
-		 * We'll push the name.
-		 */
-
-		localIndex = -1;
-	    }
-	}
-	if (localIndex < 0) {
-	    PushLiteral(envPtr, name, nameChars);
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Compile the element script, if any, and only if not inhibited. [Bug
-	 * 3600328]
-	 */
-
-	if (elName != NULL && !(flags & TCL_NO_ELEMENT)) {
-	    if (elNameChars) {
-		envPtr->line = line;
-		envPtr->clNext = clNext;
-		TclCompileTokens(interp, elemTokenPtr, elemTokenCount,
-			envPtr);
-	    } else {
-		PushLiteral(envPtr, "", 0);
-	    }
-	}
-    } else {
-	/*
-	 * The var name isn't simple: compile and push it.
-	 */
-
-	envPtr->line = line;
-	envPtr->clNext = clNext;
-	CompileTokens(envPtr, varTokenPtr, interp);
-    }
-
-    if (removedParen) {
-	varTokenPtr[removedParen].size++;
-    }
-    if (allocedTokens) {
-	TclStackFree(interp, elemTokenPtr);
-    }
-    *localIndexPtr = localIndex;
-    *simpleVarNamePtr = simpleVarName;
-    *isScalarPtr = (elName == NULL);
-    return TCL_OK;
-}
-
-/*
  * Local Variables:
  * mode: c
  * c-basic-offset: 4
diff --git a/generic/tclCompCmdsSZ.c b/generic/tclCompCmdsSZ.c
index f73beca..4a7d45b 100644
--- a/generic/tclCompCmdsSZ.c
+++ b/generic/tclCompCmdsSZ.c
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@ static void		FreeJumptableInfo(ClientData clientData);
 static void		PrintJumptableInfo(ClientData clientData,
 			    Tcl_Obj *appendObj, ByteCode *codePtr,
 			    unsigned int pcOffset);
-static int		PushVarName(Tcl_Interp *interp,
-			    Tcl_Token *varTokenPtr, CompileEnv *envPtr,
-			    int flags, int *localIndexPtr,
-			    int *simpleVarNamePtr, int *isScalarPtr,
-			    int line, int *clNext);
 static int		CompileAssociativeBinaryOpCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, const char *identity,
 			    int instruction, CompileEnv *envPtr);
@@ -69,53 +64,6 @@ static int		IssueTryInstructions(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    int *optionVarIndices, Tcl_Token **handlerTokens);
 
 /*
- * Macro that encapsulates an efficiency trick that avoids a function call for
- * the simplest of compiles. The ANSI C "prototype" for this macro is:
- *
- * static void		CompileWord(CompileEnv *envPtr, Tcl_Token *tokenPtr,
- *			    Tcl_Interp *interp, int word);
- */
-
-#define CompileWord(envPtr, tokenPtr, interp, word) \
-    if ((tokenPtr)->type == TCL_TOKEN_SIMPLE_WORD) {			\
-	TclEmitPush(TclRegisterNewLiteral((envPtr), (tokenPtr)[1].start, \
-		(tokenPtr)[1].size), (envPtr));				\
-    } else {								\
-	envPtr->line = mapPtr->loc[eclIndex].line[word];		\
-	envPtr->clNext = mapPtr->loc[eclIndex].next[word];		\
-	TclCompileTokens((interp), (tokenPtr)+1, (tokenPtr)->numComponents, \
-		(envPtr));						\
-    }
-
-/*
- * TIP #280: Remember the per-word line information of the current command. An
- * index is used instead of a pointer as recursive compilation may reallocate,
- * i.e. move, the array. This is also the reason to save the nuloc now, it may
- * change during the course of the function.
- *
- * Macro to encapsulate the variable definition and setup.
- */
-
-#define DefineLineInformation \
-    ExtCmdLoc *mapPtr = envPtr->extCmdMapPtr;				\
-    int eclIndex = mapPtr->nuloc - 1
-
-#define SetLineInformation(word) \
-    envPtr->line = mapPtr->loc[eclIndex].line[(word)];			\
-    envPtr->clNext = mapPtr->loc[eclIndex].next[(word)]
-
-#define PushVarNameWord(i,v,e,f,l,s,sc,word) \
-    PushVarName(i,v,e,f,l,s,sc,						\
-	    mapPtr->loc[eclIndex].line[(word)],				\
-	    mapPtr->loc[eclIndex].next[(word)])
-
-/*
- * Flags bits used by PushVarName.
