diff --git a/lgc.c b/lgc.c
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+++ b/lgc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,295 @@
+/*
+** $Id: $
+** Garbage Collector
+** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
+*/
+
+
+#include "ldo.h"
+#include "lfunc.h"
+#include "lgc.h"
+#include "lglobal.h"
+#include "lmem.h"
+#include "lobject.h"
+#include "lstring.h"
+#include "ltable.h"
+#include "ltm.h"
+#include "lua.h"
+
+
+
+static int markobject (TObject *o);
+
+
+
+/*
+** =======================================================
+** REF mechanism
+** =======================================================
+*/
+
+static struct ref {
+  TObject o;
+  enum {LOCK, HOLD, FREE, COLLECTED} status;
+} *refArray = NULL;
+static int refSize = 0;
+
+
+int luaC_ref (TObject *o, int lock)
+{
+  int ref;
+  if (ttype(o) == LUA_T_NIL)
+    ref = -1;   /* special ref for nil */
+  else {
+    for (ref=0; ref<refSize; ref++)
+      if (refArray[ref].status == FREE)
+        goto found;
+    /* no more empty spaces */ {
+      int oldSize = refSize;
+      refSize = luaM_growvector(&refArray, refSize, struct ref, refEM, MAX_WORD);
+      for (ref=oldSize; ref<refSize; ref++)
+        refArray[ref].status = FREE;
+      ref = oldSize;
+    } found:
+    refArray[ref].o = *o;
+    refArray[ref].status = lock ? LOCK : HOLD;
+  }
+  return ref;
+}
+
+
+void lua_unref (int ref)
+{
+  if (ref >= 0 && ref < refSize)
+    refArray[ref].status = FREE;
+}
+
+
+TObject* luaC_getref (int ref)
+{
+  static TObject nul = {LUA_T_NIL, {0}};
+  if (ref == -1)
+    return &nul;
+  if (ref >= 0 && ref < refSize &&
+      (refArray[ref].status == LOCK || refArray[ref].status == HOLD))
+    return &refArray[ref].o;
+  else
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+
+static void travlock (void)
+{
+  int i;
+  for (i=0; i<refSize; i++)
+    if (refArray[i].status == LOCK)
+      markobject(&refArray[i].o);
+}
+
+
+static int ismarked (TObject *o)
+{
+  switch (o->ttype) {
+    case LUA_T_STRING: case LUA_T_USERDATA:
+      return o->value.ts->marked;
+    case LUA_T_FUNCTION:
+      return o->value.cl->head.marked;
+    case LUA_T_PROTO:
+      return o->value.tf->head.marked;
+    case LUA_T_ARRAY:
+      return o->value.a->head.marked;
+    default:  /* nil, number or cfunction */
+      return 1;
+  }
+}
+
+
+static void invalidaterefs (void)
+{
+  int i;
+  for (i=0; i<refSize; i++)
+    if (refArray[i].status == HOLD && !ismarked(&refArray[i].o))
+      refArray[i].status = COLLECTED;
+}
+
+
+
+static void hashcallIM (Hash *l)
+{
+  TObject t;
+  ttype(&t) = LUA_T_ARRAY;
+  for (; l; l=(Hash *)l->head.next) {
+    avalue(&t) = l;
+    luaD_gcIM(&t);
+  }
+}
+
+
+static void strcallIM (TaggedString *l)
+{
+  TObject o;
+  ttype(&o) = LUA_T_USERDATA;
+  for (; l; l=l->uu.next) {
+    tsvalue(&o) = l;
+    luaD_gcIM(&o);
+  }
+}
+
+
+
+static GCnode *listcollect (GCnode **root)
+{
+  GCnode *curr = *root, *prev = NULL, *frees = NULL;
+  while (curr) {
+    GCnode *next = curr->next;
+    if (!curr->marked) {
+      if (prev == NULL)
+        *root = next;
+      else
+        prev->next = next;
+      curr->next = frees;
+      frees = curr;
+      --luaO_nentities;
+    }
+    else {
+      curr->marked = 0;
+      prev = curr;
+    }
+    curr = next;
+  }
+  return frees;
+}
+
+
+
+static void strmark (TaggedString *s)
+{
+  if (!s->marked)
