diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index a01d863282..aa4c16c1f4 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -1,10 +1,20 @@
+19991113-03:23 GMT+1 Victor Szel <info@szelvesz.hu>
+  * source/rtl/itemapi.c
+    % hb_evalNew(), hb_evalPutParam(), hb_evalRelease(), hb_itemRelease(),
+      hb_itemFreeC() - Variables and double initializations elimiated, faster, 
+      simpler.
+  * source/rtl/dates.c
+    - DTOS() optimalization removed, it's now always 100% Clipper compatible,
+      STRICT option removed.
+    % hb_cmonth(), hb_cdow() optimalized.
+
 19991112-19:29 GMT+1 Victor Szel <info@szelvesz.hu>
   * source/rtl/itemapi.c
     source/rtl/strings.c
     ! Moved the infinity support from strings.c to itemapi.c.
     + The infinity support changed to not require the init on startup feature
       of the compilers, it's now plain ANSI C.
-    + Removed to STRICT option from the infinity support, it's now turned on
+    + Removed the STRICT option from the infinity support, it's now turned on
       all the time. Now one more RTL_TEST line will pass.
 
 19991112-11:40 EDT Paul Tucker <ptucker@sympatico.ca>
diff --git a/harbour/source/rtl/dates.c b/harbour/source/rtl/dates.c
index 9cc534d424..d5d49feb33 100644
--- a/harbour/source/rtl/dates.c
+++ b/harbour/source/rtl/dates.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
  *    hb_dateDecStr()
  *    hb_dateStrPut()
  *    hb_dateStrGet()
+ *    HB_STOD()
  *    HB_HB_STOD()
  *
  * See doc/license.txt for licensing terms.
@@ -86,9 +87,6 @@
 #if defined(__TURBOC__) || defined(__BORLANDC__)  || defined(__DJGPP__)
    #include <dos.h>
 #endif
-#ifndef HARBOUR_STRICT_CLIPPER_COMPATIBILITY
-   #define HB_OPTIMIZE_DTOS
-#endif
 
 double hb_secondsToday( void )
 {
@@ -113,20 +111,14 @@ char * hb_cmonth( int iMonth )
 {
    HB_TRACE(HB_TR_DEBUG, ("hb_cmonth(%d)", iMonth));
 
-   if( iMonth >= 1 && iMonth <= 12 )
-      return hb_monthsname[ iMonth - 1 ];
-   else
-      return "";
+   return ( iMonth >= 1 && iMonth <= 12 ) ? hb_monthsname[ iMonth - 1 ] : "";
 }
 
 char * hb_cdow( int iDay )
 {
    HB_TRACE(HB_TR_DEBUG, ("hb_cdow(%d)", iDay));
 
-   if( iDay >= 1 && iDay <= 7 )
-      return hb_daysname[ iDay - 1 ];
-   else
-      return "";
+   return ( iDay >= 1 && iDay <= 7 ) ? hb_daysname[ iDay - 1 ] : "";
 }
 
 long hb_dateEncode( long lDay, long lMonth, long lYear )
@@ -535,21 +527,15 @@ HARBOUR HB_DTOC( void )
 /*           Clipper does these checks, anyway. */
 HARBOUR HB_DTOS( void )
 {
-#ifndef HB_OPTIMIZE_DTOS
    if( hb_pcount() == 1 )
    {
       if( ISDATE( 1 ) )
-      {
-#endif
          hb_retc( hb_pards( 1 ) );
-#ifndef HB_OPTIMIZE_DTOS
-      }
       else
          hb_errRT_BASE( EG_ARG, 1120, NULL, "DTOS" );
    }
    else
       hb_errRT_BASE( EG_ARGCOUNT, 3000, NULL, "DTOS" ); /* NOTE: Clipper catches this at compile time! */
-#endif
 }
 
 #ifdef HB_COMPAT_XPP
diff --git a/harbour/source/rtl/itemapi.c b/harbour/source/rtl/itemapi.c
index f178b8fce1..2fdda230be 100644
--- a/harbour/source/rtl/itemapi.c
+++ b/harbour/source/rtl/itemapi.c
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@
 
