gistfile1.diff

diff --git a/lib/compiler/ast/sends.rb b/lib/compiler/ast/sends.rb
index 6707b05..0f5851e 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/ast/sends.rb
+++ b/lib/compiler/ast/sends.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ module Rubinius
   module AST
     class Send < Node
       attr_accessor :receiver, :name, :privately, :block, :variable
+      attr_accessor :vcall_style
       attr_accessor :check_for_local
 
       def initialize(line, receiver, name, privately=false, vcall_style=false)
@@ -40,6 +41,10 @@ module Rubinius
       end
 
       def value_defined(g, f)
+        if @vcall_style and check_local_reference(g)
+          return bytecode(g)
+        end
+
         # Save the current exception into a stack local
         g.push_exception_state
         outer_exc_state = g.new_stack_local
diff --git a/lib/compiler/ast/variables.rb b/lib/compiler/ast/variables.rb
index 5a540b3..d02dd7a 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/ast/variables.rb
+++ b/lib/compiler/ast/variables.rb
@@ -528,6 +528,7 @@ module Rubinius
 
     class MultipleAssignment < Node
       attr_accessor :left, :right, :splat, :block
+      attr_accessor :empty_splat
 
       def initialize(line, left, right, splat)
         @line = line
@@ -554,6 +555,8 @@ module Rubinius
           end
         elsif splat and @fixed
           @splat = EmptySplat.new line, right.body.size
+        elsif splat
+          @empty_splat = splat
         end
       end