diff --git a/llvm-lua/lua-compiler.in b/llvm-lua/lua-compiler.in
index 4601b25..05772c3 100755
--- a/llvm-lua/lua-compiler.in
+++ b/llvm-lua/lua-compiler.in
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 DIR=`realpath $0`
 DIR=`dirname $DIR`
 
-CC=gcc
+CC=clang
 LIBTOOL="libtool --tag=CC --silent"
 RPATH=`pwd`
 LLVM_LUAC="./llvm-luac"
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ if [[ ! -x "$LLVM_LUAC" ]]; then
 	LLVM_LUAC=`which llvm-luac`
 fi
 
-TARGET=
-FORCE_TARGET="0"
+ARCH=
 CPU=i686
 #CPU=pentium4
 #CPU=athlon64
@@ -31,9 +30,8 @@ OUTPUT_FILE=""
 DEBUG="0"
 KEEP_TMPS="0"
 STATIC="0"
-MODE="full_bc"
+MODE="standalone"
 EXPORT_SYMBOLS=" -Wl,-E "
-LLC_FLAGS=" -relocation-model=pic "
 EXTRA_ARGS=
 LIBS=
 
@@ -61,19 +59,8 @@ OPTIONS:
                        info and gcc debug symbols are enabled.
   -keep-tmps       - Don't delete temp. files generated by intermediate stages.  Use only
                        for debuging generated code or if you are really curious!
-  -target=<target> - <target> is passed to llc as '-target=<target>', see llc --version for targets
+  -march=<march>   - <march> is passed to llc as '-march=<march>', see llc --version for targets
   -mcpu=<arch>     - <cpu> is passed to gcc as '-march=<cpu>'
-  -mode=<mode>     - Switch how LLVM bitcode is generated and compiled into native code.
-                   -   full_bc - (default mode) compiles Lua scripts into LLVM bitcode
-                         linked with bitcode liblua_main.bc then converted to assembly
-                         before being compiled with gcc to a native executable.
-                   -   lua_mod - Only used by the '-lua-module' option.  Don't use
-                         it directly.
-                   The following modes are for testing only:
-                   -   cbe - compile Lua script into C-code from LLVM bitcode, then use
-                         gcc to compile to native executable binary.
-                   -   c - compiles Lua scripts into C-code.
-                   -   ll - compiles Lua scripts into LLVM IR code.
   -******          - All other options passed to 'llvm-luac'.  See below for a list of
                        options supported by 'llvm-luac'.
 
@@ -97,11 +84,11 @@ for arg in "$@" ; do
 	case "$arg" in
 	-lua-mod*)  MODE="lua_mod"; EXTRA_ARGS="$EXTRA_ARGS $arg" ;;
 	-static)  STATIC="1" ;;
-	-c++)  CC=g++ ;;
+	-c++)  CC=clang++ ;;
 	-debug)  DEBUG="1" ;;
 	-keep-tmps)  KEEP_TMPS="1" ;;
 	-mode=*)  MODE=` echo "$arg" | sed -e 's/-mode=//'` ;;
-	-target=*)  FORCE_TARGET="1"; TARGET=` echo "$arg" | sed -e 's/-target=//'` ;;
+	-march=*)  ARCH=` echo "$arg" | sed -e 's/-march=//'` ;;
 	-mcpu=*)  FORCE_CPU="1"; CPU=` echo "$arg" | sed -e 's/-mcpu=//'` ;;
 	-help|--help|-h)  usage ;;
 	-version|--version|-v)  version ;;
@@ -115,7 +102,6 @@ done
 # find the mode's output file extension.
 OUTPUT_EXT=""
 case "$MODE" in
-	c) OUTPUT_EXT=".c" ;;
 	ll) OUTPUT_EXT=".ll" ;;
 	lua_mod) OUTPUT_EXT=".so" ;;
 esac
@@ -128,8 +114,6 @@ fi
 # get source file's path & filename.
 FPATH=`dirname ${FILE}`
 FNAME=`basename ${FILE}`
-# strip extension from filename.
-FILE="${FILE%\.*}"
 
 # select debug/optimize parameters.
 if [[ $DEBUG == "1" ]]; then
@@ -137,37 +121,18 @@ if [[ $DEBUG == "1" ]]; then
 	LUA_FLAGS=" -O0 -g "
 	#LUA_FLAGS=" -O3 -do-not-inline-opcodes "
 	#CFLAGS=" -ggdb -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -Wall "
-	OPT_FLAGS=" -disable-opt "
-	if [[ ! -z $CPU && $FORCE_CPU == "1" ]]; then
-		CFLAGS=" -march=$CPU $CFLAGS "
-	fi
 else
 	LUA_FLAGS=" -O3 -s "
 	#LUA_FLAGS=" -O3 -g "
 	#CFLAGS=" -ggdb -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -Wall "
 	CFLAGS=" -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe "
-	if [[ ! -z $CPU ]]; then
-		CFLAGS=" -march=$CPU $CFLAGS "
-	fi
-	OPT_FLAGS=" -O3 -std-compile-opts -tailcallelim "
-	LLC_FLAGS=" -tailcallopt $LLC_FLAGS "
 fi
 if [[ ! -z $CPU && $FORCE_CPU == "1" ]]; then
-	LLC_FLAGS=" -mcpu=$CPU $LLC_FLAGS "
+	CFLAGS=" -mcpu=$CPU $LLC_FLAGS "
 fi
 