- */
-
-#define TCL_NO_LARGE_INDEX 1	/* Do not return localIndex value > 255 */
-
-/*
  * The structures below define the AuxData types defined in this file.
  */
 
@@ -3025,246 +2973,6 @@ TclCompileYieldCmd(
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
- * PushVarName --
- *
- *	Procedure used in the compiling where pushing a variable name is
- *	necessary (append, lappend, set).
- *
- * Results:
- *	Returns TCL_OK for a successful compile. Returns TCL_ERROR to defer
- *	evaluation to runtime.
- *
- * Side effects:
- *	Instructions are added to envPtr to execute the "set" command at
- *	runtime.
- *
- *----------------------------------------------------------------------
- */
-
-static int
-PushVarName(
-    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for error reporting. */
-    Tcl_Token *varTokenPtr,	/* Points to a variable token. */
-    CompileEnv *envPtr,		/* Holds resulting instructions. */
-    int flags,			/* TCL_NO_LARGE_INDEX. */
-    int *localIndexPtr,		/* Must not be NULL. */
-    int *simpleVarNamePtr,	/* Must not be NULL. */
-    int *isScalarPtr,		/* Must not be NULL. */
-    int line,			/* Line the token starts on. */
-    int *clNext)		/* Reference to offset of next hidden cont.
-				 * line. */
-{
-    register const char *p;
-    const char *name, *elName;
-    register int i, n;
-    Tcl_Token *elemTokenPtr = NULL;
-    int nameChars, elNameChars, simpleVarName, localIndex;
-    int elemTokenCount = 0, allocedTokens = 0, removedParen = 0;
-
-    /*
-     * Decide if we can use a frame slot for the var/array name or if we need
-     * to emit code to compute and push the name at runtime. We use a frame
-     * slot (entry in the array of local vars) if we are compiling a procedure
-     * body and if the name is simple text that does not include namespace
-     * qualifiers.
-     */
-
-    simpleVarName = 0;
-    name = elName = NULL;
-    nameChars = elNameChars = 0;
-    localIndex = -1;
-
-    /*
-     * Check not only that the type is TCL_TOKEN_SIMPLE_WORD, but whether
-     * curly braces surround the variable name. This really matters for array
-     * elements to handle things like
-     *    set {x($foo)} 5
-     * which raises an undefined var error if we are not careful here.
-     */
-
-    if ((varTokenPtr->type == TCL_TOKEN_SIMPLE_WORD) &&
-	    (varTokenPtr->start[0] != '{')) {
-	/*
-	 * A simple variable name. Divide it up into "name" and "elName"
-	 * strings. If it is not a local variable, look it up at runtime.
-	 */
-
-	simpleVarName = 1;
-
-	name = varTokenPtr[1].start;
-	nameChars = varTokenPtr[1].size;
-	if (name[nameChars-1] == ')') {
-	    /*
-	     * last char is ')' => potential array reference.
-	     */
-
-	    for (i=0,p=name ; i<nameChars ; i++,p++) {
-		if (*p == '(') {
-		    elName = p + 1;
-		    elNameChars = nameChars - i - 2;
-		    nameChars = i;
-		    break;
-		}
-	    }
-
-	    if ((elName != NULL) && elNameChars) {
-		/*
-		 * An array element, the element name is a simple string:
-		 * assemble the corresponding token.
-		 */
-
-		elemTokenPtr = TclStackAlloc(interp, sizeof(Tcl_Token));
-		allocedTokens = 1;
-		elemTokenPtr->type = TCL_TOKEN_TEXT;
-		elemTokenPtr->start = elName;
-		elemTokenPtr->size = elNameChars;
-		elemTokenPtr->numComponents = 0;
-		elemTokenCount = 1;
-	    }
-	}
-    } else if (((n = varTokenPtr->numComponents) > 1)
-	    && (varTokenPtr[1].type == TCL_TOKEN_TEXT)
-	    && (varTokenPtr[n].type == TCL_TOKEN_TEXT)
-	    && (varTokenPtr[n].start[varTokenPtr[n].size - 1] == ')')) {
-	/*
-	 * Check for parentheses inside first token.
