diff -r d8ed9b8f19ca -r 23627f8bc421 jitcraft/BytecodeEmitter.h
--- a/jitcraft/BytecodeEmitter.h	Sat Jun 30 22:34:48 2012 -0700
+++ b/jitcraft/BytecodeEmitter.h	Sat Jun 30 22:45:25 2012 -0700
@@ -320,6 +320,23 @@
         }
         writeUint32(var->slot());
     }
+    void get(Variable *var) {
+        if (var->location() == Variable::STACK) {
+            getlocal(var->slot());
+        } else {
+            assert(var->location() == Variable::PARAMETER);
+            getarg(var->slot());
+        }
+    }
+    void set(Variable *var) {
+        assert(!var->type()->isReference());
+        if (var->location() == Variable::STACK) {
+            setlocal(var->slot());
+        } else {
+            assert(var->location() == Variable::PARAMETER);
+            setarg(var->slot());
+        }
+    }
     void slotref_lifo() {
         singleByteOp(OP_SLOTREF_LIFO);
     }