diff --git a/ase/cmd/awk/awk.c b/ase/cmd/awk/awk.c
index 1c89813e..3ad100f1 100644
--- a/ase/cmd/awk/awk.c
+++ b/ase/cmd/awk/awk.c
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 /*
- * $Id: awk.c 325 2008-08-13 14:22:29Z baconevi $
+ * $Id: awk.c 329 2008-08-16 14:08:53Z baconevi $
  */
 
 #include <ase/awk/awk.h>
 #include <ase/cmn/sll.h>
+#include <ase/cmn/mem.h>
 
 #include <ase/utl/helper.h>
 #include <ase/utl/getopt.h>
@@ -1288,7 +1289,7 @@ static int awk_main (int argc, ase_char_t* argv[])
 
 	ase_sll_t* sf;
 
-	sf = ase_sll_open (ASE_GETMMGR());
+	sf = ase_sll_open (ASE_MMGR_GET());
 	if (sf == ASE_NULL)
 	{
 		out_of_memory ();
diff --git a/ase/include/ase/utl/helper.h b/ase/include/ase/utl/helper.h
index 4d2d23f2..6326adf0 100644
--- a/ase/include/ase/utl/helper.h
+++ b/ase/include/ase/utl/helper.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: helper.h 231 2008-06-28 08:37:09Z baconevi $
+ * $Id: helper.h 329 2008-08-16 14:08:53Z baconevi $
  */
 
 #ifndef _ASE_UTL_HELPER_H_
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
 #include <ase/types.h>
 #include <ase/macros.h>
 
-#define ASE_GETMMGR()  (ase_mmgr)
-#define ASE_SETMMGR(m) ((ase_mmgr) = (m))
-
 #define ASE_GETCCLS()  (ase_ccls)
 #define ASE_SETCCLS(c) ((ase_ccls) = (c))
 
@@ -18,7 +15,6 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-extern ase_mmgr_t* ase_mmgr;
 extern ase_ccls_t* ase_ccls;
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/ase/lib/awk/jni.c b/ase/lib/awk/jni.c
index 85157365..1c37d26c 100644
--- a/ase/lib/awk/jni.c
+++ b/ase/lib/awk/jni.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: jni.c 271 2008-07-20 12:42:39Z baconevi $
+ * $Id: jni.c 329 2008-08-16 14:08:53Z baconevi $
  *
  * {License}
  */
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_open (JNIEnv* env, jobject obj)
 	#endif
 #endif
 
-	awk = ase_awk_open (ASE_GETMMGR(), ASE_SIZEOF(awk_data_t));
+	awk = ase_awk_open (ASE_MMGR_GET(), ASE_SIZEOF(awk_data_t));
 	if (awk == ASE_NULL)
 	{
 		THROW_NOMEM_EXCEPTION (env);
diff --git a/ase/lib/awk/std.c b/ase/lib/awk/std.c
index 5388a2ff..d9eafe5f 100644
--- a/ase/lib/awk/std.c
+++ b/ase/lib/awk/std.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ ase_awk_t* ase_awk_openstd (void)
 	ase_awk_t* awk;
 	ext_t* ext;
 
-	awk = ase_awk_open (ASE_GETMMGR(), ASE_SIZEOF(ext_t), ASE_NULL);
+	awk = ase_awk_open (ASE_MMGR_GET(), ASE_SIZEOF(ext_t), ASE_NULL);
 	ase_awk_setccls (awk, ASE_GETCCLS());
 
 	ext = (ext_t*) ase_awk_getextension (awk);
diff --git a/ase/lib/cmn/mem.c b/ase/lib/cmn/mem.c
index 06b1471d..eb0adf25 100644
--- a/ase/lib/cmn/mem.c
+++ b/ase/lib/cmn/mem.c
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 /*
- * $Id: mem.c 177 2008-04-26 04:58:10Z baconevi $
+ * $Id: mem.c 329 2008-08-16 14:08:53Z baconevi $
  *
  * {License}
  */
 
 #include <ase/cmn/mem.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 #if defined(__SPU__)
 #include <spu_intrinsics.h>
@@ -399,3 +400,28 @@ void* ase_memrmem (const void* hs, ase_size_t hl, const void* nd, ase_size_t nl)
 
 	return ASE_NULL;
 }
+
+static void* mmgr_malloc (void* custom, ase_size_t n)
+{
+        return malloc (n);
+}
+
+static void* mmgr_realloc (void* custom, void* ptr, ase_size_t n)
+{
+        return realloc (ptr, n);
+}
+
+static void mmgr_free (void* custom, void* ptr)
+{
+        free (ptr);
+}
+
+static ase_mmgr_t mmgr =
+{
+	mmgr_malloc,
+	mmgr_realloc,
+	mmgr_free,
+	ASE_NULL
+};
+
+ase_mmgr_t* ase_mmgr = &mmgr;
diff --git a/ase/lib/cmn/mem.h b/ase/lib/cmn/mem.h
index 810ca0aa..232a1d4b 100644
--- a/ase/lib/cmn/mem.h
+++ b/ase/lib/cmn/mem.h
@@ -7,19 +7,28 @@
 #ifndef _ASE_LIB_CMN_MEM_H_
 #define _ASE_LIB_CMN_MEM_H_
 
