diff --git a/manifest b/manifest
index f966807a7e..7fcdb44866 100644
--- a/manifest
+++ b/manifest
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-C Remove\sdefault_synchronous\sand\stemp_store\spragmas.\sAllow\sthe\ssafety-level\nand\scache-size\sto\sbe\sset\sfor\sattached\sdatabases.\s(CVS\s1736)
-D 2004-06-26T06:37:07
+C Remove\sthe\s'nMaster'\sargument\sfrom\svarious\spager\sand\sbtree\sfunctions.\s(CVS\s1737)
+D 2004-06-26T08:38:25
 F Makefile.in cb7a9889c38723f72b2506c4236ff30a05ff172b
 F Makefile.linux-gcc a9e5a0d309fa7c38e7c14d3ecf7690879d3a5457
 F README f1de682fbbd94899d50aca13d387d1b3fd3be2dd
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ F sqlite.pc.in 30552343140c53304c2a658c080fbe810cd09ca2
 F sqlite3.def 26f4e7b0a3fbaa55701e020fdec429f1594e2866
 F src/attach.c b105aeb8c82fbd097c5067dddde90d5f7fadf8dd
 F src/auth.c 60db23b98bb94c8b0178180faaf49dc116674217
-F src/btree.c 0591368af031a0ecc4620140dfdaa177b82885a1
-F src/btree.h 32f96abef464cf8765b23ca669acfe90d191fcc5
-F src/build.c fc0b51748da8bc9c8266fdb36e57d49393793947
+F src/btree.c d485d1b2f00d9957a58dae15ad718da0a8596267
+F src/btree.h 934d0ad30b5b419e9291a11da878be349df2277e
+F src/build.c ef9fb5bbc951f879145edb6a2278d32565bc77b8
 F src/date.c b3e8b2bef1e3f2ce24e5b057203036defb18c3f1
 F src/delete.c e81545e546f6bc87d7508a93a09ca70695265af3
 F src/encode.c a876af473d1d636faa3dca51c7571f2e007eea37
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ F src/os_unix.c bd62e20d3abfb96c41fe737715b328d1dbb52bf7
 F src/os_unix.h 00c1f82b526ab2fb7ee5ddd555ea4ed68363c93a
 F src/os_win.c 84549f6cc815237533c5d0eb3697352b03478d96
 F src/os_win.h babd4e912967c6b09088cfe38a45e8005a07ba44
-F src/pager.c e3969171742e7d9681977703feed4853f5ee206a
-F src/pager.h bc58d32a9dee464f7268fb68652c130a4216e438
+F src/pager.c d9f34d9245d4aa0b2073564e3f1d8a0d89f8fedd
+F src/pager.h fe818866f6d1adcffeed88705e8df7e588cbaf13
 F src/parse.y e19e066e726a31d7b2d3e6475bdf55f7e339f8a3
 F src/pragma.c 16713c1bc440ccd9982a27fb4b38e1a1c95ffd29
 F src/printf.c 3090c8ff397d549bc0de09b16d8ab7fd37a0c3f7
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ F src/random.c eff68e3f257e05e81eae6c4d50a51eb88beb4ff3
 F src/select.c f02a65af34231031896e8442161cb5251e191e75
 F src/shell.c 24b641700c9d90f361fcfa4f432c5b4aff704e6d
 F src/sqlite.h.in b70fded2bdfeaddfb06adea3888118b722975136
-F src/sqliteInt.h ed55c1f149875b6484798381e6933f5f5ad1a4ce
+F src/sqliteInt.h d1911e120fb20ff9ba4cf0115065ac6569268cec
 F src/table.c af14284fa36c8d41f6829e3f2819dce07d3e2de2
 F src/tclsqlite.c 8d093146332b2f0cbf2a8ebe8597d481619308a3
 F src/test1.c e4e0ae8af8040c848ef35f92e6a22b2245b9b873
 F src/test2.c dafd8bd314a554bf376c6d3a8c83fd69219f5a40
