-#define ST(s) stack_base[ax + s]
+#define ST(off) stack_base[ax + (off)]
+
+#ifdef CAN_PROTOTYPE
+#define XS(name) void name(CV* cv)
+#else
+#define XS(name) void name(cv) CV* cv;
+#endif
+
+#if 0 /*defined(WIN32) && defined(__GNUC__)*/ /* this bug is gone in mingw32/gcc-2.8.0*/
+#define STRINGIFY_THINGY(x) #x
+#define FORCE_ARG_STRING(x) STRINGIFY_THINGY(x)
+#else
+#define FORCE_ARG_STRING(x) x
+#endif
+
+#define dXSARGS \
+ dSP; dMARK; \
+ I32 ax = mark - stack_base + 1; \
+ I32 items = sp - mark
+
+#define XSANY CvXSUBANY(cv)
+
+#define dXSI32 I32 ix = XSANY.any_i32
+
+#define XSRETURN(off) \
+ STMT_START { \
+ stack_sp = stack_base + ax + ((off) - 1); \
+ return; \
+ } STMT_END
+
+/* Simple macros to put new mortal values onto the stack. */
+/* Typically used to return values from XS functions. */
+#define XST_mIV(i,v) (ST(i) = sv_2mortal(newSViv(v)) )
+#define XST_mNV(i,v) (ST(i) = sv_2mortal(newSVnv(v)) )
+#define XST_mPV(i,v) (ST(i) = sv_2mortal(newSVpv(v,0)))
+#define XST_mNO(i) (ST(i) = &sv_no )
+#define XST_mYES(i) (ST(i) = &sv_yes )
+#define XST_mUNDEF(i) (ST(i) = &sv_undef)
+
+#define XSRETURN_IV(v) STMT_START { XST_mIV(0,v); XSRETURN(1); } STMT_END
+#define XSRETURN_NV(v) STMT_START { XST_mNV(0,v); XSRETURN(1); } STMT_END
+#define XSRETURN_PV(v) STMT_START { XST_mPV(0,v); XSRETURN(1); } STMT_END
+#define XSRETURN_NO STMT_START { XST_mNO(0); XSRETURN(1); } STMT_END
+#define XSRETURN_YES STMT_START { XST_mYES(0); XSRETURN(1); } STMT_END
+#define XSRETURN_UNDEF STMT_START { XST_mUNDEF(0); XSRETURN(1); } STMT_END
+#define XSRETURN_EMPTY STMT_START { XSRETURN(0); } STMT_END
+
+#define newXSproto(a,b,c,d) sv_setpv((SV*)newXS(a,b,c), d)
+
+#ifdef XS_VERSION
+# define XS_VERSION_BOOTCHECK \
+ STMT_START { \
+ char *xs_version = FORCE_ARG_STRING(XS_VERSION); \
+ char *vn = "", *module = SvPV(ST(0),na); \
+ if (items >= 2) /* version supplied as bootstrap arg */ \
+ Sv = ST(1); \
+ else { \
+ /* XXX GV_ADDWARN */ \
+ Sv = perl_get_sv(form("%s::%s", module, \
+ vn = "XS_VERSION"), FALSE); \
+ if (!Sv || !SvOK(Sv)) \
+ Sv = perl_get_sv(form("%s::%s", module, \
+ vn = "VERSION"), FALSE); \
+ } \
+ if (Sv && (!SvOK(Sv) || strNE(xs_version, SvPV(Sv, na)))) \
+ croak("%s object version %s does not match $%s::%s %_", \
+ module, xs_version, module, vn, Sv); \
+ } STMT_END
+#else
+# define XS_VERSION_BOOTCHECK
+#endif