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diff --git a/run.c b/run.c
index b4b9b90..ab0d8f2 100644
--- a/run.c
+++ b/run.c
@@ -1,12 +1,26 @@
 /*    run.c
  *
- *    Copyright (c) 1991-2002, Larry Wall
+ *    Copyright (C) 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
+ *    2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, by Larry Wall and others
  *
  *    You may distribute under the terms of either the GNU General Public
  *    License or the Artistic License, as specified in the README file.
  *
  */
 
+/* This file contains the main Perl opcode execution loop. It just
+ * calls the pp_foo() function associated with each op, and expects that
+ * function to return a pointer to the next op to be executed, or null if
+ * it's the end of the sub or program or whatever.
+ *
+ * There is a similar loop in dump.c, Perl_runops_debug(), which does
+ * the same, but also checks for various debug flags each time round the
+ * loop.
+ *
+ * Why this function requires a file all of its own is anybody's guess.
+ * DAPM.
+ */
+
 #include "EXTERN.h"
 #define PERL_IN_RUN_C
 #include "perl.h"
@@ -20,6 +34,7 @@
 int
 Perl_runops_standard(pTHX)
 {
+    dVAR;
     while ((PL_op = CALL_FPTR(PL_op->op_ppaddr)(aTHX))) {
 	PERL_ASYNC_CHECK();
     }
@@ -28,3 +43,12 @@ Perl_runops_standard(pTHX)
     return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Local variables:
+ * c-indentation-style: bsd
+ * c-basic-offset: 4
+ * indent-tabs-mode: t
+ * End:
+ *
+ * ex: set ts=8 sts=4 sw=4 noet:
+ */