-	 */
-
-	simpleVarName = 0;
-	for (i = 0, p = varTokenPtr[1].start;
-		i < varTokenPtr[1].size; i++, p++) {
-	    if (*p == '(') {
-		simpleVarName = 1;
-		break;
-	    }
-	}
-	if (simpleVarName) {
-	    int remainingChars;
-
-	    /*
-	     * Check the last token: if it is just ')', do not count it.
-	     * Otherwise, remove the ')' and flag so that it is restored at
-	     * the end.
-	     */
-
-	    if (varTokenPtr[n].size == 1) {
-		n--;
-	    } else {
-		varTokenPtr[n].size--;
-		removedParen = n;
-	    }
-
-	    name = varTokenPtr[1].start;
-	    nameChars = p - varTokenPtr[1].start;
-	    elName = p + 1;
-	    remainingChars = (varTokenPtr[2].start - p) - 1;
-	    elNameChars = (varTokenPtr[n].start-p) + varTokenPtr[n].size - 2;
-
-	    if (remainingChars) {
-		/*
-		 * Make a first token with the extra characters in the first
-		 * token.
-		 */
-
-		elemTokenPtr = TclStackAlloc(interp, n * sizeof(Tcl_Token));
-		allocedTokens = 1;
-		elemTokenPtr->type = TCL_TOKEN_TEXT;
-		elemTokenPtr->start = elName;
-		elemTokenPtr->size = remainingChars;
-		elemTokenPtr->numComponents = 0;
-		elemTokenCount = n;
-
-		/*
-		 * Copy the remaining tokens.
-		 */
-
-		memcpy(elemTokenPtr+1, varTokenPtr+2,
-			(n-1) * sizeof(Tcl_Token));
-	    } else {
-		/*
-		 * Use the already available tokens.
-		 */
-
-		elemTokenPtr = &varTokenPtr[2];
-		elemTokenCount = n - 1;
-	    }
-	}
-    }
-
-    if (simpleVarName) {
-	/*
-	 * See whether name has any namespace separators (::'s).
-	 */
-
-	int hasNsQualifiers = 0;
-
-	for (i = 0, p = name;  i < nameChars;  i++, p++) {
-	    if ((*p == ':') && ((i+1) < nameChars) && (*(p+1) == ':')) {
-		hasNsQualifiers = 1;
-		break;
-	    }
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Look up the var name's index in the array of local vars in the proc
-	 * frame. If retrieving the var's value and it doesn't already exist,
-	 * push its name and look it up at runtime.
-	 */
-
-	if (!hasNsQualifiers) {
-	    localIndex = TclFindCompiledLocal(name, nameChars,
-		    1, envPtr);
-	    if ((flags & TCL_NO_LARGE_INDEX) && (localIndex > 255)) {
-		/*
-		 * We'll push the name.
-		 */
-
-		localIndex = -1;
-	    }
-	}
-	if (localIndex < 0) {
-	    PushLiteral(envPtr, name, nameChars);
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Compile the element script, if any.
-	 */
-
-	if (elName != NULL) {
-	    if (elNameChars) {
-		envPtr->line = line;
-		envPtr->clNext = clNext;
-		TclCompileTokens(interp, elemTokenPtr, elemTokenCount,
-			envPtr);
-	    } else {
-		PushLiteral(envPtr, "", 0);
-	    }
-	}
-    } else {
-	/*
-	 * The var name isn't simple: compile and push it.