-F src/test3.c 7247090d15a5a43823079b6fd8dad1ed3cccdedf
+F src/test3.c bacc42bf41fa04d6faf7dd104b595b8bafb9aec9
 F src/test4.c a921a69821fd30209589228e64f94e9f715b6fe2
 F src/test5.c b001fa7f1b9e2dc5c2331de62fc641b5ab2bd7a1
 F src/tokenize.c 900374b6b37f04748bcd48c2d29a41c251542935
@@ -72,12 +72,12 @@ F src/trigger.c 296e888ae931e9774e1761996b2b66db40f7d216
 F src/update.c b66b1896c9da54678ba3eff2bf0b4d291a95986a
 F src/utf.c a8fb39c94ae4ef6606d5216b6f05d9b86f6901b2
 F src/util.c 43d0289d49f43c66847ebbeddfb85a2a0d1ddd2d
-F src/vacuum.c fcb930215a3f6c50087300782555f61ad11dd80c
-F src/vdbe.c 0d8f2fea386c173997fb8eab555ab999497591fe
+F src/vacuum.c 353c7f69dbeb6738434d81798465cc0698844640
+F src/vdbe.c 423b55e65501ef2b60d8dedabe8d76d06ea62d99
 F src/vdbe.h 2d87155e31e84bb00cdc48cc1ce6987a3a484250
 F src/vdbeInt.h 22ab717b69074fe7a28f64e35a39bd436ad9d150
 F src/vdbeapi.c d3659f3f2982e79c06ab8e338604a39e0ea0d2d3
-F src/vdbeaux.c f28f7fbc56c013f99957ed89318e5467ea629748
+F src/vdbeaux.c 51f23399819e4c3bcbddf662a90c34465b24392b
 F src/vdbemem.c d37e4033f7350e542f715c061bffe23feb51bc9e
 F src/where.c 6507074d8ce3f78e7a4cd33f667f11e62020553e
 F test/all.test 569a92a8ee88f5300c057cc4a8f50fbbc69a3242
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ F www/tclsqlite.tcl 19191cf2a1010eaeff74c51d83fd5f5a4d899075
 F www/vdbe.tcl 59288db1ac5c0616296b26dce071c36cb611dfe9
 F www/version3.tcl 563ba3ac02f64da27ab17f3edbe8e56bfd0293fb
 F www/whentouse.tcl a8335bce47cc2fddb07f19052cb0cb4d9129a8e4
-P 212de3ce66f746036cb2267a9f924fd55fa2f37a
-R 609621fb2d8c2cbffc869dbeea94770a
+P 76da457b8fc8fe838226da14c31c315cf914a505
+R 98f9db5e6f42c5a7abb1dd3e9055572f
 U danielk1977
-Z a1f3d16e3f6a21f6f1c6570aa621e99e
+Z 119b2a1a08cb96489bfef6a509f0c0ea
diff --git a/manifest.uuid b/manifest.uuid
index bcd5814c02..ba0f97a6af 100644
--- a/manifest.uuid
+++ b/manifest.uuid
@@ -1 +1 @@
-76da457b8fc8fe838226da14c31c315cf914a505
\ No newline at end of file
+4e20720984e1fd6822ead785d758374d2704b7fb
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/btree.c b/src/btree.c
index 21d09822dc..7b651e60f9 100644
--- a/src/btree.c
+++ b/src/btree.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 **    May you share freely, never taking more than you give.
 **
 *************************************************************************
-** $Id: btree.c,v 1.172 2004/06/22 14:40:11 drh Exp $
+** $Id: btree.c,v 1.173 2004/06/26 08:38:25 danielk1977 Exp $
 **
 ** This file implements a external (disk-based) database using BTrees.
 ** For a detailed discussion of BTrees, refer to
@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ static int newDatabase(Btree *pBt){