 BOOL hb_evalNew( PEVALINFO pEvalInfo, PHB_ITEM pItem )
 {
-   BOOL bResult;
-
    HB_TRACE(HB_TR_DEBUG, ("hb_evalNew(%p, %p)", pEvalInfo, pItem));
 
    if( pEvalInfo )
@@ -87,12 +85,11 @@ BOOL hb_evalNew( PEVALINFO pEvalInfo, PHB_ITEM pItem )
       memset( pEvalInfo, 0, sizeof( EVALINFO ) );
       pEvalInfo->pItems[ 0 ] = pItem;
       pEvalInfo->paramCount = 0;
-      bResult = TRUE;
+
+      return TRUE;
    }
    else
-      bResult = FALSE;
-
-   return bResult;
+      return FALSE;
 }
 
 /* NOTE: CA-Cl*pper is buggy and will not check if more parameters are
@@ -100,19 +97,16 @@ BOOL hb_evalNew( PEVALINFO pEvalInfo, PHB_ITEM pItem )
 
 BOOL hb_evalPutParam( PEVALINFO pEvalInfo, PHB_ITEM pItem )
 {
-   BOOL bResult;
-
    HB_TRACE(HB_TR_DEBUG, ("hb_evalPutParam(%p, %p)", pEvalInfo, pItem));
 
    if( pEvalInfo && pItem && pEvalInfo->paramCount < HB_EVAL_PARAM_MAX_ )
    {
       pEvalInfo->pItems[ ++pEvalInfo->paramCount ] = pItem;
-      bResult = TRUE;
+
+      return TRUE;
    }
    else
-      bResult = FALSE;
-
-   return bResult;
+      return FALSE;
 }
 
 PHB_ITEM hb_evalLaunch( PEVALINFO pEvalInfo )
@@ -158,8 +152,6 @@ PHB_ITEM hb_evalLaunch( PEVALINFO pEvalInfo )
 
 BOOL hb_evalRelease( PEVALINFO pEvalInfo )
 {
-   BOOL bResult;
-
    HB_TRACE(HB_TR_DEBUG, ("hb_evalRelease(%p)", pEvalInfo));
 
    if( pEvalInfo )
@@ -173,12 +165,11 @@ BOOL hb_evalRelease( PEVALINFO pEvalInfo )
       }
 
       pEvalInfo->paramCount = 0;
-      bResult = TRUE;
+
+      return TRUE;
    }
    else
-      bResult = FALSE;
-
-   return bResult;
+      return FALSE;
 }
 
 /* NOTE: Same purpose as hb_evalLaunch(), but simpler, faster and more flexible.
@@ -358,18 +349,17 @@ USHORT hb_itemPCount( void )
 
 BOOL hb_itemRelease( PHB_ITEM pItem )
 {
-   BOOL bResult = FALSE;
-
    HB_TRACE(HB_TR_DEBUG, ("hb_itemRelease(%p)", pItem));
 
    if( pItem )
    {
       hb_itemClear( pItem );
       hb_xfree( pItem );
-      bResult = TRUE;
-   }
 
-   return bResult;
+      return TRUE;
+   }
+   else
+      return FALSE;
 }
 
 PHB_ITEM hb_itemArrayNew( ULONG ulLen )
@@ -532,17 +522,16 @@ ULONG hb_itemCopyC( PHB_ITEM pItem, char * szBuffer, ULONG ulLen )
 
 BOOL hb_itemFreeC( char * szText )
 {
-   BOOL bResult = FALSE;
-
    HB_TRACE(HB_TR_DEBUG, ("hb_itemFreeC(%s)", szText));
 
    if( szText )
    {
       hb_xfree( szText );
-      bResult = TRUE;
-   }
 
-   return bResult;
+      return TRUE;
+   }
+   else
+      return FALSE;
 }
 
 /* NOTE: Clipper is buggy and will not append a trailing zero, although