diff --git a/include/chaiscript/chaiscript_threading.hpp b/include/chaiscript/chaiscript_threading.hpp
index baf000d..9d837bc 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/chaiscript_threading.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/chaiscript_threading.hpp
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ namespace chaiscript
 
       using std::recursive_mutex;
 
-
-
+#ifdef CHAISCRIPT_HAS_THREAD_LOCAL
       /// Typesafe thread specific storage. If threading is enabled, this class uses a mutex protected map. If
       /// threading is not enabled, the class always returns the same data, regardless of which thread it is called from.
       /// 
@@ -74,6 +73,52 @@ namespace chaiscript
         class Thread_Storage
         {
           public:
+
+            Thread_Storage(void *t_key)
+              : m_key(t_key)
+            {
+            }
+
+            ~Thread_Storage()
+            {
+              t().erase(m_key);
+            }
+
+            inline T *operator->() const
+            {
+              return &(t()[m_key]);
+            }
+
+            inline T &operator*() const
+            {
+              return t()[m_key];
+            }
+
+            void *m_key;
+
+          private:
+            static std::unordered_map<void*, T> &t()
+            {
+              thread_local static std::unordered_map<void *, T> my_t;
+              return my_t;
+            }
+        };
+
+#else
+
+      /// Typesafe thread specific storage. If threading is enabled, this class uses a mutex protected map. If
+      /// threading is not enabled, the class always returns the same data, regardless of which thread it is called from.
+      /// 
+      /// This version is used if the compiler does not support thread_local
+      template<typename T>
+        class Thread_Storage
+        {
+          public:
+
+            Thread_Storage(void *)
+            {
+            }
+
             inline T *operator->() const
             {
               return get_tls().get();
@@ -88,35 +133,26 @@ namespace chaiscript
           private:
             std::shared_ptr<T> get_tls() const
             {
-              
               unique_lock<mutex> lock(m_mutex);
-             
+
               auto itr = m_instances.find(std::this_thread::get_id());
 
               if (itr != m_instances.end()) { return itr->second; }
-             
+
               std::shared_ptr<T> new_instance(new T());
 
               m_instances.insert(std::make_pair(std::this_thread::get_id(), new_instance));
 
               return new_instance;
-              
-
-              /*
-              static __thread std::shared_ptr<T> *m_data = 0;
-              
-              if (!m_data) { m_data = new std::shared_ptr<T>(new T()); }
-
-              return *m_data;
-              */
             }
 
 
             mutable mutex m_mutex;
             mutable std::unordered_map<std::thread::id, std::shared_ptr<T> > m_instances;
         };
+#endif // threading enabled but no tls
 
-#else
+#else // threading disabled
       template<typename T>
       class unique_lock 
       {
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/dispatchkit.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/dispatchkit.hpp
index 93ed1fb..610055d 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/dispatchkit.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/dispatchkit.hpp
@@ -411,7 +411,9 @@ namespace chaiscript
         };
 
         Dispatch_Engine()
-          : m_place_holder(std::shared_ptr<dispatch::Placeholder_Object>(new dispatch::Placeholder_Object()))
+          : m_stack_holder(this),
+            m_place_holder(std::shared_ptr<dispatch::Placeholder_Object>(new dispatch::Placeholder_Object()))
+            
         {
         }
 
@@ -745,8 +747,10 @@ namespace chaiscript
         ///
         std::map<std::string, Boxed_Value> get_scripting_objects() const
         {
+          Stack_Holder &s = *m_stack_holder;
+
           // We don't want the current context, but one up if it exists
-          StackData &stack = (m_stack_holder->stacks.size()==1)?(*(m_stack_holder->stacks.back())):(*m_stack_holder->stacks[m_stack_holder->stacks.size()-2]);
+          StackData &stack = (s.stacks.size()==1)?(*(s.stacks.back())):(*s.stacks[s.stacks.size()-2]);
 
           std::map<std::string, Boxed_Value> retval;
 
@@ -991,7 +995,8 @@ namespace chaiscript
 
         void save_function_params(const std::vector<Boxed_Value> &t_params)
         {
-          m_stack_holder->call_params.insert(m_stack_holder->call_params.begin(), t_params.begin(), t_params.end());
+          Stack_Holder &s = *m_stack_holder;
+          s.call_params.insert(s.call_params.begin(), t_params.begin(), t_params.end());
         }
 
         void new_function_call()
@@ -1001,15 +1006,16 @@ namespace chaiscript
 
         void pop_function_call()
         {
-          --m_stack_holder->call_depth;
+          Stack_Holder &s = *m_stack_holder;
+          --s.call_depth;
 
-          assert(m_stack_holder->call_depth >= 0);
+          assert(s.call_depth >= 0);
 
-          if (m_stack_holder->call_depth == 0)
+          if (s.call_depth == 0)
           {
             /// \todo Critical: this needs to be smarter, memory can expand quickly
             ///       in tight loops involving function calls
-            m_stack_holder->call_params.clear();
+            s.call_params.clear();
           }
         }
 
diff --git a/releasenotes.txt b/releasenotes.md
similarity index 100%
rename from releasenotes.txt
rename to releasenotes.md