diff --git a/lib/sbdb.rb b/lib/sbdb.rb
index 6a1ed32..d796a06 100644
--- a/lib/sbdb.rb
+++ b/lib/sbdb.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ module SBDB
 	def unknown( *ps) Unknown.new *ps end
 	alias open_db unknown
 
-	def raise_barrier *ps, &e
+	def self.raise_barrier *ps, &e
 		e.call *ps
 	rescue Object
 		$stderr.puts [$!.class,$!,$!.backtrace].inspect
diff --git a/lib/sbdb/cursor.rb b/lib/sbdb/cursor.rb
index ed73a22..5dd9f07 100644
--- a/lib/sbdb/cursor.rb
+++ b/lib/sbdb/cursor.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ module SBDB
 		end
 
 		def self.new *ps
-			ret = obj = super *ps
+			ret = obj = super( *ps)
 			begin ret = yield obj
 			ensure obj.close
 			end  if block_given?
diff --git a/lib/sbdb/db.rb b/lib/sbdb/db.rb
index 112ceb5..54a4032 100644
--- a/lib/sbdb/db.rb
+++ b/lib/sbdb/db.rb
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ module SBDB
 				ret = obj = super( *ps)
 				begin ret = exe.call obj
 				ensure
-					SBDB::raise_barrier obj.method(:sync)
-					SBDB::raise_barrier obj.method(:close)
+					SBDB::raise_barrier &obj.method(:sync)
+					SBDB::raise_barrier &obj.method(:close)
 				end  if exe
 				ret
 			end
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ module SBDB
 	Array = Recno
 	TYPES[DB::RECNO] = Recno
 
-	class Queue < Arrayisch
+	class Queue < DB
 		extend Arrayisch
 		def unshift txn = nil
 			@db.get _txn(txn), "\0\0\0\0", nil, Bdb::DB_CONSUME
diff --git a/lib/sbdb/environment.rb b/lib/sbdb/environment.rb
index 9eb21ed..a00390e 100644
--- a/lib/sbdb/environment.rb
+++ b/lib/sbdb/environment.rb
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ module SBDB
 		def self.new *args
 			obj = ret = super( *args)
 			begin ret = yield obj
-			ensure SBDB::raise_barrier obj.method(:close)
+			ensure SBDB::raise_barrier &obj.method(:close)
 			end  if block_given?
 			ret
 		end
diff --git a/sbdb.gemspec b/sbdb.gemspec
index 5d7d584..1eb7af1 100644
--- a/sbdb.gemspec
+++ b/sbdb.gemspec
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.required_rubygems_version = Gem::Requirement.new(">= 0") if s.respond_to? :required_rubygems_version=
   s.authors = ["Denis Knauf"]
-  s.date = %q{2010-03-11}
+  s.date = %q{2010-03-21}
   s.description = %q{Simple Ruby Berkeley DB wrapper library for bdb.}
   s.email = %q{Denis.Knauf@gmail.com}
   s.extra_rdoc_files = [
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
      "README.md"
   ]
   s.files = [
-    "README.md",
+    "AUTHORS",
+     "README.md",
      "VERSION",
      "lib/sbdb.rb",
      "lib/sbdb/cursor.rb",