1 files changed, 19 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tex/context/base/util-tab.lua b/tex/context/base/util-tab.lua
index 3610c24dd..28a6b8cc5 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/util-tab.lua
+++ b/tex/context/base/util-tab.lua
@@ -29,14 +29,31 @@ function tables.definetable(target) -- defines undefined tables
     return concat(t,"\n")
 end
 
-function tables.accesstable(target)
-    local t = _G
+function tables.accesstable(target,root)
+    local t = root or _G
     for name in gmatch(target,"([^%.]+)") do
         t = t[name]
+        if not t then
+            return
+        end
     end
     return t
 end
 
+function tables.migratetable(target,v,root)
+    local t = root or _G
+    local names = string.split(target,".")
+    for i=1,#names-1 do
+        local name = names[i]
+        t[name] = t[name] or { }
+        t = t[name]
+        if not t then
+            return
+        end
+    end
+    t[names[#names]] = v
+end
+
 function tables.removevalue(t,value) -- todo: n
     if value then
         for i=1,#t do