-if [[ $MODE == "cbe" ]]; then
-	EXTRA_ARGS="$EXTRA_ARGS -no-main "
-
-	# path to liblua_main.a
-	LIBS="$LIBS -L$DIR -L$DIR/../lib -L$PREFIX/lib "
-elif [[ $MODE == "c" ]]; then
-	EXTRA_ARGS="$EXTRA_ARGS -no-main "
-else
-	# if mode not "cbe" or "c"
-	if [[ ! -z $TARGET && $FORCE_TARGET == "1" ]]; then
-		LLC_FLAGS=" -march=$TARGET $LLC_FLAGS "
-	fi
+if [[ ! -z $ARCH && $FORCE_ARCH == "1" ]]; then
+	CFLAGS=" -march=$ARCH $LLC_FLAGS "
 fi
 
 #
@@ -181,35 +146,14 @@ TMPS="${FILE}.bc"
 
 # use one of the compile modes.
 case "$MODE" in
-	cbe)
-		TMPS="$TMPS ${FILE}_opt.bc ${FILE}_run.c"
-		echo_cmd opt $OPT_FLAGS -o ${FILE}_opt.bc ${FILE}.bc
-		echo_cmd llc $LLC_FLAGS --march=c -o ${FILE}_run.c ${FILE}_opt.bc
-		echo_cmd $CC $EXPORT_SYMBOLS $CFLAGS $LIBS -o ${OUTPUT_FILE} ${FILE}_run.c -lllvm-lua_main -lm -ldl
-		;;
-	c)
-		TMPS="$TMPS ${FILE}_opt.bc"
-		echo_cmd opt $OPT_FLAGS -o ${FILE}_opt.bc ${FILE}.bc
-		echo_cmd llc $LLC_FLAGS --march=c -o ${OUTPUT_FILE} ${FILE}_opt.bc
-		;;
-	ll)
-		echo_cmd llvm-dis -o ${OUTPUT_FILE} ${FILE}.bc
-		;;
-	full_bc)
-		TMPS="$TMPS ${FILE}_opt.bc ${FILE}_run.bc ${FILE}_run.s"
-		echo_cmd opt $OPT_FLAGS -o ${FILE}_run.bc ${FILE}.bc
-		echo_cmd llc $LLC_FLAGS -filetype=asm -o ${FILE}_run.s ${FILE}_run.bc
-		echo_cmd $CC $EXPORT_SYMBOLS $CFLAGS -o ${OUTPUT_FILE} ${FILE}_run.s -lm -ldl
+	standalone)
+		TMPS="$TMPS ${FILE}_run.s"
+		echo_cmd $CC $EXPORT_SYMBOLS $CFLAGS -o ${OUTPUT_FILE} ${FILE}.bc -lm -ldl
 		;;
 	lua_mod)
-		TMPS="$TMPS ${FILE}_opt.bc ${FILE}_mod.s ${FPATH}/${FNAME}.lo ${FPATH}/lib${FNAME}.la"
-		echo_cmd opt $OPT_FLAGS -o ${FILE}_opt.bc ${FILE}.bc
-		echo_cmd llc $LLC_FLAGS -filetype=asm -o ${FILE}_mod.s ${FILE}_opt.bc || {
-			echo "Error compiling LLVM bitcode to assembly code."
-			exit 1;
-		}
+		TMPS="$TMPS ${FILE}_mod.s ${FPATH}/${FNAME}.lo ${FPATH}/lib${FNAME}.la"
 		# compile assembly code to object file.
-		$LIBTOOL --mode=compile $CC $CFLAGS -c -o ${FILE}.lo ${FILE}_mod.s
+		$LIBTOOL --mode=compile $CC $CFLAGS -c -o ${FILE}.lo ${FILE}.bc
 		# compile to dynamic module
 		if [[ $STATIC == "0" ]]; then
 			$LIBTOOL --mode=link $CC -rpath ${RPATH} -o ${FPATH}/lib${FNAME}.la ${FILE}.lo && \
diff --git a/llvm-lua/lua-cross-compiler.in b/llvm-lua/lua-cross-compiler.in
index 550daa5..46949e9 100755
--- a/llvm-lua/lua-cross-compiler.in
+++ b/llvm-lua/lua-cross-compiler.in
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ fi
 
