1 files changed, 11 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/tex/context/base/mkxl/core-con.mkxl b/tex/context/base/mkxl/core-con.mkxl
index 5a2d50493..f9aa1a69d 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/mkxl/core-con.mkxl
+++ b/tex/context/base/mkxl/core-con.mkxl
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@
 \installcorenamespace{date}
 
 \permanent\tolerant\protected\def\definedate[#1]#,[#2]%
-  {\ifarguments\else\setvalue{\??date#1}{#2}\fi}
+  {\ifarguments\else\defcsname\??date#1\endcsname{#2}\fi}
 
 \def\syst_converters_check_date_specification#1%
   {\ifcsname\??date#1\endcsname
@@ -568,8 +568,8 @@
 \def\syst_converters_define_conversion_indeed#1#2#3%
   {\doifelseinstring{,}{\detokenize{#3}}
      {\clf_defineconversion{#2}{\detokenize{#3}}% a set e.g. of symbols
-      \setgvalue{\??conversion#1}{\syst_converters_checked_conversion{#2}}}
-     {\setgvalue{\??conversion#1}{#3}}}
+      \gdefcsname\??conversion#1\endcsname{\syst_converters_checked_conversion{#2}}}
+     {\gdefcsname\??conversion#1\endcsname{#3}}}
 
 \def\syst_converters_checked_conversion#1#2%
   {\clf_checkedconversion{#1}\numexpr#2\relax}
@@ -588,9 +588,9 @@
 \permanent\protected\def\uconvertnumber % unexpandable
   {\convertnumber}
 
-\setvalue{\??conversionarguments1}#1{\csname\??conversion\currentlanguage#1\endcsname}
-\setvalue{\??conversionarguments2}#1{\csname\??conversion                #1\endcsname}
-\letvalue{\??conversionarguments3}\syst_converters_checked_conversion
+\defcsname\??conversionarguments1\endcsname#1{\csname\??conversion\currentlanguage#1\endcsname}
+\defcsname\??conversionarguments2\endcsname#1{\csname\??conversion                #1\endcsname}
+\letcsname\??conversionarguments3\endcsname  \syst_converters_checked_conversion
 
 % we can also add a \ctxcommand{doifelseconversion("#1","\currentlanguage")} to check
 % if we have definitions that are not matched at the lua end .. eventually we might do
@@ -617,11 +617,11 @@
 
 %D Handy.
 
-\setvalue{\??conversionwords\v!one  }{1}
-\setvalue{\??conversionwords\v!two  }{2}
-\setvalue{\??conversionwords\v!three}{3}
-\setvalue{\??conversionwords\v!four }{4}
-\setvalue{\??conversionwords\v!five }{5}
+\defcsname\??conversionwords\v!one  \endcsname{1}
+\defcsname\??conversionwords\v!two  \endcsname{2}
+\defcsname\??conversionwords\v!three\endcsname{3}
+\defcsname\??conversionwords\v!four \endcsname{4}
+\defcsname\??conversionwords\v!five \endcsname{5}
 
 %permanent\def\wordtonumber#1#2{\ifcsname\??conversionwords#1\endcsname\csname\??conversionwords#1\endcsname\else#2\fi}
 \permanent\def\wordtonumber#1#2{\ifcsname\??conversionwords#1\endcsname\lastnamedcs\else#2\fi}