diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ce0e8b8c76..78cc3b537a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+Sat Sep 21 22:23:41 2002  Nobuyoshi Nakada  <nobu.nokada@softhome.net>
+
+	* eval.c (rb_thread_raise): no need to save dead thread context.
+
+Sat Sep 21 00:00:24 2002  Nobuyoshi Nakada  <nobu.nokada@softhome.net>
+
+	* parse.y (whole_match_p): avoid overrun.
+
 Fri Sep 20 23:02:01 2002  Nobuyoshi Nakada  <nobu.nokada@softhome.net>
 
 	* parse.y (block_append): eliminate unused literal nodes.
diff --git a/eval.c b/eval.c
index 800d001cce..1bbf65f109 100644
--- a/eval.c
+++ b/eval.c
@@ -9037,7 +9037,7 @@ rb_thread_raise(argc, argv, th)
 	rb_f_raise(argc, argv);
     }
 
-    if (THREAD_SAVE_CONTEXT(curr_thread)) {
+    if (!rb_thread_dead(curr_thread) && THREAD_SAVE_CONTEXT(curr_thread)) {
 	return th->thread;
     }
 
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 58a00fcd41..aca48dda57 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #define RUBY_VERSION "1.7.3"
-#define RUBY_RELEASE_DATE "2002-09-20"
+#define RUBY_RELEASE_DATE "2002-09-21"
 #define RUBY_VERSION_CODE 173
-#define RUBY_RELEASE_CODE 20020920
+#define RUBY_RELEASE_CODE 20020921