 ** This is so that appropriate space can be allocated in the journal file
 ** when it is created..
 */
-int sqlite3BtreeBeginTrans(Btree *pBt, int wrflag, int nMaster){
+int sqlite3BtreeBeginTrans(Btree *pBt, int wrflag){
   int rc = SQLITE_OK;
 
   /* If the btree is already in a write-transaction, or it
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ int sqlite3BtreeBeginTrans(Btree *pBt, int wrflag, int nMaster){
   }
 
   if( rc==SQLITE_OK && wrflag ){
-    rc = sqlite3pager_begin(pBt->pPage1->aData, nMaster);
+    rc = sqlite3pager_begin(pBt->pPage1->aData);
     if( rc==SQLITE_OK ){
       rc = newDatabase(pBt);
     }
diff --git a/src/btree.h b/src/btree.h
index a4780465b5..73ee7341ac 100644
--- a/src/btree.h
+++ b/src/btree.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 ** subsystem.  See comments in the source code for a detailed description
 ** of what each interface routine does.
 **
-** @(#) $Id: btree.h,v 1.54 2004/06/14 06:03:57 danielk1977 Exp $
+** @(#) $Id: btree.h,v 1.55 2004/06/26 08:38:25 danielk1977 Exp $
 */
 #ifndef _BTREE_H_
 #define _BTREE_H_
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ int sqlite3BtreeOpen(
 int sqlite3BtreeClose(Btree*);
 int sqlite3BtreeSetCacheSize(Btree*,int);
 int sqlite3BtreeSetSafetyLevel(Btree*,int);
-int sqlite3BtreeBeginTrans(Btree*,int,int);
+int sqlite3BtreeBeginTrans(Btree*,int);
 int sqlite3BtreeCommit(Btree*);
 int sqlite3BtreeRollback(Btree*);
 int sqlite3BtreeBeginStmt(Btree*);
diff --git a/src/build.c b/src/build.c
index 5505041502..4f196cdae4 100644
--- a/src/build.c
+++ b/src/build.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 **     ROLLBACK
 **     PRAGMA
 **
-** $Id: build.c,v 1.232 2004/06/22 13:22:40 drh Exp $
+** $Id: build.c,v 1.233 2004/06/26 08:38:25 danielk1977 Exp $
 */
 #include "sqliteInt.h"
 #include <ctype.h>
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ void sqlite3StartTable(
       return;
     }
     if( db->flags & !db->autoCommit ){
-      rc = sqlite3BtreeBeginTrans(db->aDb[1].pBt, 1, 0);
+      rc = sqlite3BtreeBeginTrans(db->aDb[1].pBt, 1);
       if( rc!=SQLITE_OK ){
         sqlite3ErrorMsg(pParse, "unable to get a write lock on "
           "the temporary database file");
diff --git a/src/pager.c b/src/pager.c
index 8a7311618d..0a1078010b 100644
--- a/src/pager.c
+++ b/src/pager.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 ** file simultaneously, or one process from reading the database while
 ** another is writing.
 **
-** @(#) $Id: pager.c,v 1.143 2004/06/26 01:48:19 danielk1977 Exp $
+** @(#) $Id: pager.c,v 1.144 2004/06/26 08:38:25 danielk1977 Exp $
 */
 #include "os.h"         /* Must be first to enable large file support */
 #include "sqliteInt.h"
@@ -2361,7 +2361,7 @@ static int pager_open_journal(Pager *pPager){
 **
 ** If the database is already reserved for writing, this routine is a no-op.
 */
-int sqlite3pager_begin(void *pData, int dummy_fixme){
+int sqlite3pager_begin(void *pData){
   PgHdr *pPg = DATA_TO_PGHDR(pData);
   Pager *pPager = pPg->pPager;
   int rc = SQLITE_OK;
@@ -2445,7 +2445,7 @@ int sqlite3pager_write(void *pData){
   ** create it if it does not.
   */
   assert( pPager->state!=PAGER_UNLOCK );
-  rc = sqlite3pager_begin(pData, 0);
+  rc = sqlite3pager_begin(pData);
   if( rc!=SQLITE_OK ){
     return rc;
   }
diff --git a/src/pager.h b/src/pager.h
index f71937e164..7975acfe95 100644
--- a/src/pager.h
+++ b/src/pager.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 ** subsystem.  The page cache subsystem reads and writes a file a page
