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diff --git a/ghc/includes/TailCalls.h b/ghc/includes/TailCalls.h
index 05dc852..670da95 100644
--- a/ghc/includes/TailCalls.h
+++ b/ghc/includes/TailCalls.h
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * $Id: TailCalls.h,v 1.14 2003/09/21 13:22:02 igloo Exp $
  *
  * (c) The GHC Team, 1998-1999
  *
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@
 
 #ifdef USE_MINIINTERPRETER
 
-#define JMP_(cont) return(stgCast(StgFunPtr,cont))
+#define JMP_(cont) return((StgFunPtr)(cont))
 #define FB_
 #define FE_
 
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ extern void __DISCARD__(void);
    Tail calling on x86
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-#if i386_TARGET_ARCH
+#if i386_HOST_ARCH
 
 /* Note about discard: possibly there to fool GCC into clearing up
    before we do the jump eg. if there are some arguments left on the C
@@ -57,28 +56,48 @@ extern void __DISCARD__(void);
       goto *__target; 	    	    	\
     }
 
-#endif /* i386_TARGET_ARCH */
+#endif /* i386_HOST_ARCH */
 
 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Tail calling on x86_64
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-#if x86_64_TARGET_ARCH
+#if x86_64_HOST_ARCH
+
+/*
+  NOTE about __DISCARD__():
+
+  On x86_64 this is necessary to work around bugs in the register
+  variable support in gcc.  Without the __DISCARD__() call, gcc will
+  silently throw away assignements to global register variables that
+  happen before the jump.
+
+  Here's the example:
+
+  extern void g(void);
+  static void f(void) {
+    R1 = g;
+    __DISCARD__()
+    goto *R1;
+  }
+
+  without the dummy function call, gcc throws away the assignment to R1
+  (gcc 3.4.3) gcc bug #20359.
+*/
 
 #define JMP_(cont)			\
     { 					\
-      void *__target;			\
-      __target = (void *)(cont);    	\
-      goto *__target; 	    	    	\
+      __DISCARD__();			\
+      goto *(void *)(cont); 	    	    	\
     }
 
-#endif /* x86_64_TARGET_ARCH */
+#endif /* x86_64_HOST_ARCH */
 
 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Tail calling on Sparc
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-#ifdef sparc_TARGET_ARCH
+#ifdef sparc_HOST_ARCH
 
 #define JMP_(cont)	((F_) (cont))()
 	/* Oh so happily, the above turns into a "call" instruction,
@@ -90,15 +109,15 @@ extern void __DISCARD__(void);
 #define FB_
 #define FE_
 
-#endif /* sparc_TARGET_ARCH */
+#endif /* sparc_HOST_ARCH */
 
 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Tail calling on Alpha
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-#ifdef alpha_TARGET_ARCH
+#ifdef alpha_HOST_ARCH
 
-#ifdef IN_STG_CODE
+#if IN_STG_CODE
 register void *_procedure __asm__("$27");
 #endif
 
@@ -112,7 +131,7 @@ register void *_procedure __asm__("$27");
 #define FB_
 #define FE_
 
-#endif /* alpha_TARGET_ARCH */
+#endif /* alpha_HOST_ARCH */
 
 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Tail calling on HP
@@ -173,7 +192,7 @@ but uses $$dyncall if necessary to cope, just in case you aren't.
    Tail calling on PowerPC
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-#ifdef powerpc_TARGET_ARCH
+#ifdef powerpc_HOST_ARCH
 
 #define JMP_(cont)			\
     { 					\
@@ -201,13 +220,17 @@ but uses $$dyncall if necessary to cope, just in case you aren't.
 	#define JMP_(cont)	((F_) (cont))()
 */
 
-#endif /* powerpc_TARGET_ARCH */
+#endif /* powerpc_HOST_ARCH */
+
+#ifdef powerpc64_HOST_ARCH
+#define JMP_(cont) ((F_) (cont))()
+#endif
 
 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Tail calling on IA64
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-#ifdef ia64_TARGET_ARCH
+#ifdef ia64_HOST_ARCH
 
 /* The compiler can more intelligently decide how to do this.  We therefore
  * implement it as a call and optimise to a jump at mangle time. */