-	 */
-
-	envPtr->line = line;
-	envPtr->clNext = clNext;
-	CompileTokens(envPtr, varTokenPtr, interp);
-    }
-
-    if (removedParen) {
-	varTokenPtr[removedParen].size++;
-    }
-    if (allocedTokens) {
-	TclStackFree(interp, elemTokenPtr);
-    }
-    *localIndexPtr = localIndex;
-    *simpleVarNamePtr = simpleVarName;
-    *isScalarPtr = (elName == NULL);
-    return TCL_OK;
-}
-
-/*
- *----------------------------------------------------------------------
- *
  * CompileUnaryOpCmd --
  *
  *	Utility routine to compile the unary operator commands.
diff --git a/generic/tclCompile.h b/generic/tclCompile.h
index bf00df9..1cc296e 100644
--- a/generic/tclCompile.h
+++ b/generic/tclCompile.h
@@ -998,6 +998,11 @@ MODULE_SCOPE void	TclPrintObject(FILE *outFile,
 			    Tcl_Obj *objPtr, int maxChars);
 MODULE_SCOPE void	TclPrintSource(FILE *outFile,
 			    const char *string, int maxChars);
+MODULE_SCOPE int	TclPushVarName(Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    Tcl_Token *varTokenPtr, CompileEnv *envPtr,
+			    int flags, int *localIndexPtr,
+			    int *simpleVarNamePtr, int *isScalarPtr,
+			    int line, int *clNext);
 MODULE_SCOPE int	TclRegisterLiteral(CompileEnv *envPtr,
 			    char *bytes, int length, int flags);
 MODULE_SCOPE void	TclReleaseLiteral(Tcl_Interp *interp, Tcl_Obj *objPtr);
@@ -1428,6 +1433,66 @@ MODULE_SCOPE Tcl_Obj	*TclNewInstNameObj(unsigned char inst);
 	    Tcl_DStringLength(dsPtr), /*flags*/ 0)
 
 /*
+ * Macro that encapsulates an efficiency trick that avoids a function call for
+ * the simplest of compiles. The ANSI C "prototype" for this macro is:
+ *
+ * static void		CompileWord(CompileEnv *envPtr, Tcl_Token *tokenPtr,
+ *			    Tcl_Interp *interp, int word);
+ */
+
+#define CompileWord(envPtr, tokenPtr, interp, word) \
+    if ((tokenPtr)->type == TCL_TOKEN_SIMPLE_WORD) {			\
+	TclEmitPush(TclRegisterNewLiteral((envPtr), (tokenPtr)[1].start, \
+		(tokenPtr)[1].size), (envPtr));				\
+    } else {								\
+	envPtr->line = mapPtr->loc[eclIndex].line[word];		\
+	envPtr->clNext = mapPtr->loc[eclIndex].next[word];		\
+	TclCompileTokens((interp), (tokenPtr)+1, (tokenPtr)->numComponents, \
+		(envPtr));						\
+    }
+
+/*
+ * TIP #280: Remember the per-word line information of the current command. An
+ * index is used instead of a pointer as recursive compilation may reallocate,
+ * i.e. move, the array. This is also the reason to save the nuloc now, it may
+ * change during the course of the function.
+ *
+ * Macro to encapsulate the variable definition and setup.
+ */
+
+#define DefineLineInformation \
+    ExtCmdLoc *mapPtr = envPtr->extCmdMapPtr;				\
+    int eclIndex = mapPtr->nuloc - 1
+
+#define SetLineInformation(word) \
+    envPtr->line = mapPtr->loc[eclIndex].line[(word)];			\
+    envPtr->clNext = mapPtr->loc[eclIndex].next[(word)]
+
+#define PushVarNameWord(i,v,e,f,l,s,sc,word) \
+    TclPushVarName(i,v,e,f,l,s,sc,						\
+	    mapPtr->loc[eclIndex].line[(word)],				\
+	    mapPtr->loc[eclIndex].next[(word)])
+
+/*
+ * Often want to issue one of two versions of an instruction based on whether
+ * the argument will fit in a single byte or not. This makes it much clearer.
+ */
+
+#define Emit14Inst(nm,idx,envPtr) \
+    if (idx <= 255) {							\
+	TclEmitInstInt1(nm##1,idx,envPtr);				\
+    } else {								\
+	TclEmitInstInt4(nm##4,idx,envPtr);				\
+    }
+
+/*
+ * Flags bits used by TclPushVarName.
+ */
+
+#define TCL_NO_LARGE_INDEX 1	/* Do not return localIndex value > 255 */
+#define TCL_NO_ELEMENT 2	/* Do not push the array element. */
+
+/*
  * DTrace probe macros (NOPs if DTrace support is not enabled).
  */