 ARCH=@CROSS_ARCH@
 CPU=@CROSS_CPU@
+FORCE_CPU="0"
 MODULE="0"
 NO_ASSEMBLE="0"
 FILE=lua-native-out
 FILES=""
 DEBUG="0"
 KEEP_TMPS="0"
-MODE="asm"
 EXTRA_ARGS=
 
 function echo_cmd() {
@@ -50,9 +50,8 @@ OPTIONS:
                        info and gcc debug symbols are enabled.
   -keep-tmps       - Don't delete temp. files generated by intermediate stages.  Use only
                        for debuging generated code or if you are really curious!
-  -mode=<mode>     - Switch how LLVM bitcode is generated and compiled into native code.
-                   -   asm - compiles Lua scripts into asm-code.
-                   -   cbe - compiles Lua scripts into C-code. (only for testing, don't use it.)
+  -march=<march>   - <march> is passed to llc as '-march=<march>', see llc --version for targets
+  -mcpu=<arch>     - <cpu> is passed to gcc as '-march=<cpu>'
   -******          - All other options passed to 'llvm-luac'.  See below for a list of
                        options supported by 'llvm-luac'.
 
@@ -78,7 +77,8 @@ for arg in "$@" ; do
 	-debug)  DEBUG="1" ;;
 	-no-assemble)  NO_ASSEMBLE="1" ;;
 	-keep-tmps)  KEEP_TMPS="1" ;;
-	-mode=*)  MODE=` echo "$arg" | sed -e 's/-mode=//'` ;;
+	-march=*)  ARCH=` echo "$arg" | sed -e 's/-march=//'` ;;
+	-mcpu=*)  FORCE_CPU="1"; CPU=` echo "$arg" | sed -e 's/-mcpu=//'` ;;
 	-help|--help|-h)  usage ;;
 	-version|--version|-v)  version ;;
 	-o|-L)  CONSUME="$arg" ;;
@@ -91,10 +91,7 @@ done
 # find the mode's output file extension.
 OUTPUT_EXT=""
 MODE_OUT=""
-case "$MODE" in
-	cbe) OUTPUT_EXT=".c" ;;
-	asm) OUTPUT_EXT=".s" ;;
-esac
+OUTPUT_EXT=".s"
 if [[ -z "$OUTPUT_FILE" ]]; then
 	if [[ $MODULE == "0" && $NO_ASSEMBLE == "0" ]]; then
 		OUTPUT_FILE="${FILE}"
@@ -109,14 +106,17 @@ MODE_OUT="${FILE}${OUTPUT_EXT}"
 # select debug/optimize parameters.
 if [[ $DEBUG == "1" ]]; then
 	LUA_FLAGS=" -O0 -g "
-	OPT_FLAGS=" -disable-opt "
-	LLC_FLAGS=" "
+	LLC_FLAGS=" -O0 "
 else
 	LUA_FLAGS=" -O3 -s "
-	OPT_FLAGS=" -O3 -std-compile-opts -tailcallelim "
-	LLC_FLAGS=" -tailcallopt "
+	LLC_FLAGS=" -O3 -tailcallopt "
+fi
+if [[ ! -z "$CPU" ]]; then
+	LLC_FLAGS=" -mcpu=$CPU $LLC_FLAGS "
+fi
+if [[ ! -z $ARCH ]]; then
+	LLC_FLAGS=" -march=$ARCH $LLC_FLAGS "
 fi
-LLC_FLAGS=" -mcpu=$CPU $LLC_FLAGS "
 
 #
 # run llvm-luac to compile Lua source/bytecode to LLVM bitcode.
@@ -126,24 +126,7 @@ echo_cmd $LLVM_LUAC $EXTRA_ARGS $LUA_FLAGS -bc -o ${FILE}.bc ${FILES} || {
 	exit 1;
 }
 TMPS="${FILE}.bc"
-
-# use one of the compile modes.
-case "$MODE" in
-	cbe)
-		TMPS="$TMPS ${FILE}_opt.bc ${FILE}_run.c"
-		echo_cmd opt $OPT_FLAGS -o ${FILE}_opt.bc ${FILE}.bc
-		echo_cmd llc $LLC_FLAGS --march=c -o ${FILE}_run.c ${FILE}_opt.bc
-		echo_cmd $CC $EXPORT_SYMBOLS $CFLAGS $LIBS -o ${OUTPUT_FILE} ${FILE}_run.c -lllvm-lua_main -lm -ldl
-		;;
-	asm)
-		TMPS="$TMPS ${FILE}_opt.bc"
-		echo_cmd opt $OPT_FLAGS -o ${FILE}_opt.bc ${FILE}.bc
-		echo_cmd llc -march=$ARCH $LLC_FLAGS -filetype=asm -o ${MODE_OUT} ${FILE}_opt.bc
-		;;
-	*)
-		echo "Invalid compile mode: $MODE"
-		;;
-esac
+echo_cmd llc $LLC_FLAGS -filetype=asm -o ${MODE_OUT} ${FILE}.bc
 
 # compile to stand-alone
 if [[ $MODULE == "0" && $NO_ASSEMBLE == "0" ]]; then