+#include <ase/cmn/mem.h>
+
 #ifdef USE_STDC
 
 #include <string.h>
 #define ASE_MEMCPY(dst,src,len) memcpy(dst,src,len)
 #define ASE_MEMCMP(p1,p2,len) memcmp(p1,p2,len)
 #define ASE_MEMSET(dst,val,len) memset(dst,val,len)
+#define ASE_MEMBYTE(s,val,len) memchr(s,val,len)
+#define ASE_MEMRBYTE(s,val,len) memrchr(s,val,len)
+#define ASE_MEMMEM(hs,hl,nd,nl) memmem(hs,hl,nd,nl)
+#define ASE_MEMRMEM(hs,hl,nd,nl) memrmem(hs,hl,nd,nl)
 
 #else
 
-#include <ase/cmn/mem.h>
 #define ASE_MEMCPY(dst,src,len) ase_memcpy(dst,src,len)
 #define ASE_MEMCMP(p1,p2,len) ase_memcmp(p1,p2,len)
 #define ASE_MEMSET(dst,val,len) ase_memset(dst,val,len)
+#define ASE_MEMBYTE(s,val,len) ase_membyte(s,val,len)
+#define ASE_MEMRBYTE(s,val,len) ase_memrbyte(s,val,len)
+#define ASE_MEMMEM(hs,hl,nd,nl) ase_memmem(hs,hl,nd,nl)
+#define ASE_MEMRMEM(hs,hl,nd,nl) ase_memrmem(hs,hl,nd,nl)
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/ase/lib/cmn/sll.c b/ase/lib/cmn/sll.c
index 48db2a84..8fb6e136 100644
--- a/ase/lib/cmn/sll.c
+++ b/ase/lib/cmn/sll.c
@@ -13,15 +13,21 @@ void* ase_sll_copyinline (ase_sll_t* sll, void* dptr, ase_size_t dlen)
 	return ASE_NULL;
 }
 
-ase_sll_t* ase_sll_open (ase_mmgr_t* mmgr)
+ase_sll_t* ase_sll_open ()
 {
 	return ase_sll_openx (mmgr, 0, ASE_NULL);
 }
 
-ase_sll_t* ase_sll_openx (ase_mmgr_t* mmgr, ase_size_t extension, ase_fuser_t fuser)
+ase_sll_openm (ase_mmgr_t* mmgr);
+ase_sll_openx (ase_size_t extension, ase_fuser_t fuser);
+
+ase_sll_t* ase_sll_openf (
+	ase_mmgr_t* mmgr, ase_size_t extension, ase_fuser_t fuser)
 {
 	ase_sll_t* sll;
 
+	if (mmgr == ASE_NULL) mmgr = ASE_MMGR_GET ();
+
 	sll = ASE_MALLOC (mmgr, ASE_SIZEOF(ase_sll_t) + extension);
 	if (sll == ASE_NULL) return ASE_NULL;
 
diff --git a/ase/lib/utl/helper.c b/ase/lib/utl/helper.c
index 5dd8cdd4..86f08cd2 100644
--- a/ase/lib/utl/helper.c
+++ b/ase/lib/utl/helper.c
@@ -1,26 +1,10 @@
 
 /*
- * $Id: helper.c 231 2008-06-28 08:37:09Z baconevi $
+ * $Id: helper.c 329 2008-08-16 14:08:53Z baconevi $
  */
 
 #include <ase/utl/helper.h>
 #include <ase/utl/ctype.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-
-static void* mmgr_malloc (void* custom, ase_size_t n)
-{
-        return malloc (n);
-}
-
-static void* mmgr_realloc (void* custom, void* ptr, ase_size_t n)
-{
-        return realloc (ptr, n);
-}
-
-static void mmgr_free (void* custom, void* ptr)
-{
-        free (ptr);
-}
 
 static ase_bool_t ccls_isupper (void* custom, ase_cint_t c)  
 { 
@@ -87,14 +71,6 @@ static ase_cint_t ccls_tolower (void* custom, ase_cint_t c)
 	return ase_tolower (c);
 }
 
-static ase_mmgr_t mmgr =
-{
-	mmgr_malloc,
-	mmgr_realloc,
-	mmgr_free,
-	ASE_NULL
-};
-
 static ase_ccls_t ccls =
 {
 	ccls_isupper,
@@ -113,5 +89,4 @@ static ase_ccls_t ccls =
 	ASE_NULL
 };
 
-ase_mmgr_t* ase_mmgr = &mmgr;
 ase_ccls_t* ase_ccls = &ccls;