mraleph emit hack

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/lib/events.js b/lib/events.js
index b681c105aa..a7daaa288c 100644
--- a/lib/events.js
+++ b/lib/events.js
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ EventEmitter.prototype.setMaxListeners = function(n) {
 };
 
 
-EventEmitter.prototype.emit = function(type) {
+EventEmitter.prototype.emit = function() {
+  var type = arguments[0];
   // If there is no 'error' event listener then throw.
   if (type === 'error') {
     if (!this._events || !this._events.error ||
@@ -68,13 +69,17 @@ EventEmitter.prototype.emit = function(type) {
         break;
       // slower
       default:
-        var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
+        var l = arguments.length;
+        var args = new Array(l - 1);
+        for (var i = 1; i < l; i++) args[i - 1] = arguments[i];
         handler.apply(this, args);
     }
     return true;
 
   } else if (isArray(handler)) {
-    var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
+    var l = arguments.length;
+    var args = new Array(l - 1);
+    for (var i = 1; i < l; i++) args[i - 1] = arguments[i];
 
     var listeners = handler.slice();
     for (var i = 0, l = listeners.length; i < l; i++) {