diff --git a/smop/backend.py b/smop/backend.py
index 7a057c58..88f04183 100644
--- a/smop/backend.py
+++ b/smop/backend.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def    del     elif  else  except
 
     Data  Float Int   Numeric Oxphys
     array close float int     input
-    open  range type  write   zeros
+    open  range type  write
 
     len
     """.split())
@@ -215,19 +215,17 @@ def _backend(self,level=0):
 
 @extend(node.func_stmt)
 def _backend(self,level=0):
-    if (self.args and 
-            isinstance(self.args[-1],node.ident) and
-            self.args[-1].name == "varargin"):
-        self.args[-1].name = "*varargin"
+    self.args.append(node.ident("*args"))
+    self.args.append(node.ident("**kwargs"))
+    
     s = """
 @function
 def %s(%s):
     nargin = sys._getframe(1).f_locals["nargin"]
     varargin = sys._getframe(1).f_locals["varargin"]
-
+    nargout = sys._getframe(1).f_locals["nargout"]
 """ % (self.ident._backend(),
        self.args._backend())
-           
     return s
 
 @extend(node.funcall)
diff --git a/smop/core.py b/smop/core.py
index 0d252d76..a229880b 100644
--- a/smop/core.py
+++ b/smop/core.py
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ def true(*args):
     return matlabarray(np.ones(args,dtype=bool,order="F"))
 
 def version():
-    return char('0.26')
+    return char('0.29')
 
 def zeros(*args,**kwargs):
     if not args:
@@ -709,7 +709,9 @@ def print_usage():
     raise Exception
 
 def function(f):
-    def helper(*args):
+    def helper(*args,**kwargs):
+        nargout = kwargs and kwargs["nargout"]
+        varargin = cellarray(args)
         nargin=len(args)
         return f(*args)
     return helper
diff --git a/smop/fastsolver.m b/smop/fastsolver.m
index 2116bc88..196b825e 100644
--- a/smop/fastsolver.m
+++ b/smop/fastsolver.m
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-function moves=solver(A,B,w0)
+function moves=fastsolver(A,B,w0)
 [moves,optmove,optscore]=cbest(A,B,w0);
 curscore=sum(w0(moves(:,1)));
 lots=1;
diff --git a/smop/parse.py b/smop/parse.py
index de18db46..fe04fc02 100644
--- a/smop/parse.py
+++ b/smop/parse.py
@@ -435,7 +435,8 @@ def p_ident_init_opt(p):
     else:
         p[0] = p[1]
     if len(p) == 2:
-        p[0].init = node.ident(name="None") if p[0].name != "varargin" else ""
+#        p[0].init = node.ident(name="None") if p[0].name != "varargin" else ""
+        pass
     else:
         p[0].init = p[3]