 ** at a time and provides a journal for rollback.
 **
-** @(#) $Id: pager.h,v 1.34 2004/06/14 06:03:57 danielk1977 Exp $
+** @(#) $Id: pager.h,v 1.35 2004/06/26 08:38:25 danielk1977 Exp $
 */
 
 /*
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ int sqlite3pager_iswriteable(void*);
 int sqlite3pager_overwrite(Pager *pPager, Pgno pgno, void*);
 int sqlite3pager_pagecount(Pager*);
 int sqlite3pager_truncate(Pager*,Pgno);
-int sqlite3pager_begin(void*,int);
+int sqlite3pager_begin(void*);
 int sqlite3pager_commit(Pager*);
 int sqlite3pager_sync(Pager*,const char *zMaster);
 int sqlite3pager_rollback(Pager*);
diff --git a/src/sqliteInt.h b/src/sqliteInt.h
index deaca08262..60fccc7878 100644
--- a/src/sqliteInt.h
+++ b/src/sqliteInt.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 *************************************************************************
 ** Internal interface definitions for SQLite.
 **
-** @(#) $Id: sqliteInt.h,v 1.300 2004/06/26 06:37:07 danielk1977 Exp $
+** @(#) $Id: sqliteInt.h,v 1.301 2004/06/26 08:38:25 danielk1977 Exp $
 */
 #ifndef _SQLITEINT_H_
 #define _SQLITEINT_H_
@@ -388,7 +388,6 @@ struct sqlite {
   int errCode;                  /* Most recent error code (SQLITE_*) */
   u8 enc;                       /* Text encoding for this database. */
   u8 autoCommit;                /* The auto-commit flag. */
-  int nMaster;                  /* Length of master journal name. -1=unknown */
   void(*xCollNeeded)(void*,sqlite3*,int eTextRep,const char*);
   void(*xCollNeeded16)(void*,sqlite3*,int eTextRep,const void*);
   void *pCollNeededArg;
diff --git a/src/test3.c b/src/test3.c
index da89a475e3..f841ff3570 100644
--- a/src/test3.c
+++ b/src/test3.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 ** is not included in the SQLite library.  It is used for automated
 ** testing of the SQLite library.
 **
-** $Id: test3.c,v 1.44 2004/06/17 00:01:21 danielk1977 Exp $
+** $Id: test3.c,v 1.45 2004/06/26 08:38:25 danielk1977 Exp $
 */
 #include "sqliteInt.h"
 #include "pager.h"
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static int btree_begin_transaction(
     return TCL_ERROR;
   }
   if( Tcl_GetInt(interp, argv[1], (int*)&pBt) ) return TCL_ERROR;
-  rc = sqlite3BtreeBeginTrans(pBt, 1, 0);
+  rc = sqlite3BtreeBeginTrans(pBt, 1);
   if( rc!=SQLITE_OK ){
     Tcl_AppendResult(interp, errorName(rc), 0);
     return TCL_ERROR;
diff --git a/src/vacuum.c b/src/vacuum.c
index 5a9fbe19fa..8fdf06b5dd 100644
--- a/src/vacuum.c
+++ b/src/vacuum.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 ** Most of the code in this file may be omitted by defining the
 ** SQLITE_OMIT_VACUUM macro.
 **
-** $Id: vacuum.c,v 1.23 2004/06/19 09:08:16 danielk1977 Exp $
+** $Id: vacuum.c,v 1.24 2004/06/26 08:38:25 danielk1977 Exp $
 */
 #include "sqliteInt.h"
 #include "os.h"
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ int sqlite3RunVacuum(char **pzErrMsg, sqlite *db){
     u32 meta;
 
     assert( 0==sqlite3BtreeIsInTrans(pMain) );
-    rc = sqlite3BtreeBeginTrans(pMain, 1, 0);
+    rc = sqlite3BtreeBeginTrans(pMain, 1);
     if( rc!=SQLITE_OK ) goto end_of_vacuum;
 
     /* Copy Btree meta values 3 and 4. These correspond to SQL layer meta 
diff --git a/src/vdbe.c b/src/vdbe.c
index 3d1f6e42d8..37f9657ed1 100644
--- a/src/vdbe.c
+++ b/src/vdbe.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 ** in this file for details.  If in doubt, do not deviate from existing
