diff --git a/TODO.FACTOR.txt b/TODO.FACTOR.txt
index ba82445581..59fb5c95a4 100644
--- a/TODO.FACTOR.txt
+++ b/TODO.FACTOR.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 + 0.80:
 
+- inspector up clashes with interpreter up
 - make-image leaks memory if there is an error while parsing files
 - runtime primitives like fopen: check for null input
 - make = for sequences more efficient
diff --git a/library/compiler/ppc/alien.factor b/library/compiler/ppc/alien.factor
index 21dbbacf96..46e9c88f74 100644
--- a/library/compiler/ppc/alien.factor
+++ b/library/compiler/ppc/alien.factor
@@ -6,29 +6,35 @@ USING: alien assembler kernel math ;
 M: %alien-invoke generate-node ( vop -- )
     drop 0 input 1 input load-library compile-c-call ;
 
-GENERIC: store-insn
-GENERIC: load-insn
-GENERIC: return-reg
+GENERIC: store-insn ( from to offset reg-class -- )
+
+GENERIC: load-insn ( elt parameter reg-class -- )
+
+GENERIC: return-reg ( reg-class -- reg )
+
+M: int-regs store-insn drop 1 swap stack@ STW ;
 
-M: int-regs store-insn drop stack@ STW ;
 M: int-regs return-reg drop 3 ;
+
 M: int-regs load-insn drop 3 + 1 rot stack@ LWZ ;
 
 M: float-regs store-insn
-    >r stack@ r> float-regs-size 4 = [ STFS ] [ STFD ] if ;
+    >r 1 swap stack@ r>
+    float-regs-size 4 = [ STFS ] [ STFD ] if ;
+
 M: float-regs return-reg drop 1 ;
+
 M: float-regs load-insn
     >r 1+ 1 rot stack@ r> 
     float-regs-size 4 = [ LFS ] [ LFD ] if ;
 
-M: stack-params load-insn ( from to reg-class -- )
+M: stack-params load-insn
     drop >r 0 1 rot stack@ LWZ 0 1 r> stack@ STW ;
 
 M: %unbox generate-node ( vop -- )
     drop
     1 input f compile-c-call
-    2 input return-reg
-    1 0 input 2 input store-insn ;
+    2 input return-reg 0 input 2 input store-insn ;
 
 M: %parameter generate-node ( vop -- )
     drop 0 input 1 input 2 input load-insn ;
diff --git a/library/compiler/x86/stack.factor b/library/compiler/x86/stack.factor
index c1578990af..4f6b417564 100644
--- a/library/compiler/x86/stack.factor
+++ b/library/compiler/x86/stack.factor
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ M: %inc-r generate-node ( vop -- ) drop cs-reg (%inc) ;
 M: %immediate generate-node ( vop -- )
     drop 0 output-operand 0 input address MOV ;
 
-: load-indirect ( dest literal -- )
-    add-literal address-operand 1array MOV
-    rel-absolute-cell rel-address ;
-
 M: %indirect generate-node ( vop -- )
     #! indirect load of a literal through a table
     drop 0 output-operand 0 input load-indirect ;