--- Mesa-7.0.2/src/mesa/tnl/t_vp_build.c	2007-10-23 18:52:25.000000000 +0200
+++ Mesa-7.0.2.new/src/mesa/tnl/t_vp_build.c	2007-12-28 20:36:50.000000000 +0100
@@ -890,7 +890,6 @@
    {
       struct ureg shininess = get_material(p, 0, STATE_SHININESS);
       emit_op1(p, OPCODE_MOV, dots,  WRITEMASK_W, swizzle1(shininess,X));
-      release_temp(p, shininess);
 
       _col0 = make_temp(p, get_scenecolor(p, 0));
       if (separate)
@@ -904,7 +903,6 @@
       struct ureg shininess = get_material(p, 1, STATE_SHININESS);
       emit_op1(p, OPCODE_MOV, dots, WRITEMASK_Z, 
 	       negate(swizzle1(shininess,X)));
-      release_temp(p, shininess);
 
       _bfc0 = make_temp(p, get_scenecolor(p, 1));
       if (separate)
@@ -972,7 +970,6 @@
 	    struct ureg tmpPpli = get_temp(p);
 
 	    VPpli = get_temp(p); 
-	    half = get_temp(p);
  
             /* In homogeneous object coordinates
              */
@@ -983,6 +980,9 @@
 	     */
 	    emit_op2(p, OPCODE_SUB, VPpli, 0, tmpPpli, V); 
 
+            /* we're done with tmpPpli now */
+	    release_temp(p, tmpPpli);
+
 	    /* Normalize VPpli.  The dist value also used in
 	     * attenuation below.
 	     */
@@ -997,10 +997,14 @@
 		p->state->unit[i].light_attenuated) {
 	       att = calculate_light_attenuation(p, i, VPpli, dist);
 	    }
+	    
+	    /* We're done with dist now */
+	    release_temp(p, dist);
 	 
       
 	    /* Calculate viewer direction, or use infinite viewer:
 	     */
+	    half = get_temp(p);
 	    if (p->state->light_local_viewer) {
 	       struct ureg eye_hat = get_eye_position_normalized(p);
 	       emit_op2(p, OPCODE_SUB, half, 0, VPpli, eye_hat);
@@ -1011,9 +1015,6 @@
 	    }
 
 	    emit_normalize_vec3(p, half, half);
-
-	    release_temp(p, dist);
-	    release_temp(p, tmpPpli);
 	 }
 
 	 /* Calculate dot products:
@@ -1021,6 +1022,10 @@
 	 emit_op2(p, OPCODE_DP3, dots, WRITEMASK_X, normal, VPpli);
 	 emit_op2(p, OPCODE_DP3, dots, WRITEMASK_Y, normal, half);
 
+	 /* we're done with VPpli and half now, so free them as to not drive up
+	    our temp usage unnecessary */
+	 release_temp(p, VPpli);
+	 release_temp(p, half);
 	
 	 /* Front face lighting:
 	  */
@@ -1109,8 +1114,6 @@
 	    release_temp(p, specular);
 	 }
 
-	 release_temp(p, half);
-	 release_temp(p, VPpli);
 	 release_temp(p, att);
       }
    }