--- a/core/src/luan/modules/BasicLuan.java	Mon Jul 13 20:53:02 2015 -0600
+++ b/core/src/luan/modules/BasicLuan.java	Tue Jul 14 17:40:48 2015 -0600
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 			fileName = "stdin:";
 		String src = PackageLuan.read(luan,fileName,addExtension);
 		if( src == null )
-			throw luan.exception( "file '"+fileName+"' not found" );
+			throw new LuanException(luan, "file '"+fileName+"' not found" );
 		return load(luan,src,fileName,null,false);
 	}
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 	public static void set_metatable(LuanState luan,LuanTable table,LuanTable metatable) throws LuanException {
 		Utils.checkNotNull(luan,table);
 		if( table.getHandler("__metatable") != null )
-			throw luan.exception("cannot change a protected metatable");
+			throw new LuanException(luan,"cannot change a protected metatable");
 		table.setMetatable(metatable);
 	}
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 			LuanTable t = (LuanTable)v;
 			return t.rawLength();
 		}
-		throw luan.exception( "bad argument #1 to 'raw_len' (table or string expected)" );
+		throw new LuanException(luan, "bad argument #1 to 'raw_len' (table or string expected)" );
 	}
 
 	public static String to_string(LuanState luan,Object v) throws LuanException {
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 	}
 
 	public static LuanTable new_error(LuanState luan,Object msg) throws LuanException {
-		return luan.exception(msg).table();
+		return new LuanException(luan,msg).table();
 	}
 
 	public static String assert_string(LuanState luan,String v) throws LuanException {
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 	public static LuanFunction range(LuanState luan,final double from,final double to,Double stepV) throws LuanException {
 		final double step = stepV==null ? 1.0 : stepV;
 		if( step == 0.0 )
-			throw luan.exception("bad argument #3 (step may not be zero)");
+			throw new LuanException(luan,"bad argument #3 (step may not be zero)");
 		return new LuanFunction() {
 			double v = from;
 
@@ -185,22 +185,22 @@
 		Utils.checkNotNull(luan,blocks);
 		Object obj = blocks.get(luan,1);
 		if( obj == null )
-			throw luan.exception("missing 'try' value");
+			throw new LuanException(luan,"missing 'try' value");
 		if( !(obj instanceof LuanFunction) )
-			throw luan.exception("bad 'try' value (function expected, got "+Luan.type(obj)+")");
+			throw new LuanException(luan,"bad 'try' value (function expected, got "+Luan.type(obj)+")");
 		LuanFunction tryFn = (LuanFunction)obj;
 		LuanFunction catchFn = null;
 		obj = blocks.get(luan,"catch");
 		if( obj != null ) {
 			if( !(obj instanceof LuanFunction) )
-				throw luan.exception("bad 'catch' value (function expected, got "+Luan.type(obj)+")");
+				throw new LuanException(luan,"bad 'catch' value (function expected, got "+Luan.type(obj)+")");
 			catchFn = (LuanFunction)obj;
 		}
 		LuanFunction finallyFn = null;
 		obj = blocks.get(luan,"finally");
 		if( obj != null ) {
 			if( !(obj instanceof LuanFunction) )
-				throw luan.exception("bad 'finally' value (function expected, got "+Luan.type(obj)+")");
+				throw new LuanException(luan,"bad 'finally' value (function expected, got "+Luan.type(obj)+")");
 			finallyFn = (LuanFunction)obj;
 		}
 		try {