diff --git a/src/other/b.b b/src/other/b.b
index 84bbb66..764f5ea 100644
--- a/src/other/b.b
+++ b/src/other/b.b
@@ -268,8 +268,8 @@ case21:
         *csym = 6; /* extrn */
       } else {
         *csym = 2; /* internal */
-        isn = isn+1;
         csym[1] = isn;
+        isn = isn+1;
       }
     }
     if (*csym==5) /* auto */
@@ -280,7 +280,8 @@ case21:
         write('.');
         name(csym+2);
       } else { /* internal */
-        write('l');
+        write('1f');
+        write('+');
         number(csym[1]);
       }
       write('*n');
@@ -587,14 +588,14 @@ next:
 
     if (cval==12) { /* if */
       pexpr();
-      isn = isn+1;
       o1 = isn;
+      isn = isn+1;
       jumpc(o1);
       stmt();
       o = symbol();
       if (o==19 & cval==14) { /* else */
-        isn = isn+1;
         o2 = isn;
+        isn = isn+1;
         jump(o2);
         label(o1);
         stmt();
@@ -607,12 +608,12 @@ next:
     }
 
     if (cval==13) { /* while */
-      isn = isn+1;
       o1 = isn;
+      isn = isn+1;
       label(o1);
       pexpr();
-      isn = isn+1;
       o2 = isn;
+      isn = isn+1;
       jumpc(o2);
       stmt();
       jump(o1);
@@ -628,8 +629,8 @@ next:
     peekc = 0;
     if (!*csym) {
       *csym = 2; /* param */
-      isn = isn+1;
       csym[1] = isn;
+      isn = isn+1;
     } else if (*csym != 2) {
       error('rd');
       goto next;
@@ -653,17 +654,20 @@ syntax:
 }
 
 blkend() {
-  extrn isn, nisn;
+  extrn isn;
+  auto i;
 
-  while (nisn < isn) {
-    nisn = nisn+1;
+  if (!isn)
+    return;
+  write('1:');
+  i = 0;
+  while (i < isn) {
     write('l');
-    number(nisn);
-    write(':');
-    write('ll');
-    number(nisn);
+    number(i);
     write('*n');
+    i = i+1;
   }
+  isn = 0;
 }
 
 gen(o,n) {
@@ -675,22 +679,25 @@ gen(o,n) {
 
 jumpc(n) {
   write('f '); /* ifop */
-  write('l');
+  write('1f');
+  write('+');
   number(n);
   write('*n');
 }
 
 jump(n) {
-  write('t '); /* traop */
-  write('ll');
+  write('x ');
+  write('1f');
+  write('+');
   number(n);
-  write('*n');
+  gen('*nn',6); /* goto */
 }
 
 label(n) {
-  write('ll');
+  write('l');
   number(n);
-  write(':');
+  write('=.');
+  write('*n');
 }
 
 printn(n) {
@@ -778,6 +785,5 @@ csym;
 ns;
 cval;
 isn;
-nisn;
 nerror;
 nauto;
diff --git a/tools/b.c b/tools/b.c
index f1f4109..12aeda3 100644
--- a/tools/b.c
+++ b/tools/b.c
@@ -53,19 +53,19 @@ xflush() {
 #define flush xflush
 
 main(int argc, char **argv) {
-  extern symtab[], eof, *ns;
+  extern symtab[], eof, *ns, nerror;
   extern fin, fout;
 
   if (argc > 1) {
     if (argc > 2) {
       if ((fout = creat(argv[2], 0777))<0) {
         error('fo');
-        return 1;
+        return(1);
       }
     }
     if ((fin = open(argv[1],0))<0) {
       error('fi');
-      return 1;
+      return(1);
     }
   }
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
     extdef();
     blkend();
   }
-  return 0;
+  return(nerror!=0);
 }
 
 int *lookup() {
@@ -316,8 +316,8 @@ case21:
         *csym = 6; /* extrn */
       } else {
         *csym = 2; /* internal */
-        isn = isn+1;
         csym[1] = isn;
+        isn = isn+1;
       }
     }
     if (*csym==5) /* auto */
@@ -328,7 +328,8 @@ case21:
         write('.');
         name(csym+2);
       } else { /* internal */
-        write('l');
+        write('1f');
+        write('+');
         number(csym[1]);
       }
       write('\n');
@@ -635,14 +636,14 @@ next:
 
     if (cval==12) { /* if */
       pexpr();
-      isn = isn+1;
       o1 = isn;
+      isn = isn+1;
       jumpc(o1);
       stmt();
       o = symbol();
       if (o==19 & cval==14) { /* else */
-        isn = isn+1;
         o2 = isn;
+        isn = isn+1;
         jump(o2);
         label(o1);
         stmt();
@@ -655,12 +656,12 @@ next:
     }
 
     if (cval==13) { /* while */
-      isn = isn+1;
       o1 = isn;
+      isn = isn+1;
       label(o1);
       pexpr();
-      isn = isn+1;
       o2 = isn;
+      isn = isn+1;
       jumpc(o2);
       stmt();
       jump(o1);
@@ -676,8 +677,8 @@ next:
     peekc = 0;
     if (!*csym) {
       *csym = 2; /* param */
-      isn = isn+1;
       csym[1] = isn;
+      isn = isn+1;
     } else if (*csym != 2) {
       error('rd');
       goto next;
@@ -701,17 +702,20 @@ syntax:
 }
 
 blkend() {
-  extern isn, nisn;
+  extern isn;
+  auto i;
 
-  while (nisn < isn) {
-    nisn = nisn+1;
+  if (!isn)
+    return;
+  write('1:');
+  i = 0;
+  while (i < isn) {
     write('l');
-    number(nisn);
-    write(':');
-    write('ll');
-    number(nisn);
+    number(i);
     write('\n');
+    i = i+1;
   }
+  isn = 0;
 }
 
 gen(o,n) {
@@ -723,22 +727,25 @@ gen(o,n) {
 
 jumpc(n) {
   write('f '); /* ifop */
-  write('l');
+  write('1f');
+  write('+');
   number(n);
   write('\n');
 }
 
 jump(n) {
-  write('t '); /* traop */
-  write('ll');
+  write('x ');
+  write('1f');
+  write('+');
   number(n);
-  write('\n');
+  gen('\nn',6); /* goto */
 }
 
 label(n) {
-  write('ll');
+  write('l');
   number(n);
-  write(':');
+  write('=.');
+  write('\n');
 }
 
 printn(n) {
@@ -826,6 +833,5 @@ int *csym;
 int *ns;
 int cval;
 int isn;
-int nisn;
 int nerror;
 int nauto;