diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bfeda548fc..77aeaf4aee 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+Wed Mar 20 16:05:37 2002  Yukihiro Matsumoto  <matz@ruby-lang.org>
+
+	* eval.c (is_defined): should check receiver only once.
+
+	* eval.c (is_defined): should handle NODE_NEWLINE.
+
+Wed Mar 20 11:29:25 2002  Aristarkh A Zagorodnikov  <xm@xml-objects.com>
+
+	* file.c (rb_file_s_expand_path): memory leak fixed.
+
 Wed Mar 20 00:36:43 2002  Akinori MUSHA  <knu@iDaemons.org>
 
 	* util.c (ruby_getcwd): the content of buf is uncertain and must
diff --git a/eval.c b/eval.c
index 5e2131ebed..32f7972c39 100644
--- a/eval.c
+++ b/eval.c
@@ -1803,6 +1803,7 @@ is_defined(self, node, buf)
     VALUE val;			/* OK */
     int state;
 
+  again:
     if (!node) return "expression";
     switch (nd_type(node)) {
       case NODE_SUPER:
@@ -1824,7 +1825,6 @@ is_defined(self, node, buf)
 	goto check_bound;
 
       case NODE_CALL:
-	if (!is_defined(self, node->nd_recv, buf)) return 0;
 	PUSH_TAG(PROT_NONE);
 	if ((state = EXEC_TAG()) == 0) {
 	    val = rb_eval(self, node->nd_recv);
@@ -1960,6 +1960,10 @@ is_defined(self, node, buf)
 	}
 	break;
 
+      case NODE_NEWLINE:
+	node = node->nd_next;
+	goto again;
+
       default:
 	PUSH_TAG(PROT_NONE);
 	if ((state = EXEC_TAG()) == 0) {
diff --git a/file.c b/file.c
index 5a79c13fbd..1735012584 100644
--- a/file.c
+++ b/file.c
@@ -1469,6 +1469,7 @@ rb_file_s_expand_path(argc, argv)
 	    tainted = 1;
 	    BUFCHECK (strlen(dir) > buflen);
 	    strcpy(buf, dir);
+	    free(dir);
 	    p = &buf[strlen(buf)];
 	}
 	while (p > buf && *(p - 1) == '/') p--;
diff --git a/parse.y b/parse.y
index 01eef2ed0c..db8115eee5 100644
--- a/parse.y
+++ b/parse.y
@@ -5021,12 +5021,10 @@ local_id(id)
     return Qfalse;
 }
 
-static VALUE last_dyna_vars = 0;
-
 static void
 top_local_init()
 {
-    local_push(1);
+    local_push();
     lvtbl->cnt = ruby_scope->local_tbl?ruby_scope->local_tbl[0]:0;
     if (lvtbl->cnt > 0) {
 	lvtbl->tbl = ALLOC_N(ID, lvtbl->cnt+3);
@@ -5187,8 +5185,7 @@ Init_sym()
 {
     sym_tbl = st_init_strtable_with_size(200);
     sym_rev_tbl = st_init_numtable_with_size(200);
-    rb_global_variable(&lex_lastline);
-    rb_global_variable(&last_dyna_vars);
+    rb_global_variable((VALUE*)&lex_lastline);
 }
 
 static ID last_id = LAST_TOKEN;