for (argi = 1; argi < argc; argi++) {
	char *arg = (*argv)[argi];
        isVMType = 0;

#ifdef JAVA_ARGS
 	if (arg[0] != '-') {
            newArgv[newArgvIdx++] = arg;
            continue;
        }
#else
 	if (strcmp(arg, "-classpath") == 0 || 
 	    strcmp(arg, "-cp") == 0) {
            newArgv[newArgvIdx++] = arg;
 	    argi++;
            if (argi < argc) {
                newArgv[newArgvIdx++] = (*argv)[argi];
            }
 	    continue;
 	}
 	if (arg[0] != '-') break;
#endif

 	/* Did the user pass an explicit VM type? */
	i = KnownVMIndex(arg);
	if (i >= 0) {
	    jvmtype = knownVMs[jvmidx = i].name + 1; /* skip the - */
	    isVMType = 1;
	    *pargc = *pargc - 1;
	}

	/* Did the user specify an "alternate" VM? */
	else if (strncmp(arg, "-XXaltjvm=", 10) == 0 || strncmp(arg, "-J-XXaltjvm=", 12) == 0) {
	    isVMType = 1;
	    jvmtype = arg+((arg[1]=='X')? 10 : 12);
	    jvmidx = -1;
	}

        if (!isVMType) {
            newArgv[newArgvIdx++] = arg;
        }
    }

    /* 
     * Finish copying the arguments if we aborted the above loop.
     * NOTE that if we aborted via "break" then we did NOT copy the
     * last argument above, and in addition argi will be less than
     * argc.
     */
    while (argi < argc) {
        newArgv[newArgvIdx++] = (*argv)[argi];
        argi++;
    }

    /* argv is null-terminated */
    newArgv[newArgvIdx] = 0;

    /* Copy back argv */
    *argv = newArgv;
    *pargc = newArgvIdx;

    /* use the default VM type if not specified (no alias processing) */
    if (jvmtype == NULL) {
      char* result = knownVMs[0].name+1;
      /* Use a different VM type if we are on a server class machine? */
      if ((knownVMs[0].flag == VM_IF_SERVER_CLASS) &&
          (ServerClassMachine() == JNI_TRUE)) {
        result = knownVMs[0].server_class+1;
      }
      if (_launcher_debug) {
        printf("Default VM: %s\n", result);
      }
      return result;
    }

    /* if using an alternate VM, no alias processing */
    if (jvmidx < 0)
      return jvmtype;

    /* Resolve aliases first */
    {    
      int loopCount = 0;
      while (knownVMs[jvmidx].flag == VM_ALIASED_TO) {
        int nextIdx = KnownVMIndex(knownVMs[jvmidx].alias);

        if (loopCount > knownVMsCount) {
	  if (!speculative) {
	    ReportErrorMessage("Error: Corrupt jvm.cfg file; cycle in alias list.",
			       JNI_TRUE);
	    exit(1);
	  } else {
	    return "ERROR";
	    /* break; */
	  }
        }

        if (nextIdx < 0) {
	  if (!speculative) {
            ReportErrorMessage2("Error: Unable to resolve VM alias %s",
				knownVMs[jvmidx].alias, JNI_TRUE);
            exit(1);