--- natives.c	2007-09-30 01:50:54.000000000 +0100
+++ natives.c-new	2008-08-15 23:35:12.000000000 +0100
@@ -334,13 +334,7 @@
 
 uintptr_t *getClassSignature(Class *class, MethodBlock *mb, uintptr_t *ostack) {
     ClassBlock *cb = CLASS_CB(GET_CLASS(ostack[0]));
-    Object *string = NULL;
-
-    if(cb->signature != NULL) {
-        char *dot_name = slash2dots(cb->signature);
-        string = createString(dot_name);
-        sysFree(dot_name);
-    }
+    Object *string = cb->signature == NULL ? NULL : createString(cb->signature);
 
     *ostack++ = (uintptr_t)string;
     return ostack;
@@ -735,13 +729,7 @@
 uintptr_t *getMethodSignature(Class *class, MethodBlock *mb2, uintptr_t *ostack) {
     Class *decl_class = (Class*)ostack[1];
     MethodBlock *mb = &(CLASS_CB(decl_class)->methods[ostack[2]]); 
-    Object *string = NULL;
-
-    if(mb->signature != NULL) {
-        char *dot_name = slash2dots(mb->signature);
-        string = createString(dot_name);
-        sysFree(dot_name);
-    }
+    Object *string = mb->signature == NULL ? NULL : createString(mb->signature);
 
     *ostack++ = (uintptr_t)string;
     return ostack;
@@ -778,13 +766,7 @@
 uintptr_t *getFieldSignature(Class *class, MethodBlock *mb, uintptr_t *ostack) {
     Class *decl_class = (Class*)ostack[1];
     FieldBlock *fb = &(CLASS_CB(decl_class)->fields[ostack[2]]); 
-    Object *string = NULL;
-
-    if(fb->signature != NULL) {
-        char *dot_name = slash2dots(fb->signature);
-        string = createString(dot_name);
-        sysFree(dot_name);
-    }
+    Object *string = fb->signature == NULL ? NULL : createString(fb->signature);
 
     *ostack++ = (uintptr_t)string;
     return ostack;