diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 85f9f8ea..01c21260 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ int main ()
 	}
 
 	/* execute the BEGIN/pattern-action/END blocks */
-	retv = hawk_rtx_loop(rtx);
+	retv = hawk_rtx_loop(rtx); /* alternatively, hawk_rtx_exec(rtx, HAWK_NULL, 0) */
 	if (!retv)
 	{
 		hawk_logbfmt (hawk, HAWK_LOG_STDERR, "ERROR(rtx_loop): %js\n", hawk_geterrmsg(hawk));
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ int main ()
 	}
 
 	HAWK::Hawk::Value vr;
-	hawk.exec (&vr, HAWK_NULL, 0);
+	hawk.loop (&vr);  // alternatively, hawk.exec (&vr, HAWK_NULL, 0);
 
 	hawk.close ();
 	return 0;
diff --git a/lib/hawk.h b/lib/hawk.h
index 054a9365..6cdf76ff 100644
--- a/lib/hawk.h
+++ b/lib/hawk.h
@@ -2405,10 +2405,18 @@ HAWK_EXPORT hawk_val_t* hawk_rtx_execwithbcstrarr (
 #	define hawk_rtx_callwithoocstr hawk_rtx_callwithucstr
 #	define hawk_rtx_callwithoocstrarr hawk_rtx_callwithucstrarr
 #	define hawk_rtx_execwithoocstrarr hawk_rtx_execwithucstrarr
+
+#	define hawk_rtx_call hawk_rtx_callwithucstr
+#	define hawk_rtx_call hawk_rtx_callwithucstrarr
+#	define hawk_rtx_exec hawk_rtx_execwithucstrarr
 #else
 #	define hawk_rtx_callwithoocstr hawk_rtx_callwithbcstr
 #	define hawk_rtx_callwithoocstrarr hawk_rtx_callwithbcstrarr
 #	define hawk_rtx_execwithoocstrarr hawk_rtx_execwithbcstrarr
+
+#	define hawk_rtx_call hawk_rtx_callwithbcstr
+#	define hawk_rtx_call hawk_rtx_callwithbcstrarr
+#	define hawk_rtx_exec hawk_rtx_execwithbcstrarr
 #endif
 
 /**