--- a/LargeInteger.st	Fri Feb 05 09:27:47 2016 +0000
+++ b/LargeInteger.st	Mon Feb 08 06:59:19 2016 +0100
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 "{ NameSpace: Smalltalk }"
 
 Integer subclass:#LargeInteger
-        instanceVariableNames:'sign digitByteArray'
-        classVariableNames:'UseKarazuba'
-        poolDictionaries:''
-        category:'Magnitude-Numbers'
+	instanceVariableNames:'sign digitByteArray'
+	classVariableNames:'UseKarazuba'
+	poolDictionaries:''
+	category:'Magnitude-Numbers'
 !
 
 !LargeInteger class methodsFor:'documentation'!
@@ -2341,17 +2341,20 @@
 equalFromInteger:anInteger
     "sent when an integer does not know how to compare to the receiver, a largeInt"
 
+    |otherClass|
+    
     "/
     "/ here, we depend on the fact, that largeinteger
     "/ results are always converted to smallInts, if possible.
     "/ therefore, a largeInt in the smallInt range is not allowed (possible)
     "/
-    anInteger class == SmallInteger ifTrue:[^ false ].
-    anInteger class == self class ifFalse:[
-        ^ super equalFromInteger:anInteger
+    otherClass := anInteger class.
+    otherClass == SmallInteger ifTrue:[^ false ].
+    otherClass == self class ifTrue:[
+        (anInteger sign == sign) ifFalse:[^ false].
+        ^ self absEq:anInteger
     ].
-    (anInteger sign == sign) ifFalse:[^ false].
-    ^ self absEq:anInteger
+    ^ super equalFromInteger:anInteger
 !
 
 lessFromInteger:anInteger
@@ -2394,7 +2397,7 @@
 
     num := anInteger abs.
     SmallInteger maxBytes == 8 ifTrue:[
-        (num > 16r3FFFFFFF) ifTrue:[
+        (num > 16rFFFFFFFF) ifTrue:[
             "if num is too big (so that multiplying by a byte could create a Large)"
             ^ anInteger retry:#* coercing:self
         ].
@@ -2598,12 +2601,12 @@
                 UINT64 _prod64;
 
                 __t = ((unsigned *)digitP)[0];
-                digitP += 4;
                 _prod64 = (INT64)_v;
                 _prod64 *= __t;
                 _prod64 += _carry;
                 ((unsigned *)resultP)[0] = _prod64 /* & 0xFFFFFFFFL */;
                 _carry = _prod64 >> 32;
+                digitP += 4;
                 resultP += 4;
                 _l -= 4;
             }
@@ -2612,12 +2615,12 @@
                 UINT64 _prod64;
 
                 __t = ((unsigned short *)digitP)[0];
-                digitP += 2;
                 _prod64 = (INT64)_v;
                 _prod64 *= __t;
                 _prod64 += _carry;
                 ((unsigned short *)resultP)[0] = _prod64 /* & 0xFFFF */;
                 _carry = _prod64 >> 16;
+                digitP += 2;
                 resultP += 2;
                 _l -= 2;
             }
@@ -4634,7 +4637,7 @@
                     /*
                      * two word-sized numbers, no carry - a very common case ...
                      */
-#if defined(__LSB_FIRST__)
+#if defined(__LSBFIRST__)
                     unsigned INT _sum = *(unsigned INT *)_otherDigits + *(unsigned INT *)_myDigits;
 #else
                     unsigned INT _sum = __unsignedLongIntVal(self) + __unsignedLongIntVal(aLargeInteger);
@@ -4668,7 +4671,7 @@
         _carry = 0;
 
 #if defined(__LSBFIRST__)
-# if (__POINTER_SIZE__ == 8) && defined(__GNUC__)
+# if (__POINTER_SIZE__ == 8) && defined(__GNUC__) && defined(__alpha__) 
 #  if 0  /* not faster (on alpha) */
         {
             int _comLen7;
@@ -4701,11 +4704,11 @@
                 _index += 8;
             }
         }
-#  endif
-# endif /* 64bit */
+#  endif / notdef */
+# endif /* 64bit alpha */
 
 # if (__POINTER_SIZE__ == 8)
-# if 0  /* not faster (on alpha) */
+# if 0  /* not faster */
         {
             int _comLen7;