+    s->marked = 1;
+}
+
+
+static void protomark (TProtoFunc *f)
+{
+  if (!f->head.marked) {
+    LocVar *v = f->locvars;
+    int i;
+    f->head.marked = 1;
+    if (f->fileName)
+      strmark(f->fileName);
+    for (i=0; i<f->nconsts; i++)
+      markobject(&f->consts[i]);
+    if (v) {
+      for (; v->line != -1; v++)
+        if (v->varname)
+          strmark(v->varname);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+
+static void funcmark (Closure *f)
+{
+  if (!f->head.marked) {
+    int i;
+    f->head.marked = 1;
+    for (i=f->consts[0].value.tf->nupvalues; i>=0; i--)
+      markobject(&f->consts[i]);
+  }
+}
+
+
+static void hashmark (Hash *h)
+{
+  if (!h->head.marked) {
+    int i;
+    h->head.marked = 1;
+    for (i=0; i<nhash(h); i++) {
+      Node *n = node(h,i);
+      if (ttype(ref(n)) != LUA_T_NIL) {
+        markobject(&n->ref);
+        markobject(&n->val);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+
+static int markobject (TObject *o)
+{
+  switch (ttype(o)) {
+    case LUA_T_USERDATA:  case LUA_T_STRING:
+      strmark(tsvalue(o));
+      break;
+    case LUA_T_ARRAY:
+      hashmark(avalue(o));
+      break;
+    case LUA_T_FUNCTION:  case LUA_T_MARK:
+      funcmark(o->value.cl);
+      break;
+    case LUA_T_PROTO:
+      protomark(o->value.tf);
+      break;
+    default: break;  /* numbers, cfunctions, etc */
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
+static void call_nilIM (void)
+{ /* signals end of garbage collection */
+  TObject t;
+  ttype(&t) = LUA_T_NIL;
+  luaD_gcIM(&t);  /* end of list */
+}
+
+
+
+#define GARBAGE_BLOCK 150
+
+long luaC_threshold = GARBAGE_BLOCK;
+
+
+static void markall (void)
+{
+  luaD_travstack(markobject); /* mark stack objects */
+  luaG_travsymbol(markobject); /* mark symbol table objects */
+  travlock(); /* mark locked objects */
+  luaT_travtagmethods(markobject);  /* mark fallbacks */
+}
+
+
+long lua_collectgarbage (long limit)
+{
+  long recovered = luaO_nentities;  /* to subtract luaM_new value after gc */
+  Hash *freetable;
+  TaggedString *freestr;
+  TProtoFunc *freefunc;
+  Closure *freeclos;
+  markall();
+  invalidaterefs();
+  freestr = luaS_collector();
+  freetable = (Hash *)listcollect((GCnode **)&luaH_root);
+  freefunc = (TProtoFunc *)listcollect((GCnode **)&luaF_root);
+  freeclos = (Closure *)listcollect((GCnode **)&luaF_rootcl);
+  recovered = recovered-luaO_nentities;
+/*printf("==total %ld  coletados %ld\n", luaO_nentities+recovered, recovered);*/
+  luaC_threshold = (limit == 0) ? 2*luaO_nentities : luaO_nentities+limit;
+  hashcallIM(freetable);
+  strcallIM(freestr);
+  call_nilIM();
+  luaH_free(freetable);
+  luaS_free(freestr);
+  luaF_freeproto(freefunc);
+  luaF_freeclosure(freeclos);
+  luaM_clearbuffer();
+  return recovered;
+}
+
+
+void luaC_checkGC (void)
+{
+  if (luaO_nentities >= luaC_threshold)
+    lua_collectgarbage(0);
+}
+
diff --git a/lgc.h b/lgc.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fdf75d05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lgc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+** $Id: $
+** Garbage Collector
+** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
+*/
+
+#ifndef lgc_h
+#define lgc_h
+
+
+#include "lobject.h"
+
+
+extern long luaC_threshold;
+
+void luaC_checkGC (void);
+TObject* luaC_getref (int ref);
+int luaC_ref (TObject *o, int lock);
+
+
+#endif