 ** commenting and indentation practices when changing or adding code.
 **
-** $Id: vdbe.c,v 1.388 2004/06/22 22:54:23 drh Exp $
+** $Id: vdbe.c,v 1.389 2004/06/26 08:38:25 danielk1977 Exp $
 */
 #include "sqliteInt.h"
 #include "os.h"
@@ -2300,10 +2300,7 @@ case OP_Transaction: {
   pBt = db->aDb[i].pBt;
 
   if( pBt ){
-    if( db->nMaster<0 ){
-      db->nMaster = strlen(sqlite3BtreeGetFilename(db->aDb[0].pBt))+20;
-    }
-    rc = sqlite3BtreeBeginTrans(pBt, pOp->p2, db->nMaster);
+    rc = sqlite3BtreeBeginTrans(pBt, pOp->p2);
     if( rc==SQLITE_BUSY ){
       p->pc = pc;
       p->rc = SQLITE_BUSY;
@@ -2535,9 +2532,8 @@ case OP_OpenTemp: {
   if( pCx==0 ) goto no_mem;
   pCx->nullRow = 1;
   rc = sqlite3BtreeFactory(db, 0, 1, TEMP_PAGES, &pCx->pBt);
-
   if( rc==SQLITE_OK ){
-    rc = sqlite3BtreeBeginTrans(pCx->pBt, 1, 0);
+    rc = sqlite3BtreeBeginTrans(pCx->pBt, 1);
   }
   if( rc==SQLITE_OK ){
     /* If a transient index is required, create it by calling
diff --git a/src/vdbeaux.c b/src/vdbeaux.c
index 8efdac6f33..9ebd507de5 100644
--- a/src/vdbeaux.c
+++ b/src/vdbeaux.c
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ int sqlite3VdbeAggReset(sqlite *db, Agg *pAgg, KeyInfo *pKeyInfo){
       assert( pAgg->nTab==0 );
       rc = sqlite3BtreeFactory(db, ":memory:", 0, TEMP_PAGES, &pAgg->pBtree);
       if( rc!=SQLITE_OK ) return rc;
-      sqlite3BtreeBeginTrans(pAgg->pBtree, 1, 0);
+      sqlite3BtreeBeginTrans(pAgg->pBtree, 1);
       rc = sqlite3BtreeCreateTable(pAgg->pBtree, &pAgg->nTab, 0);
       if( rc!=SQLITE_OK ) return rc;
     }
@@ -986,15 +986,16 @@ static int vdbeCommit(sqlite *db){
     }
   }
 
-  /* The simple case - no more than one database file (not counting the TEMP
-  ** database) has a transaction active.   There is no need for the
+  /* The simple case - no more than one database file (not counting the
+  ** TEMP database) has a transaction active.   There is no need for the
   ** master-journal.
   **
-  ** if db->nMaster==0, it means the main database is :memory:.  In that case
-  ** we do not support atomic multi-file commits, so use the simple case then
+  ** If the return value of sqlite3BtreeGetFilename() is a zero length
+  ** string, it means the main database is :memory:.  In that case we do
+  ** not support atomic multi-file commits, so use the simple case then
   ** too.
   */
-  if( db->nMaster<=0 || nTrans<=1 ){
+  if( 0==strlen(sqlite3BtreeGetFilename(db->aDb[0].pBt)) || nTrans<=1 ){
     for(i=0; rc==SQLITE_OK && i<db->nDb; i++){ 
       Btree *pBt = db->aDb[i].pBt;
       if( pBt ){
@@ -1034,7 +1035,6 @@ static int vdbeCommit(sqlite *db){
     }while( sqlite3OsFileExists(zMaster) );
 
     /* Open the master journal. */
-    assert( strlen(zMaster)<db->nMaster );
     memset(&master, 0, sizeof(master));
     rc = sqlite3OsOpenExclusive(zMaster, &master, 0);
     if( rc!=SQLITE_OK ){